North to Alaska and Other Great Hits: The Early Album Collection

~ Release by Johnny Horton (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Mono/Stereo. Made in Czech Republic.

Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleLength
1Plaid and Calico
recording of:
Plaid & Calico
writer:
Ron Blalock and Wes McWain
2:23
2Coal Smoke Valve Oil and Steam
2:35
3Devilish Love Light
2:25
4Done Rovin’
recording of:
Done Rovin’
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Horton
2:52
5Mean Mean Son of a Gun
recording of:
Mean Son of a Gun
writer:
Ken Barry and Joe Bentley
2:18
6Gobbler the Houn’ Dog
recording of:
Old Gobbler
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Horton
writer:
Fred B. Horton and Johnny Horton
2:05
7Shadows on the Old Bayou
recording of:
Shadows on the Old Bayou
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Horton
2:42
8In My House in Shelby County
recording of:
In My Home in Shelby County (Down Near Memphis, Tennessee)
writer:
Fred B. Horton and Johnny Horton
2:17
9Go and Wash Your Dirty Feet
recording of:
Go and Wash Those Dirty Feet (Before You Go to Bed)
writer:
Fred B. Horton and Johnny Horton
2:23
10Smokey Joe’s Barbecue
recording of:
Smokey Joe’s Barbecue
writer:
Fred B. Horton and Johnny Horton
2:36
11It’s a Long Rocky Road
recording of:
It’s a Long Rocky Road
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Horton
2:15
12Words
recording of:
Words
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Horton
2:51
13Broken Hearted Gypsy
recording of:
Broken Hearted Gypsy
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Horton
2:07
14First Train Headin’ South (Mercury version)
recording of:
The First Train Headin’ South
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Horton
2:24
15Move Down the Line
recording of:
Move Down the Line
lyricist and composer:
Billy Wallace
2:18
16S.S. Lureline
recording of:
S.S. Lurine
writer:
Joe Nixon and Tommy Thomas
2:03
17The Child’s Side of Life
2:54
18All for the Love of a Girl (Mercury version)
recording of:
All for the Love of a Girl (on 1953-04-29)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Horton
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
2:29
19The Mansion You Stole (Mercury version)
recording of:
The Mansion You Stole
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Horton
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
2:23
20The Train With the Rhumba Beat
recording of:
The Train With the Rhumba Beat
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Horton
2:42
21Two Red Lips and Warm Red Wine
recording of:
Two Red Lips and Warm Red Wine
lyricist and composer:
Tom Bearden
2:12
22Ridin’ the Sunshine Special
recording of:
Ridin’ the Sunshine Special
writer:
Chuck Murphy and Huel Murphy
2:21
23Big Wheels Rollin’
recording of:
Big Wheels Rollin’
writer:
Willie Orea and Viola Wilson
2:23
24Devil Made a Masterpiece
recording of:
Devil Made a Masterpiece
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Horton
2:30
25Hot in the Sugar Cane Field
recording of:
Hot in the Sugarcane Field
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Horton
2:00
26Lonesome and Heartbroken
2:53
27Seven Comes Eleven
2:20
28I Can’t Forget You
2:16
29Wise to the Ways of a Woman
2:13
30Out in New Mexico
recording of:
Out in New Mexico
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Horton
2:22
2▼CD
#TitleLength
1Tetched in the Head
2:29
2Just Walk a Little Closer
2:08
3Don’t Use My Heart for a Stepping Stone
2:34
4I Love You Baby
2:06
5The Battle of New Orleans
producer:
Don Law
recorded at:
Bradley Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
The Battle of New Orleans (on 1959-01-27)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Driftwood (in 1936)
publisher:
Warden Music Company Inc.
part of:
Grammy Award: Song of the Year nominees (number: 1960 winner)
is based on:
The 8th of January
2:32
6Whispering Pines
recording of:
Whispering Pines
lyricist and composer:
Howard Hausey
2:57
7The First Train Headin’ South (Columbia version)
recording of:
The First Train Headin’ South
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Horton
2:21
8Lost Highway
producer:
Don Law
cover recording of:
Lost Highway
lyricist and composer:
Leon Payne (in 1948)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (on 1949-08-05) and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (from 2002 to present)
2:36
9Joe’s Been a Gettin’ There
producer:
Don Law
recording of:
Joe’s Been A‐Gittin’ There
writer:
Grady Martin and Marijohn Wilkin
2:37
10Sam Magee
producer:
Don Law
recording of:
Sam Magee
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Driftwood
2:33
11When It’s Springtime in Alaska (It’s Forty Below)
recording of:
When It’s Springtime in Alaska (It’s Forty Below)
writer:
Tillman Franks and Johnny Horton
publisher:
Universal Cedarwood Publishing
2:37
12Cherokee Boogie
producer:
Don Law
cover recording of:
Cherokee Boogie
lyricist and composer:
Moon Mullican and William Redbird
2:30
13All for the Love of a Girl (Columbia version)
producer:
Don Law
recording of:
All for the Love of a Girl
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Horton
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
2:47
14The Golden Rocket
cover recording of:
The Golden Rocket
lyricist and composer:
Hank Snow
2:06
15Mr. Moonlight
producer:
Don Law
recording of:
Mr. Moonlight
lyricist and composer:
Ray Griff
2:33
16Got the Bull by the Horns
producer:
Don Law
recording of:
Got the Bull by the Horns
writer:
B. Jones and Amos Boyd
2:14
17Johnny Freedom (Freedom Land)
recording of:
Johnny Freedom
writer:
Jule Styne and George David Weiss
2:49
18Jim Bridger
recording of:
Jim Bridger
lyricist and composer:
Leon Payne
2:30
19Comanche (The Brave Horse)
recording of:
Comanche
writer:
Francis Brandy and Johnny Horton
3:08
20Snow Shoe Thompson
recording of:
Snow‐Shoe Thompson
writer:
Buddy Ebsen and Paul Mason Howard
1:57
21O’Leary’s Cow
1:45
22John Paul Jones
2:23
23Young Abe Lincoln
2:00
24Battle of Bull Run
2:36
25Sinking of the Reuben James
recording of:
The Sinking of the Reuben James
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (in 1941-11) and Fred Hellerman (in 1941-11)
is based on:
I'll Twine 'mid the Ringlets (parlour song, source for Wildwood Flower)
2:23
26Johnny Reb
recording of:
Johnny Reb
lyricist and composer:
Merle Kilgore
2:21
27Sink the Bismark
recording of:
Sink the Bismarck
writer:
Tillman Franks and Johnny Horton
publisher:
Universal Cedarwood Publishing
3:15
28North to Alaska
conductor:
Lionel Newman
performer:
Johnny Horton
recording of:
North to Alaska
lyricist and composer:
Mike Phillips
publisher:
EMI Hastings Catalog Inc
2:51
29The Mansion You Stole (Columbia version)
recording of:
The Mansion You Stole
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Horton
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
3:08
30I’m Ready If You’re Willing
recording of:
I’m Ready, If You’re Willing
writer:
Vernon Claud and Jerry Organ
publisher:
Golden West Melodies Inc.
2:19

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ASIN:UK: B007V1Z76S [info]