Great Records of the Decade: 40's Hits Country, Vol. 1

by Various Artists

Overview

Great Records of the Decade: '40s Hits -- Country, Vol. 1 is a budget-line collection that features 11 hits from the '40s -- "Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)," "Mule Train," "Divorce Me C.O.D.," "You Are My Sunshine," "One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)" -- that make for a fun listen, even though there's no particular rhyme or reason to why these particular songs were selected. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	08/07/1990
Label:	Curb
UPC:	0715187734623
Rank:	121916

Tracks

1. Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)  - Merle Travis  - Tex Williams
2. Mule Train  - Tennessee Ernie Ford  - Fred Glickman  - Hy Heath  - John Lange  - Johnny Lange
3. Slipping Around  - Floyd Tillman  - Jimmy Wakely  - Margaret Whiting
4. Divorce Me C.O.D.  - Cliffie Stone  - Merle Travis
5. Pistol Packin' Mama  - Al Dexter
6. Humpty Dumpty Heart  - Hank Thompson
7. (I Got Spurs That) Jingle, Jangle, Jingle  - J.J. Lilley  - Frank Loesser  - Tex Ritter
8. You Are My Sunshine  - Jimmie Davis  - Jimmy Davis  - Charles Mitchell
9. I Love You Because  - Leon Payne
10. Oklahoma Hills  - Jack Guthrie  - Woody Guthrie
11. One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)  - Hal Blair  - Dearest Dean  - Eddie Dean  - Lorene Dean  - Jimmy Wakely

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Jimmie Davis   Primary Artist,Vocals
Leon Payne   Primary Artist,Vocals
Margaret Whiting   Primary Artist,Vocals
Hank Thompson   Primary Artist,Vocals
Jimmy Davis   Primary Artist
Jack Guthrie   Primary Artist,Vocals
Tex Williams   Primary Artist,Vocals
Tex Ritter   Primary Artist,Vocals
Jimmy Wakely   Primary Artist,Bass
Merle Travis   Primary Artist,Vocals
Al Dexter   Primary Artist,Vocals
Tennessee Ernie Ford   Primary Artist,Vocals

Technical Credits

Al Dexter   Composer,Performer
Leon Payne   Composer,Performer
Margaret Whiting   Performer
Woody Guthrie   Composer
John Lange   Composer
Ed Dean   Composer
Marguerite Luciani   Coordination
Susan King   Consultant,Album Consultant
J.J. Lilley   Composer
Lorene Dean   Composer
Jimmy Davis   Performer
Frank Loesser   Composer
Tennessee Ernie Ford   Performer
Tex Williams   Composer,Performer
Tex Ritter   Performer
Jimmy Wakely   Performer
Cliffie Stone   Composer
Eddie Dean   Composer
Floyd Tillman   Composer
Charles Mitchell   Composer
Johnny Lange   Composer
Merle Travis   Composer,Performer
Hy Heath   Composer
Tom Cartwright   Album Consultant
Hal Blair   Composer
Jimmie Davis   Composer,Performer
Fred Glickman   Composer
Dearest Dean   Composer
Jack Guthrie   Composer,Performer
Mike Curb   Executive Producer
Hank Thompson   Composer,Performer
Pete Welding   Consultant,Album Consultant