The Early Years

Compilation by Johnny Horton

Released 11 September 1998

Tracklist

  • CD 1
  • 1
    Smokey Joe’s Barbecue
    2:34
  • 2
    Devilish Love Light
    2:22
  • 3
    Shotgun Boogie
    2:34
  • 4
    In My Home in Shelby County
    2:15
  • 5
    Coal Smoke, Valve Oil and Steam
    2:18
  • 6
    Bob Sullivan Stomp (Piano instrumental)
    3:51
  • 7
    Plaid and Calico
    2:40
  • 8
    Done Rovin’
    2:46
  • 9
    Candy Jones
    1:54
  • 10
    Mean, Mean Son of a Gun
    2:51
  • 11
    Shadows on the Old Bayou
    2:39
  • 12
    Talk Gobbler Talk (Old Gobbler, the Hound Dog)
    2:24
  • 13
    Go and Wash Your Dirty Feet (Barefoot Boy Blues)
    2:20
  • 14
    Birds and Butterflies
    2:35
  • 15
    Happy Millionaire
    2:46
  • 16
    It’s a Long Rocky Road
    2:13
  • 17
    On the Banks of the Beautiful Nile
    2:27
  • 18
    Stompin’ at the KWKH (Piano instrumental)
    2:58
  • 19
    Words
    2:45
  • 20
    Rhythm in My Baby’s Walk
    2:26
  • 21
    Bawlin’ Baby (& Hillbilly Barton)
    2:20
  • 22
    Somebody’s Rockin’ My Broken Heart (& Hillbilly Barton)
    2:30
  • 23
    Betty Lorraine (Betty Lou)
    2:23
  • 24
    Devilish Love Light (excerpt)
    0:45
  • CD 2
  • 1
    First Train Headin’ South
    2:23
  • 2
    The Rest of Your Life
    2:11
  • 3
    (I Wished for an Angel) The Devil Sent Me You
    2:30
  • 4
    This Won’t Be the First Time
    2:36
  • 5
    Child’s Side of Life
    2:56
  • 6
    I Won’t Forget
    2:35
  • 7
    S.S. Lureline
    2:05
  • 8
    The Mansion You Stole
    2:25
  • 9
    I Won’t Get Dreamy Eyed
    2:08
  • 10
    Tennessee Jive
    2:18
  • 11
    Another Woman Wears My Wedding Ring
    2:46
  • 12
    You, You, You
    2:32
  • 13
    All for the Love of a Girl
    2:30
  • 14
    Two Red Lips and Warm Red Wine
    2:12
  • 15
    Back to My Back Street
    2:42
  • 16
    Broken Hearted Gypsy
    2:08
  • 17
    Move Down the Line
    2:19
  • 18
    The Train With the Rhumba Beat
    2:43
  • 19
    There’ll Never Be Another Mary
    2:57
  • 20
    No True Love
    2:23
  • 21
    The Devil Made a Masterpiece
    2:30
  • 22
    Ha Ha and Moonface
    2:02
  • 23
    You Cry in the Door of Your Mansion
    2:14
  • 24
    Where Are You
    2:15
  • 25
    Meant So Little to You
    2:23
  • 26
    Ridin’ the Sunshine Special
    2:21
  • 27
    Hey, Sweet Thing
    2:36
  • 28
    Journey With No End
    2:40
  • 29
    Big Wheels Rollin’
    2:22
  • 30
    You Don’t Move Me Baby Anymore
    2:34
  • CD 3
  • 1
    Won’t You Love Me, Love, Love Me
    1:42
  • 2
    Why Did It Happen to Me
    2:17
  • 3
    You, You, You (Caused This Heartache)
    2:17
  • 4
    Broken Hearted Gypsy
    1:14
  • 5
    All for the Love of a Girl
    1:48
  • 6
    My Heart Stopped, Trembled and Died
    2:21
  • 7
    I’m a Fishin’ Man
    2:08
  • 8
    Where Do You Think You Would Stand
    1:59
  • 9
    The Devil Made a Masterpiece
    1:48
  • 10
    Because I’m a Jealous Man
    2:06
  • 11
    I’m the One That Breaks in Two
    2:53
  • 12
    The Train With the Rhumba Beat
    2:16
  • 13
    ’Cause You’re the One for Me
    1:56
  • 14
    None of You but All of Me
    2:50
  • 15
    Dark Haired Beauty Frum Cuba
    1:40
  • 16
    Honky Tonk Jelly Roll Blues
    2:52
  • 17
    Love and Tell
    1:21
  • 18
    I Wish Heartaches Were Strangers
    2:03
  • 19
    Confusion (1)
    1:58
  • 20
    Shadows on the Bayou
    2:22
  • 21
    Somebody’s Rockin’ My Broken Heart
    2:07
  • 22
    Talk Gobbler Talk
    1:44
  • 23
    Two Eyed Sunday
    1:51
  • 24
    Down That River Road
    1:55
  • 25
    Egg Money
    2:06
  • 26
    Confusion (2)
    1:49
  • 27
    First Train Headin’ South
    2:19
  • 28
    Somebody’s Rockin’ My Broken Heart (1)
    2:04
  • 29
    Smokey Joe’s Barbecue
    1:49
  • 30
    Betty Lorraine
    2:37
  • 31
    Honky Tonk Jelly Roll Blues (1)
    1:54
  • CD 4
  • 1
    Plaid and Calico
    2:21
  • 2
    Coal Smoke, Valve Oil and Steam
    2:34
  • 3
    Devilish Love Light
    2:24
  • 4
    Done Rovin’
    2:51
  • 5
    Mean, Mean Son of a Gun
    2:18
  • 6
    Talk Gobbler Talk (Old Gobbler, the Hound Dog)
    2:04
  • 7
    Shadows on the Old Bayou
    2:41
  • 8
    In My Home in Shelby County
    2:17
  • 9
    Go and Wash Your Dirty Feet (Barefoot Boy Blues)
    2:23
  • 10
    Smokey Joe’s Barbecue
    2:36
  • 11
    It’s a Long Rocky Road
    2:15
  • 12
    Words
    2:50
  • 13
    Done Rovin’
    2:47
  • 14
    It’s a Long Rocky Road
    2:15
  • 15
    Smokey Joe’s Barbecue
    2:32
  • 16
    Mean, Mean Son of a Gun
    2:14
  • 17
    Devilish Love Light
    2:19
  • 18
    Coal Smoke, Valve Oil and Steam
    2:22
  • 19
    Words
    2:43
  • 20
    Shadows on the Old Bayou
    2:38
  • 21
    On the Banks of the Beautiful Nile
    2:39
  • 22
    In My Home in Shelby County
    2:16
  • 23
    Go and Wash Your Dirty Feet (Barefoot Boy Blues)
    2:22
  • 24
    Talk Gobbler Talk (Old Gobbler, the Hound Dog)
    2:05
  • 25
    Ballad of Johnny Horton (Rudy Thacker)
    2:40

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