Country Greats

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Annotation

Please note: Disc 1 is a bit of a guess, the others I have in hand so are confirmed

Annotation last modified on 2016-10-23 07:49 UTC.

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1: Volume 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Folsom Prison Blues
recording of:
Folsom Prison Blues
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (Publisher), Carlin Music Corporation and Hi Lo Music
is based on:
Crescent City Blues
Johnny Cash2:48
2Harper Valley P.T.A.
producer:
Shelby Singleton
recording of:
Harper Valley PTA (on 1968-07-26)
lyricist and composer:
Tom T. Hall
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
cover recording of:
Harper Valley PTA
lyricist and composer:
Tom T. Hall
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Jeannie C. Riley3:14
3Ruby Don’t Take Your Love to Town
cover 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 Rogers2:55
4Walkin’ After Midnight
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 Cline2:34
5You’ve Never Been This Far Before
recording of:
You've Never Been This Far Before
lyricist and composer:
Harold Lloyd Jenkins
Conway Twitty3:08
6King of the Road
recording of:
King of the Road
lyricist:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”) (in 1964)
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd.
Roger Miller2:26
7Blue Suede Shoes
recording of:
Blue Suede Shoes
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1955)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (Publisher), Carl Perkins Music Inc., Carlin Music Corp., Hi Lo Music, Hill and Range Songs, Inc., Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Wren Music Co.
part of:
Million Dollar Quartet (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Carl Perkins2:15
8Running Bear
recording of:
Running Bear
lyricist and composer:
J.P. Richardson
publisher:
Big Bopper Music Company, Hall-Clement Publications, Universal Music Publishing GmbH, Universal Music Publishing International Ltd. and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Johnny Preston2:41
9Okie From Muskogee
recording of:
Okie From Muskogee
writer:
Roy Burris and Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Merle Haggard2:42
10Walk on By
recording of:
Walk On By (Leroy Van Dyke song)
lyricist and composer:
Kendall Hayes (country music songwriter)
publisher:
Lowery Music Co. Inc.
Leroy Van Dyke2:16
11Run, Jeannie, Run
recording of:
Run Jeannie Run
writer:
Clark Bentley and Jerri Clark
Jeannie C. Riley3:24
12High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)
recording of:
High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
Dimitri Tiomkin
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
part of:
The 25th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 25)
Frankie Laine2:49
13I’m Wasting My Tears on You
recording of:
I'm Wastin' My Tears on You (on 1943-11-23)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Harford and Tex Ritter
Tex Ritter & His Texans2:49
14Snowbird
Liv Maessen2:05
15Carroll Country Accident
Bobby & Laurie2:47
16Ginger Man
recording of:
Ginger Man
writer:
Brian Cadd
Brian Cadd4:07
17All I Want to Do
Lee Conway2:24
18Broken Promises
recording of:
Broken Promises
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Nelson-Willie-Music Inc.
Willie Nelson2:12
19Me and You and a Dog Named Boo
recording of:
Me and You and a Dog Named Boo
lyricist and composer:
Lobo (American singer-songwriter Roland Kent LaVoie)
Stonewall Jackson2:45
20Old Man Emu
recording of:
Old Man Emu (John Williamson song)
lyricist and composer:
John Williamson (Australian country musician)
John Williamson2:53
▼ CD 2: Volume 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Take This Job and Shove It
recording of:
Take this Job and Shove it
lyricist and composer:
David Allan Coe
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Johnny Paycheck2:43
2Do What You Do Do Well
recording of:
Do What You Do, Do Well
writer:
Ned Miller
Ned Miller2:35
3Rose Garden
cover recording of:
Rose Garden (in 1970)
lyricist and composer:
Joe South
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Lynn Anderson4.52:56
4Help Me Make It Through the Night
Sammi Smith2:33
5For the Good Times
Ray Price3:47
6Coal Miner’s Daughter
recording of:
Coal Miner’s Daughter
lyricist and composer:
Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn3:14
7Slipping Around
recording of:
Slippin’ Around (in 1949)
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Tillman (in 1949)
Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely32:13
8Indian Reservation
recording of:
Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)
lyricist and composer:
John D. Loudermilk
Don Fardon3:07
9Cool Water
recording of:
Cool Water
lyricist and composer:
Bob Nolan (Western songwriter) (in 1936)
Frankie Laine3:04
10The Green Green Grass of Home
cover recording of:
Green, Green Grass of Home
lyricist and composer:
Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr.
publisher:
Burlington Music Ltd. and Tree Music
Porter Wagoner2:15
11Born a Woman
recording of:
Born a Woman
Sandy Posey2:08
12By the Time I Get to Phoenix
Matt Flinders3:06
13With Pen in Hand
Johnny Darrell3:13
14Making Believe
cover recording of:
Making Believe
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Work (Country music singer and songwriter)
Kitty Wells2:50
15The Door Is Always Open
Lee Conway3:52
16Cry
cover recording of:
Cry
lyricist and composer:
Churchill Kohlman
Lynn Anderson3:07
17Rain Tumbles Down in July
recording of:
When the Rain Tumbles Down in July
lyricist and composer:
David Gordon Kirkpatrick
The Bushwackers4:19
18Three Hearts in a Tangle
cover recording of:
Three Hearts in a Tangle
writer:
Ray Pennington and Sonny Thompson (US R&B bandleader and pianist)
Roy Drusky2:49
19Slow Down Old World
recording of:
Slow Down Old World
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson1:51
20Santa Never Made It Into Darwin
recording of:
Santa Never Made It Into Darwin
writer:
Bill & Boyd
Bill & Boyd4:17
▼ CD 3: Volume 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Behind Closed Doors
edit of:
Behind Closed Doors (Columbia) by Charlie Rich
recording of:
Behind Closed Doors
lyricist and composer:
Kenny O’Dell
Charlie Rich2:46
2Six Days on the Road
cover recording of:
Six Days on the Road (in 1963)
writer:
Earl Green and Carl Montgomery
publisher:
Newkeys Music, Inc. and Tune Publishing, Inc.
Dave Dudley52:18
3Workin’ Man Blues
recording of:
Workin’ Man Blues
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Merle Haggard2:43
4Hello Darlin’
recording of:
Hello Darlin’
lyricist and composer:
Conway Twitty
Conway Twitty2:29
5The Girl Most Likely
recording of:
The Girl Most Likely
writer:
Margaret Lewis and Myra Smith
Jeannie C. Riley2:04
6I Walk the Line
recording of:
I Walk the Line
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 Cash2:43
7Me and Bobby McGee
cover recording of:
Me and Bobby McGee
lyricist and composer:
Fred Foster and Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Combine Music Corp. and Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
Kenny Rogers2:32
8Mule Train
cover recording of:
Mule Train
composer:
Fred Glickman, Hy Heath and Johnny Lange
publisher:
Chappell and W. Disney Mus. (music publisher, do not use as release label)
part of:
The 23rd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Frankie Laine2:32
9Husbands and Wives
recorded in:
Tennessee, United States
producer:
Jerry Kennedy
recording of:
Husbands and Wives (on 1966-01-09)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
Roger Miller2:27
10Country Bumpkin
Cal Smith3:28
11Healing Hands of Time
recording of:
Healing Hands of Time
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson2:14
12Down Yonder
recording of:
Down Yonder
lyricist and composer:
L. Wolfe Gilbert
Del Wood2:34
13Cocktail Bar Blues
Don Fardon3:06
14Goin’ Steady
Faron Young2:29
15Uncloudy Day
Jeanne Pruett2:48
16Pop a Top
recording of:
Pop a Top
lyricist and composer:
Nat Stuckey
Jim Ed Brown2:16
17Sing a Little Song of Heartache
recording of:
Sing a Little Song of Heartache
lyricist and composer:
Del Reeves
Rose Maddox2:09
18You Better Not Do That
recording of:
You Better Not Do That
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Collins (American country singer, songwriter and guitarist)
Tommy Collins2:21
19A Stranger in My Arms
recording of:
A Stranger in My Arms
writer:
Mary Lu Jeans, Virginia Patterson Hensley and Charlotte White
Patsy Cline2:27
20Jole Blon
recording of:
Jole Blon
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Waylon Jennings1:54
▼ CD 4: Volume 4
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Wasted Days and Wasted Nights
recording of:
Wasted Days and Wasted Nights
writer:
Wayne Duncan (drums) and Freddy Fender
Freddy Fender2:44
2Abilene
recording of:
Abilene
writer:
Lester Brown, Bob Gibson (folk singer), John D. Loudermilk and Albert Stanton (pseudonym for Al Brackman)
George Hamilton IV2:18
3Home Is Where You’re Happy
recording of:
Home Is Where You’re Happy
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
Willie Nelson3:04
4Tar and Cement
Dennis Morrison3:48
5Delta Darwin
Nola Harris2:46
6Bouquet of Roses
recording of:
Bouquet of Roses (on 1947-05-18)
writer:
Bob Hilliard and Steve Nelson (US songwriter who co-wrote “Frosty the Snowman”)
publisher:
Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (on 1948-06-01)
Eddy Arnold3.52:34
7The End of the World
recording of:
The End of the World
lyricist:
Sylvia Dee (American lyricist)
composer:
Arthur Kent
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Summit Music Corp, (ASCAP-affiliated)
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス (Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Skeeter Davis2:38
8I Love You Because
Stonewall Jackson2:43
9Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray
recording of:
Three Cigarettes (in an Ashtray)
writer:
Eddie Miller (US country music songwriter) and W.S. Stevenson
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
Patsy Cline2:15
10The Shores of Botany Bay
The Bushwackers3:12
11Make the World Go Away
Ray Price2:11
12Midnight Train to Georgia
cover recording of:
Midnight Train to Georgia
lyricist and composer:
James D. Weatherly (American singer/songwriter)
Lynn Anderson4:06
13Dream Baby
Lacy J. Dalton2:57
14Crazy
cover recording of:
Crazy (Willie Nelson song)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Wanda Jackson2:46
15Amanda
Lee Conway3:07
16Hey Porter
engineered in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1955)
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (in 1955)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Entertainment Corporation (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 1955) and Sun Record Company (in 1955)
recording of:
Hey, Porter (on 1955-03-22)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and West One Music (production music label, prefix: WOM)
recording of:
Hey, Porter (in 1955)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and West One Music (production music label, prefix: WOM)
Johnny Cash3.352:12
17Jambalaya
Johnny Russell2:17
18Blackland Farmer
Frankie Miller2:45
19Odds and Ends, Bits and Pieces
Warren Smith1:52
20There’s Never Been a Time
recording of:
There’s Never Been a Time
lyricist and composer:
Don Williams (country singer-songwriter)
Don Williams2:49
▼ CD 5: Volume 5
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Funny Face
Donna Fargo2:39
2It’s Four in the Morning
recording of:
It’s Four in the Morning (1971 song)
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Chesnut
Faron Young2:52
3Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On
recording of:
Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On
lyricist and composer:
Hank Locklin
publisher:
Four Star Sales Co.
Hank Locklin2:24
4Let Go
Brian Cadd4:21
5Wolverton Mountain
recording of:
Wolverton Mountain
composer:
Merle Kilgore and Claude King
Claude King2:51
6Before the Next Teardrop Falls
cover recording of:
Before the Next Teardrop Falls
writer:
Vivian Keith and Ben Peters (country music songwriter)
publisher:
Shelby Singleton Music Inc.
Freddy Fender2:33
7Tennessee Bird Walk
recording of:
Tennessee Bird Walk
lyricist and composer:
Jack Blanchard
Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan2:44
8Rootie Tootie
recording of:
Rootie Tootie (on 1947-11-06)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Rose (songwriter)
Hank Williams2:46
9Truck Drivin’ Son-of-a-Gun
recording of:
Truck Drivin' Son-of-a-Gun
writer:
D. Deen (Songwriter) and R. King (1960s country artist & writer)
publisher:
Shelby Singleton Music Inc.
Dave Dudley2:08
10Rock Island Line
cover recording of:
Rock Island Line
lyricist and composer:
Lead Belly
publisher:
Folkways Music Publishers Inc.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 15211)
Johnny Cash2:10
11Something’s Burning
recording of:
Something’s Burning
lyricist and composer:
Mac Davis (US country singer, songwriter & actor)
Kenny Rogers3:56
12Ever Since You Went Away
Conway Twitty2:06
13Wind and Rain
Bluestone2:51
14Heartbreak USA
recording of:
Heartbreak U.S.A.
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
Kitty Wells2:32
15Kentucky Gambler
recording of:
Kentucky Gambler
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
Merle Haggard2:54
16Funny How Time Slips Away
Narvel Felts3:09
17I Love You Honey
recording of:
I Love You Honey
writer:
Eddie Miller (US country music songwriter) and W.S. Stevenson
Patsy Cline2:19
18Softly and Tenderly
Johnny Russell2:38
19Through the Eyes of Love
Bobby & Laurie2:33
20Rawhide
cover recording of:
Rawhide
publisher:
Mrs. Ned Washington (wife of American lyricist Ned Washington)
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
Dimitri Tiomkin
publisher:
Catharine Hinen Music, Largo Music, MCA Music Ltd., Patti Washington Music and Volta Music Corporation
Frankie Laine2:05
▶ CD 6: Volume 6
▶ CD 7: Volume 7
▶ CD 8: Volume 8
▶ CD 9: Volume 9
▶ CD 10: Volume 10

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Release

ASIN:UK: B0000B00J5 [info]