Soul of a Convict and Other Great Prison Songs (mono)

~ Release by Porter Wagoner (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

12" Vinyl 1
#TitleRatingLength
A1Boston Jail
cover recording of:
Boston Jail
writer:
Tony Senn and Tommy Stough (US / Nashville songwriter)
2:13
A2The Convict and the Rose
cover recording of:
The Convict and the Rose
writer and composer:
Betty Chapin aka Robert King (late 19th- early 20th c. composer aka Mary Earl)
2:27
A3I Relived My Life Today
recording of:
I Relived My Life Today
lyricist and composer:
Vic McAlpin
3:02
A4I’m Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail2:11
A5Let Me In
recording of:
Let Me In
lyricist and composer:
Gene Crysler (American songwriter, has written over 100 songs. His name is a pseudonym)
2:43
A6The Big River Train
cover recording of:
The Big River Train
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Mullins
2:47
B1The Snakes Crawl at Night
cover recording of:
The Snakes Crawl at Night
writer:
Fred Burch and Mel Tillis
2:34
B2They’re All Going Home but One2:53
B3Folsom Prison
cover recording of:
Folsom Prison Blues
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (Publisher), Carlin Music Corporation and Hi Lo Music
is based on:
Crescent City Blues
2:14
B4Soul of a Convict
recording of:
Soul of a Convict
lyricist and composer:
Red Sovine
3:23
B5Green, Green Grass of Home
cover recording of:
Green, Green Grass of Home (in 1965)
lyricist and composer:
Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr.
publisher:
Burlington Music Ltd. and Tree Music
2:21
B6Lonesome Whistle
cover recording of:
(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter) and Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Peer-Southern Productions, Inc., Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Jimmie Davis Music Company, Inc. (on 1951-12-31)
2:20