Classic Country: The ’50s: Treasures

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Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Shot Gun Boogie
recording of:
Shotgun Boogie
lyricist and composer:
Tennessee Ernie Ford
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:37
2Release Me
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.
Jimmie Heap feat. Perk Williams2:42
3I’ll Be There (If You Ever Want Me)
Ray Price2:28
4Let Me Be the One
recording of:
Let Me Be the One (in 1953)
writer:
Paul Blevins, Joseph Hobson and W. S. Stevenson
Hank Locklin2:30
5Looking Back to See
Justin Tubb & Goldie Hill2:20
6You’re Running Wild
double bass [bass]:
Floyd D. 'Lightnin'' Chance (on 1956-06-28)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Harman (on 1956-06-28)
guitar:
Hank Garland (on 1956-06-28) and Charlie Louvin (on 1956-06-28)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Paul Yandell (on 1956-06-28)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
George McCormick (on 1956-06-28)
mandolin:
Ira Louvin (on 1956-06-28)
vocals:
Charlie Louvin (on 1956-06-28) and Ira Louvin (on 1956-06-28)
cover recording of:
You’re Running Wild (on 1956-06-28)
writer:
Ray Edenton and Don Winters
The Louvin Brothers2:16
7Honky Tonk Song
recording of:
Honky Tonk Song
writer:
Buck Peddy and Mel Tillis
Webb Pierce42:06
8Billy Bayou
live recording of:
Billy Bayou
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
publisher:
Good Music Ltd. and Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
Jim Reeves2:06
9Big River
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-11-12)
producer:
Jack Clement
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1957-11-12)
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1957-11-12)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1957-11-12)
guitar:
Jack Clement (on 1957-11-12)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1957-11-12)
performer:
The Tennessee Two
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1957) and Sun Entertainment Corporation (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 1958)
recording of:
Big River (on 1957-11-12)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Hi Lo Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated), House of Cash, Inc. (BMI-affiliated, publisher for works of Johnny Cash) and Knox Music, Inc.
Johnny Cash32:33
10Gambler’s Guitar
Rusty Draper2:35
11Secretly
cover recording of:
Secretly
writer:
Luigi Creatore, Al Hoffman, Dick Manning (American songwriter) and Hugo Peretti
Jimmie Rodgers32:37
12Sqiaws Along the Yukon
Hank Thompson2:33
13I Found My Girl in the U.S.A.
Jimmie Skinner2:59
14Mom and Dad’s Waltz
recording of:
Mom and Dad’s Waltz
lyricist and composer:
Lefty Frizzell (US country singer & songwriter)
Lefty Frizzell3:06
15Life to Go
Stonewall Jackson2:30
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1It Tickles
Tommy Collins2:29
2There’s Been a Change in Me
recording of:
There’s Been a Change in Me
lyricist and composer:
Cy Coben
Eddy Arnold2:16
3If You Ain’t Lovin’
Faron Young2:24
4Secret Love
recording of:
Secret Love (song from “Calamity Jane”)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Sammy Fain
publisher:
Chappell, Remick Music Corp., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner Chappell North America
sub-publisher:
Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
part of:
The 26th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 26)
part of:
Calamity Jane (stage musical)
Slim Whitman2:50
5Let Me Go, Lover
producer:
Chet Atkins
recording of:
Let Me Go, Lover (on 1954-10-03)
lyricist:
Al Hill (Ben Weisman, Fred Wise, Kay Twomey)
composer:
Jenny Lou Carson
is based on:
Let Me Go, Devil
Hank Snow2:26
6Oh, Baby Mine (I Get So Lonely)
Johnnie and Jack1:57
7Treasure of Love
recording of:
Treasure of Love (in 1958)
writer:
The Big Bopper and George Jones (US country music vocalist)
George Jones2:21
8Ballad of a Teenage Queen
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-11-12)
producer:
Jack Clement
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Entertainment Corporation (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 1958)
samples from:
The Fabulous Johnny Cash by Johnny Cash (country music legend)
recording of:
Ballad of a Teenage Queen (on 1957-11-12)
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
recording of:
Ballad of a Teenage Queen (in 1957)
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
Johnny Cash2:13
9Stood Up
vocals:
Ricky Nelson (rock n roll artist)
recording of:
Stood Up
writer:
Dub Dickerson and Erma Herrold
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
Ricky Nelson1:53
10(’Til) I Kissed You
recording of:
(’Til) I Kissed You
lyricist and composer:
Don Everly
The Everly Brothers2:22
11The Waltz of the Angels
Wynn Stewart3:09
12Under Your Spell Again
Buck Owens2:44
13Loose Talk
recording of:
Loose Talk
writer:
Freddie Hart (Country, Nashville Sound, US) and Ann Lucas
Carl Smith2:34
14Amigo’s Guitar
recording of:
Amigo's Guitar
writer:
Roy Botkin, John D. Loudermilk and Kitty Wells
Kitty Wells2:41
15Country Music Is Here to Stay
Simon Crum3:11

Credits

Release

ASIN:US: B000MQZ1SS [info]

Release group

part of:Classic Country (Time-Life Music) (number: 18) (order: 18)