Original Album #1: Columbia Records CS 8188 (1959)
Original Album #2: Columbia Records CS 8496 (1961)
Tracks:
1.Rocks And Gravel
2.Old Virginny
3.Cherry Red
4.On A Monday
5.Careless Love
6.Sixteen Tons
7.Jelly Coal Man
8.Lucy D
9.New Orleans
10.Old Blue
11.Stack Of Blues
12.And Doesn't She Roll
13.The Hard Way
14.Camptown Races
15.Luck Be A Lady
16.Get Rich Quick
17.Horses And Women
18.Moonlight Gambler
19.Ace In The Hole
20.The Man Who Broke The Bank At Monte Carlo
21.Dead Man's Hand
22.The Roving Gambler
23.Deuces Wild
24.Gamblin' Woman
Product Description:
2 LPs on 1 CD: BALLADEER (1961)/DEUCES WILD (1962).
Recording information: 06/1959-??/1961.
This two-fer from Collectables features a pair of out of print Frankie Laine LPs, Frankie Laine, Balladeer and Deuces Wild, originally issued in 1959 and 1961, respectively. There is continuity across all of the 24 tracks here, which are dominated by easy listening versions of traditional and popular country & western songs, including "Sixteen Tons," "Ace in the Hole," "Careless Love," "Camptown Races," and "On a Monday." This is an enjoyable reissue from the large Frankie Laine catalog on Columbia Records, but most listeners would be better served with one of the many compilations in print. ~ Al Campbell