Burl IVES – Man About Town

A simple bearded troubadour performing unsophisticated songs without tricks or embellishments, Burl Ives single-handedly filled concert halls on both sides of the Atlantic.

Features the two top ten hits, 'A Little Bitty Tear', 'Funny Way of Laughin' and the top twenty 'Call Me Mr. In-Between'.

Burl Ives was a true institution in America and this new collection sits alongside our previous two editions JASBOX 14-4 - 'The Wayfaring Stranger' & JASMCD 3524 - 'Lavender Blue' perfectly and is a fitting tribute to the genius of the man. R.I.P. Burl. We miss your dulcet tones.

Track Listing

Disc 1

1. LYDIA, THE TATTOOED LADY
2. VIVA LA COMPAGNIE
3. AURA LEE
4. THERE IS A TAVERN IN THE TOWN
5. MY LITTLE BIMBO DOWN ON A BAMBOO ISLAND
6. TIT WILLOW ("The Mikado")
7. I NEVER SEE MAGGIE ALONE
8. OH, BY JINGO
9. THE KLING KLING BIRD
10. REBECCA CAME BACK FROM MECCA
11. THERE'S A HOLE IN MY BUCKET
12. POLLY WOLLY DOODLE
13. EVERYBODY'S DOING IT
14. I LOVE A PIANO
15. I WANT TO GO BACK TO MICHIGAN
16. AT THE DEVIL'S BALL
17. ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME BAND
18. WHAT'LL I DO
19. YOU'D BE SURPRISED
20. ALL ALONE
21. TURKISH REVERY
22. IRISH ROVER
23. WANDERIN'
24. LADIES MAN
25. GIT ALONG LITTLE DOGIES

Disc 2

1. A LITTLE BITTY TEAR
2. THE LONG BLACK VEIL
3. THE ALMIGHTY DOLLAR BILL
4. FORTY HOUR WEEK
5. DELIA
6. LENORA, LET YOUR HAIR HANG DOWN
7. MOCKING BIRD HILL
8. MAMA DON'T WANT NO PEAS AN' RICE AN' COCOANUT OIL
9. EMPTY SADDLES
10. THE LAST ROUNDUP
11. COOL WATER
12. HOLDING HANDS FOR JOE
13. WHAT YOU GONNA DO, LEROY?
14. FUNNY WAY OF LAUGHIN'
15. NINETY NINE
16. CALL ME MR. IN-BETWEEN
17. I AIN'T COMIN' HOME TONIGHT
18. HOW DO YOU FALL OUT OF LOVE?
19. BUSTED
20. POOR BOY IN A RICH MAN'S TOWN
21. THE MOON IS HIGH
22. THE BLIZZARD
23. MY CHICKEN RAN 'WAY TO THE BUSH
24. MAN ABOUT TOWN