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~ Release by Tennessee Ernie Ford (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Sixteen Tons
cover recording of:
Sixteen Tons
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
publisher:
American Music, Inc. and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
adaptations:
16 Tons
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:40
2Shotgun Boogie
recording of:
Shotgun Boogie
lyricist and composer:
Tennessee Ernie Ford
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:38
3Mule Train
cover recording of:
Mule Train
composer:
Fred Glickman, Hy Heath and Johnny Lange
publisher:
Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and W. Disney Mus. (music publisher, do not use as release label)
part of:
The 23rd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Tennessee Ernie Ford3:05
4Smokey Mountain Boogie
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:17
5River of No Return
cover recording of:
River of No Return
writer:
Ken Darby and Lionel Newman
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:36
6Stack‐O‐Lee
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:51
7Cry of the Wild Goose
recording of:
The Cry of the Wild Goose
lyricist and composer:
Terry Gilkyson
Tennessee Ernie Ford3:17
8Ballad of Davy Crockett
cover recording of:
The Ballad of Davy Crockett
lyricist:
Tom Blackburn
composer:
George Bruns
publisher:
Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label)
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:54
9I’ll Never Be Free
cover recording of:
I’ll Never Be Free
writer:
Bennie Benjamin and George David Weiss
publisher:
Abilene Music Inc. (in 1950, in 1977) and Claude A. Music Co. (in 1950, in 1977)
Tennessee Ernie Ford with Kay Starr2:40
10Give Me Your Word
recording of:
Give Me Your Word
writer:
Irving Taylor and George Wyle
Tennessee Ernie Ford3:13
11Sweet Temptation
cover recording of:
Sweet Temptation
writer:
Cliffie Stone and Merle Travis
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:42
12Marching Through Georgia
cover recording of:
Marching Through Georgia
lyricist and composer:
Henry Clay Work
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:24
13The Girl I Left Behind
cover recording of:
The Girl I Left Behind
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:05
14Ain’t Nobody’s Business but Mine
cover recording of:
Ain’t Nobody’s Business but My Own
lyricist and composer:
Irving Taylor
Tennessee Ernie Ford with Kay Starr2:44
15I Gave My Love a Cherry
Tennessee Ernie Ford3:29
16Lorena
cover recording of:
Lorena
lyricist:
Henry DeLafayette Webster
composer:
Joseph Philbrick Webster
Tennessee Ernie Ford4:19
17Hey Good Lookin’
cover recording of:
Hey, Good Lookin’
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-03-16)
Tennessee Ernie Ford with Helen O’Connell2:09
18You Don’t Have to Be a Baby to Cry
cover recording of:
You Don’t Have to Be a Baby to Cry
lyricist:
Bob Merrill (songwriter, and lyricist of the hit musical Funny Girl)
composer:
Terry Shand (jazz pianist/composer)
publisher:
Frank Music Corp.
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:16
19Dixie
cover recording of:
Dixie
lyricist and composer:
Daniel Decatur Emmett (19th century songwriter)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Klezmer Corp (publisher, ASCAP)
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:23
20The Honeymoon’s Over
recording of:
The Honeymoon’s Over
writer:
Vaughn Horton, Charles McCarthy (Composer and lyricist) and Sammy Mysels (songwriter)
Tennessee Ernie Ford with Betty Hutton1:57