The Very Best of Country Music

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Sweet Dreams (of You)
cover recording of:
Sweet Dreams
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson (US songwriter and country musician)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1955-12-28)
Patsy Cline52:35
2Please Help Me I’m Falling
recording of:
Please Help Me, I’m Falling
lyricist and composer:
Hal Blair and Don Robertson (“Happy Whistler” songwriter)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Carlin Music Corporation, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Don Robertson Music Corp., Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A (BMI-affiliated) and Ross Jungnickel, Inc.
Hank Locklin2:55
3Blanket on the Ground
recording of:
Blanket on the Ground
lyricist and composer:
Roger Bowling
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Billie Jo Spears3:52
4Crying
cover recording of:
Crying
lyricist:
Joe Melson (in 1961) and Roy Orbison (in 1961)
composer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1961-08-16)
part of:
50/50
Waylon Jennings2:35
5The Bargain Store
vocals:
Dolly Parton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1975)
recording of:
The Bargain Store
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
publisher:
Velvet Apple Music
Dolly Parton52:41
6True Love Ways
producer:
Dick Jacobs
bass guitar:
Sanford Bloch (Bass player) (on 1958-10-21)
drums (drum set):
Cliff Leeman (on 1958-10-21)
guitar:
Al Caiola (on 1958-10-21)
harp:
Doris Johnson (harpist) (on 1958-10-21)
piano:
Ernest Hayes (American pianist, organist and arranger) (on 1958-10-21)
tenor saxophone:
Abraham “Boomie” Richman (on 1958-10-21)
violin:
Herbert Bourne (on 1958-10-21), Ray Free (on 1958-10-21), Julius Held (on 1958-10-21), Leo Kruczek (on 1958-10-21), Leonard Posner (on 1958-10-21), Sylvia Shulman (on 1958-10-21), Irving Spice (violinist, concertmaster and strings) (on 1958-10-21) and Paul Winter (violin) (on 1958-10-21)
vocals:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer‐songwriter) (on 1958-10-21)
orchestra:
Dick Jacobs & His Orchestra (on 1958-10-21)
conductor:
Dick Jacobs (on 1958-10-21)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1960) and MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1960)
recorded at:
Pythian Temple in Lincoln Square, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-10-21)
recording of:
True Love Ways (on 1958-10-21)
writer:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer‐songwriter) and Norman Petty
publisher:
McCartney Music, Melody Lane Publications Inc., Peermusic (UK) Ltd. and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
Buddy Holly52:50
7The Wind Beneath My Wings
cover recording of:
Wind Beneath My Wings
writer:
Larry Henley (singer songwriter) and Jeff Silbar
publisher:
Silbar’Songs and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Lee Greenwood3:56
8Turn Your Radio On
Ray Stevens2:11
9No One Else
Desert Rose Band3:18
10Women I’ve Never Had
recording of:
Women I've Never Had
Hank Williams, Jr.2:49
11He’ll Have to Go
producer:
Chet Atkins
vocals:
Jim Reeves (US country & pop singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1959)
recording of:
He’ll Have to Go (on 1959-10-15)
writer:
Audrey Allison and Joe Allison
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. and Central Songs
Jim Reeves52:23
12If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body (Would You Hold It Against Me)
engineer:
Jim Crosby (engineer) (in 1978) and Michael Lloyd (US guitarist/singer producer) (in 1978)
producer:
Michael Lloyd (US guitarist/singer producer) (in 1978)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
David Bellamy (Bellamy Brothers) (in 1978) and Howard Bellamy (Bellamy Brothers) (in 1978)
bass guitar:
Jesse Chambers (in 1978)
drums (drum set):
Rodney Price (drummer) (in 1978)
electric guitar:
Carl Chambers (in 1978)
keyboard:
Joe LaFrandre (in 1978)
steel guitar:
Danny Jones (US steel guitarist) (in 1978)
recording of:
If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me (in 1978)
lyricist and composer:
David Bellamy (Bellamy Brothers)
The Bellamy Brothers23:11
13Stay Young
cover recording of:
Stay Young
writer:
Benny Gallagher and Graham Lyle
publisher:
Concord Songs Ltd., Goodsingle Ltd. (publisher), Rondor Music (London) Ltd., フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Don Williams3:03
14Pretend
cover recording of:
Pretend (on 1972-12-27)
lyricist:
Lew Douglas, Frank Lavere and Cliff Parman
composer:
Dan Belloc, Lew Douglas, Frank Lavere and Cliff Parman
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
Marty Robbins2:31
15I’m So Afraid of Losing You Again
Charley Pride3:08
16Turn the World Around the Other Way
Eddy Arnold2:29
17Touch Me When We’re Dancing
cover recording of:
Touch Me When We’re Dancing
writer:
Ken Bell, Terry Nelson Skinner and J.L. Wallace (US songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd.
Alabama3:41
18I’ve Been Everywhere
Hank Snow2:47
19After the Fire Is Gone
producer:
Owen Bradley
acoustic guitar:
Ray Edenton (on 1970-11-09)
double bass [bass]:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1970-11-09)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Tommy Markham (on 1970-11-09)
electric bass guitar [6-string electric bass guitar]:
Harold Bradley (on 1970-11-09)
electric guitar:
Herman Wade (on 1970-11-09)
piano:
Hargus Robbins (on 1970-11-09)
steel guitar:
John Hughey (on 1970-11-09)
background vocals:
Hoyt Hawkins (on 1970-11-09), Neal Matthews (on 1970-11-09), Mildred Kirkham (on 1970-11-09), Gordon Stoker (on 1970-11-09) and Ray Walker (US bass singer, Jordanaires member) (on 1970-11-09)
vocals:
Loretta Lynn (on 1970-11-09) and Conway Twitty (on 1970-11-09)
recorded at:
Bradley’s Barn in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, United States (on 1970-11-09)
recording of:
After the Fire Is Gone (on 1970-11-09)
lyricist and composer:
L.E. White
Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty2:38
20Sometimes I Dream
recording of:
Sometimes I Dream
writer:
Jenessa Haggard and Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
Merle Haggard2:58