The Best of Merle Travis: Sweet Temptation (1946-1953)

~ Release by Merle Travis (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Cincinnati Lou
recording of:
Cincinnati Lou
composer:
Shug Fisher and Merle Travis
2:37
2No Vacancy
recording of:
No Vacancy
lyricist and composer:
Cliffie Stone and Merle Travis
2:40
3Divorce ME C.O.D.
recording of:
Divorce Me C.O.D. (on 1946-07-09)
lyricist and composer:
Cliffie Stone and Merle Travis
publisher:
American Music (publisher) (on 1946-08-26)
3:00
4So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed
recording of:
So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed (on 1946-10-19)
writer:
Eddie Kirk (US country singer/songwriter), Cliffie Stone and Merle Travis
publisher:
American Music (publisher) (on 1947-01-08)
32:59
5Sixteen Tons
recording of:
Sixteen Tons (on 1946-08-08)
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
publisher:
American Music, Inc. and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
parody version of:
Sixteen Tons (yiddish parody)
2:52
6Steel Guitar Rag
recording of:
Steel Guitar Rag (vocal version)
lyricist:
Cliffie Stone and Merle Travis
composer:
Leon McAuliffe
is based on:
Steel Guitar Rag (instrumental)
2:45
7Blue Yodel # 1 T For Texas
2:21
8Any Old Time
2:43
9Three Times Seven
recording of:
Three Times Seven
composer:
Cliffie Stone and Merle Travis
2:57
10Kentucky Means Paradise
2:38
11Sweet Temptation2:53
12Fat Gal
recording of:
Fat Gal
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
2:38
13Dry Bread
2:37
14Cannon Ball Rag
recording of:
Cannonball Rag
writer:
Merle Travis
1:57
15Lawdy, What a Gal
2:53
16Guitar Rag
2:27
17Deep South
2:07
18Re-Enlistment Blues
3:23
19Kinfolks in Carolina
2:24
20I'll See you in My Dreams
1:52