Horton,Johnny Essential Recordings CD

2012 two CD collection. Johnny Horton's first era of success proved massively influential on Rockabilly/Country crossover artists that would follow and his second successful wave ushered in the popularity of the epic story Pop song. This release features the absolute best of his entire output, including classics such as 'Battle of New Orleans,' 'When It's Springtime in Alaska (It's Forty Below)' and the fabulous Honky Tonk standard 'Honky Tonk Man.'

1. The Battle of New Orleans 2. Honky Tonk Man 3. Big Wheels Rollin' 4. Gobbler the Houn' Dog 5. Johnny Freedom (Freedom Land) 6. Let's Take the Long Way Home 7. I'm a Woman Man 8. Broken Hearted Gypsy 9. Cherokee Boogie 10. The Train with the Rhumba Beat 11. The Woman I Need 12. Sinking of the Reuben James 13. The Wild One 14. Lost Highway 15. Two Red Lips and Warm Red Wine 16. Mr. Moonlight 17. It's a Long Rocky Road 18. Take Me Like I Am 19. Smokey Joe's Barbecue 20. Johnny Reb 21. North to Alaska 22. I'm Coming Home 23. Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor 24. The First Train Heading South 25. All Grown Up 26. The Mansion You Stole 27. The Golden Rocket 28. I'm Ready If You're Willing 29. Don't Yse My Heart for a Stepping Stone 30. Sal's Got a Sugar Lip 31. In My House in Shelby County 32. Whispering Pines 33. All for the Love of a Girl 34. Sink the Bismark 35. Wise to the Ways of a Woman 36. On the Banks of the Beautiful Nile 37. Got the Bull By the Horns 38. Devil Made a Masterpiece 39. I'll Do It Every Time 40. When It's Springtime in Alaska (It's Forty Below)