''The Definitive Collection'' is a compilation album by
American country singer
Ernest Tubb, released in 2006 (see
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).
The album includes duets with
Red Foley and
Loretta Lynn.
Reception
In his
Allmusic review, Stephen Thomas Erlewine said, "Given the length of Tubb's career, there are certainly plenty of charting hits and terrific music that didn't make the cut, but this has the great majority of his biggest and best hits, making this the best single-disc Tubb collection yet released..."
Track listing
# "
Walking the Floor Over You" (Ernest Tubb) – 2:38
# "Mean Mama Blues" (Tubb) – 2:59
# "Our Baby's Book" (Tubb) – 3:08
# "You Nearly Lose Your Mind" (Tubb) – 2:49
# "
Soldiers Last Letter Soldier's Last Letter is a country music song written by Redd Stewart and Ernest Tubb and recorded by Ernest Tubb. It was released in the United States in 1944.
Background and content
In 1941, following the attack on Pearl Harbor, Redd was draf ...
" (
Redd Stewart, Tubb) – 3:15
# "Tomorrow Never Comes" (Tubb,
Johnny Bond) – 3:08
# "It's Been So Long, Darling" (Tubb) – 3:15
# "Rainbow at Midnight" (Lost John Miller) – 3:10
# "Filipino Baby" (Billy Cox, Clarke Van Ness) – 3:02
#"Drivin' Nails in My Coffin" (Gerald Irby) – 2:56
# "
Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue)" (
George Brown,
Peter De Rose) – 2:53
# "Let's Say Goodbye Like We Said Hello" (Tubb,
Jimmie Skinner
Jimmie Skinner (April 27, 1909 – October 28, 1979) was an American country and bluegrass music singer, songwriter and acoustic guitarist. He also was known for a mail-order record business and retail store in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Biography
Sk ...
) – 3:01
# "Slipping Around" (
Floyd Tillman) – 2:55
# "
Blue Christmas" (
Billy Hayes Billy or Bill Hayes may refer to:
In entertainment
* Bill Hayes (actor) (born 1925), American actor and singer
* Bill Hayes (television producer), executive producer of ''Jon & Kate + 8''
* Billy Hayes (musician) (born 1985), drummer in Wavves an ...
,
Jay W. Johnson
Jay Withington Johnson (September 30, 1943October 17, 2009) was an American politician and journalist who served as the 36th director of the United States Mint, and one-term member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin. He ...
) – 2:48
# "Letters Have No Arms" (
Cindy Walker) – 3:08
# "I Love You Because" (
Leon Payne) – 2:43
# "
Goodnight, Irene" (
Huddie Ledbetter,
Alan Lomax
Alan Lomax (; January 31, 1915 – July 19, 2002) was an American ethnomusicologist, best known for his numerous field recordings of folk music of the 20th century. He was also a musician himself, as well as a folklorist, archivist, writer, sch ...
) – 3:04
# "
You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry" (Bob Merrill, Terry Shand) – 2:25
# "Two Glasses, Joe" (Cindy Walker) – 2:18
#"
Yellow Rose of Texas The Yellow Rose of Texas may refer to:
* "The Yellow Rose of Texas" (song), a traditional folk song
* ''The Yellow Rose of Texas'' (film), a 1944 American film directed by Joseph Kane
* The Yellow Rose of Texas (legend) inspired by the activities ...
" (
Don George
Don R. George (August 27, 1909 – 1987) was an American lyricist of popular music. His songs include " The Yellow Rose of Texas" " I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues" (1937), "I'm Beginning to See the Light" (1944) and " Everything but You" (1945 ...
) – 2:28
#"Half a Mind " (
Roger Miller
Roger Dean Miller Sr. (January 2, 1936 – October 25, 1992) was an American singer-songwriter, widely known for his honky-tonk-influenced novelty songs and his chart-topping Country music, country and pop hits "King of the Road (song), Ki ...
) – 2:29
#"Thanks a Lot" (
Eddie Miller, Don Sessions) – 2:34
#"Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be" (Billy Joe Deaton) – 2:44
#"Waltz Across Texas" (Talmadge Tubb) – 2:39
#"Sweet Thang" (Nat Stuckey) – 2:39
References
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2006 compilation albums
Ernest Tubb compilation albums