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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.
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 ...
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" would be Laine's last number one hit on the American charts. It was written by folksinger Terry Gilkyson, of The Easy Riders fame. Gilkyson would write many more songs for Laine over the next decade, and he and The Easy Riders would back him on the hit single, "Love Is a Golden Ring".
Frankie Laine was Frankie Laine's first Mercury Records 10" long-play album, recorded in 1949 and originally planned for release in 1950. However, it came out sooner in 1949, and they were able to include the Frankie Laine hit, "Cry of the Wild Goose."
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".
Their greatest hit, in early 1957, was the song "Marianne". The group also composed some tunes for the 1958 cinemiracle-documentary Windjammer, such as "Kari Waits for Me" and "Sugar Cane". One of Gilkyson's songs was a number one hit for Frankie Laine, "The Cry of the Wild Goose". Gilkyson wrote many tunes for Laine, and he and The Easy Riders ...
Pages in category "Songs written by Terry Gilkyson" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. ... The Cry of the Wild Goose; G. Greenfields (song) M.