▪▪CAPITOL LP'S  1968-'71

34. Our Garden Of Hymns ~ Tennessee Ernie Ford and Marilyn Horne

Capitol # ST-2845 // Released January 2, 1968 // Side 1:  Nearer, Still Nearer / Come Holy Spirit / Whispering Hope / Lead Me, Saviour /  Who At My Door Is Standing / All The Way My Saviour Leads Me   Side 2:  In The Garden / More Love To Thee, O Christ / Softly And Tenderly / Hear Thou My Prayer /  Morning Prayer Hymn

 

35. Tennessee Ernie Ford's World Of Pop And Country Hits

Capitol # ST-2896 // Released April 2, 1968 // Side 1 : What A Wonderful World / Yesterday / Talk To The Animals / Only You (And You Alone) / Step To The Rear   Side 2:  Make The World Go Away / Detroit City /  Old Cape Cod / Cabaret / There Goes My Everything

 

36.   The Best Of Tennessee Ernie Ford's Hymns

Capitol # ST-2949 // Released July 15, 1968 // Note: Capitol's fourth pick-up LP on Ernie.

 

 

37.  O Come All Ye Faithful

Capitol # 2968 // Released November 4, 1968 // Note: Ernie's fourth Christmas LP. // Side 1  O Come All Ye Faithful / Little Boy King / Slumber Song Of The Infant Jesus / Bring A Torch, Jeanette, Isabella / Good Christian Men Rejoice / As Lately We Watched   Side 2:  The Wassail Song / The Friendly Beasts /  He Is Born, The Holy Child / White Christmas / While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks

 

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38.   A Treasury Of Inspirational Songs

Capitol # SNDR-7631 // Released November, 1968 // Note: Capitol's fifth pick-up on Ernie, and their second multi-disc set, featuring 40 tracks on 4 LP's..  Not a nationally release, this set was available only through Capitol's Record Club.

 

39. The Tennessee Ernie Ford Deluxe Set

Capitol # STCL - 2942 // Released November, 1968 // Note: The nationally-released version of the record club set listed above, this set also featured 40 tracks, but on three previously released LP's: A Friend We Have, Sing A Hymn With Me, and Sing A Spiritual With Me.

 

40. Songs I Like To Sing

Capitol # ST-127 // Released February 3, 1969 // Note: Ernie's concept from start to finish, this LP was exactly what the title said it was: songs Ernie liked to sing. Other than two newer tunes, it's the standards that Ernie delivers here, layered with Jack Fascinato's easy arrangements, that make this one the most overlooked, stand-out efforts of his career.  Side 1 :  When It's Sleepy Time Down South / I'll Never Smile Again / By The Time I Get To Phoenix / P.S. I Love You /  It's All In The Game / Moonlight In Vermont   Side 2: Little Green Apples /  I Can't Get Started / It Was A Very Good Year / My Funny Valentine / Autumn Leaves

 

41. The New Wave

Capitol # ST-218 // Released May 5, 1969 // Side 1 : Good Morning Dear / Cab Driver / Wichita Lineman / Little Girl / Mary In The Morning / Words   Side 2:  Honey Eyed Girl /  (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay / Green, Green Grass Of Home / 1432 Franklin Pike Circle Hero / It's Such A Pretty World Today

 

42. Holy, Holy, Holy

Capitol # ST-334 // Released October 6, 1969 // Side 1 : Holy, Holy, Holy / I've Found A Friend / There Is A Fountain / A Charge To Keep I Have  Side 2:  Take Up Thy Cross / Close To Thee / Saviour, More Than Life / Take My Life And Let It Be

 

43. America The Beautiful

Capitol # STAO-412 // Released February 23, 1970 // Note: This LP was later re-released with a different cover, and marketed as Capitol's Bicentennial Album. // Side 1 :  Battle Hymn Of The Republic / America / This Land Is Your Land /  This Is My Country / The Star-Spangled Banner    Side 2:  America The Beautiful / The Pledge Of Allegiance / America, I Love You / God Bless America /  Our Land, O Lord

 

44. Sweet Hour Of Prayer / Let Me Walk With Thee

Capitol # STBB-506 // Released July 13, 1970 // Note: Capitol's seventh and eighth pick-ups on Ernie, these two previously released LP's were packaged together, each with new covers, shown here.

 

45. Everything Is Beautiful

Capitol # ST-583 // Released September 8, 1970 // Side 1 :  Let The Lovelight In Your Eyes Lead Me On / Everything Is Beautiful / Rainy Night In Georgia / Work Song / Bridge Over Troubled Water Side 2:  Let It Be / Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show / My Old Kentucky Home /  We Need Love / And When I Die

 

46. A Tennessee Ernie Ford Christmas Special

Capitol # STBB-485 // Released September 14, 1970 // Note: Capitol's fifth Christmas release on Ernie, and their ninth pick-up, this Holiday double set was comprised of two previously released Christmas LP's, Sing We Now of Christmas, and O Come All Ye Faithful.

 

47. Abide With Me

Capitol # ST-730 // Released March 22, 1971// Side 1 :  Abide With Me / Be Still My Soul / Come, Ye Thankful People, Come / Spirit Of God Descend Upon My Heart /  God Will Take Care Of You  Side 2:   No Night There / Where Cross The Crowded Ways Of Life / Prayer Is The Soul's Sincere Desire / Near To The Heart Of God /  God Bless Our Native Land

 

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48.  C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S

Capitol #  ST-831 // Released September 15, 1971// Note: Ernie's sixth and last Christmas LP recorded for Capitol. //  Side 1:  Medley:  Up On A Housetop/We Wish You A Merry Christmas  /  O Little Town Of Bethlehem / Medley: O Christmas Tree/Deck The Halls / The First Noel /  Jingle Bells   Side 2:   C-h-r-i-s-t-m-a-s / Hark! The Herald Angels Sing / Away In A Manger / Children Go Where I Send Thee / Silent Night

Liner note: Although credited as Executive Producer, David Cavanaugh was no longer  involved in the production of Ernie's records. Taking the reins briefly, the next three LP's were produced by Ernie's long-time musical conductor and arranger, Jack Fascinato.

àLP's 1971 - '76