Country’s Greatest Hits

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Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Ruby (Don’t Take Your Love to Town)
recording of:
Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town
lyricist and composer:
Mel Tillis
publisher:
Cedarwood Publishing Company, Inc., Universal Cedarwood Publishing and Universal Music Publishing International Ltd.
Kenny Rogers2:56
2Get Rhythm
recording of:
Get Rhythm
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Hi-Lo Music
Johnny Cash2:14
3Crazy Arms
recording of:
Crazy Arms (on 1956-03-01)
writer:
Ralph Mooney (in 1954) and Chuck Seals (in 1954)
publisher:
Champion Music Corp., Leeds Music, Songs of Universal, Inc., Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (in 1956) and MCA Music Svenska AB (in 1978)
Ray Price2:34
4What Am I Worth
recording of:
What Am I Worth
writer:
Darrell Edwards and George Jones (US country music vocalist)
George Jones2:47
5Drinking Tequila
recording of:
Drinking Tequila
lyricist and composer:
Bob Center
Jim Reeves2:46
6Maybellene
recorded in:
Nashville, United States (on 1955-08-09)
cover recording of:
Maybellene (on 1955-08-09)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Salee Music Company
Marty Robbins2:32
7I’ve Loved and Lost Again
recording of:
I’ve Loved and Lost Again
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Miller (US country music songwriter)
Patsy Cline2:35
8Lovesick Blues
recorded in:
Cincinnati, United States (on 1948-12-22)
bass:
Willie Thawl (US bassist) (on 1948-12-22)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (on 1948-12-22)
guitar:
Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1948-12-22)
guitar [lead guitar]:
James Grishaw (on 1948-12-22)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Louis Innis (on 1948-12-22)
mandolin:
Clyde Baum (on 1948-12-22)
steel guitar:
Jerry Byrd (Nashville A-Team) (on 1948-12-22)
vocals:
Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1948-12-22)
recording of:
Lovesick Blues (on 1948-12-22)
lyricist:
Irving Mills and Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1949-11-01)
composer:
Cliff Friend (US composer, lyricist & pianist)
arranger:
Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1949-11-01)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Jack Mills, Inc. (on 1922-04-03) and Mills Music, Inc. (from 1930 to present)
Hank Williams3.652:45
9Secret Love
Slim Whitman2:48
10Live Fast Love Hard Die Young
cover recording of:
Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young (in 1955)
lyricist and composer:
Joe Allison
Faron Young42:19
11We’ve Got Things to Do
June Carter Cash2:24
12I Didn’t Sleep a Wink Last Night
recording of:
I Didn’t Sleep a Wink
writer:
Jimmy Day and Willie Nelson
publisher:
Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
Willie Nelson2:13
13Have You Ever Been Lonely
Chet Atkins2:36
14Ridin’ the Sunshine Special
recording of:
Ridin’ the Sunshine Special
writer:
Chuck Murphy (1950s Country/Honky Tonk artist) and Huel Murphy
Johnny Horton2:15
15Please Don’t Let Me Love You
Red Sovine2:35
16Daydreamin’
Jimmy C. Newman3:03
17Stompy Joe
Hank Locklin2:25
18I’m an Old Old Man
Lefty Frizzell2:28
19Blackberry Boogie
recording of:
Blackberry Boogie
writer:
Tennessee Ernie Ford (in 1952)
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:29
20Crying in the Chapel
Darrell Glenn3:02
21I Heard the Jukebox Playing
Kitty Wells2:15
22Your Papa Ain’t Steppin’ Anymore
Sheb Wooley2:44
23Back Street Affair
recording of:
Back Street Affair
composer:
Jimmy Rule and Billy Wallace (Country artist)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation
Webb Pierce42:46
24Rub-A-Dub-Dub
Hank Thompson2:15
25Release Me
cover recording of:
Release Me
additional writer:
W.S. Stevenson
writer:
Eddie Miller (US country music songwriter), Dub Williams (pseudonym used by James Pebworth) and Robert Yount (songwriter)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Four Star Sales, Roschelle Publishing and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd.
Dolly Parton3.52:16
▼ CD 2
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1The Auctioneer
recording of:
The Auctioneer
writer:
Buddy Black (writer) and Leroy Van Dyke
publisher:
Randy Smith Music Corp. (in 1977)
Leroy Van Dyke2:55
2Walkin’ After Midnight
vocals:
Patsy Cline
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records Ltd. (do not use as an imprint; UK subsidiary of MCA Records) (in 1957)
cover recording of:
Walkin’ After Midnight
lyricist:
Don Hecht
composer:
Alan Block and Don Hecht
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Patsy Cline4.752:35
3A White Sport Coat (and a Pink Carnation)
recorded in:
New York, United States (on 1957-01-25)
producer:
Mitch Miller
recording of:
A White Sport Coat and a Pink Carnation (on 1957-01-25)
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
Marty Robbins2:31
4Four Walls
recording of:
Four Walls
composer:
George Campbell and Marvin Moore (songwriter, best known for "Four Walls" and "The Green Door")
publisher:
SBK United Partnership Ltd.
Jim Reeves2:50
5I Walk the Line
recorded in:
Memphis, United States (on 1956-04-02)
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer) and Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1956-03-30, on 1956-04-02)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1956-03-30, on 1956-04-02)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1956-03-30, on 1956-04-02)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1956-03-30, on 1956-04-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Entertainment Corporation (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 1956) and Sun Record Company (in 1956)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, United States (on 1956-03-30)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 30), Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 33) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 76)
recording of:
I Walk the Line (on 1956-03-30)
lyricist and composer:
John R. Cash (country music legend) (in 1956)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (Publisher), Carlin Music Corporation, Hill and Range Songs, Inc., Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A (BMI-affiliated) and House of Cash, Inc. (BMI-affiliated, publisher for works of Johnny Cash)
recording of:
I Walk the Line (on 1956-04-02)
lyricist and composer:
John R. Cash (country music legend) (in 1956)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (Publisher), Carlin Music Corporation, Hill and Range Songs, Inc., Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A (BMI-affiliated) and House of Cash, Inc. (BMI-affiliated, publisher for works of Johnny Cash)
Johnny Cash4.152:44
6Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
cover recording of:
Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
lyricist:
Paul Campbell (songwriting pseudonym used by The Weavers)
composer:
Joel Newman
translated version of:
נשיקות מתוקות מדבש
Jimmie Rodgers42:22
7Fraulein
recording of:
Fraulein (in 1957)
lyricist and composer:
Lawton Williams
Bobby Helms2:53
8Mister Sandman
bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist)
celesta and piano:
Marvin Hughes
electric guitar:
Chet Atkins
membranophone:
Buddy Harman
steel guitar:
Bud Isaacs
cover recording of:
Mr. Sandman
lyricist and composer:
Pat Ballard
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.)
Chet Atkins2:18
9Rose Marie
recording of:
Rose-Marie (title song of the 1924 operetta)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) and Otto Harbach
composer:
Rudolf Friml
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
part of:
Rose-Marie (1924 operetta-style musical)
Slim Whitman2:24
10Just One More
recording of:
Just One More
lyricist and composer:
George Jones (US country music vocalist)
George Jones2:43
11Jambalaya (on the Bayou)
recording of:
Jambalaya (On the Bayou) (on 1952-06-13)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Acuff-Rose-Opryland Music Limited (UK), Fred Rose Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1952-07-28)
Hank Williams42:54
12I’m Movin’ On
recorded in:
Nashville, United States (on 1950-03-28)
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1950-03-28)
fiddle:
Tommy Vaden (US country fiddler) (on 1950-03-28)
guitar:
Hank Snow (on 1950-03-28)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Jack Shook (on 1950-03-28)
steel guitar:
Joe Talbot (Steel guitar player and music industry executive) (on 1950-03-28)
vocals:
Hank Snow (on 1950-03-28)
recording of:
I’m Moving On (on 1950-03-28)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Snow
publisher:
Hill and Range Songs, Inc. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Hank Snow2:50
13Hidin’ Out
recording of:
Hidin’ Out
writer:
Eddie Miller (US country music songwriter) and W.S. Stevenson
Patsy Cline2:29
14Goin’ Steady
recording of:
Goin' Steady
lyricist and composer:
Faron Young
Faron Young2:41
15Make Your Mind Up
Kitty Wells2:17
16Ballad of a Teenage Queen
recording of:
Ballad of a Teenage Queen
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
Johnny Cash32:11
17Dixie Fried
double bass:
Clayton Perkins (in 1956-03)
guitar:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1956-03) and Eddie Starr (in 1956-03)
membranophone:
W.S. Holland (in 1956-03)
vocals:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1956-03)
edit of:
Dixie Fried (version 2: 3 false starts & master) by Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
recording of:
Dixie Fried (in 1956-03)
composer:
Howard Griffin and Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
Carl Perkins2:27
18Hey Joe!
Carl Smith2:31
19High Noon
Tex Ritter2:48
20Singing the Blues
recorded in:
Nashville, United States (on 1955-11-03)
producer:
Don Law
recording of:
Singing the Blues (on 1955-11-03)
lyricist and composer:
Melvin Endsley (in 1956)
publisher:
Acuff Rose Opryland Ltd. (UK) and Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK)
Marty Robbins2:27
21Jukebox Blues
recording of:
Juke Box Blues (Maybelle Carter / June Carter)
writer:
Mother Maybelle Carter
June Carter2:19
22Penny Candy
recording of:
Penny Candy
lyricist and composer:
Cal Veale
Jim Reeves2:30
23Sixteen Tons
acoustic guitar:
Bobby Gibbons (on 1955-09-20)
bass clarinet:
Darol Rice (on 1955-09-20)
clarinet:
Red Mandel (on 1955-09-20)
double bass [bass]:
Rolly Bundock (on 1955-09-20)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Roy Harte (drummer and Pacific Jazz founder) (on 1955-09-20)
finger snaps and lead vocals:
Tennessee Ernie Ford (on 1955-09-20)
trombone:
George Bruns (on 1955-09-20)
trumpet:
Charlie Parlato (on 1955-09-20)
conductor:
Jack Fascinato (on 1955-09-20)
arranger:
Jack Fascinato
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bacci Bros Records (in 2010) and Lucky Vintage (in 2014)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, United States (on 1955-09-20)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1955 (number: 12)
cover recording of:
Sixteen Tons (on 1955-09-20)
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
publisher:
American Music, Inc. and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
parody version of:
Sixteen Tons (yiddish parody)
Tennessee Ernie Ford52:37
24The Wild Side of Life
recording of:
The Wild Side of Life
lyricist and composer:
Arlie Carter and William Warren
publisher:
Commodore Music Corp., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Leeds Music Ltd., Unart Music Corp. and Leeds Music (in 1976)
Hank Thompson2:43
25Why Baby Why?
recording of:
Why Baby Why
writer:
Darrell Edwards and George Jones (US country music vocalist)
George Jones2:17
▼ CD 3
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1Time’s a Wastin’
June Carter & Carl Smith2:10
2Train of Love
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
recording of:
Train of Love (on 1956-05-08)
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
Johnny Cash42:22
3A Church, a Courtroom and Then Goodbye
vocals:
Patsy Cline
recording of:
A Church, a Courtroom and Then Goodbye
writer:
Eddie Miller (US country music songwriter) and W.S. Stevenson
Patsy Cline3:04
4Where Does a Broken Heart Go?
recording of:
Where Does a Broken Heart Go?
lyricist and composer:
Mary Reeves
Jim Reeves2:22
5Cryin’ Cause I Love You
recording of:
Cryin' Cause I Love You
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
Marty Robbins2:37
6North Wind
Slim Whitman2:43
7Foolish Heart
Faron Young2:22
8Silver Threads and Golden Needles
recording of:
Silver Threads and Golden Needles
writer:
Dick Reynolds (country songwriter) and Jack Rhodes
publisher:
Central Songs, Fort Knox Music Co, Fort Knox Music Inc. and Trio Music Co., Inc.
Wanda Jackson2:37
9Release Me
Ray Price2:42
10(That’s What You Get) For Lovin’ Me
producer:
Chet Atkins
bass:
Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1966-02-17) and Henry Strzelecki (on 1966-02-17)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Carrigan (US drummer) (on 1966-02-17)
guitar:
Ray Edenton (on 1966-02-17), Waylon Jennings (American country musician) (on 1966-02-17) and Jerry Reed (on 1966-02-17)
harmonica:
Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1966-02-17)
marimba:
Richard Morris (Willie Nelson session percussionist) (on 1966-02-17)
piano:
Hargus “Pig” Robbins (on 1966-02-17)
background vocals:
Dorothy Ann Dillard (on 1966-02-17), Priscilla Hubbard (on 1966-02-17), Louis Nunley (on 1966-02-17) and William Wright (on 1966-02-17)
lead vocals:
Waylon Jennings (American country musician) (on 1966-02-17)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, United States (on 1966-02-17)
cover recording of:
For Lovin’ Me (on 1966-02-17)
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Lightfoot
publisher:
Early Morning Music, M. Witmark & Sons, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Waylon Jennings2:24
11I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive
recording of:
I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive (on 1952-06-13)
writer:
Fred Rose (songwriter) and Hank Williams (country music legend)
Hank Williams2:27
12Raw Hide
banjo:
Rudy Lyle (on 1951-01-20)
double bass:
Joel Price (on 1951-01-20)
fiddle:
Merle "Red" Taylor (country/bluegrass fiddler, songwriter, and singer) (on 1951-01-20)
guitar:
Jimmy Martin (American bluegrass musician) (on 1951-01-20)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1951-01-20)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, United States (on 1951-01-20)
recording of:
Rawhide (mandolin instrumental) (on 1951-01-20)
composer:
Bill Monroe
Bill Monroe2:37
13The Angels Are Singing (in Heaven Tonight)
The Stanley Brothers3:03
14Love and Hate
Kitty Wells2:44
15Corrine, Corrina
Chet Atkins2:14
16The Golden Rocket
Hank Snow2:46
17I Wanna Play House With You
recording of:
I Wanna Play House With You (on 1951-04-18)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Cy Coben
Eddy Arnold2:12
18Just Can’t Live That Fast (Any More)
Lefty Frizzell2:04
19Movie Magg
recording of:
Movie Magg (in 1955-01)
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
publisher:
Carl Perkins Music Inc., Knox Music and Wren Music Co.
Carl Perkins2:10
20Country Boy
‘Little’ Jimmy Dickens2:57
21Tennessee Saturday Night
recording of:
Tennessee Saturday Night (on 1947-08-12)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Hughes (Western Swing musician/songwriter)
publisher:
Hill and Range
Red Foley2:41
22Diggy Liggy Lo
Jimmy C. Newman2:21
23It Ain’t No Use
fiddle:
Doyle Strickland (on 1952-05-19)
guitar:
Charlie Mercer (on 1952-05-19)
harmonica:
Wayne Raney (on 1952-05-19)
tenor guitar:
Wallace Mercer (on 1952-05-19)
vocals:
Charlie Mercer (on 1952-05-19) and Wallace Mercer (on 1952-05-19)
recording of:
It Ain’t No Use
writer:
Lonnie Polk and Guy Willis
The Mercer Brothers2:37
24I Just Don’t Understand
recording of:
I Just Don’t Understand
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
Willie Nelson2:56
25Letter to Heaven
recording of:
Letter to Heaven
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
publisher:
Owepar Publishing Inc.
Dolly Parton2:42

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ASIN:UK: B00127G6X0 [info]