Let's Say Goodbye Like We Said Hello

1991 box set by Ernest Tubb
Let's Say Goodbye Like We Said Hello
Box set by
Ernest Tubb
Released1991
RecordedMarch 1947 – October 1953
GenreCountry, Honky tonk
LabelBear Family
ProducerPaul Cohen, Dave Kapp
Richard Weize (reissue producer)
Ernest Tubb chronology
Let's Say Goodbye Like We Said Hello
(1991) 		Yellow Rose of Texas
(1993)

Let's Say Goodbye Like We Said Hello is a compilation of Ernest Tubb recordings from 1947 to 1953, released in 1991. It is a 5-CD box set and contains 113 songs. The set includes extensive liner notes, session notes and photographs.

Among the songs are performances by Tubb with Red Foley, The Andrews Sisters, and Minnie Pearl.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

In his Allmusic review, Bruce Eder describes the album as "These 119 songs over five CDs represent Ernest Tubb at the very peak of his career musically and commercially, from 1947 until 1953. Disc One is filled with winners; Tubb's voice on these and the rest of the songs in this collection is at its richest and most expressive, not exactly soaring (it never did that) but never straining into the top of his range..."[1]

Track listing

Disc 1
  1. You Hit The Nail Right On The Head
  2. Two Wrongs Don't Make A Right
  3. That Wild And Wicked Look In Your Eye
  4. A Lonely Heart Knows
  5. Don't Your Face Look Red
  6. Answer To 'Rainbow At Midnight'
  7. Watching My Past Go By
  8. A Woman Has Wrecked Many A Good Man
  9. Headin' Down The Wrong Highway
  10. Let's Say Goodbye Like We Said Hello
  11. Takin' It Easy Here
  12. Seaman's Blues
  13. How Can I Forget You
  14. Yesterday's Winner Is A Loser Today
  15. I'm With A Crowd But So Alone
  16. Waiting For A Train
  17. Forever Is Ending Today
  18. Have You Ever Been Lonely
  19. Till The End Of The World
  20. Daddy, When Is Mommy Coming Home
Disc 2
  1. Don't Rob Another Man's Castle
  2. I'm Biting My Fingernails And Thinking Of You
  3. My Filipino Rose
  4. My Tennessee Baby
  5. Slipping Around
  6. Warm Red Wine
  7. Driftwood On The River
  8. Tennessee Border #2
  9. Letters Have No Arms
  10. I'll Take A Back Seat For You
  11. Throw Your Love My Way
  12. Don't Be Ashamed Of Your Age
  13. Stand By Me
  14. The Old Rugged Cross
  15. What A Friend We Have In Jesus
  16. The Wonderful City
  17. When I Take My Vacation In Heaven
  18. Farther Along
  19. I Love You Because
  20. Give Me A Little Old-Fashioned Love
  21. Unfaithful One
  22. Hillbilly Fever #2
  23. Texas Vs. Kentucky
Disc 3
  1. G-I-R-L Spells Trouble
  2. You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry
  3. Mother, The Queen Of My Heart
  4. Goodnight Irene
  5. (Remember Me) I'm The One Who Loves You
  6. I Need Attention Bad
  7. I'm Lonely And Blue
  8. Why Did You Give Me Your Love?
  9. I'm Free From The Chain Gang Now
  10. Why Should I Be Lonely?
  11. Hobo's Meditation
  12. Good Morning Irene
  13. The Lovebug Itch
  14. Don't Stay Too Long
  15. I'm Steppin' Out Of The Picture
  16. May The Good Lord Bless And Keep You
  17. When It's Prayer Meetin' Time In The Hollow
  18. A Drunkard's Child
  19. Any Old Time
  20. If You Want Some Lovin'
  21. So Long (It's Been Good To Know Yuh)
  22. The Chicken Song
Disc 4
  1. The Strange Little Girl
  2. Kentucky Waltz
  3. Hey La La
  4. Rose Of The Mountains
  5. Precious Little Baby
  6. I'm With A Crowd But So Alone
  7. So Many Times
  8. My Mother Must Have Been A Girl Like You
  9. Somebody's Stolen My Honey
  10. A Heartsick Soldier On A Heartbreak Ridge
  11. I'm In Love With Molly
  12. Too Old To Cut The Mustard
  13. Missing In Action
  14. I Will Miss You When You Go
  15. Fortunes In Memories
  16. Dear Judge
  17. Don't Brush Them On Me
  18. I Love Everything You Do
  19. Somebody Loves You
  20. Don't Trifle On Your Sweetheart
  21. Hank, It Will Never Be The Same Without You
  22. Beyond The Sunset
  23. When Jimmie Rodgers Said Good-Bye
  24. Jimmie Rodgers' Last Thoughts
  25. My Wasted Past
  26. Counterfeit Kisses
Disc 5
  1. The Honeymoon Is Over
  2. No Help Wanted #2
  3. You're A Real Good Friend
  4. A Dear John Letter
  5. Double Datin'
  6. It's The Mileage That's Slowin' Us Down
  7. Divorce Granted
  8. Honky-Tonk Heart
  9. I'm Not Looking For An Angel
  10. I Met A Friend
  11. When Jesus Calls
  12. Too Old To Tango
  13. Dr. Ketchum
  14. Love Lifted Me
  15. White Christmas
  16. Blue Christmas
  17. Christmas Island
  18. C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S
  19. We Need God For Christmas
  20. Merry Christmas, You All!
  21. Blue Snowflakes
  22. I'm Trimming My Christmas Tree With Teardrops

Personnel

  • Ernest Tubb – vocals, guitar
  • Red Foley – vocals
  • Minnie Pearl – vocals
  • LaVerne Andrews – vocals
  • Maxene Andrews – vocals
  • Patty Andrews – vocals
  • Jerry Byrd – steel guitar
  • Jack Drake – bass
  • Owen Bradley – piano, organ
  • Farris Coursey – drums
  • Buddy Harman – drums
  • Dickie Harris – steel guitar
  • Don Helms – steel guitar
  • Billy Robinson – steel guitar
  • Bill Drake – guitar
  • Billy Byrd – guitar
  • Hank Garland – guitar
  • Walter Garland – guitar
  • Grady Martin – guitar
  • Jack Shook – guitar
  • Jimmie Short – guitar
  • Leon Short – guitar
  • Johnny "Tub" Johnson – guitar
  • Hal Smith – fiddle
  • Thomas Lee Jackson Jr. – fiddle
  • Mack Mcgarr – mandolin
  • Alcyone Beasley – choir, chorus
  • Dottie Dillard – choir, chorus
  • Evelyn Wilson – choir, chorus
  • Anita Kerr Singers – choir, chorus
  • The Sunshine Trio – choir, chorus

Production notes:

  • Paul Cohen – producer
  • Dave Kapp – producer
  • Richard Weize – reissue producer
  • Rebecca Everett – mastering
  • R.A. Andreas – photography, illustrations
  • Robert K. Oermann – photography, illustrations
  • Don Roy – photography, illustrations
  • Ekkehard Schumann – photography, illustrations
  • Jerry Strobel – photography, illustrations
  • Elaine Tubb – vocals, photography, illustrations
  • Ronnie Pugh – liner notes, discography

References

  1. ^ a b Eder, Bruce. "Let's Say Goodbye Like We Said Hello > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
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