Songs of the West [Import]

Frankie Laine | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 22, 2002)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Castle Pulse
• ASIN: B000063KH4
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #144,500 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Rawhide

2. Cool Water

3. High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)

4. Gunfight at the OK Corral

5. The Lucky Old Sun

6. The Cry of the Wild Goose

7. Wanted Man

8. Tumbling Tumbleweeds

9. The Hanging Tree

10. Mule Train

11. Along the Navajo Trail

12. Moonlight Gambler

13. Don't Fence Me In

14. Call of the Wild

15. The 3: 10 to Yuma

16. Riders in the Sky

17. Blazing Saddles

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Where's "Gunslinger"? Where's "Man with a Star"?, November 23, 2004

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Eclectic Revisited "Charlie" (Arizona) - See all my reviews

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Oh, who cares? Everything that IS here is excellent; you expect no less from Frankie Laine. "Gunslinger" was a before-its-time "Man With No Name"-type TV show without the talents of Clint Eastwood or Sergio Leone. (Frankie sung the theme song). And "Man With A Star" was not the best of Frankie (but still good). Nobody has ever quite matched Frankie Laine in his interpretations of songs. He was SELECTED to provide the theme songs for some of the westerns that abounded in the 50s and 60s. He even acted in one episode of "Rawhide". This is a terrific piece of work but there are other Frankie hits you'll want too. Western fans, let this be your first buy but not your last. The world's best musical stylist has much, much more on his resume.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars all the best, June 22, 2003

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Kimberley Wilson (VA USA) - See all my reviews
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I bought this for my husband and we listen to it in the car a lot. The songs all bring back memories of our favorite westerns, or summers long gone by.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE FABULOUS FRANKIE LAINE RIDES THE WESTERN RANGE AGAIN., April 24, 2008

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RBSProds "rbsprods" (Deep in the heart of Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Songs of the West (Audio CD)

Five DRAMATIC Stars!! Great Western performances by the inimitable Frankie Laine. Mr Laine, a dramatic singer, composer, and musician was an accomplished big band crooner who later sang pop, jazz, and blues, influencing many who followed in the 1950s and 1960s. He sold over 250 million songs (which puts him in company with the Mariahs, Celines, and Madonnas of today) and he hit his stride singing ballads and songs with western and adventure themes, although he was not a country & western artist. Legendary producer Mitch Miller help guide Mr Laine's career into music legend status at Mercury and later at Columbia Records.

The best of the best include: a touching "3:10 to Yuma" about a determined cowboy (with lyrics not related to the movie, but very moving nonetheless), which has been my personal favorite for many years; a bracing, nuanced version about the "Gunfight at the OK Corral"; an unbelievably beautiful "Along The Navajo Trail"; and the unconditional love of "The Hanging Tree" with it's unusual conclusion: these are from the LP recording "Hell Bent for Leather" which contained studio recreations of some of Frankie's hit songs featuring the Johnny Williams Orchestra and Chorus. A smooth "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" and an updated, loping "Moonlight Gambler" are excellent. "High Noon" is an excellent updated version, as is a crackling "Mule Train". "Rawhide" is an exciting version but it is not the TV show theme version which may not be commercially available. Great performances by one of the GREATEST singers of all time. My Highest Recommendation!! Five BIG Stars. (Audio CD, 1 disk with 17 digitally remastered songs, Total time: 45:23) (Note to producers: please add the wild "Bowie Knife" and the insightful "City Boy" on the next update to complete the "Hell Bent For Leather" cycle of songs.)