Portrait of an American Singer

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

Tracklist

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1Browns Ferry Blues
cover recording of:
Brown’s Ferry Blues
writer:
Alton Delmore
2:09
2Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair
cover recording of:
Black Is the Colour (of My True Love’s Hair)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3103)
3:08
3My Grandfather’s Clock
cover recording of:
My Grandfather’s Clock
lyricist and composer:
Henry Clay Work (in 1876)
3:16
4Code of the Mountains
3:13
5Small World
2:32
6Left My Gal in the Mountains
2:39
7Blackeyed Susie
2:03
8Pretty Little Pink
cover recording of:
Pretty Little Pink
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 735)
2:13
9Look Down (That Lonesome Road)
2:58
10Love Is the Only Thing
2:16
11Darby’s Ram
1:46
12Freight Train Blues
cover recording of:
Freight Train Blues
publisher:
John Lee Lair (on 1934-06-09)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Lair
2:50
13Barbara Allen
cover recording of:
Barbara Allen
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 54) and Child Ballads (number: 84)
2:35
14Twenty One Years
cover recording of:
Twenty-One Years
lyricist and composer:
Bob Miller (songwriter, producer)
3:14
15Old Blue
cover recording of:
Old Blue
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4313)
2:39
16The Night Herding Song
2:43
17Sunny Side of Heaven
2:40
18Little Klinker
1:57
19Jingle – The Brownie
2:03
20Jealous Heart
3:35
21I Forgot More Than You’ll Ever Know
cover recording of:
I Forgot More Than You’ll Ever Know
lyricist and composer:
Cecil A. Null (in 1947)
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc. and Fairway Music Corp. (on 1953-10-10)
2:36
22I Really Don’t Want to Know
cover recording of:
I Really Don’t Want to Know
lyricist:
Howard Barnes (US songwriter) (in 1953)
composer:
Don Robertson (“Happy Whistler” songwriter) (in 1953)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Don Robertson Music Corp.
2:41
23Molly Darling
2:29
24Don’t Rob Another Man’s Castle
cover recording of:
Don’t Rob Another Man’s Castle
lyricist and composer:
Jenny Lou Carson
publisher:
Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) (on 1949-02-22)
2:30
25I Can’t Help It
cover recording of:
I Can’t Help It (If I’m Still in Love With You)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-04-25)
2:29
26Take Me in Your Arms and Hold Me
cover recording of:
Take Me in Your Arms and Hold Me
lyricist and composer:
Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer)
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc. (in 1950)
2:52
27I Gotta Have My Baby Back
cover recording of:
I Gotta Have My Baby Back
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Tillman
2:44
28Bouquet of Roses
cover recording of:
Bouquet of Roses
writer:
Bob Hilliard and Steve Nelson (US songwriter who co-wrote “Frosty the Snowman”)
publisher:
Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) (on 1948-06-01)
2:21
29Cold, Cold Heart
cover recording of:
Cold, Cold Heart
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Rightsong Music Inc., Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd. and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-02-16)
3:28
30I Love You So Much It Hurts
cover recording of:
I Love You So Much It Hurts
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Tillman
3:10
31Half as Much
cover recording of:
Half as Much
lyricist and composer:
Curley Williams (in 1951)
publisher:
Fred Rose Music, Inc. (in 1951) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-10-17)
2:13