Gene Autry - Gene Autry - The Singing Cowboy: All The Hits And More 1933-52 (CD)

Gene Autry - The Singing Cowboy: All The Hits And More 1933-52 - This 53-track 2-CD collection comprises all his 40 and more hits in the US pop and country charts. Gene Autry was the first of the Singing Cowboys, renowned as a pioneering figure in country music for his performances of country-flavored songs in the western movies of the 1930s and '40s in which he starred. He wrote, co-wrote and performed many of the best-known songs associated with the particular style of easy-going cowboy country that evolved in parallel to the likes of Jimmie Rodgers and The Carter Family. He was also particularly famous for his introducing some of the best-known Christmas songs, which were also among his biggest hits in the latter era of his chart career. This 53-track 2-CD collection comprises all his 40 and more hits in the US pop and country charts on the Melotone, Vocalion, Okeh and Columbia labels, plus selected titles from his early pre-chart era with classic songs of the day. It features his pop and country No. 1 with "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer", plus a dozen country No. 1s, including "At Mail Call Today", "South of The Border", "Back In The Saddle Again", "You Are My Sunshine" and more, along with his other seasonal classics "Here Comes Santa Claus" and "Frosty the Snowman". It's a thorough overview of his chart career, and in the process offers a fine cross-section of some of the great songs from the genre.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. The Yellow Rose Of Texas
2. The Last Round-up
3. Tumbling Tumbleweeds
4. Ole Faithful
5. That Silver-Haired Daddy Of Mine
6. There's A Gold Mine In The Sky
7. Take Me Back To My Boots And Saddle
8. Little Sir Echo
9. Paradise In The Moonlight
10. Blue Montana Skies
11. Back In The Saddle Again
12. South of The Border (Down Mexio Way)
13. A Goldmine In Your Heart
14. I'm Beginning To Care
15. The Merry-Go-Roundup
16. Goodbye Little Darlin' Goodbye
17. When I'm Gone You'll Soon Forget
18. El Rancho Grande
19. The Singing Hills
20. Mary Dear
21. Were You Sincere
22. Blueberry Hill
23. Broomstick Buckaroo
24. Be Honest With Me
25. You Are My Sunshine
26. Jingle Jangle Jingle

Disc: 2

1. It Makes No Difference Now
2. We've Come A Long Way Together
3. I Hang My Head And Cry
4. I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes
5. Tweedle-O-Twill
6. Gonna Build A Big Fence Around Texas
7. Don't Fence Me In
8. At Mail Call Today
9. I'll Be Back
10. Don't Hang Around Any More
11. Don't Live A Lie
12. I Want To Be Sure
13. Silver Spurs (On The Golden Stairs)
14. I Wish I Had Never Met Sunshine
15. You Only Want Me When You're Lonely
16. Wave To Me, My Lady
17. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
18. Someday You'll Want Me To Want You
19. You're Not My Darlin' Anymore
20. Here Comes Santa Claus
21. Buttons And Bows
22. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
23. Peter Cottontail
24. Frosty The Snow Man
25. Old Soldiers Never Die
26. The Night Before Christmas Song