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"Mule Train"
"Mule Train"
Single by Tennessee Ernie Ford
from the album Sixteen Tons
B-side	"Anticipation Blues"
Released	November 1949
Recorded	October 18, 1949
Genre	Country, folk
Length	3:04
Label	Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Johnny Lange, Hy Heath, Ramblin' Tommy Scott and Fred Glickman.
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"Mule Train" is a popular song written by Johnny Lange, Hy Heath, Ramblin' Tommy Scott and Fred Glickman. It is a cowboy song, with the singer filling the role of an Old West wagon driver, spurring on his team of mules pulling a delivery wagon. As he goes about his work, the driver mentions the various mail-order goods he is delivering to far-flung customers. "Mule Train" was originally recorded by Ellis "Buz" Butler Jr. in 1947. Butler was the original writer of the song along with Fred Glickman. The original recording was released by Buz Butler on Decca Records.^{[citation needed]}

The song was featured in the 1950 Republic Western Singing Guns (where it was sung by Vaughn Monroe) and nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1950, but lost out to "Mona Lisa".

Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time.^[1]

Charting versions

Charting versions were recorded by Frankie Laine, Bing Crosby, Tennessee Ernie Ford, and Vaughn Monroe.

Frankie Laine and the Muleskinners' version was recorded on October 2, 1949, and released by Mercury Records as catalog number 5345. This version first reached the Billboard chart on November 4, 1949 and lasted 13 weeks on the chart, peaking at number 1.^[2] Laine's recording of the song was produced by Mitch Miller. It featured a bellowed vocal delivery (like that of a real driver shouting to be heard) and studio-created gimmicks such as whipcracking sound effects. Critic Ralph J. Gleason called it "an early rock and roll hit for adults".^[3] It is often cited as an outstanding early example of studio production techniques.

The Bing Crosby version was recorded on October 26, 1949,^[4] and released by Decca Records as catalog number 24798. The flip side was "Dear Hearts and Gentle People" which peaked at number 2. The record first reached the Billboard chart on November 25, 1949 and lasted 16 weeks on the chart, peaking at number 4. This recording was featured in an episode of the NBC radio network radio program Lassie Show entitled "Mule Train", which aired on December 17, 1949.

The Tennessee Ernie Ford version was recorded on October 18, 1949, and released by Capitol Records as catalog number 40258. The record first reached the Billboard chart on November 25, 1949 and lasted nine weeks on the chart, peaking at number 10. Ford's version also charted on the Billboard country chart, reaching number 1 in December, becoming the first song to top the component "Country & Western Records Most Played By Folk Disk Jockeys" chart (on December 10, 1949). Like Laine's version, Ford's version contained whipcracking sound effects and shouting by the driver as he spurs on the mules.

Vaughn Monroe's version was released by RCA Victor Records as a 78rpm single (catalog number 20-3600A) and a 45rpm single (catalog number 47-3106) (in the United States). It was released by EMI on the His Master's Voice label as catalog number B 9836. The record first reached the Billboard chart on November 18, 1949 and lasted nine weeks on the listing, peaking at number 10. Monroe also sang the song in the 1950 Republic Western Singing Guns. He played an outlaw who became town marshal with the intent of stealing a shipment of gold, and sang the song while at the reins of what appeared to be a stagecoach.

Other versions

Woody Herman and The King Cole Trio, with Irving Ashby, Joe Comfort and Gene Orloff, made a recording of "Mule Train" on November 7, 1949 in New York City, as well as the track "My Baby Just Cares For Me", which were both released by Capitol Records as a single, catalog number 787, which gave label credit to Herman for "Mule Train" and to the trio for "My Baby Just Cares For Me".

Burl Ives recorded a version of the song in the 1950s, featuring the snapping of the whips, and yells.

Gordon MacRae made a recording on October 21, 1949, which was released by Capitol Records in the United States as the flip side of the single "Dear Hearts and Gentle People" (which he also recorded on October 21, 1949).

Les Welch and his Orchestra made a recording in Australia in February, 1950, which was released by Pacific Records (in Australia).

The song was subsequently recorded in England by Frank Ifield in the 1960s.

In 1950, Gene Autry sang the tune in a film of the same title.

In 1950, a satirical version of the song, "Chinese Mule Train," was recorded by Spike Jones and his City Slickers, with banjoist Freddy Morgan (misspelled on the record like "Fleddy Morgan" as a joke) providing the Chinese-like vocals. It was issued on RCA Victor.

The song appeared on Rod McKuen's 1958 album Anywhere I Wander.

In 1960, Bo Diddley recorded a version of the song, but it was not released until 2009. The instrumental backing track for this song, however, was released in 1960 as "Travelin' West".

A reggae version was recorded by Count Prince Miller in 1971 and then again with Sly and Robbie in the 1980s.

Bob Blackman appeared on numerous British light entertainment programmes in the 1970s, singing "Mule Train" whilst hitting his head with a tin tray.^[5]

Comedy duo Bob and Ray released a version locally in Boston in 1949, with Ray Goulding singing in the character of Mary McGoon.

When Al Jolson appeared on Bing Crosby's radio show, he attributed his receiving the award to his being the only singer of any importance not to make a record of "Mule Train", which had been a widely covered hit of that year (four different versions, one of them by Crosby, had made the top ten on the charts). Jolson joked about how his voice had deepened with age, saying "I got the clippetys all right, but I can't clop like I used to."[citation needed]^[6]^{[circular reference]}

References

^ Western Writers of America (2010). "The Top 100 Western Songs". American Cowboy. Archived from the original on 19 October 2010.
^ Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records 1940-1955. Record Research.
^ Gilliland, John (197X). "Show 23" (audio). Pop Chronicles. University of North Texas Libraries.
^ "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
^ "Bob Blackman". IMDb. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
^ Al Jolson

External links

Impact of Mule Train on pop music

[Top100-1] Western Writers of America (2010). "The Top 100 Western Songs". American Cowboy. Archived from the original on 19 October 2010.

[2] Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records 1940-1955. Record Research.

[3] Gilliland, John (197X). "Show 23" (audio). Pop Chronicles. University of North Texas Libraries.

[4] "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved September 20, 2016.

[5] "Bob Blackman". IMDb. Retrieved 18 September 2015.

[6] Al Jolson

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+{{other uses|Mule train (disambiguation)}}
-'''"Mule Train"''' is a [[popular music|popular]] [[song]] written by [[Johnny Lange]], [[Hy Heath]], [[Ramblin' Tommy Scott]] and Fred Glickman. It's a cowboy song, with the singer filling the role of an Old West wagon driver, spurring on his team of mules pulling a [[delivery wagon]]. As he goes about his work, the driver mentions the various mail-order goods he is delivering to far-flung customers. Mule Train was originally recorded by Ellis "Buz" Butler, Jr in 1947. Buz was the original writer of the song along with Fred Glickman. The original recording was released by Buz Butler on Decca records.
+{{More citations needed|date=August 2018}}
+{{Infobox song
+| name       = Mule Train
+| cover      =
+| alt        =
+| type       = single
+| artist     = [[Tennessee Ernie Ford]]
+| album      = Sixteen Tons
+| B-side     = Anticipation Blues
+| released   = November 1949
+| format     =
+| recorded   = October 18, 1949
+| studio     =
+| venue      =
+| genre      = [[Country music|Country]], [[Folk music|folk]]
+| length     = 3:04
+| label      = [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
+| writer     = [[Johnny Lange]], [[Hy Heath]], [[Ramblin' Tommy Scott]] and Fred Glickman.
+| producer   =
+| prev_title = Smokey Mountain Boogie
+| prev_year  = 1949
+| next_title = [[The Cry of the Wild Goose]]
+| next_year  = 1950
+}}
+"'''Mule Train'''" is a [[popular music|popular]] [[song]] written by [[Johnny Lange]], [[Hy Heath]], [[Ramblin' Tommy Scott]] and Fred Glickman. It is a cowboy song, with the singer filling the role of an Old West wagon driver, spurring on his team of mules pulling a [[delivery wagon]]. As he goes about his work, the driver mentions the various mail-order goods he is delivering to far-flung customers. "Mule Train" was originally recorded by Ellis "Buz" Butler Jr. in 1947. Butler was the original writer of the song along with Fred Glickman. The original recording was released by Buz Butler on [[Decca Records]].{{citation needed|date=August 2018}}
-[[Western Writers of America]] chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time.<ref name="Top100">{{Cite web|title=The Top 100 Western Songs |author=Western Writers of America |year=2010|authorlink=Western Writers of America |publisher=American Cowboy|url=http://www.americancowboy.com/culture/top-100-western-songs|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6RjFQXqGy|archivedate=10 August 2014|deadurl=yes}}</ref>
+The song was featured in the 1950 Republic Western ''[[Singing Guns]]'' (where it was sung by [[Vaughn Monroe]]) and nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Original Song]] in 1950, but lost out to "[[Mona Lisa (Nat King Cole song)|Mona Lisa]]".
-==Charting versions==
+[[Western Writers of America]] chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time.<ref name="Top100">{{Cite web|title=The Top 100 Western Songs|author=Western Writers of America|year=2010|author-link=Western Writers of America|publisher=American Cowboy|url=http://www.americancowboy.com/culture/top-100-western-songs|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101019002745/http://americancowboy.com/culture/top-100-western-songs|archivedate=19 October 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>
+==Charting versions==
 Charting versions were recorded by [[Frankie Laine]], [[Bing Crosby]], [[Tennessee Ernie Ford]], and [[Vaughn Monroe]].
-The [[Frankie Laine]] recording was recorded on October 2, 1949, and released by [[Mercury Records]] as [[Catalog numbering systems for single records|catalog number]] 5345.The record first reached the [[Billboard magazine]] charts on November 4, 1949 and lasted 13 weeks on the chart, peaking at #1.<ref>
+[[Frankie Laine]] and the Muleskinners' version was recorded on October 2, 1949, and released by [[Mercury Records]] as catalog number 5345. This version first reached the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' chart on November 4, 1949 and lasted 13 weeks on the chart, peaking at number 1.<ref>
 {{cite book
   | last = Whitburn
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   | publisher = Record Research
   | year = 1973 }}
-</ref> Laine's recording of the song was [[Record producer|produced]] by [[Mitch Miller]]. It featured a bellowed vocal delivery (like that of a real driver shouting to be heard) and [[Recording studio|studio]]-created [[gimmick]]s such as [[whipcracking]] [[sound effect]]s. It is often cited as an outstanding early example of studio production techniques.
+</ref> Laine's recording of the song was [[Record producer|produced]] by [[Mitch Miller]]. It featured a bellowed vocal delivery (like that of a real driver shouting to be heard) and [[Recording studio|studio]]-created [[gimmick]]s such as [[whipcracking]] [[sound effect]]s.  Critic [[Ralph J. Gleason]] called it "an early rock and roll hit for adults".<ref>{{Gilliland |year=197X |show=23 |url= https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1633226/m1/#track/4 }}</ref> It is often cited as an outstanding early example of studio production techniques.
-The [[Bing Crosby]] recording was recorded on October 26, 1949, and released by [[Decca Records]] as catalog number 24798. The flip side was "[[Dear Hearts and Gentle People]]" which peaked at #2. The record first reached the [[Billboard magazine]] charts on November 25, 1949 and lasted 16 weeks on the chart, peaking at #4. This recording was featured in an episode of the [[NBC radio network]] radio program ''Lassie Show'' entitled Mule Train, which aired on 12/17/1949.
+The [[Bing Crosby]] version was recorded on October 26, 1949,<ref>{{cite web|title=A Bing Crosby Discography|url=http://www.bingmagazine.co.uk/bingmagazine/crosby1bDecca.html|website=BING magazine|publisher=International Club Crosby|accessdate=September 20, 2016}}</ref> and released by [[Decca Records]] as catalog number 24798. The flip side was "[[Dear Hearts and Gentle People]]" which peaked at number 2. The record first reached the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' chart on November 25, 1949 and lasted 16 weeks on the chart, peaking at number 4. This recording was featured in an episode of the [[NBC radio network]] radio program ''Lassie Show'' entitled "Mule Train", which aired on December 17, 1949.
-The [[Tennessee Ernie Ford]] recording was recorded on October 18, 1949, and released by [[Capitol Records]] as catalog number 40258. The record first reached the [[Billboard magazine]] charts on November 25, 1949 and lasted 9 weeks on the chart, peaking at #10. Ford's version also charted on the ''Billboard'' country charts, reaching No. 1 in December, becoming the first song to top the component "Country & Western Records Most Played By Folk Disk Jockeys" chart (on December 10, 1949). Like Laine's version, Ford's version contained whipcracking sound effects and shouting by the driver as he spurs on the mules.
+The [[Tennessee Ernie Ford]] version was recorded on October 18, 1949, and released by [[Capitol Records]] as catalog number 40258. The record first reached the ''Billboard'' chart on November 25, 1949 and lasted nine weeks on the chart, peaking at number 10. Ford's version also charted on the ''Billboard'' country chart, reaching number 1 in December, becoming the first song to top the component "Country & Western Records Most Played By Folk Disk Jockeys" chart (on December 10, 1949). Like Laine's version, Ford's version contained whipcracking sound effects and shouting by the driver as he spurs on the mules.
-The [[Vaughn Monroe]] recording was released by [[RCA Victor Records]] as a 78rpm single (catalog number 20-3600A) and a 45rpm single (catalog number 47-3106) (in [[USA]]). It was released by [[EMI]] on the [[His Master's Voice]] label as catalog number B&nbsp;9836. The record first reached the [[Billboard magazine]] charts on November 18, 1949 and lasted 9 weeks on the chart, peaking at #10. Monroe also sang the song in the 1950 Republic Western "Singing Guns." He played an outlaw who became town marshal with the intent of stealing a shipment of gold, and sang the song while at the reins of what appeared to be a stagecoach.
+[[Vaughn Monroe]]'s version was released by [[RCA Victor Records]] as a 78rpm single (catalog number 20-3600A) and a 45rpm single (catalog number 47-3106) (in the United States). It was released by [[EMI]] on the [[His Master's Voice]] label as catalog number B&nbsp;9836. The record first reached the ''Billboard'' chart on November 18, 1949 and lasted nine weeks on the listing, peaking at number 10. Monroe also sang the song in the 1950 Republic Western ''[[Singing Guns]]''. He played an outlaw who became town marshal with the intent of stealing a shipment of gold, and sang the song while at the reins of what appeared to be a stagecoach.
 ==Other versions==
-[[Woody Herman]] and [[Nat King Cole#Los Angeles and the King Cole Trio|The King Cole Trio]], along with Irving Ashby, Joe Comfort and Gene Orloff, made a recording of "Mule Train" on November 7, 1949 in New York City, as well as the track "My Baby Just Cares For Me", which were both released by [[Capitol Records]] as a single, catalog number 787, which gave label credit to Herman for "Mule Train" and to the trio for "My Baby Just Cares For Me".
+[[Woody Herman]] and [[Nat King Cole#Los Angeles and the King Cole Trio|The King Cole Trio]], with [[Irving Ashby]], Joe Comfort and Gene Orloff, made a recording of "Mule Train" on November 7, 1949 in New York City, as well as the track "My Baby Just Cares For Me", which were both released by [[Capitol Records]] as a single, catalog number 787, which gave label credit to Herman for "Mule Train" and to the trio for "My Baby Just Cares For Me".
-Burl Ives recorded a version of the song in the 1950s, featuring the snapping of the whips, and yells.
+[[Burl Ives]] recorded a version of the song in the 1950s, featuring the snapping of the whips, and yells.
-[[Gordon MacRae]] made a recording on October 21, 1949, which was released by [[Capitol Records]] in the United States as the flip side of the single "Dear Hearts and Gentle People" (which he also recorded on October 21, 1949) as catalog number 57-777, and in England as catalog number CL 13226.
+[[Gordon MacRae]] made a recording on October 21, 1949, which was released by [[Capitol Records]] in the United States as the flip side of the single "[[Dear Hearts and Gentle People]]" (which he also recorded on October 21, 1949).
-[[Les Welch]] and his Orchestra made a recording in Australia in February, [[1950 in music|1950]], which was released by Pacific Records (in Australia) as catalog number 10-0019.
+[[Les Welch]] and his Orchestra made a recording in Australia in February, 1950, which was released by Pacific Records (in Australia).
 The song was subsequently recorded in England by [[Frank Ifield]] in the 1960s.
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 In 1950, [[Gene Autry]] sang the tune in a film of the same title.
-In 1950, a [[Satire|satirical]] version of the song, "Chinese Mule Train," was recorded by [[Spike Jones]] and his City Slickers, with banjoist Freddy Morgan (misspelled on the record like "Fleddy Morgan" as a joke) providing the Chinese-like vocals (RCA Victor 20-3741).
+In 1950, a [[Satire|satirical]] version of the song, "Chinese Mule Train," was recorded by [[Spike Jones]] and his City Slickers, with banjoist Freddy Morgan (misspelled on the record like "Fleddy Morgan" as a joke) providing the Chinese-like vocals.  It was issued on RCA Victor.
-The song appears on [[Rod McKuen]]'s 1958 album Anywhere I Wander.
+The song appeared on [[Rod McKuen]]'s 1958 album ''Anywhere I Wander''.
-In 1960 [[Bo Diddley]] recorded a version of the song, but it was not released until 2009. The instrumental backing track for this song, however, was released in 1960 as ''Travelin' West''.
+In 1960, [[Bo Diddley]] recorded a version of the song, but it was not released until 2009. The instrumental backing track for this song, however, was released in 1960 as "Travelin' West".
 A [[reggae]] version was recorded by [[Count Prince Miller]] in 1971 and then again with [[Sly and Robbie]] in the 1980s.
-Bob Blackman appeared on numerous British [[light entertainment]] programmes in the 1970s, singing ''Mule Train'' whilst hitting his head with a tin tray.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNLLT00AFU4</ref><ref>www.imdb.com/name/nm1447131</ref>
+Bob Blackman appeared on numerous British [[light entertainment]] programmes in the 1970s, singing "Mule Train" whilst hitting his head with a tin tray.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bob Blackman|website=[[IMDb]]|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1447131|accessdate=18 September 2015}}</ref>
+Comedy duo [[Bob and Ray]] released a version locally in [[Boston]] in 1949, with [[Ray Goulding]] singing in the character of Mary McGoon.
+When [[Al Jolson]] appeared on Bing Crosby's radio show, he attributed his receiving the award to his being the only singer of any importance not to make a record of "Mule Train", which had been a widely covered hit of that year (four different versions, one of them by Crosby, had made the top ten on the charts). Jolson joked about how his voice had deepened with age, saying "I got the clippetys all right, but I can't clop like I used to."[citation needed]<ref>[[Al Jolson]]</ref>{{Circular reference|date=August 2024}}
 ==References==
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
-* [http://www.popularsong.org/artist3.html Impact of ''Mule Train'' on pop music]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071208080817/http://popularsong.org/artist3.html Impact of ''Mule Train'' on pop music]
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v t e Bing Crosby singles
Discography
1920s	"My Blue Heaven" (with Paul Whiteman) "Ol' Man River" (with Paul Whiteman) "Mississippi Mud" (with Paul Whiteman) "Silent Night, Holy Night" (with Paul Whiteman) "Makin' Whoopee" (with Paul Whiteman) "Let's Do It" (with Dorsey Brothers) "Louise"
1930s	"Three Little Words" (with Duke Ellington) "I Surrender Dear" (with Gus Arnheim) "Just a Gigolo" "At Your Command" "Stardust" "Goodnight, Sweetheart" "Where the Blue of the Night (Meets the Gold of the Day)" (Bing's Theme Song) "Waltzing in a Dream" "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You" "Temptation" "Did You Ever See a Dream Walking?" "June in January" "Love Is Just Around the Corner" "I Wished on the Moon" "It Ain't Necessarily So" "I Can't Escape from You" "Pennies from Heaven" "Silent Night" "Adeste Fideles" "Sweet Leilani" "Blue Hawaii" "Never in a Million Years" "Sail Along, Silv'ry Moon" "My Reverie" "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby" "God Bless America" "Ciribiribin (They're So in Love)" (with Andrews Sisters)
1940s	"Tumbling Tumbleweeds" "Only Forever" "It's Always You" "New San Antonio Rose" (with Bob Crosby) "Dolores" "Deep in the Heart of Texas" (with Woody Herman) "Easter Parade" "White Christmas" "Moonlight Becomes You" "Sunday, Monday, or Always" "People Will Say We're in Love" (with Trudy Erwin) "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" (with Trudy Erwin) "Pistol Packin' Mama" (with Andrews Sisters) "I'll Be Home for Christmas" "Jingle Bells" (with Andrews Sisters) "Poinciana" "I Love You" "I'll Be Seeing You" "Swinging on a Star" "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby" (with Andrews Sisters) "Hot Time in the Town of Berlin" (with Andrews Sisters) "Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That's an Irish Lullaby)" "Amor" "Long Ago (and Far Away)" "Don't Fence Me In" (with Andrews Sisters) "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" (with Andrews Sisters) "You Belong to My Heart" "Along the Navajo Trail (with Andrews Sisters) "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" "If I Loved You" "It's Been a Long, Long Time" (with Les Paul Trio) "I Can't Begin to Tell You" "Symphony" "The Bells of St. Mary's" "McNamara's Band" "Sioux City Sue" "South America, Take It Away" "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" (with Andrews Sisters) "Night and Day" "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" (with Andrews Sisters) "Galway Bay "Ballerina" "Now Is the Hour" "But Beautiful" "Far Away Places" "Careless Hands" "Riders in the Sky" "Some Enchanted Evening" "Dear Hearts and Gentle People" "Mule Train"
1950s	"Quicksilver" (with Andrews Sisters) "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?" (with Andrews Sisters) "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" "Play a Simple Melody" (with Gary Crosby) "Sam's Song " (with Gary Crosby) "La Vie en rose" "All My Love" "Beyond the Reef" "Harbor Lights" "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" "A Marshmallow World" "Sparrow in the Treetop" (with Andrews Sisters) "Gone Fishin'" (with Louis Armstrong) "In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening" (with Jane Wyman) "The Isle of Innisfree" "Zing a Little Zong" (with Jane Wyman) "Silver Bells" (with Carol Richards) "Down by the Riverside" (with Gary Crosby) "Young at Heart" "Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep" "Stranger in Paradise" "In a Little Spanish Town" (with Buddy Cole Trio) "True Love" (with Grace Kelly) "Now You Has Jazz" (with Louis Armstrong) "Well, Did You Evah!" (with Frank Sinatra)
1970s	"That's What Life Is All About"
1980s	"Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" (with David Bowie)

v t e Tennessee Ernie Ford
Albums	Hymns (1956) Ernie Sings & Glen Picks (1975)
Singles	"Mule Train" "I'll Never Be Free" "The Shotgun Boogie" "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" "Sixteen Tons" "You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry" "Dark as a Dungeon"

v t e Frankie Laine
Studio albums	Frankie Laine (three albums, 1950) One for My Baby A Musical Portrait of New Orleans (with Jo Stafford) Mr. Rhythm Jazz Spectacular Frankie Laine and the Four Lads Rockin' Foreign Affair Torchin' Reunion in Rhythm (with Michel Legrand) You Are My Love Frankie Laine, Balladeer Hell Bent for Leather! Deuces Wild Call of the Wild Wanderlust I'll Take Care of Your Cares I Wanted Someone to Love To Each His Own You Gave Me a Mountain
Compilations	With All My Heart Singing the Blues Frankie Laine's Greatest Hits Frankie Laine's Golden Hits
Singles	"The 3:10 to Yuma" "Answer Me" "The Ballad of High Noon" "Cool Water" "The Cry of the Wild Goose" "Dream a Little Dream of Me" "Granada" "Hey Joe" "Hey, Good Lookin'" "Hummingbird" "I Believe" "Tell Me a Story" "Dammit Isn't God's Last Name" "Don't Make My Baby Blue" "I'll Take Care of Your Cares" "I'm Gonna Be Strong" "In the Beginning" "Jezebel" "The Kid's Last Fight" "Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got)" "Mam'selle" "Moonlight Gambler" "Mule Train" "Rawhide" "Rose, Rose, I Love You" "Shine" "Sixteen Tons" "Some Day" "Sugar Bush" "That Lucky Old Sun" "That's Good, That's Bad" "That's My Desire" "To Each His Own" "Up Above My Head" "Way Down Yonder in New Orleans" "A Woman in Love" "Making Memories" "You Gave Me a Mountain" "You Wanted Someone to Play With (I Wanted Someone to Love)" "You, No One but You" "Your Cheatin' Heart"
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