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| Boxed set offers rare tracks & legendary renditions. Tennessee Waltz, Shotgun Boogie, It's All In The Game, She Called Me Baby, etc. |
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| 1 You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry |
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| 2 Ain't Nobody's Business But My Own |
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| 3 I Don't Hurt Anymore |
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| 4 I Been to Georgia on a Fast Train |
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| 5 Ain't Goin' Down in the Ground Before My Time |
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| 6 Nine Pound Hammer |
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| 7 Trouble in Mind |
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| 8 Sixteen Tons |
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| 9 Blackberry Boogie |
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| 10 I Don't Know |
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| 11 I'll Never Be Free |
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| 12 It's All in the Game |
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| 13 Old Cape Cod |
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| 14 Ocean of Tears |
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| 15 Blues Stay Away from Me |
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| 16 Country Junction |
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| 17 This Must Be the Place |
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| 18 River of No Return [From the Film of the Same Name] |
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| 19 Cry of the Wild Goose |
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| 20 Roving Gambler |
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| 21 Mule Train |
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| 22 Work Song |
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| 23 Rainy Night in Georgia |
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| 24 Printer's Alley Stars |
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| 25 I'm a Bad Man |
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Album Review
This three-disc box set provides an overview of Tennessee Ernie's recording career from 1949 through 1976, and, although it is in aggregate a more generous collection than many others, each disc contains only 16 or 17 tracks. Consequently, this box set has only ten more selections than Razor & Tie's two-disc "Ultimate" collection. "Masters" does feature an interesting assortment of recordings, including unreleased songs, numerous duets and collaborations, and seldom-anthologized tracks from the '70s. Many (but not all) of the hits are here, but the rarities and obscurities are what make this box so enjoyable, from live performances at the 1960 Indiana State Fair to a previously unreleased duet with Tex Williams. The tracks are not sequenced chronologically, which makes it more difficult to grasp Ford's artistic development, but "Masters" provides a number of great tracks and good annotation, making it an adequate expanded anthology until Bear Family releases a complete recordings box set or until a more comprehensive collection comes along. ~ Greg Adams, All Music Guide
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