The Definitive Collection

~ Release by Ernest Tubb (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Walkin' The Floor Over You
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1941-04-26)
producer:
Dave Kapp
double bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1941-04-26)
electric guitar [electric lead guitar]:
Fay "Smitty" Smith (on 1941-04-26)
guitar:
Ernest Tubb (on 1941-04-26)
vocals:
Ernest Tubb (on 1941-04-26)
recording of:
Walkin’ the Floor Over You (on 1941-04-26)
lyricist and composer:
Ernest Tubb
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Ernest Tubb3.52:39
2Mean Mama Blues
recording of:
Mean Mama Blues
lyricist and composer:
Ernest Tubb
publisher:
Cross Music Ltd.
Ernest Tubb2:59
3Our Baby's Book
Ernest Tubb3:09
4You Nearly Lose Your Mind
recording of:
You Nearly Lose Your Mind
lyricist and composer:
Ernest Tubb
Ernest Tubb32:50
5Soldier's Last Letter
recording of:
A Soldier’s Last Letter
writer:
Redd Stewart and Ernest Tubb
Ernest Tubb23:16
6Tomorrow Never Comes
producer:
Joe Perry (producer with Decca)
bass:
Herbert M. "Butterball" Tommy Paige (on 1944-01-13)
fiddle:
Johnny Sapp (on 1944-01-13)
guitar:
Ernest Tubb (on 1944-01-13)
guitar [lead guitar]:
James Erwin "Jimmie" Short (on 1944-01-13)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Melvin Leon Short
vocals:
Ernest Tubb (on 1944-01-13)
recorded at:
Decca Studios (Hollywood; fka Recordings, Inc. 1934–40, before Decca took it over) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-01-13)
recording of:
Tomorrow Never Comes (on 1944-01-13)
writer:
Johnny Bond (country music guitarist, singer, songwriter and historian) and Ernest Tubb
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Ernest Tubb33:08
7It's Been So Long Darling
recording of:
It’s Been So Long Darlin’
lyricist and composer:
Ernest Tubb
Ernest Tubb3:15
8Rainbow at Midnight
recording of:
Rainbow at Midnight
lyricist and composer:
Lost John Miller
Ernest Tubb33:10
9Filipino Baby
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1946-09-17)
producer:
Dave Kapp
double bass:
Jack Drake (on 1946-09-17)
electric guitar [electric lead guitar]:
James Erwin "Jimmie" Short (on 1946-09-17)
fiddle:
Fred "Red" Herron (on 1946-09-17)
guitar:
Ernest Tubb (on 1946-09-17)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Melvin Leon Short (on 1946-09-17)
steel guitar:
Wayne Fleming (on 1946-09-17)
vocals:
Ernest Tubb (on 1946-09-17)
recording of:
Filipino Baby (on 1946-09-17)
lyricist and composer:
Ernest Tubb
Ernest Tubb33:03
10Drivin' Nails in My Coffin
recording of:
Drivin’ Nails in My Coffin
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Irby (Country singer and songwriter from Houston, Texas)
Ernest Tubb32:57
11Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue)
recording of:
Have You Ever Been Lonely?
lyricist:
George Brown (aka Billy Hill) (US songwriter)
composer:
Peter de Rose (tin pan alley era songwriter, pianist and performer on radio)
Ernest Tubb22:53
12Let's Say Goodbye Like We Said Hello
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
double bass:
Jack Drake (on 1947-12-14)
electric guitar:
Zeke Turner (on 1947-12-14)
fiddle:
Hal Smith (bluegrass fiddler) (on 1947-12-14)
guitar:
Bill Drake (country guitarist) (on 1947-12-14) and Ernest Tubb (on 1947-12-14)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Herbert M. "Butterball" Tommy Paige (on 1947-12-14)
steel guitar:
Jerry Byrd (Nashville A-Team) (on 1947-12-14)
vocals:
Ernest Tubb (on 1947-12-14)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1947-12-14)
recording of:
Let's Say Goodbye Like We Said Hello (on 1947-12-14)
writer:
Jimmie Skinner and Ernest Tubb
Ernest Tubb3:02
13Slipping Around
double bass:
Jack Drake (on 1958-10-09)
electric guitar:
Billy Byrd (US country guitarist) (on 1958-10-09)
guitar:
Howard G. Johnson (on 1958-10-09) and Thomas Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1958-10-09)
membranophone:
Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1958-10-09)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1958-10-09)
steel guitar:
Buddy Emmons (on 1958-10-09)
vocals:
Ernest Tubb (on 1958-10-09)
cover recording of:
Slippin’ Around (on 1949-06-12)
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Tillman (in 1949)
Ernest Tubb2:56
14Blue Christmas
Ernest Tubb2:48
15Letters Have No Arms
recording of:
Letter Have No Arms
lyricist and composer:
Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer)
Ernest Tubb3:09
16I Love You Because
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1949-12-29)
cover recording of:
I Love You Because (on 1949-12-29)
lyricist and composer:
Leon Payne (Country/Rockabilly artist)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1949-10-12)
Ernest Tubb32:43
17Goodnight Irene
performer:
Red Foley (US country music musician) and Ernest Tubb
recording of:
Goodnight Irene (on 1950-06-30)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ledbetter and John A. Lomax
publisher:
Lodlow Music, Spencer Music Corp., TRO-Ludlow Music, Inc. and Tyler Music Ltd.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 11681)
translated version of:
Godnatt Irene
Ernest Tubb33:05
18You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry
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.
Ernest Tubb2:26
19Two Glasses, Joe
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
double bass:
Jack Drake (on 1954-06-22)
electric guitar:
Billy Byrd (US country guitarist) (on 1954-06-22)
electric guitar [electric lead guitar]:
William L. "Billy" Byrd (US country guitarist) (on 1954-06-22)
guitar and guitar [rhythm guitar]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1954-06-22)
membranophone:
Farris Coursey (on 1954-06-22)
piano:
Owen Bradley (on 1954-06-22)
steel guitar:
Dickie Harris (on 1954-06-22)
vocals:
Ernest Tubb (on 1954-06-22)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1954-06-22)
recording of:
Two Glasses, Joe (on 1954-06-22)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer)
Ernest Tubb2:18
20The Yellow Rose of Texas
double bass:
Jack Drake (on 1955-07-14)
electric guitar:
Billy Byrd (US country guitarist) (on 1955-07-14)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (on 1955-07-14) and Dale Potter (on 1955-07-14)
guitar and membranophone:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1955-07-14)
piano:
Owen Bradley (on 1955-07-14)
steel guitar:
Dickie Harris (on 1955-07-14)
vocals:
Ernest Tubb (on 1955-07-14)
recording of:
The Yellow Rose of Texas
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
EMI Full Keel Music
Ernest Tubb2:28
21Half a Mind
recording of:
Half a Mind (on 1958-06-11)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
Ernest Tubb2:30
22Thanks a Lot
recording of:
Thanks a Lot (made popular by Ernest Tubb: “Thanks, thanks a lot / I got a broken heart, that’s all I’ve got…”)
writer:
Eddie Miller (US country music songwriter) and Don Sessions
publisher:
Neta Johnston Music, Regent Music Corp. and Roschelle Publishing Co.
Ernest Tubb42:35
23Mr. & Mrs. Used to Be
producer:
Owen Bradley
double bass [bass]:
Jack Drake (on 1964-03-10)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Jack Green (country singer-songwriter) (on 1964-03-10)
guitar:
Grant Shofner (Country artist) (on 1964-03-10), Jerry Shook (on 1964-03-10) and Leon Rhodes (on 1964-03-10)
piano:
William Pursell (on 1964-03-10)
steel guitar:
Buddy Charleton (steel guitar player) (on 1964-03-10)
vocals:
Loretta Lynn (on 1964-03-10) and Ernest Tubb (on 1964-03-10)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studio (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1964-03-10)
recording of:
Mr. & Mrs. Used to Be (on 1964-03-10)
lyricist and composer:
Joe Deaton (songwriter)
Ernest Tubb & Loretta Lynn2:44
24Waltz Across Texas
recording of:
Waltz Across Texas
lyricist and composer:
Billy Talmadge Tubb
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Ernest Tubb32:39
25Sweet Thang
additional performer:
Loretta Lynn
performer:
Loretta Lynn
cover recording of:
Sweet Thang
lyricist and composer:
Nat Stuckey
Ernest Tubb & Loretta Lynn2:39

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ASIN:US: B000F5WNTQ [info]