Mac Wiseman Sings 12 Great Hits, released by Dot Records in 1960 (DLP-3313), gathers Wiseman's interpretations of contemporary country and popular hits — Tom Dooley, Sixteen Tons, Old Shep, The Ballad of Davy Crockett, El Paso, Running Bear, The Three Bells. The framing was Dot's bid to keep him on country radio shelves alongside more mainstream country crooners, leaning into the pop and folk-revival material that was crossing over in the late 1950s. Wiseman's clear baritone and unhurried phrasing suit the wide repertoire; the record sits between his bluegrass and gospel albums of the Dot period and proved his range outside the strict bluegrass setting.
Tracklist
- 1 Tom Dooley alt version 2:46
- 2 He's got the whole world in His hands 2:04
- 3 Old Shep 3:39
- 4 Sixteen Tons alt version 4:15
- 5 I'm moving on 2:23
- 6 The fool 2:29
- 7 The ballad of Davy Crockett 2:25
- 8 Darling Nellie Gray 3:39
- 9 The old lamplighter 2:30
- 10 Running bear 2:38
- 11 El Paso 4:18
- 12 The three bells 2:46
