The EP Collection ...Plus

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

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Sixteen Tons
acoustic guitar:
Bobby Gibbons (on 1955-09-20)
bass clarinet:
Darol Rice (on 1955-09-20)
clarinet:
Red Mandel (on 1955-09-20)
double bass [bass]:
Rolly Bundock (on 1955-09-20)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Roy Harte (drummer and Pacific Jazz founder) (on 1955-09-20)
finger snaps and lead vocals:
Tennessee Ernie Ford (on 1955-09-20)
trombone:
George Bruns (on 1955-09-20)
trumpet:
Charlie Parlato (on 1955-09-20)
conductor:
Jack Fascinato (on 1955-09-20)
arranger:
Jack Fascinato
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bacci Bros Records (in 2010) and Lucky Vintage (in 2014)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-09-20)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1955 (number: 12)
cover recording of:
Sixteen Tons (on 1955-09-20)
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
publisher:
American Music, Inc. and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
4.652:40
2I Am a Pilgrim
3:19
3Somebody 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.
2:35
4Oh Little Town of Bethlehem
1:53
5Brown’s Ferry Blues
cover recording of:
Brown’s Ferry Blues
writer:
Alton Delmore
2:12
6Black Is the Colour of My True Love’s Hair
cover recording of:
Black Is the Colour (of My True Love’s Hair)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3103)
3:13
7Old Blue
cover recording of:
Old Blue
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4313)
2:44
8Freight Train Blues
cover recording of:
Freight Train Blues
publisher:
John Lee Lair (on 1934-06-09)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Lair
2:56
9Beautiful Isle of Somewhere
cover recording of:
Beautiful Isle of Somewhere (Hymn)
lyricist:
Jessie Pounds (American librettist)
composer:
John Fearis (American composer)
2:42
10Smokey Mountain Boogie
2:51
11Milk ’em in the Morning Blues
recording of:
Milk ‘Em in the Mornin’ Blues
lyricist and composer:
Tennessee Ernie Ford
2:24
12Shotgun Boogie
recording of:
Shotgun Boogie
lyricist and composer:
Tennessee Ernie Ford
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
2:46
13Whispering Hope
cover recording of:
Whispering Hope
lyricist and composer:
Septimus Winner (in 1868)
2:29
14Count Your Blessings
cover recording of:
Count Your Blessings
writer:
Edwin Othello Excell and Johnson Oatman, Jr. (Gospel Lyricist)
2:07
15River of No Return
cover recording of:
River of No Return
writer:
Ken Darby and Lionel Newman
2:36
16You 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.
2:15
17Give Me Your Word
recording of:
Give Me Your Word
writer:
Irving Taylor and George Wyle
3:12
18She’s My Baby
2:14
19Blackberry Boogie
recording of:
Blackberry Boogie
writer:
Tennessee Ernie Ford (in 1952)
1:53
20Kiss Me Big
2:14
21Dark as a Dungeon
cover recording of:
Dark as a Dungeon
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
2:49
22Sunny Side of Heaven
2:43
23Sixteen Tons ’65
cover recording of:
Sixteen Tons
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
publisher:
American Music, Inc. and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
2:26
24Born to Lose
cover recording of:
Born to Lose
lyricist and composer:
Frankie Brown
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI) (on 1943-05-29)
3:14
25There’ll Be No Teardrops Tonight
cover recording of:
There’ll Be No Teardrops Tonight
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
2:45
26Sweet Dreams
cover recording of:
Sweet Dreams
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson (US songwriter and country musician)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1955-12-28)
2:49
27Country Junction
2:24
28Hey Good Looking
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)
2:17
29Cool Cool Kisses
2:29
30Fatback, Louisiana
2:25