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"The Cry of the Wild Goose" is a 1950 song written by Terry Gilkyson. Originally performed by Frankie Laine, the song was the third of three consecutive number-one hits for him, following the previous year's hits "That Lucky Old Sun" and "Mule Train". The song was released on 78 rpm in early 1950 by Mercury Records with a catalog number of 5363.
The title track of that album, "Cowpuncher's Cantata", is a medley of Bygraves' humorous interpretations of popular records of the time, including Frankie Laine's "Mule Train" and "Cry of the Wild Goose", [1] "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky" and "Jezebel".
"The Cry of the Wild Goose" (1950) "I'll Never Be Free" ... Johnny and Jonie Mosby released a version of the song as a single in 1969 which #26 on the U.S. country ...
"The Cry of the Wild Goose" falls into the "voice of the great outdoors" category of Laine songs, with the opening line of its chorus, "My heart knows what the wild goose knows", becoming a part of the American lexicon. Laine's influence on today's music can be clearly evidenced in his rendition of the Hoagy Carmichael standard, "Georgia on My Mind
He wrote and recorded "The Cry of the Wild Goose", which became a hit song for Frankie Laine in 1950, as well as the 1953 hit song "Tell Me a Story" recorded by Jimmy Boyd and Laine. In 1951 Gilkyson appeared in, as well as wrote continuing songs for, the Cinecolor Western film Slaughter Trail that, in the manner of High Noon , had ballads ...
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The strongest LP of the three was the third one (cat. nr. MG 25027), compiling Laine's biggest hits like "Lucky Old Sun", "Mule Train", and "Cry of the Wild Goose" and two unreleased tracks – "God Bless the Child" and "Don't Cry, Little Children".
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