The Primo Collection: The Essential Recordings

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

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Mule 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)
3:09
2I’ve Got the Milk ’em in the Morning Blues
2:26
3Tennessee Border
cover recording of:
Tennessee Border
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Work (Country music singer and songwriter)
2:27
4Philadelphia Lawyer
3:24
5Country Junction
2:25
6Smokey Mountain Boogie
2:43
7Anticipation Blues
2:12
8The Cry of the Wild Goose
cover recording of:
The Cry of the Wild Goose
lyricist and composer:
Terry Gilkyson
3:18
9Feed in the Morning Change ’em in the Evening Blues
2:27
10I’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)
2:43
11Ain’t Nobody’s Business but My Own
cover recording of:
Ain’t Nobody’s Business but My Own
lyricist and composer:
Irving Taylor
2:43
12Cincinnati Dancing Pig
cover recording of:
Cincinnati Dancing Pig
writer:
Al Lewis (Tin Pan Alley era lyricist) and Guy Wood
2:53
13Bright Lights and Blond Haired Women
recording of:
Bright Lights and Blonde Haired Women
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Kirk (US country singer/songwriter)
3:04
14I Ain’t Gonna Let It Happen No More
2:26
15Blues Stay Away From Me
cover recording of:
Blues Stay Away From Me
lyricist:
Alton Delmore, Rabon Delmore and Wayne Raney
composer:
Henry Glover
publisher:
Fort Knox Music, Fort Knox Music Co, Lois, Lois Publishing and Trio Music (publisher)
2:36
16Tailor Made Woman
2:22
17She’s My Baby
2:45
18Mister and Mississippi
recording of:
Mister and Mississippi
lyricist and composer:
Irving Gordon (US songwriter)
2:27
19You’re My Sugar
2:44
20Rock City Boogie
recording of:
Rock City Boogie
lyricist:
Anita Kerr
writer:
Joe Allison
2:13
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#TitleRatingLength
1Shot Gun Boogie
2:42
2Stack‐O‐Lee
2:46
3Streamlined Cannonball
cover recording of:
Streamline Cannon Ball
lyricist and composer:
Roy Acuff
3:04
4Kissin’ Bug Boogie
cover recording of:
Kissin’ Bug Boogie
writer:
Robert Allen (US songwriter/arranger/pianist) and Allan Roberts (songwriter)
2:07
5Woman Is a Five Letter Word
2:45
6Hey 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)
2:13
7Cool Cool Kisses
2:22
8Blackberry Boogie
recording of:
Blackberry Boogie
writer:
Tennessee Ernie Ford (in 1952)
2:31
9I’m Hog Tied Over You
recording of:
I’m Hog‐Tied Over You
lyricist and composer:
Tennessee Ernie Ford
2:37
10Hey Mister Cotton Picker
recording of:
Hey, Mr. Cotton Picker
writer:
Robert Mitchum (actor) and Dok Stanford
2:28
11Catfish Boogie
2:19
12I Don’t Know
cover recording of:
I Don’t Know
lyricist and composer:
Cripple Clarence Lofton and Willie Mabon
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation
is based on:
Strut That Thing
2:34
13What This Country Needs
2:23
14The Lord’s Lariat
2:56
15The Donkey Serenade
cover recording of:
The Donkey Serenade
writer:
George Forrest (American composer and lyricist) and Robert Wright (US stage & screen composer & lyricist)
composer:
Rudolf Friml and Herbert Stothart (composer)
part of:
The Firefly (Rudolf Friml operetta)
2:09
16The Strange Little Girl
cover recording of:
The Strange Little Girl
writer:
Richard Adler (musical composer/lyricist) and Jerry Ross (musical composer/lyricist)
2:59
17The Ballad 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)
2:50
18Sixteen Tons
cover recording of:
Sixteen Tons
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
arranger:
Paul Brody
publisher:
American Music, Inc. and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
2:36
19In the Pines
cover recording of:
In the Pines (Black Girl)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3421)
2:47
20That’s All
cover recording of:
That’s All
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
publisher:
Hill & Range (publisher)
2:45