One of the lesser known aspects of actor Robert Mitchum's career was his fo… Read Full Bio ↴One of the lesser known aspects of actor Robert Mitchum's career was his forays into music. His voice had long been used instead of the professional singers when characters portrayed by Mitchum sang in his films. Notable productions featuring Mitchum's own singing voice included Rachel and the Stranger (1948), River of No Return (1954) and The Night of the Hunter (1955). After hearing traditional calypso music and meeting artists such as Mighty Sparrow and Lord Invader while filming Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison in the Caribbean island of Tobago, he recorded Calypso - Is Like So... in March of 1957. On the album, released through Capitol Records, he emulated the calypso sound and style, even adopting the style's unique pronunciations and slang. A year later he recorded a song he had written for the film Thunder Road, titled "The Ballad of Thunder Road." The country-styled song became a modest hit for Mitchum, reaching #69 on the Billboard Pop Singles Chart. The song was included as a bonus track on a successful reissue of Calypso. . . and helped market the film to a wider audience.
Though Mitchum continued to use his singing voice in his film work, he waited until 1967 to record his follow-up record, That Man, Robert Mitchum, Sings. The album, released by Nashville-based Monument Records, took him further into country music, and featured songs similar to The Ballad of Thunder Road. "Little Old Wine Drinker Me," the first single, was a top ten hit at country radio, reaching #9 there, and crossed over onto mainstream radio, where it peaked at #96. Its follow-up, "You Deserve Each Other," also charted on the Billboard Country Singles Chart.
Though Mitchum continued to use his singing voice in his film work, he waited until 1967 to record his follow-up record, That Man, Robert Mitchum, Sings. The album, released by Nashville-based Monument Records, took him further into country music, and featured songs similar to The Ballad of Thunder Road. "Little Old Wine Drinker Me," the first single, was a top ten hit at country radio, reaching #9 there, and crossed over onto mainstream radio, where it peaked at #96. Its follow-up, "You Deserve Each Other," also charted on the Billboard Country Singles Chart.
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Robert Mitchum Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Robert Mitchum:
Ballad of Thunder Road Let me tell the story, I can tell it all About…
Beauty Is Only Skin Deep Beauty is only skin deep What is hiding under the hood Beaut…
Coconut Water Honey come and go with me, Back to the West Indie, Baby…
Dinah Carolina Gave me Dinah; I'm the proudest one Beneath the…
Dream A Little Dream With Me Stars shining bright above you Night breezes seem to whisper…
From a Logical Point of View If you want to be happy living a king’s life never…
From A Logical Point View If you want to be happy living a king's life Never…
Jean and Dinah Well the girls in town feeling bad No more Yankees in…
Little Ole Wine Drinker Me I'm(D) prayin' for a [G]rain in Cali[D]fornia …
Matilda Matilda Matilda, Matilda Matilda, she take me money and run Venez…
Matilda, Matilda Matilda, Matilda Matilda, she take me money and run Venezue…
Not Me Let's put woman and man together To find out which one…
Summer Song The tender grass of spring time Rose to grain with summer's…
Sunny Sunny, yesterday my life was filled with rain. Sunny, you sm…
The Ballad of Thunder Road Let me tell the story, I can tell it all About…
The Ballard of Thunder Road Let me tell the story, I can tell it all; About…
Tic Tic Tic What a confusion A fellow lost his watch in the railroad…
What Is This Generation Coming To' Trouble, Trouble, Trouble, Trouble In the USA the teenager h…
You Deserve Each Other I'm sendin' you back to your world, girl Sendin' you back…
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