The Wayfaring Stranger is an album consisting of three 10-inch records by Burl Ives. It was released in 1944, but it should not be confused with Ives' The Wayfaring Stranger

Okeh Presents the Wayfaring Stranger

Released in August 1941, Okeh Presents the Wayfaring Stranger is an album consisting of four 10-inch records by Burl Ives. This record set marked Ives's debut as a recording artist...

(Columbia Records

Columbia Records

Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...

 Set C-103), which was also released in 1944 but contains different songs. The Asch album includes the first releases of two signature song

Signature song

A signature song is the one song that a popular and well-established singer or band is most closely identified with or best known for, even if they have had success with a variety of songs...

s by Ives: "Poor Wayfaring Stranger

The Wayfaring Stranger (song)

"The Wayfaring Stranger" , Roud 3339, is a well-known American spiritual/folk song likely originating in the early 19th century about a plaintive soul on the journey through life. It became one of Burl Ives's signature songs, included on his 1944 album The Wayfaring Stranger...

" and "The Blue Tail Fly."

The same collection of songs was reissued in 1947 on the Stinson label as a 78-rpm album (Stinson 345), then a 10-inch LP

LP album

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 (Stinson SLP-1) in 1949, a 12-inch LP circa 1954 (also with catalog number Stinson SLP-1), retitled Blue Tail Fly and Other Favorites, and finally a cassette tape (Stinson CA-1). All of the Stinson releases with the exception of the 78-rpm album had two bonus tracks: "The Fox

The Fox (folk song)

The Fox is a traditional folk song. It is also the subject of at least two picture books, The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night: an old song, illustrated by Peter Spier and Fox Went out on a Chilly Night, by Wendy Watson...

" and "Brennan on the Moor."

Record 1 (Asch or Stinson 345-1 )

Track	Song Title
1.	Poor Wayfaring Stranger The Wayfaring Stranger (song) "The Wayfaring Stranger" , Roud 3339, is a well-known American spiritual/folk song likely originating in the early 19th century about a plaintive soul on the journey through life. It became one of Burl Ives's signature songs, included on his 1944 album The Wayfaring Stranger...
2.	Buckeye Jim
3.	The Bold Soldier
4.	The Sow Took the Measles

Record 2 (Asch or Stinson 345-2)

Track	Song Title
1.	The Foggy Foggy Dew Foggy Dew -Foggy, Foggy Dew:The first song of this title was of English origin, sometimes called “Foggy, Foggy Dew”, and is a lamentful ballad of a young lover. It was published on a broadside around 1815, though there are very many versions: Cecil Sharp collected eight versions. Burl Ives, who popularized...
2.	Black Is the Color

Record 3 (Asch or Stinson 345-3)

Track	Song Title
1.	Henry Martin Henry Martin (song) "Henry Martin" is a traditional Scottish folk song about a youngest brother who turns pirate to support his older brothers. The first known printed version dates from the early 17th century and consisted of 82 verses describing the exploits of the freebooter Sir Andrew Barton and his two...
2.	The Blue Tail Fly

Side One (Stinson SLP-1A)

Track	Song Title
1.	Poor Wayfaring Stranger The Wayfaring Stranger (song) "The Wayfaring Stranger" , Roud 3339, is a well-known American spiritual/folk song likely originating in the early 19th century about a plaintive soul on the journey through life. It became one of Burl Ives's signature songs, included on his 1944 album The Wayfaring Stranger...
2.	Black Is The Color
3.	The Foggy Foggy Dew Foggy Dew -Foggy, Foggy Dew:The first song of this title was of English origin, sometimes called “Foggy, Foggy Dew”, and is a lamentful ballad of a young lover. It was published on a broadside around 1815, though there are very many versions: Cecil Sharp collected eight versions. Burl Ives, who popularized...
4.	Buckeye Jim
5.	The Bold Soldier

Side Two (Stinson SLP-1B)

Track	Song Title
1.	The Sow Took The Measles
2.	The Blue Tail Fly
3.	Henry Martin Henry Martin (song) "Henry Martin" is a traditional Scottish folk song about a youngest brother who turns pirate to support his older brothers. The first known printed version dates from the early 17th century and consisted of 82 verses describing the exploits of the freebooter Sir Andrew Barton and his two...
4.	The Fox The Fox (folk song) The Fox is a traditional folk song. It is also the subject of at least two picture books, The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night: an old song, illustrated by Peter Spier and Fox Went out on a Chilly Night, by Wendy Watson...  (Bonus Track)
5.	Brennan on the Moor (Bonus Track)

Trivia

The Asch album was selling for $2.89 in 1944.

The Stinson 12-inch LP album was selling for $3.98 in 1966