Jimmy WAKELY – From Cowboy To Country

In parallel with his screen appearances, Wakely also had a thriving recording career and on occasion could pen a useful song. A good selection of hits are featured here, such as "Song Of The Sierras", his 1948 number one Country hit "I Love You So Much It Hurts", from the same year "Mine All Mine", and from 1949 "Till The End Of The World" (a duet with an unidentified female partner) and "I Wish I Had A Nickel". In the same year, Capitol producer Lee Gillette teamed Wakely up with 'Pop' singer Margaret Whiting, resulting in another number one with "Slippin' Around", and the B-side, "Wedding Bells", also showing strongly. "Slippin' Around" crossed over to the Pop charts where again it hit the top spot, and further duets with Miss Whiting did them both proud.

See also JASMCD 2603 and JASBOX 19-4.

Track Listing

1. BETWEEN THE LINES
2. MINE, ALL MINE
3. OKLAHOMA HILLS
4. MOON OVER MONTANA
5. WALKING THE SIDEWALKS OF SHAME
6. SLIPPIN' AROUND w. Margaret Whiting
7. WEDDING BELLS w. Margaret Whiting
8. TILL THE END OF THE WORLD
9. I LOVE YOU SO MUCH IT HURTS
10. SILVER TRAILS
11. ROLL ALONG KENTUCKY MOON
12. SONG OF THE SIERRAS
13. I WISH I HAD A NICKEL
14. TEXAS TORNADO
15. CIMARRON (ROLL ON)
16. DON'T YOU CRY OVER ME
17. I WANTA RIDE THAT GOSPEL TRAIN
18. BIRMINGHAM JAIL
19. I'M THINKING TONIGHT OF MY BLUE EYES
20. THE NIGHT HERDING SONG feat. Dick Reinhardt
21. TENTING TONIGHT ON THE OLD CAMP GROUND
22. MY CAMP FIRE LULLABY
23. IF YOU KNEW WHAT IT MEANT TO BE LONESOME
24. HERE'S THE END OF THE TRAIL (OLE TIMER)