Between the Rails: America's Train Songs

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 15, 1996)
• Original Release Date: February 16, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Gnp Crescendo
• ASIN: B000001OZM
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #465,628 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. My Love Affair With Trains

2. Smokestack Lightnin'

3. Train Kept A-Rollin'

4. I Got the Train Sittin' Waitin'

5. Golden Rocket

6. Wabash Cannonball

7. Mystery Train

8. First Train Headin' South

9. Railroad Corral

10. Train Whistle Blues

11. Track Walkin'

12. Blue Train

13. Broke Down Engine

14. Engine, Engine #9

15. Train Goin' Nowhere

16. City of New Orleans

17. Looking for My Baby

18. (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fine collection of train songs, April 4, 2003

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This review is from: Between the Rails: America's Train Songs (Audio CD)

This compilation relies heavily on country music but is not limited to that genre, as the inclusion of Howlin' Wolf (Smokestack lightning), Johnny Burnette (Train kept a-rolling), Junior Parker (Mystery train) and Blind Willie McTell (Broke down engine) proves.

The set opens with Merle Haggard singing My love affair with trains, a song written for him by Dolly Parton, who never actually recorded the song herself. It is an appropriate song for Merle, who has been a train enthusiast from an early age.

The singing brakeman (Jimmie Rodgers) is represented by Train whistle blues - not his most famous train song, but an excellent choice. Johnny Cash, who has also recorded many train songs, sings Blue train. Another prolific recorder of train songs, Hank Snow, is not represented directly but the Horse Soldiers do a fine cover of his Golden rocket.

This is an excellent collection of train songs, mixing the famous songs with the obscure, complete with interesting liner notes.