Cowboy Country Crosby Style [ORIGINAL RECORDINGS REMASTERED] [Import]

Bing Crosby | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 5, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Jasmine Music
• ASIN: B00007KS5E
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #306,825 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Country Style

2. Ridin' Down The Canyon

3. Who Calls?

4. My Little Buckaroo

5. Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride

6. Gotta Get Me Somebody To Love

7. Blue Shadows On The Trail

8. Nobody's Darlin' But Mine

9. Empty Saddles

10. Silver On The Sage

11. You Are My Sunshine

12. Roundup Lullaby

13. Don't Fence Me In

14. Lone Star Trail

15. Mule Train

16. Prairieland Lullaby

17. Home On The Range

18. You Don't Know What Lonesome Is

19. Tumbling Tumbleweeds

20. Take Me Back To My Boots And Saddle

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

There have always been plenty of singers to perform "Country & Western". Amongst them was one who, although not considered a genuine cowboy singer, certainly knew how to interpret the genre. He was an American institution named Bing Crosby.Several songs on this CD were written by names not usually associated with country music. Jimmy Van Heusen supplied "Country Style" for the Crosby picture "Welcome Stranger", whilst M.K. Jerome and Jack Scholl contributed "My Little Buckaroo" for the 1937 film "Cherokee Strip" starring Dick Foran. "Blue Shadows On The Trail" was penned by Eliot Daniel and Johnny Lange for the Disney animated picture "Melody Time" featuring Roy Rogers and The Sons Of The Pioneers. A Paramount short , "Arizona Sketches", presented "Prairieland Lullaby" by that doyen of film music Victor Young and for which Frank Loesser supplied the lyrics. Richard Whiting s last movie score before his death in February 1938 was for Warner Brothers "Cowboy From Brooklyn" starring Dick Powell. Johnny Mercer wrote the lyrics for Whiting s "Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride" and whilst Powell recorded the song, Bing didn t, so this performance is taken from a "Kraft Music Hall" radio broadcast.The biggest surprise amongst the non-country writers is better known for his show tunes and songs with intricately witty lyrics - Cole Porter. "Don t Fence Me In" See Also JASCD108/9 - Going Hollywood, Vol. 1: 1930-1936 JASCD113/4 - Going Hollywood, Vol. 2: 1936-1939 JASCD121/2 - Going Hollywood, Vol. 3: 1940-1944 JASCD127/8 - Hit the Road with Bing & Bob - From Bali to Zanzibar JASCD130/1 - Going Hollywood, Vol. 4: 1944-1949 JASCD318 - Hey, Look Us Over! JASCD336 - Fun with Bing & Louis JASCD392 - Too Marvellous For Words - The Top Fifty Of His Many Greatest Hits JASCD651 - Bing & Bob JASMCD3558 - Another Ride In Cowboy Country

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bing goes cowboy, April 24, 2004

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Candace Scott (Lake Arrowhead, CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cowboy Country Crosby Style [ORIGINAL RECORDINGS REMASTERED] (Audio CD)

Bing was an eclectic singer who dabbled extensively in many genres of music: Hawaiian, Irish and cowboy songs, which is showcased here. This is an excellent introduction for those who don't have other Crosby CD's in your collection or who want to hear his western side. It contains his standard hits which have been recycled time and again on other anthologies. Most Bing-ologists will have all these songs in their collection, some of them many times over. But if you are new to Crosby, this is an acceptable choice and I guarantee that you will become hooked on Bing's magnificent voice. It's a little weak on his earlier work and it does contain some curious omissions. Yet there are some stellar songs included as well, like one of personal favorites, "I'm an Old Cowhand," One of his greatest recordings.
For the novice Crosby fan, this set is perfect for several reasons: not only does it give you a fine overview of Bing's career, the sound quality is exceptional. The packaging of the set is excellent and it even includes a booklet with a synopsis of Bing's western songs and musical style, as well as an explanation of his tremendous musical impact upon the 20th century.

Other reviewers have complained about the sound quality on this set. I am puzzled at this criticism. I have most of these songs on casette, vinyl and some even on their original 78 and 45 issues. The sound quality here is quite acceptable and good on most tracks. This set will give you many hours of enjoyable listening and help you branch off into other Crosby CD's which includes his lesser-known vocals. Hopefully this collection will convince you that Bing's vocal mastery was unparalled. Then you can sample his earlier, jazz-influenced work during his Columbia years in the early 30's and branch off into his 20's work with the Rhythm Boys. But for the beginning Crosby listener, this is as good a choice as any. I highly recommend this set. Enjoy