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| Released | 1959 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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Frankie Laine, Balladeer is a studio album by Frankie Laine released in 1959 on Columbia Records. [2]
| Frankie Laine, Balladeer | ||||
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| Released | 1959 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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Frankie Laine, Balladeer is a studio album by Frankie Laine released in 1959 on Columbia Records. [2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Rocks and Gravel" | ||
| 2. | "Old Virginny" | ||
| 3. | "Cherry Red" |
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| 4. | "On a Monday" | Arr.: J. A. Lomax | |
| 5. | "Careless Love" (with Fred Katz and his Orchestra) | Arr.: Frankie Laine | |
| 6. | "Sixteen Tons" (with Frank De Vol & his Orch.) | Travis |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Jelly Coal Man" (with Frank De Vol & his Orch.) | ||
| 2. | "Lucy D" |
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| 3. | "New Orleans" | Arr.:
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| 4. | "Old Blue" | Arr.: J. A. Lomax | |
| 5. | "Stack of Blue" (with Fred Katz & his Orch.) | Rudolf Friml | |
| 6. | "And Doesn't She Roll" (with Frank De Vol & his Orch.) |
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Frankie Laine was an American singer and songwriter whose career spanned nearly 75 years, from his first concerts in 1930 with a marathon dance company to his final performance of "That's My Desire" in 2005. Often billed as "America's Number One Song Stylist", his other nicknames include "Mr. Rhythm", "Old Leather Lungs", and "Mr. Steel Tonsils". His hits included "That's My Desire", "That Lucky Old Sun", "Mule Train", "Jezebel", "High Noon", "I Believe", "Hey Joe!", "The Kid's Last Fight", "Cool Water", "Rawhide", and "You Gave Me a Mountain".
"Answer Me" is a popular song, originally titled "Mütterlein", with German lyrics by Gerhard Winkler and Fred Rauch. "Mütterlein" was published on 19 April 1952. English lyrics were written by Carl Sigman, and the song was published as "Answer Me" in New York on October 13, 1953. Contemporary recordings of the English lyric by Frankie Laine and David Whitfield both topped the UK Singles Chart in 1953.
"I Believe" is a popular song written by Ervin Drake, Irvin Abraham, Jack Mendelsohn and Al Stillman in 1953. The most popular version was recorded by Italian-American singer Frankie Laine, and spent eighteen weeks at No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart.
"The Ballad of High Noon" is a popular song published in 1952, with music by Dimitri Tiomkin and lyrics by Ned Washington.
"Frankie and Johnny" is a murder ballad, a traditional American popular song. It tells the story of a woman, Frankie, who finds her man Johnny making love to another woman and shoots him dead. Frankie is then arrested; in some versions of the song she is also executed.
"Hey Joe!" is a 1953 popular song written by Boudleaux Bryant. It was recorded by Carl Smith for Columbia Records on 19 May 1953 and spent eight weeks at No. 1 on the US country music chart, marking Bryant's first no. 1 record. He later wrote songs with his wife Felice for The Everly Brothers. The song was first published in New York on July 17, 1953 as "Hey, Joe".
The following is a discography of singles and albums recorded by American singer Frankie Laine.
Songs from the Heart is a 1956 album by Jazz singer Johnny Hartman. It was Hartman's debut album and was released on the Bethlehem label. The album was reissued in 2000 with six additional tracks, alternate takes of songs from the original album.
"Cool Water" is a song written in 1936 by Bob Nolan. It is about a parched man and his mule traveling a wasteland tormented by mirages. Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as No. 3 on the Top 100 Western songs of all time.
Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder is a 1952 American musical film directed by Richard Quine and written by Blake Edwards and Richard Quine. The film stars Frankie Laine, Billy Daniels, Charlotte Austin, Arthur Franz, Ida Moore and Lloyd Corrigan. The film was released in September 1952, by Columbia Pictures.
"Don't Make My Baby Blue" is a song by Frankie Laine, released as a single in March 1963. It peaked at number 51 on Billboard Hot 100. It was later covered by the Shadows, who had a hit with it in the UK.
Torchin' is a studio album by Frankie Laine released in 1958 on Columbia Records.
You Are My Love is a studio album by Frankie Laine released in 1959 on Columbia Records.
Deuces Wild is a studio album by Frankie Laine released in 1962 on Columbia Records.
I'll Take Care of Your Cares is a studio album by Frankie Laine released in 1967 on ABC Records.
I Wanted Someone to Love is a studio album by Frankie Laine released in 1967 on ABC Records.
To Each His Own is a studio album by Frankie Laine released in 1968 on ABC Records.
You Gave Me a Mountain is a studio album by Frankie Laine released in 1969 on ABC Records.
Frankie Laine's Greatest Hits is a compilation album by Frankie Laine released in 1958 on Columbia Records.
Call of the Wild is a studio album by Frankie Laine released in 1962 on Columbia Records. It was recorded with the orchestra and chorus conducted by Johnny Williams.
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