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
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