The Essential Gene Autry

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

Tracklist

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1Jingle Jangle Jingle
recording of:
Jingle Jangle Jingle (on 1942-06-10)
writer:
Joseph J. Lilley
composer:
Frank Loesser
2:40
2Don't Fence Me In
recording of:
Don’t Fence Me In (on 1944-11-29)
lyricist:
Robert Fletcher (US poet) (in 1934) and Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
2:33
3Oklahoma Hills
recording of:
Oklahoma Hills (on 1946-04-08)
composer:
Jack Guthrie and Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
2:47
4Gallivantin' Galveston Gal
recording of:
Gallivantin' Galveston Gal (on 1946-07-02)
lyricist and composer:
Milton Leeds, Steve Nelson (US songwriter who co-wrote “Frosty the Snowman”) and Fred Wise
2:41
5Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
recording of:
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? (on 1945-11-01)
lyricist and composer:
Scott Wiseman (in 1945)
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), MCA Duchess Music Corporation, Universal Duchess Music Corp., Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 and Leeds Music Ltd. (in 1982)
32:45
6Goodnight Irene
recording of:
Goodnight Irene (on 1950-07-30)
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
2:54
7Sioux City Sue
recording of:
Sioux City Sue (on 1946-04-08)
writer:
Max C. Freedman (American songwriter and lyricist) (in 1945) and Dick Thomas (The Singing Cowboy) (in 1945)
2:39
8Home 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
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3599)
is based on:
My Home in the West
revision of:
My Home in the West
2:41
9Roly Poly
recording of:
Roly Poly (on 1953-12-13)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Rose (songwriter)
publisher:
Milene Music. Inc (ASCAP) (on 1946-04-11)
2:33
10I Hang My Head and Cry
recording of:
I Hang My Head and Cry (on 1941-12-13)
writer:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”), Fred Rose (songwriter) and Ray Whitley (Country & western singer/songwriter)
2:43
11God Bless America
recording of:
God Bless America (on 1951-04-20)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Company
2:36
12Ghost 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:
Revega Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
3:17
13On Top of Old Smokey
recording of:
On Top of Old Smoky (on 1951-12-27)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Union Songs AB (publisher)
1:49
14Buttons and Bows
recording of:
Buttons and Bows (1947 song) (on 1947-12-26)
lyricist:
Ray Evans (American songwriter)
composer:
Jay Livingston
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (on 1948-02-25)
part of:
The 21st Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 21)
2:43
15Old Chisholm Trail
recording of:
The Old Chisholm Trail (old cowboy song, aka "Ti Yi Yippee Yippee Ay") (on 1951-12-27)
publisher:
John A. Lomax (in 1910)
1:27
16Old Soldiers Never Die, They Just Fade Away
performer:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”) (in 1951)
recording of:
Old Soldiers Never Die (on 1951-05-21)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
is based on:
Kind Words Can Never Die
3:15
17Dixie Cannonball
recording of:
Dixie Cannonball (on 1946-09-09)
writer:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”), Red Foley (US country music musician) and Vaughn Horton
2:37
18Peter Cottontail
recording of:
Peter Cottontail (on 1950-03-02)
writer:
Steve Nelson (US songwriter who co-wrote “Frosty the Snowman”) and Jack Rollins
publisher:
Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (on 1950-01-15)
2:44
19Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)
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 and Harriett Melka
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co., Remick Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp. and Gene Autry Music Publishing, Inc. (on 1947-11-20)
2:34
20Rudolph 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)
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., St. Nicholas Music Publishing Co. (on 1949-05-09) and St. Nicholas Music Inc. (from 1950 to present)
3.53:08