20 Golden Cowboy Hits

Gene Autry | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 25, 2000)
• Original Release Date: January 7, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Tee Vee Records
• ASIN: B00003W8B9
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #356,001 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine

2. Back in the Saddle Again

3. At Mail Call Today

4. The End of the Trail

5. The Yellow Rose of Texas

6. I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes

7. I Wish I Had Never Met Sunshine

8. You're the Only Star (In My Blue Heaven)

9. Mexicali Rose

10. Buttons and Bows

11. Tumbling Tumbleweeds

12. The Last Roundup

13. Nobody's Darling But Mine

14. It Makes No Difference Now

15. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You

16. Red River Valley

17. Deep in the Heart of Texas

18. South of the Border

19. Don't Fence Me In

20. Peter Cottontail

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5.0 out of 5 stars The definitive collection, part 2, March 2, 2000

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After buying "The Essential Gene Autry" from amazon.com, I wrote a review describing that disc as the definitive collection of western songs by this icon of the Singing Cowboy era. I since have added "20 Golden Cowboy Hits" to my collection and, if anything, like it even more. The differences are slight, with a large overlap betwen the two CDs. The "20 Hits" collection has as its main benefit the inclusion of "Buttons and Bows", which is such a great song and which Gene sang better than anyone else. I also like the version of "Jingle Jangle Jingle" on this CD better. On the other hand, the "Essential" collection includes the wonderful "El Rancho Grande" and has a better version of "The Yellow Rose of Texas." Another notable difference is that the "Essential" disc has "Blueberry Hill" as a quasi-western inclusion, while "20 Hits" has "At Mail Call Today" (of World War II) and "Peter Cottontail" (of, well, the Easter Bunny). Both are nice, but by what stretch of the imagination are they considered "golden cowboy hits?" I would say to study the track selection and take your pick, but I have decided to keep both. I bought a slimline "two-fer" jewel box for a buck at a local record store; there's room for both booklets and both discs, and I can play whichever I want, depending on which I'm more in the mood for. I could actually listen to them back-to-back!