The Early Years
Compilation by Johnny Horton
Released 11 September 1998
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Smokey Joe’s Barbecue2:34
- 2Devilish Love Light2:22
- 3Shotgun Boogie2:34
- 4In My Home in Shelby County2:15
- 5Coal Smoke, Valve Oil and Steam2:18
- 6Bob Sullivan Stomp (Piano instrumental)3:51
- 7Plaid and Calico2:40
- 8Done Rovin’2:46
- 9Candy Jones1:54
- 10Mean, Mean Son of a Gun2:51
- 11Shadows on the Old Bayou2:39
- 12Talk Gobbler Talk (Old Gobbler, the Hound Dog)2:24
- 13Go and Wash Your Dirty Feet (Barefoot Boy Blues)2:20
- 14Birds and Butterflies2:35
- 15Happy Millionaire2:46
- 16It’s a Long Rocky Road2:13
- 17On the Banks of the Beautiful Nile2:27
- 18Stompin’ at the KWKH (Piano instrumental)2:58
- 19Words2:45
- 20Rhythm in My Baby’s Walk2:26
- 21Bawlin’ Baby (& Hillbilly Barton)2:20
- 22Somebody’s Rockin’ My Broken Heart (& Hillbilly Barton)2:30
- 23Betty Lorraine (Betty Lou)2:23
- 24Devilish Love Light (excerpt)0:45
- CD 2
- 1First Train Headin’ South2:23
- 2The Rest of Your Life2:11
- 3(I Wished for an Angel) The Devil Sent Me You2:30
- 4This Won’t Be the First Time2:36
- 5Child’s Side of Life2:56
- 6I Won’t Forget2:35
- 7S.S. Lureline2:05
- 8The Mansion You Stole2:25
- 9I Won’t Get Dreamy Eyed2:08
- 10Tennessee Jive2:18
- 11Another Woman Wears My Wedding Ring2:46
- 12You, You, You2:32
- 13All for the Love of a Girl2:30
- 14Two Red Lips and Warm Red Wine2:12
- 15Back to My Back Street2:42
- 16Broken Hearted Gypsy2:08
- 17Move Down the Line2:19
- 18The Train With the Rhumba Beat2:43
- 19There’ll Never Be Another Mary2:57
- 20No True Love2:23
- 21The Devil Made a Masterpiece2:30
- 22Ha Ha and Moonface2:02
- 23You Cry in the Door of Your Mansion2:14
- 24Where Are You2:15
- 25Meant So Little to You2:23
- 26Ridin’ the Sunshine Special2:21
- 27Hey, Sweet Thing2:36
- 28Journey With No End2:40
- 29Big Wheels Rollin’2:22
- 30You Don’t Move Me Baby Anymore2:34
- CD 3
- 1Won’t You Love Me, Love, Love Me1:42
- 2Why Did It Happen to Me2:17
- 3You, You, You (Caused This Heartache)2:17
- 4Broken Hearted Gypsy1:14
- 5All for the Love of a Girl1:48
- 6My Heart Stopped, Trembled and Died2:21
- 7I’m a Fishin’ Man2:08
- 8Where Do You Think You Would Stand1:59
- 9The Devil Made a Masterpiece1:48
- 10Because I’m a Jealous Man2:06
- 11I’m the One That Breaks in Two2:53
- 12The Train With the Rhumba Beat2:16
- 13’Cause You’re the One for Me1:56
- 14None of You but All of Me2:50
- 15Dark Haired Beauty Frum Cuba1:40
- 16Honky Tonk Jelly Roll Blues2:52
- 17Love and Tell1:21
- 18I Wish Heartaches Were Strangers2:03
- 19Confusion (1)1:58
- 20Shadows on the Bayou2:22
- 21Somebody’s Rockin’ My Broken Heart2:07
- 22Talk Gobbler Talk1:44
- 23Two Eyed Sunday1:51
- 24Down That River Road1:55
- 25Egg Money2:06
- 26Confusion (2)1:49
- 27First Train Headin’ South2:19
- 28Somebody’s Rockin’ My Broken Heart (1)2:04
- 29Smokey Joe’s Barbecue1:49
- 30Betty Lorraine2:37
- 31Honky Tonk Jelly Roll Blues (1)1:54
- CD 4
- 1Plaid and Calico2:21
- 2Coal Smoke, Valve Oil and Steam2:34
- 3Devilish Love Light2:24
- 4Done Rovin’2:51
- 5Mean, Mean Son of a Gun2:18
- 6Talk Gobbler Talk (Old Gobbler, the Hound Dog)2:04
- 7Shadows on the Old Bayou2:41
- 8In My Home in Shelby County2:17
- 9Go and Wash Your Dirty Feet (Barefoot Boy Blues)2:23
- 10Smokey Joe’s Barbecue2:36
- 11It’s a Long Rocky Road2:15
- 12Words2:50
- 13Done Rovin’2:47
- 14It’s a Long Rocky Road2:15
- 15Smokey Joe’s Barbecue2:32
- 16Mean, Mean Son of a Gun2:14
- 17Devilish Love Light2:19
- 18Coal Smoke, Valve Oil and Steam2:22
- 19Words2:43
- 20Shadows on the Old Bayou2:38
- 21On the Banks of the Beautiful Nile2:39
- 22In My Home in Shelby County2:16
- 23Go and Wash Your Dirty Feet (Barefoot Boy Blues)2:22
- 24Talk Gobbler Talk (Old Gobbler, the Hound Dog)2:05
- 25Ballad of Johnny Horton (Rudy Thacker)2:40
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Release credits
- vocal [21-22]
- producer [1]
- lead vocals [17], vocal [1, 21-22]
Issues
T4x CD11 September 1998





