Red Foley was one of the most important and influential personalities in country music

Red Foley was one of the most important and influential personalities in country music in the two decades following World War II, not only racking up a remarkable string of hits records, but also becoming a major radio and TV personality, his smooth and polished performances helping to take the music to the mass audience of middle America. He is reputed to have sold over 25 million records, and was instrumental in having the music dubbed 'country' rather than 'hillbilly'. His style was by no means pure country and crossed over into the middle ground, as wells as R&B, boogie and rockabilly, as well as gospel music, several of his hits having a religious flavour - his 'Peace In The Valley' was a million-selling country gospel hit in 1951. This collection comprises all 62 of the country and pop hits he had from the inception of the Billboard country charts in 1944 through to his final Top 30 entry in 1959 - he had just four minor chart entries thereafter. It includes all his hit duets with Ernest Tubb, Kitty Wells and his daughter Betty Foley, and features twelve No. 1s with just about every track a Top 10 hit. It's a comprehensive anthology of his best-loved and most successful recordings.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

• Smoke On The Water
• There's A Blue Star Shining Bright (In a Window Tonight)
• Hang Your Head In Shame
• I'll Never Let You Worry My Mind
• Shame On You 
• At Mail Call Today
• Harriet 
• Have I Told You Lately That I Love You' 
• That's How Much I Love You 
• New Jolie Blonde (New Pretty Blonde) 
• Freight Train Boogie 
• Never Trust A Woman 
• Tennessee Saturday Night 
• Blues In My Heart 
• Candy Kisses
• Tennessee Border
• Two Cents, Three Eggs And A Postcard
• Tennessee Polka
• I'm Throwing Rice (At The Girl I Love)
• Sunday Down In Tennessee
• Tennessee Border No. 2 

Disc 2:

• Don't Be Ashamed Of Your Age
• I Gotta Have My Baby Back
• Careless Kisses
• Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy
• Sugarfoot Rag
• Steal Away
• Birmingham Bounce
• Choc'late Ice Cream Cone 
• Mississippi 
• Just A Closer Walk With Thee 
• Goodnight Irene 
• Hillbilly Fever No. 2 
• Cincinnati Dancing Pig
• Our Lady Of Fatima
• My Heart Cries For You 
• Hot Rod Race
• Hobo Boogie
• The Strange Little Girl 
• (There'll Be) Peace In the Valley (For Me) 
• Alabama Jubilee  
• Too Old To Cut The Mustard 

Disc 3:

• Milk Bucket Boogie
• Salty Dog Rag
• Midnight
• Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes
• Hot Toddy
• No Help Wanted No. 2 
• Slaves Of A Hopeless Love Affair
• Shake A Hand 
• Put Christ Back Into Christmas
• As Far As I'm Concerned 
• Jilted
• One By One 
• I'm A Stranger In My Home 
• Hearts Of Stone 
• As Long As I Live 
• Make Believe ('Til We Can Make It Come True) 
• A Satisfied Mind 
• You And Me 
• No One But You 
• Travelin' Man

Additional Details

Label: Acrobat

Genre: Country

Language: English

Run Time: 210 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 12/02/14

UPC: 824046904623