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This double-CD Gene Autry compilation, though impressive on a sonic level, and reasonably full, isn't quite perfect. Oh, it covers all of the basics and even gives some play to aspects of Autry such as his blues singing, represented by "Dallas County Jail Blues" and "T.B. Blues," that usually isn't familiar to listeners whose knowledge is limited to the hits such as "That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine," "Back in the Saddle Again," "South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)," or "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer." And it works in such personally and musically expressive tracks as "The Death of Jimmie Rodgers," as well. And the annotation is also nice and full, as far as any of it goes in this Sony Music series. Yet, somehow, they managed to miss some pretty essential songs here, including Autry's version of "Blueberry Hill," which was a hit more than a decade before Fats Domino cut the song and would constitute a major revelation for anyone under the age of 50 who hears this set. In its defense, the sound is excellent, much of the material transferred from original metal parts and given first-class treatment, though even that is sort of second-hand -- this set utilizes the same masters prepared by ace reissue producer Nick Shaffran for an even better Autry three-CD reissue done for mail-order release.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
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Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Guitar - Gene Autry, Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - G. Autry, Composer - G. Autry, Lyricist - R. Whitley, Composer - R. Whitley, Lyricist
Originally Released 1939 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
J. Kennedy, Composer - J. Kennedy, Lyricist - Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - M. Carr, Composer - M. Carr, Lyricist
Originally Released 1939 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
B. Miller, Composer - B. Miller, Lyricist - Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer
Originally Released 1933 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Performer - B. Nolan, Composer - B. Nolan, Lyricist - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - Jimmy Long, Vocal - Smilie Burnette, Vocal
Originally Released 1935 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - G. Autry, Composer - G. Autry, Lyricist - H. Hopper, Composer - H. Hopper, Lyricist
Originally Released 1937 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Guitar - Gene Autry, Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - Roy Smeck, Steel Guitar - W. R. Calaway, Composer - W. R. Calaway, Lyricist - G. Autry, Composer - G. Autry, Lyricist
Originally released 1931. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - G. Autry, Composer - G. Autry, Lyricist
Originally Released 1935 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - Jimmy Long, Vocal - G. Autry, Composer - G. Autry, Lyricist
Originally Released 1933 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Guitar - Gene Autry, Performer - J.B. Tenney, Composer - J.B. Tenney, Lyricist - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - H. Stone, Composer - H. Stone, Lyricist
Originally Released 1936 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
R. Hall, Composer - R. Hall, Lyricist - Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Guitar - Gene Autry, Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - Roy Smeck, Steel Guitar - J. Rodgers, Composer - J. Rodgers, Lyricist
Originally Released 1931 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - A.P. Carter, Composer - A.P. Carter, Lyricist
Originally Released 1942 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
A. Gamse, Composer - A. Gamse, Lyricist - Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - J. LACALLE, Composer - J. LACALLE, Lyricist
Originally Released 1941 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
J. Marvin, Composer - J. Marvin, Lyricist - Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - G. Autry, Composer - G. Autry, Lyricist
Originally Released 1937 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - G. Autry, Composer - G. Autry, Lyricist - J. Long, Composer - J. Long, Lyricist
Originally Released 1931 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
M.H. Woolsey, Composer - M.H. Woolsey, Lyricist - Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - R. Sauer, Composer - R. Sauer, Lyricist - M. Taggart, Composer - M. Taggart, Lyricist
Originally Released 1938 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
F. Rose, Composer - F. Rose, Lyricist - Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - G. Autry, Composer - G. Autry, Lyricist
Originally Released 1941 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Guitar - Gene Autry, Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - J. Davis, Composer - J. Davis, Lyricist - F. Tillman, Composer - F. Tillman, Lyricist
Originally Released 1941 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
D. Swander, Composer - D. Swander, Lyricist - Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Guitar - Gene Autry, Performer - J. Hershey, Composer - J. Hershey, Lyricist - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer
Originally Released 1942 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
W. Samuels, Composer - W. Samuels, Lyricist - Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - T. Powell, Composer - T. Powell, Lyricist - L. Whitcup, Composer - L. Whitcup, Lyricist
Originally Released 1938 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Guitar - Gene Autry, Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - Davis & Mitchell, Composer - Davis & Mitchell, Lyricist
Originally Released 1941 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
DISC 2
J. Lilley, Composer - J. Lilley, Lyricist - Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - F. Loesser, Composer - F. Loesser, Lyricist
Originally Released 1942 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - C. Porter, Composer - C. Porter, Lyricist
Originally Released 1944 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - J. GUTHRIE, Composer - J. GUTHRIE, Lyricist - W. Guthrie, Composer - W. Guthrie, Lyricist
Originally Recorded 1946 & Released 2000 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
M. Leeds, Composer - M. Leeds, Lyricist - F. Wise, Composer - F. Wise, Lyricist - Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - S. Nelson, Composer - S. Nelson, Lyricist
Originally Released 1947 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - Scott Wiseman, Composer - Scott Wiseman, Lyricist
Originally Released 1946 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
H. Ledbetter, Composer - H. Ledbetter, Lyricist - Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - A. Lomax, Composer - A. Lomax, Lyricist
Originally Released 1950 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - R. Freedman, Composer - R. Freedman, Lyricist - D. Thomas, Composer - D. Thomas, Lyricist
Originally Released 1970 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - Carl Cotner, Arranger
Originally released 1947. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
F. Rose, Composer - F. Rose, Lyricist - Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer
Originally Released 1953 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
F. Rose, Composer - F. Rose, Lyricist - Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - G. Autry, Composer - G. Autry, Lyricist - R. Whitley, Composer - R. Whitley, Lyricist
Originally Released 1942 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - Irving Berlin, Composer - Irving Berlin, Lyricist
Originally Released 1951 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - S. Jones, Composer - S. Jones, Lyricist
Originally Released 1949 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - Traditional, Composer - Traditional, Lyricist
Originally Released 1952 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Jay Livingston, Composer - Jay Livingston, Lyricist - Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Performer - Raymond B. Evans, Lyricist - Raymond B. Evans, Composer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer
Originally Released 1948 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - Traditional, Composer - Traditional, Lyricist
Originally Released 1952 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
W. Burch, Composer - W. Burch, Lyricist - Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - C. Cotner, Composer - C. Cotner, Lyricist - G. Autry, Composer - G. Autry, Lyricist
Originally Released 1951 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
R. Foley, Composer - R. Foley, Lyricist - Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Performer - V. Horton, Composer - V. Horton, Lyricist - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - G. Autry, Composer - G. Autry, Lyricist
Originally Released 1947 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Steve Nelson, Composer - Steve Nelson, Lyricist - Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - Jack Rollins, Composer - Jack Rollins, Lyricist
Originally released 1950. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
O. Haldeman, Composer - O. Haldeman, Lyricist - Gene Autry, Vocal - Gene Autry, Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - G. Autry, Composer - G. Autry, Lyricist
Originally released 1947. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Andreas Meyer, Mastering Engineer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - Gene Autry & The Pinafores with Orchestral Accompaniment, Performer - Howard Fritzson, Director - Johnny Marks, Composer - Johnny Marks, Lyricist - Steve Berkowitz, A&R Coordinator
Originally released 1949. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
This double-CD Gene Autry compilation, though impressive on a sonic level, and reasonably full, isn't quite perfect. Oh, it covers all of the basics and even gives some play to aspects of Autry such as his blues singing, represented by "Dallas County Jail Blues" and "T.B. Blues," that usually isn't familiar to listeners whose knowledge is limited to the hits such as "That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine," "Back in the Saddle Again," "South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)," or "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer." And it works in such personally and musically expressive tracks as "The Death of Jimmie Rodgers," as well. And the annotation is also nice and full, as far as any of it goes in this Sony Music series. Yet, somehow, they managed to miss some pretty essential songs here, including Autry's version of "Blueberry Hill," which was a hit more than a decade before Fats Domino cut the song and would constitute a major revelation for anyone under the age of 50 who hears this set. In its defense, the sound is excellent, much of the material transferred from original metal parts and given first-class treatment, though even that is sort of second-hand -- this set utilizes the same masters prepared by ace reissue producer Nick Shaffran for an even better Autry three-CD reissue done for mail-order release.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 40 track(s)
- Total length: 01:48:46
- Main artists: Gene Autry
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia - Legacy
- Genre: Electronic Lounge
(P) 2005 Sony Music Entertainment
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