Ritter,Tex Tex Ritter Collection: Hits And Selected Singles CD

Tex Ritter was one of the first "singing cowboys", a singer and actor who started out singing on radio in Texas in the 1920s, soon moving to New York to appear on radio and on Broadway. He made his first records in 1933, going on to have a recording career that lasted four decades, and after his screen debut in 1936 in western movies, made more than 70 films through to the mid-1970s. He is best known on record for his pop hits with "High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)", the theme song of the landmark 1952 movie "High Noon", "The Wayward Wind" in 1956 and "I Dreamed Of A Hillbilly Heaven" in 1962. This great-value 77-track 3-CD set comprises recordings on the Vocalion, Champion and Decca labels from the 1930s, and then, when he was one of the first signings to the newly-founded Capitol label, further selected A & B sides from the 1940s and '50s, the heyday of his career, and through to the early '60s. It includes all his 17 chart entries during this era, including the country No. 1s "I'm Wasting My Time On You", "You Two-Timed Me Once Too Often" and "You Will Have To Pay", and the Top 3 hits "There's A New Moon Over My Shoulder", "Jealous Heart", "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You" and "When You Leave Don't Slam The Door", plus the pop hits mentioned above. Encompassing children's songs, faith-based material, and some of his trademark recitations as well as the more familiar fare of cowboy songs, it's a substantial and varied showcase for his talent and his highly distinctive style.

1. Goodbye Old Paint 2. Sam Hall 3. Thirty Three Years in Prison 4. Get Along Lil Dogie 5. Nobody's Darling But Mine 6. My Brown Eyed Texas Rose 7. The Oregon Trail 8. Take Me Back to My Boots and Saddle 9. High Wide and Handsome 10. We'll Rest at the End of the Trail 11. Hills of Old Wyoming 12. Melody from the Sky 13. I'm a Natural Born Cowboy 14. Singing in the Saddle 15. Viva Tequila 16. When It's Lamp Lighting Time in the Valley 17. Goodbye, My Little Cherokee 18. Someone 19. There's a Gold Star in Her Window 20. I'm Wastin' My Tears on You 21. There's a New Moon Over My Shoulder 22. Jealous Heart 23. You Two Timed Me Once Too Often 24. You Will Have to Pay 25. Christmas Carols By the Old Corral 26. I'm Gonna Leave You Like I Found You 27. Long Time Gone 28. When You Leave, Don't Slam the Door 29. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You 30. From Now on 31. One Little Teardrop Too Late 32. Billy the Kid 33. The Texas Rangers 34. I Love My Rooster 35. The Wreck of Number Nine 36. Froggy Went A-Courtin' 37. The Last Mile 38. Rock and Rye 39. Double Dealin' Darlin' 40. Tenneha, Timpson, Bobo and Blair 41. I Was Born a Hundred Years Ago 42. Thank You 43. Cactus Jackson Had a Ranch 44. The Boll Weevil Song 45. Teach Me to Forget 46. I Can't Get My Foot Off the Rail 47. Rye Whiskey 48. Deck of Cards 49. Dallas Darlin' 50. Pecos Bill 51. Rounded Up in Glory 52. Fort Worth Jail 53. Careless Hands 54. San Antonio Rose 55. Bad Brahma Bull 56. Cool Water 57. You Are My Sunshine 58. Never Mind My Tears 59. Boiled Crawfish 60. The Pledge of Allegiance 61. Daddy's Last Letter 62. Stay Away from My Heart 63. You're Always Brand New 64. There's No One to Cry Over Me 65. Ol' Shorty 66. When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again 67. There Shall Be Showers of Blessings 68. High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me) 69. Go on! Get Out! 70. My Woman Ain't Pretty 71. The Long Black Rifle 72. Let Me Go, Devil 73. Lord, Send An Angel 74. The Best Time of All 75. A Whale of Tale 76. The Wayward Wind 77. I Dreamed of a Hillbilly Heaven