How the West Was Won was an album released by RCA Victor Records in 1959

1959 in music

-Events:*January 5 – The first sessions for Ella Fitzgerald's George and Ira Gershwin Songbook are held.*January 12 – Tamla Records is founded by Berry Gordy Jr. in Detroit, Michigan....

. It was recorded in July 1959. It featured Bing Crosby

Bing Crosby

Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby was an American singer and actor. Crosby's trademark bass-baritone voice made him one of the best-selling recording artists of the 20th century, with over half a billion records in circulation....

, and on several tracks Rosemary Clooney

Rosemary Clooney

Rosemary Clooney was an American singer and actress. She came to prominence in the early 1950s with the novelty hit "Come On-a My House" written by William Saroyan and his cousin Ross Bagdasarian , which was followed by other pop numbers such as "Botch-a-Me" Rosemary Clooney (May 23, 1928 –...

 as well. The backing orchestra was conducted by Bob Thompson.

Partial Track Listing

• "Shenandoah
  Oh Shenandoah
  "Oh Shenandoah" is a traditional American folk song of uncertain origin, dating at least to the early 19th century...
  
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• "Old Settlers Song"
• "Skip to My Lou" (with Rosemary Clooney)
• "Streets of Laredo"
• "All Pewtrified" (narration)
• "Will You Come to the Bower"
• "When I Went Off to Prospect"
• "Nine Hundred Miles"
• "Hang Me Oh Hang Me"
• "Git Along Little Dogies"
• "Crossing the Plains" (with Rosemary Clooney)
• "Buffalo Gals" (with Rosemary Clooney)
• "Green Grow the Lilacs
  Green Grow the Lilacs
  Green Grow the Lilacs is a folk song of Irish origin that was popular in the United States during the mid-19th century.The song title is familiar as the source of a false etymology for the word gringo: the myth states that the Mexicans misheard U.S. troops singing "green grow" during the...
  
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• "Jennie Jenkins" (with Rosemary Clooney)
• "Bound for the Promised Land" (with Rosemary Clooney)
• "Buckskin Joe"
• "Red River Valley
  Red River Valley (song)
  Red River Valley is a folk song and cowboy music standard of controversial origins that has gone by different names—e.g., "Cowboy Love Song", "Bright Sherman Valley", "Bright Laurel Valley", "In the Bright Mohawk Valley", and "Bright Little Valley"—depending on where it has been sung. ...
  
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CD

This album has been released on CD as Lillis, Love and a Little Covered Wagon (catalog number HLVCD-004).

In 2007 it is re-released on cd. The songs also seems to be expanded and it appears there are several versions of it. It is released by the Bear Family records (BCD-16634-AR) as a 34 song issue)