His Original & Greatest Hits (1999)

About this title: Phil Harris talk-singing style made him the pop equivalent of Tex Williams, and he had a clear influence on the Big Bopper and Jerry Reed, to name a couple. His late-'40s and early-'50s recordings for RCA are collected here, including such Harris favorites as "Woodman, Woodman Spare That Tree," "The Preacher and the Bear," "Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)," and "Deck of Cards." Also present are several novelties such as "I'm My Own Grandpa" and Harris' major hit, "The Thing." Harris' southern Indiana drawl and country repertoire make him seem like a shoo-in for the country charts, but ... read more

Tracks:

1. Woodman, Woodman Spare That Tree [Berlin/Bryan]
2. The Darktown Poker Club [Williams/Vodery/Hav]
3. Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) [Travis/Williams]
4. The Crawdad Song [Traditional]
5. I'm a Ding Dong Daddy [Baxter]
6. Old Time Religion [Traditional]
7. Minnie the Mermaid [DeSylva]
8. Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens [Kramer/Whitney]
9. Deck of Cards [Tyler]
10. I'm My Own Grandpaw [Latham/Jaffe]
11. Now You've Gone and Hurt My Southern Pride [James/Pepper]
12. Loaded Pistols, Loaded Dice [Heath/Lange]
13. Pray for the Lights to Go Out [Skidmore/Tunnac]
14. I'm So Right Tonight [Shand/Dunham]
15. That's What I Like About the South [Razaf]
16. The Thing [Green]
17. Necessity [Lane/Harburg]
18. The Preacher and the Bear [Arzonia]
19. The Possums Song [Shand/Dunham]
20. Never Trust a Woman [Carson]
21. Where Does It Get You in the End [Shand/Dunham]
22. 44 Sycamore [Wyle/Pola/Taylor]
23. It's a Good Day [Barbour/Lee]
24. If You're Ever Down in Texas, Look Me Up [Shand/Dunham]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.