25 Cowboy Classics: The Western Collection [Original recording remastered]

Gene Autry | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 30, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Varese Fontana
• ASIN: B00005R8DK
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #156,679 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Tumbling Tumbleweeds

2. The Call of the Canyon

3. Red River Valley

4. Purple Sage in the Twilight

5. (Take Me Back to My) Boots and Saddle

6. Twilight on the Trail

7. There's a Rainbow on the Rio Colorado

8. Oklahoma Hills

9. Sioux City Sue

10. South of the Border

11. The Last Roundup

12. Rounded up in Glory

13. Ridin' Down the Canyon

14. The Singing Hills

15. Ole Faithful

16. Blue Shadows on the Trail

17. (Ghost) Riders in the Sky

18. Mule Train

19. Sing Me a Song of the Saddle

20. The Old Chisholm Trail

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "pure Americana for all cowboys & gals ~ Gene Autry", March 15, 2003

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J. Lovins "Mr. Jim" (Missouri-USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 25 Cowboy Classics: The Western Collection (Audio CD)

The Varese Vintage Gene Autry Series keeps gathering plenty of tunes with this latest release "The Western Collection-25 Cowboy Classics". The sound quality is excellent and nostalgic for the wranglers who grew up listening to "SIOUX CITY SUE", "SOUTH OF THE BORDER (DOWN MEXICO WAY)", "TAKE ME BACK TO MY BOOTS AND SADDLE" absolutely essential for all cowboys and gals. Gene's good guy image with catchy lyrics and beautiful melodies are pleasant and extremely calming. After listening to this album over and over, you are transported back in time when life was simpler and the good guys always won. Gene was the screen's first "Singing Cowboy", already well known in the late '20s as a radio and recording star. Autry began making films in 1934 and the rest is history. Varese Records rides down the trail to Melody Lane, with the only entertainer with five stars on the "Hollywood Walk of Fame". One each for radio, recordings, films, television and live appearances. The Autry Museum of Western Heritage is a world-class center devoted to preserving and interpreting the rich history and traditions of the American West. This album and Varese Vintage Records is a big part of that...so pardners saddle up and relive those thrilling days of yester-year.

Total Time: 59:14 on 25 Tracks ~ Varese Records 302-066-271-2 ~ (10/30/2001)

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Western Variety, July 6, 2002

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PATRICIA T. ALMDALE (AULANDER, NC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 25 Cowboy Classics: The Western Collection (Audio CD)

I rate this CD as 5 star. Of course only Gene Autry could sing 5 stars western, because he was the only entertainer that had 5 Stars on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. The song "Oklahoma Hills" is one of my favorites. It is the first song that you hear in the first movie made by Gene (Soux City Sue) in 1946 upon his return from serving his country in the war. He made a great come back and this song really made him look good. Then "Call of the Canyon" is one of the great love songs sung by him with a haunting melodious tune. There are so many great songs on this CD that any Autry Fan or Collector like myself will enjoy and appreciate. These songs span his career from beginning to end. Many were sung in the great "B" westerns in which he starred. Some are even used at the titles of these movies. I highly recommend this CD. Remember, Gene Autry was "America's Favorite Singing Cowboy" and 5 star all the way!!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tough to find songs, May 6, 2007

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Scott A. Krohn - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 25 Cowboy Classics: The Western Collection (Audio CD)

A great collection of Gene Autry's cowboy songs. I couldn't find another cd with his "Gold Mine in the Sky" recording.