The Best of Gene Autry

~ Release by Gene Autry (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Back in the Saddle Again
lead vocals:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”)
recorded at:
CBS Columbia Square (KNX and Columbia Broadcasting System) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Back in the Saddle (on 1939-04-18)
writer:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”) and Ray Whitley (country & western singer/songwriter)
publisher:
Gene Autry’s Western Music Publishing Co. and Western Music Publishing Co., Inc. (on 1939-07-24)
42:37
2Home on the Range
arranger:
Carl Cotner
recording of:
Home on the Range (on 1946-06-05)
anthem of:
Kansas, United States
publisher:
Alfred Music (publisher of sheet music for music education)
lyricist:
Brewster Higley (from 1871 until 1873)
composer:
Daniel Kelley (in 1873)
arranger:
Mark Hayes (American composer and arranger, predominantly of Christian choral music)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3599)
is based on:
My Home in the West
revision of:
My Home in the West
2:39
3Deep in the Heart of Texas
recording of:
Deep in the Heart of Texas (on 1942-02-24)
lyricist and composer:
June Hershey (in 1941) and Don Swander (in 1941)
2:46
4Blueberry Hill
recording of:
Blueberry Hill (on 1940-08-20)
lyricist:
Al Lewis (Tin Pan Alley era lyricist) and Larry Stock
writer:
Al Lewis (Tin Pan Alley era lyricist), Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader) and Larry Stock
composer:
Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Larry Stock Music Co., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Sovereign Music Company and Victoria Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
part of:
12 Monkeys Soundtrack
2:39
5Tweedle-O-Twill
recording of:
Tweedle-O-Twill (on 1942-02-24)
lyricist and composer:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”) (in 1942) and Fred Rose (songwriter) (in 1942)
2:32
6Mexicali Rose
recorded at:
American Furniture Mart Studio in Chicago, Illinois, United States
recording of:
Mexicali Rose (on 1935-12-24)
lyricist:
Helen Stone
composer:
Jack Tenney (composer)
publisher:
W. A. Quincke & Co. (on 1923-03-10) and M.M. Cole Publishing Company (in 1935)
53:08
7That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine
vocals:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time (2019 re-issued) (number: 34)
recording of:
That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine (on 1931-10-29)
publisher:
Jimmy Long (on 1931-03-06)
lyricist and composer:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”) and Jimmy Long
52:49
8You're Not My Darlin' Anymore
recording of:
You’re Not My Darlin’ Anymore (on 1946-01-11)
lyricist and composer:
Rosalie Allen, Sam Martin (1940s country songwriter) and Fred Rose (songwriter)
2:43
9(Ghost) Riders in the Sky
cover recording of:
(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend (on 1949-08-16)
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
3:17
10Tumbling Tumbleweeds
recording of:
Tumbling Tumbleweeds (on 1935-01-11)
publisher:
Music of the West
lyricist and composer:
Bob Nolan (Western songwriter)
publisher:
Sam Fox Publishing Company (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (on 1934-07-12)
3:17
11You Are My Sunshine
recording of:
You Are My Sunshine (on 1941-06-18)
anthem of:
Louisiana, United States
writer:
Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter) and Charles Mitchell (1940s songwriter and steel guitarist)
publisher:
Peer International (BMI) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (on 1940-01-30)
2:26
12Peter Cottontail
recording of:
Peter Cottontail (on 1950-03-02)
writer:
Steve Nelson (US songwriter who co-wrote “Frosty the Snowman”) and Jack Rollins (songwriter)
publisher:
Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) (on 1950-01-15)
2:44
13Here Comes Santa Claus
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-03 (number: 22), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 28), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 28), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 32) and Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-06 (number: 42)
recording of:
Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) (on 1947-08-28)
lyricist and composer:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”), Oakley Haldeman (songwriter) and Harriett Melka
writer:
Oakley Haldeman (songwriter) and Harriett Melka
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co., EMI Davis Music Australia Pty Limited, Remick Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp. and Gene Autry Music Publishing, Inc. (on 1947-11-20)
42:32
14Frosty the Snowman
vocals:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1958)
recording of:
Frosty the Snow Man (on 1950-06-12)
writer:
Steve Nelson (US songwriter who co-wrote “Frosty the Snowman”) and Walter E. Rollins (songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Chappell & Co. (in 1950) and Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) (on 1950-06-02)
32:56
15Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
vocals:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-03 (number: 30), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 35), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 35) and Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 37)
recording of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (on 1949-06-27)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), St. Nicholas Music Publishing Co. (on 1949-05-09) and St. Nicholas Music Inc. (from 1950 to present)
arrangement of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (for voice, choir and orchestra, Elms)
3.53:07