| The Swingin' Best of Asleep at the Wheel | ||||
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| Released | October 27, 1992 | |||
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| Length | 29:01 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
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The Swingin' Best of Asleep at the Wheel is a compilation album by American country band Asleep at the Wheel. Released on October 27, 1992 by Epic Records, it contains select tracks from the group's three albums on Epic: 1974's Asleep at the Wheel , 1987's 10 and 1988's Western Standard Time .
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AllMusic awarded The Swingin' Best of Asleep at the Wheel four out of five stars. [1]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Chattanooga Choo Choo" (originally released on Western Standard Time , 1988) | 3:19 | |
| 2. | "Coast to Coast" (originally released on 10 , 1987) | Fred O. Knipe | 3:06 |
| 3. | "Way Down Texas Way" (originally released on 10, 1987) | Billy Joe Shaver | 2:38 |
| 4. | "String of Pars" (originally released on 10, 1987) |
| 3:07 |
| 5. | "Blowin' Like a Bandit" (originally released on 10, 1987) | Guy Clark | 2:18 |
| 6. | "House of Blue Lights" (originally released on 10, 1987) | 3:08 | |
| 7. | "Boogie Back to Texas" (originally released on 10, 1987) | Benson | 3:19 |
| 8. | "Tulsa Straight Ahead" (originally released on 10, 1987) | Jimmy Hall | 2:08 |
| 9. | "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie" (originally released on Asleep at the Wheel , 1974) |
| 3:16 |
| 10. | "Don't Ask Me Why (I'm Going to Texas)" (originally released on Asleep at the Wheel, 1974) |
| 2:50 |
| Total length: | 29:01 | ||
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