The Best of Gene Autry

~ Release by Gene Autry (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Back in the Saddle Again
lead vocals:
Gene Autry
recorded at:
CBS Columbia Square in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Back in the Saddle (on 1939-04-18)
writer:
Gene Autry and Ray Whitley
publisher:
Gene Autry’s Western Music Publishing Co. and Western Music Publishing Co., Inc. (on 1939-07-24)
2:37
2Home on the Range
arranger:
Carl Cotner
recording of:
Home on the Range (on 1946-06-05)
anthem of:
Kansas, United States
publisher:
Alfred Music
lyricist:
Brewster Higley (from 1871 until 1873)
composer:
Daniel Kelley (in 1873)
arranger:
Mark Hayes
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3599)
is based on:
My Home in the West
revision of:
My Home in the West
2:39
3Deep in the Heart of Texas
recording of:
Deep in the Heart of Texas (on 1942-02-24)
lyricist and composer:
June Hershey (in 1941) and Don Swander (in 1941)
2:46
4Blueberry Hill
recording of:
Blueberry Hill (on 1940-08-20)
lyricist:
Al Lewis and Larry Stock
composer:
Vincent Rose
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc., Chappell Music Ltd., Larry Stock Music Co., Redwood Music Ltd., Sovereign Music Company and Victoria Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
part of:
12 Monkeys Soundtrack
2:39
5Tweedle-O-Twill
recording of:
Tweedle-O-Twill (on 1942-02-24)
lyricist and composer:
Gene Autry (in 1942) and Fred Rose (in 1942)
2:32
6Mexicali Rose
recorded at:
American Furniture Mart Studio in Chicago, Illinois, United States
recording of:
Mexicali Rose (on 1935-12-24)
lyricist:
Helen Stone
composer:
Jack Tenney
publisher:
W. A. Quincke & Co. (on 1923-03-10) and M.M. Cole Publishing Company (in 1935)
3:08
7That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine
vocals:
Gene Autry
part of:
Rolling Stone: 40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time (number: 34)
recording of:
That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine (on 1931-10-29)
publisher:
Jimmy Long (on 1931-03-06)
lyricist and composer:
Gene Autry and Jimmy Long
2:49
8You're Not My Darlin' Anymore
recording of:
You’re Not My Darlin’ Anymore (on 1946-01-11)
lyricist and composer:
Rosalie Allen, Sam Martin and Fred Rose
2:43
9(Ghost) Riders in the Sky
cover recording of:
(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend (on 1949-08-16)
lyricist and composer:
Stan Jones (on 1948-06-05)
publisher:
Prophecies Publishing, Revega Music and WB Music Corp.
version of:
Spookrijder in de nacht
3:17
10Tumbling Tumbleweeds
recording of:
Tumbling Tumbleweeds (on 1935-01-11)
publisher:
Music of the West
lyricist and composer:
Bob Nolan
publisher:
Sam Fox Publishing Company (on 1934-07-12)
3:17
11You Are My Sunshine
recording of:
You Are My Sunshine (on 1941-06-18)
anthem of:
Louisiana, United States
writer:
Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell
publisher:
Peer International and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. (on 1940-01-30)
2:26
12Peter Cottontail
recording of:
Peter Cottontail (on 1950-03-02)
writer:
Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins
publisher:
Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (on 1950-01-15)
2:44
13Here Comes Santa Claus
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 28), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 32) and Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-06 (number: 42)
recording of:
Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) (on 1947-08-28)
lyricist and composer:
Gene Autry, Oakley Haldeman and Harriett Melka
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co., EMI Davis Music Australia Pty Limited, Remick Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp. and Gene Autry Music Publishing, Inc. (on 1947-11-20)
2:32
14Frosty the Snowman
vocals:
Gene Autry
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. and Sony Music Entertainment (in 1958)
recording of:
Frosty the Snow Man (on 1950-06-12)
writer:
Steve Nelson and Walter E. Rollins
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Warner/Chappell North America Limited, Chappell & Co. (in 1950) and Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (on 1950-06-02)
2:56
15Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
vocals:
Gene Autry
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 35) and Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 37)
recording of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (on 1949-06-27)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music, Warner/Chappell Music Ltd., St. Nicholas Music Publishing Co. (on 1949-05-09) and St. Nicholas Music Inc. (from 1950 to present)
arrangement of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (for voice, choir and orchestra, Elms)
3:07