America’s Favorite Balladeer

~ Release by Burl Ives (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Big Rock Candy Mountain
arranger:
Elie Siegmeister (American composer)
cover recording of:
Big Rock Candy Mountain
lyricist and composer:
Harry “Haywire Mac” McClintock (in 1895)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 6696)
42:40
2Blue Tail Fly
2:47
3Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly)
cover recording of:
Lavender Blue (Dilly, Dilly) (from the 1948 Disney film, “So Dear to My Heart”)
lyricist:
Larry Morey (American lyricist, 1905–1971)
composer:
Eliot Daniel
publisher:
Joy Music Inc., Plastic Fish Publishing, Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
part of:
The 22nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
version of:
Lavender’s Blue (late 17th c. English folk song)
2:22
4Listen to the Mocking Bird
2:52
5On Top of Old Smoky
recording of:
On Top of Old Smoky
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Union Songs AB (publisher)
2:33
6Look to the Rainbow
3:02
7Polly Wolly Doodle
background vocals:
The Ray Charles Singers
cover recording of:
Polly Wolly Doodle
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Wayfarer Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
2:00
8A Little Bitty Tear
cover recording of:
A Little Bitty Tear
lyricist and composer:
Hank Cochran (Nashville singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Pamper Music, Inc.
2:06
9Funny Way of Laughin’
recording of:
Funny Way of Laughin’
lyricist and composer:
Hank Cochran (Nashville singer and songwriter)
42:43
10Call Me Mr. In-Between
2:44
11Pearly Shells (Popo O Ewa)
recording of:
Pearly Shells (1960s song)
lyricist:
Webley Edwards (radio show host) and Leon Pober
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Criterion Music Corp., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
translated version of:
Pupu A ʻO ʻEwa
32:26
12Aura Lee
2:10
13You Are My Sunshine
2:11
14Riders in the Sky (Cowboy Legend)
recording of:
(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend
lyricist and composer:
Stan Jones (US songwriter and actor “(Ghost) Riders in the Sky”) (on 1948-06-05)
publisher:
Prophecies Publishing, Revega Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
version of:
Spookrijder in de nacht
3:08
15Grandfather’s Clock
2:39
16By the Light of the Silvery Moon
2:13
2▼CD
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1Mary Ann Regrets
recording of:
Mary Ann Regrets
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
3:36
2Down in the Valley
3:11
3Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)
2:24
4Beautiful Brown Eyes
2:52
5Among My Souvenirs
2:44
6For Me and My Gal
2:26
7My Gal Sal
2:20
8Thank Heaven for Little Girls
2:09
9Cool Water
3:58
10Hush Little Baby-Tibby Dunbar
2:47
11Waltzing Matilda
2:26
12The Little White Duck
2:29
13Ugly Bug Ball
lead vocals:
Burl Ives
vocals:
Burl Ives
orchestra:
Disney Studio Orchestra
conductor:
Tutti Camarata
recording of:
The Ugly Bug Ball (from "Summer Magic")
writer:
Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman (American songwriter)
publisher:
Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing) (in 1963)
2:59
14A Holly Jolly Christmas
lead vocals:
Burl Ives
chorus master:
Owen Bradley
instruments arranger:
Owen Bradley
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-03 (number: 12), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 15), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 16), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 16), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-06 (number: 24), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-29 (number: 40), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2023 (number: 71), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2022 (number: 89) and Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2024 (number: 94)
recording of:
A Holly Jolly Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
Audiam Publishing, Warner Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and St. Nicholas Music Inc. (in 1964)
42:14

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ASIN:US: B00008POMG [info]