Portrait of an American Singer

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

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I’ve Got the Milk ’em in the Morning Blues
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:22
2Tennessee Border
cover recording of:
Tennessee Border
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Work (Country music singer and songwriter)
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:24
3Philadelphia Lawyer
Tennessee Ernie Ford3:22
4Country Junction
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:21
5Smokey Mountain Boogie
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:38
6You’ll Find Her Name Written There
Tennessee Ernie Ford3:12
7Put Your Arms Around Me
Tennessee Ernie Ford3:17
8Anticipation Blues
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:07
9Blues 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)
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:35
10Philosophy
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:25
11Mule 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)
Tennessee Ernie Ford3:05
12The 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)
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:17
13The Cry of the Wild Goose
cover recording of:
The Cry of the Wild Goose
lyricist and composer:
Terry Gilkyson
Tennessee Ernie Ford3:13
14My Hobby
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:32
15I’ve Got the Feed ‘Em in the Mornin’ (Change ‘Em) Feed ’em in the Evenin’ Blues
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:23
16Slow Down
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:30
17I’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)
Tennessee Ernie Ford with Kay Starr2:34
18Ain’t Nobody’s Business but My Own
cover recording of:
Ain’t Nobody’s Business but My Own
lyricist and composer:
Irving Taylor
Tennessee Ernie Ford with Kay Starr2:39
19The Lord’s Lariat
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:58
20What This Country Needs (Is a Good Old Fashioned Talk With the Lord)
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:25
21Bright Lights and Blonde Haired Women
recording of:
Bright Lights and Blonde Haired Women
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Kirk (US country singer/songwriter)
Tennessee Ernie Ford3:05
22I Ain’t Gona Let It Happen No More
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:26
23The Shotgun Boogie
recording of:
Shotgun Boogie
lyricist and composer:
Tennessee Ernie Ford
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:35
24The Blue Canadian Rockies
Tennessee Ernie Ford with Cliffie Stone2:50
25It’s the Talk of the Town
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:47
26Cincinnati Dancing Pig
cover recording of:
Cincinnati Dancing Pig
writer:
Al Lewis (Tin Pan Alley era lyricist) and Guy Wood
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:48
27Leetle Juan Pedro
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:13
28Tailor Made Woman
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:18
29Stack‐O‐Lee
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:46
30I’m a Bad Man
Tennessee Ernie Ford with Tex Williams2:53
31You Can Tell a Texan Everytime
Tennessee Ernie Ford with Tex Williams2:16
32The Strange Little Girl
cover recording of:
The Strange Little Girl
writer:
Richard Adler (musical composer/lyricist) and Jerry Ross (musical composer/lyricist)
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:57
33Kentucky Waltz
cover recording of:
Kentucky Waltz
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (in 1945)
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:59
2▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1She’s My Baby
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:43
2Mister and Mississippi
recording of:
Mister and Mississippi
lyricist and composer:
Irving Gordon (US songwriter)
Tennessee Ernie Ford3:06
3Christmas Dinner
recording of:
Christmas Dinner (on 1951-04-09)
lyricist and composer:
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:53
4A Rootin’ Tootin’ Santa Claus
recording of:
A Rootin’ Tootin’ Santa Claus
writer:
Oakley Haldeman (songwriter) and Peter Tinturin
publisher:
Dorsey Brothers Music
Tennessee Ernie Ford0:49
5Oceans of Tears
Tennessee Ernie Ford with Kay Starr2:36
6You’re My Sugar
Tennessee Ernie Ford with Kay Starr2:35
7Rock City Boogie
recording of:
Rock City Boogie
lyricist:
Anita Kerr
writer:
Joe Allison
Tennessee Ernie Ford with The Dinning Sisters2:11
8Streamlined Cannonball
cover recording of:
Streamline Cannon Ball
lyricist and composer:
Roy Acuff
Tennessee Ernie Ford with The Dinning Sisters2:57
9Kissin’ Bug Boogie
cover recording of:
Kissin’ Bug Boogie
writer:
Robert Allen (US songwriter/arranger/pianist) and Allan Roberts (songwriter)
Tennessee Ernie Ford with The Dinning Sisters2:04
10Woman Is a Five Letter Word
Tennessee Ernie Ford with The Dinning Sisters2:46
11Hey, 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)
Tennessee Ernie Ford with Helen O’Connell2:04
12Cool, Cool Kisses
Tennessee Ernie Ford with Helen O’Connell2:18
13Hambone
Tennessee Ernie Ford with Bucky Tibbs1:52
14The Gandy Dancer’s Ball
cover recording of:
The Gandy Dancers’ Ball
writer:
Paul Howard (guitarist and singer) and Paul Weston
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:19
15Everybody’s Got a Girl but Me
Tennessee Ernie Ford1:59
16Fatback, Louisiana, USA
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:21
17Snow Shoe Thompson
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:28
18I’m Hog Tied Over You
recording of:
I’m Hog‐Tied Over You
lyricist and composer:
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Tennessee Ernie Ford with Ella Mae Morse2:33
19False Hearted Girl
cover recording of:
False Hearted Girl
writer:
Alton Delmore and Rabon Delmore
Tennessee Ernie Ford with Ella Mae Morse2:15
20Tennessee Local
cover recording of:
Tennessee Local
writer:
Jimmy Dupree, Ed Nelson (Popular music songwriter and bandleader) and Steve Nelson (US songwriter who co-wrote “Frosty the Snowman”)
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:25
21Blackberry Boogie
recording of:
Blackberry Boogie
writer:
Tennessee Ernie Ford (in 1952)
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:26
22I 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
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:32
23Sweet Temptation
cover recording of:
Sweet Temptation
writer:
Cliffie Stone and Merle Travis
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:37
24Don’t Start Courtin’ in a Hot Rod
Tennessee Ernie Ford with Molly Bee2:33
25We’re A’ Growin’ Up
Tennessee Ernie Ford with Molly Bee2:01
26Hey! Mr Cotton Picker
recording of:
Hey, Mr. Cotton Picker
writer:
Robert Mitchum (actor) and Dok Stanford
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:19
27Three Things (A Man Should Do)
recording of:
Three Things (a Man Must Do)
writer:
Ervin Drake (Songwriter) and Jimmy Shirl (Songwriter)
Tennessee Ernie Ford3:01
28Celebratin’
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:21
29Kiss Me Big
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:19
3▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Catfish Boogie
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:18
2This Must Be the Place!
Tennessee Ernie Ford with Betty Hutton1:54
3The Honeymoon’s Over
cover recording of:
The Honeymoon’s Over
writer:
Vaughn Horton, Charles McCarthy (Composer and lyricist) and Sammy Mysels (songwriter)
Tennessee Ernie Ford with Betty Hutton1:53
4There Is Beauty in Everything
Tennessee Ernie Ford3:02
5Somebody Bigger Than You and I
cover recording of:
Somebody Bigger Than You and I
writer:
Sonny Burke (Joseph Francis Burke, producer, songwriter and Big Band leader), Hy Heath and Johnny Lange
publisher:
Bulls-Eye Music, Inc. and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:32
6Have You Seen Her
Tennessee Ernie Ford3:10
7Give Me Your Word
recording of:
Give Me Your Word
writer:
Irving Taylor and George Wyle
Tennessee Ernie Ford3:09
8River of No Return
cover recording of:
River of No Return
writer:
Ken Darby and Lionel Newman
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:31
9Eins, Zwei, Drei
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:03
10Losing You
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:51
11The 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)
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:55
12Farewell
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:32
13The Death Hug / The Ballad of Davy Crockett / A Sensible Varmint
Tennessee Ernie Ford6:36
14Crockett’s Opinion of a Thunderstorm / Farewell
Tennessee Ernie Ford4:30
15I Am a Pilgrim
Tennessee Ernie Ford3:17
16His Hands
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:36
17Sixteen Tons
cover recording of:
Sixteen Tons
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
publisher:
American Music, Inc. and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
adaptations:
16 Tons
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:36
18You Don’t Have to Be a Baby to Cry
cover 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.
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:12
19Nine Pound Hammer
cover recording of:
Nine Pound Hammer
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Elvis Presley Music and Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher)
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:03
20Trouble in Mind
cover recording of:
Trouble in Mind
lyricist and composer:
Richard M. Jones (US jazz pianist)
publisher:
State Street Music Publ. Co. Inc., Universal Studios, Inc. (formerly known as MCA Inc.) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:16
21That’s All
cover recording of:
That’s All
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
publisher:
Hill & Range (publisher)
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:47
22John Henry
cover recording of:
John Henry
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Sonet Publishing Ltd.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 790)
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:54
23Chicken Road
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:38
24Dark as a Dungeon
cover recording of:
Dark as a Dungeon
lyricist and composer:
Travis
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:47
25I Gave My Love a Cherry
Tennessee Ernie Ford3:32
26Gaily the Troubadour
Tennessee Ernie Ford1:58
27The Rovin’ Gambler
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:13
28The Last Letter
Tennessee Ernie Ford3:57
29Who Will Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet
Tennessee Ernie Ford3:10
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