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