| Burl Ives Sings... For Fun | ||||
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| Released | 1956 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 30:54 | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
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Burl Ives Sings... For Fun is a 1956 album by American folk singer Burl Ives.
| Burl Ives Sings... For Fun | ||||
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| Studio album Album Setby | ||||
| Released | 1956 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 30:54 | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
| Burl Ives chronology | ||||
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Burl Ives Sings... For Fun is a 1956 album by American folk singer Burl Ives.
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| Allmusic |    |
In his Allmusic review, critic Bruce Eder wrote of the album: "The mood is lighthearted, but it's not all wafting innocuous melodies, as "Goober Peas" calls up some serious echoes." [1]
| Side | Track | Song Title | Length |
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| 1. | 1. | The Fox | 2:08 |
| 1. | 2. | The Three Jolly Huntsmen | 2:52 |
| 1. | 3. | The Erie Canal | 1:37 |
| 1. | 4. | My Good Old Man | 3:11 |
| 1. | 5. | Old Dan Tucker | 1:14 |
| 1. | 6. | Wooly Boogie Bee | 1:42 |
| 1. | 7. | Blue Tail Fly | 2:02 |
| 2. | 1. | The Boll Weevil | 1:35 |
| 2. | 2. | Let's Go Hunting | 2:28 |
| 2. | 3. | Goober Peas | 2:29 |
| 2. | 4. | Aunt Rhody | 1:13 |
| 2. | 5. | Killigrew's Soiree | 3:14 |
| 2. | 6. | Big Rock Candy Mountain | 2:39 |
| 2. | 7. | I'm Goin' Down the Road (with The Andrews Sisters and Vic Schoen's Orchestra) | 2:32 |
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