The Best Country Album in the World... Ever!

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
# Title Artist Rating Length
1 Rhinestone Cowboy
Glen Campbell 4.5 3:15
2 Jolene
Dolly Parton 4.35 2:38
3 When You're in Love With a Beautiful Woman
Dr. Hook 2:56
4 Rose Garden
Lynn Anderson 4.5 2:53
5 Blanket on the Ground
Billie Jo Spears 3:31
6 Coward of the County
Kenny Rogers 4:21
7 I Recall a Gypsy Woman
Don Williams 3:21
8 The Most Beautiful Girl
Charlie Rich 2:38
9 Ode to Billy Joe
Bobbie Gentry 4:15
10 Stand by Your Man
Tammy Wynette 4 2:41
11 Crazy
Patsy Cline 2:44
12 I Love You Because
Jim Reeves 2:45
13 Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
Crystal Gayle 4.65 2:32
14 All I Have to Do Is Dream
Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell 2:33
15 The Wind Beneath My Wings
Lee Greenwood 3:56
16 Angel of the Morning
Juice Newton 4:07
17 Banks of the Ohio
Olivia Newton‐John 3:16
18 We're All Alone
Rita Coolidge 3:34
19 Crying
Don McLean 5 3:41
20 The End of the World
Skeeter Davis 3.5 2:36
▼ CD 2
# Title Artist Rating Length
1 Achy Breaky Heart
Billy Ray Cyrus 3:24
2 The Devil Went Down to Georgia
The Charlie Daniels Band 3:35
3 The Promised Land
Johnnie Allan 2:01
4 I Can Help
Billy Swan 5 3:58
5 Ring of Fire
Johnny Cash 2:35
6 I'll Never Fall in Love Again
Bobbie Gentry 2:52
7 King of the Road
Roger Miller 2:27
8 Games People Play
Joe South 3:33
9 Margaritaville
Jimmy Buffett 4:10
10 Wichita Lineman
Glen Campbell 3:02
11 I Will Always Love You
Dolly Parton 3 3:06
12 From a Distance
Nanci Griffith 4:12
13 I Fall to Pieces
Patsy Cline 2:49
14 A Little Bit More
Dr. Hook 2:53
15 Lucille
Kenny Rogers 3:35
16 What I've Got in Mind
Billie Jo Spears 2:43
17 It's Over
Roy Orbison 2:47
18 Me & Bobby McGee
Kris Kristofferson 4:20
19 Funny How Time Slips Away
Willie Nelson 3:02
20 The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
The Band 4 3:31

Credits

CD 1

fiddle:
Johnny Gimble (1972-05-03) (track 2)
Mack Magaha (Bluegrass Fiddler) (1972-05-03) (track 2)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Malone (session drummer/percussion) (1972-05-03) (track 2)
guitar:
Dolly Parton (1972-05-03) (track 2)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Dave Kirby (American session guitarist and singer/songwriter) (1972-05-03) (track 2)
bass:
Bobby Dyson (1972-05-03) (track 2)
banjo:
Bobby Thompson (guitar & banjo player) (1972-05-03) (track 2)
Buck Trent (1972-05-03) (track 2)
electric guitar:
Jimmy Colvard (1972-05-03) (track 2)
steel guitar:
Stu Basore (1972-05-03) (track 2)
piano:
Hargus "Pig" Robbins (1972-05-03) (track 2)
background vocals:
Joe Babcock (1972-05-03) (track 2)
Dolores Edgin (1972-05-03) (track 2)
June Page (1972-05-03) (track 2)
Hurshel Wiginton (1972-05-03) (track 2)
composer:
Boudleaux Bryant (track 14)
Arthur Kent (track 20)
Joe Melson (track 19)
Willie Nelson (track 11)
Roy Orbison (track 19)
Dolly Parton (track 2)
Joe South (track 4)
Larry Weiss (track 1)
Richard Leigh (American country music songwriter and singer) (track 13)
Chip Taylor (track 16)
engineer:
Tom Pick (track 2)
Bill Porter (engineer) (track 20)
lead vocals:
Tammy Wynette (track 10)
lyricist:
Boudleaux Bryant (track 14)
Willie Nelson (track 11)
Dolly Parton (track 2)
Joe South (track 4)
Larry Weiss (track 1)
Sylvia Dee (track 20)
Richard Leigh (American country music songwriter and singer) (track 13)
Chip Taylor (track 16)
Joe Melson (1961) (track 19)
Roy Orbison (1961) (track 19)
producer:
Chet Atkins (track 20)
Bob Ferguson (track 2)
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger) (track 10)
vocals:
Glen Campbell (US country singer, guitarist & actor) (track 14)
Skeeter Davis (track 20)
Bobbie Gentry (track 14)
Dolly Parton (1972-05-03) (track 2)
writer:
Rory Michael Bourke (track 8)
Roger Bowling (track 6)
Larry Henley (singer songwriter) (track 15)
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger) (tracks 8, 10)
Jeff Silbar (track 15)
Billy Edd Wheeler (track 6)
Norris “Norro” Wilson (track 8)
Tammy Wynette (track 10)
phonographic copyright by:
BMG Entertainment (1973) (track 2)
Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (1973) (track 2)
publisher:
Acuff Rose Music Ltd. (track 11)
Acuff-Rose Publ. (track 14)
Al Gallico Music Corp. (track 10)
Carlin Music Corporation (track 2)
EMI Al Gallico Music Corp. (track 10)
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (tracks 10, 16)
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (tracks 8, 10)
EMI Songs Ltd. (track 16)
EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (track 13)
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) (track 20)
Owepar Publishing Inc. (track 2)
Roger Bowling Music (track 6)
Sleepy Hollow Music Corp. (track 6)
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. (track 11)
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (track 11)
Sony/ATV Songs LLC (track 4)
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (track 11)
Unichappell Music (track 16)
Velvet Apple Music (track 2)
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (track 15)
Warner Chappell North America (track 1)
Minurve Records (2009-02-25 –) (track 14)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (1972-05-03) (track 2)
edits:
Jolene by Disco Tech (track 2)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 85) (track 11)
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 217) (track 2)
arrangements:
Wind Beneath My Wings (for band and trombone, Barry) (track 15)
cover recording of:
All I Have to Do Is Dream (track 14)
Angel of the Morning (track 16)
Crying (track 19)
Rhinestone Cowboy (track 1)
The Most Beautiful Girl (track 8)
Wind Beneath My Wings (track 15)
Rose Garden (1970) (track 4)
is the basis for:
Mi corazón vuela hacia ti (track 15)
later parody versions:
Brolin (Jolene) (track 2)
later translated versions:
Fait pour durer (track 20)
Het einde van de wereld (track 20)
Jardín de rosas (track 4)
Llorando (version of Orbison and Melson's "Crying") (track 19)
Luvannut en ruusutarhaa (track 4)
Steh' bei dein Mann (track 10)
Vleugels van mijn vlucht (track 15)
Wer Liebe sucht (track 10)
ジョリーン (track 2)
ローズ・ガーデン (track 4)
冬戀 (track 20)
后会无期 (track 20)
悲しませないで (track 13)
later versions:
Du tillhör mig (track 10)
En dans på rosor (track 4)
Je te demande pardon (track 4)
Pendant les vacances (All I Have to Do Is Dream) (track 14)
recording of:
Coward of the County (1979 song) (track 6)
Crazy (Willie Nelson song) (track 11)
Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue (track 13)
The End of the World (1962) (track 20)
Stand by Your Man (1968) (track 10)
Jolene (Dolly Parton song) (1972-05-03) (track 2)
referred to in medleys:
Medley: (I Never Promised You) A Rose Garden / Rhinestone Cowboy (tracks 1, 4)
Oldies Medley (Carpenters in Japan) (track 20)
version of:
Hey Mister (track 8)

CD 2

acoustic guitar:
Johnny Christopher (Guitarist) (track 4)
fiddle:
Johnny Gimble (1973-06-13) (track 11)
Mack Magaha (Bluegrass Fiddler) (1973-06-13) (track 11)
drums (drum set):
Ralph Gallant (1973-06-13) (track 11)
membranophone:
Hayward Bishop (track 4)
guitar:
Jimmy Colvard (1973-06-13) (track 11)
Dave Kirby (American session guitarist and singer/songwriter) (1973-06-13) (track 11)
Dolly Parton (1973-06-13) (track 11)
bass:
Mike Leech (track 4)
Bobby Dyson (1973-06-13) (track 11)
banjo:
Bobby Thompson (guitar & banjo player) (1973-06-13) (track 11)
Buck Trent (1973-06-13) (track 11)
electric guitar:
Chip Young (track 4)
Reggie Young (guitarist and songwriter) (track 4)
steel guitar:
Stu Basore (1973-06-13) (track 11)
piano:
Hargus "Pig" Robbins (1973-06-13) (track 11)
background vocals:
Joe Babcock (1973-06-13) (track 11)
Dolores Edgin (1973-06-13) (track 11)
June Page (1973-06-13) (track 11)
Hurshel Wiginton (1973-06-13) (track 11)
co-producer:
John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician) (track 20)
composer:
Burt Bacharach (track 6)
William Dees (track 17)
Roy Orbison (track 17)
Dolly Parton (track 11)
Billy Swan (track 4)
Donald L. Tress (track 1)
Bobby Gosh (pianist, songwriter, and producer) (track 14)
Willie Nelson (track 19)
Robbie Robertson (track 20)
Joe South (track 8)
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”) (1964) (track 7)
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer & singer) (1968) (track 10)
Julie Gold (1985) (track 12)
engineer:
Chip Young (track 4)
Tom Pick (track 11)
instruments:
Paul Richmond (engineer) (track 4)
lyricist:
Dolly Parton (track 11)
Billy Swan (track 4)
Donald L. Tress (track 1)
Hal David (track 6)
Bobby Gosh (pianist, songwriter, and producer) (track 14)
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”) (track 7)
Willie Nelson (track 19)
Robbie Robertson (track 20)
Joe South (track 8)
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer & singer) (track 10)
Julie Gold (1985) (track 12)
producer:
The Band (roots rock band) (track 20)
Bob Ferguson (track 11)
Ron Haffkine (track 14)
Waylon Jennings (track 14)
Billy Swan (track 4)
Chip Young (track 4)
vocals:
Kris Kristofferson (track 18)
Nanci Griffith (track 12)
Dolly Parton (1973-06-13) (track 11)
writer:
Roger Bowling (track 15)
Hal Bynum (track 15)
June Carter Cash (track 5)
Fred Foster (track 18)
Merle Kilgore (track 5)
Kris Kristofferson (track 18)
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) (1974) (track 11)
publisher:
ATV Music Corp. (track 15)
Acuff Rose Music Ltd. (track 17)
Bike Music (track 8)
Blue Seas Music, Inc. (track 6)
Burlington Music Co., Ltd. (track 7)
Bygosh Music Corp. (track 14)
Canaan Music Inc (track 20)
Carlin Music Corporation (track 11)
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (track 6)
Grow Your Own Music (track 12)
JAC Music Co., Inc. (track 6)
MCA Music Ltd. (track 6)
Owepar Publishing Inc. (track 11)
Painted Desert Music Corporation (track 5)
Rondor Music (London) Ltd. (track 17)
Universal (plain logo: "Universal") (track 6)
Velvet Apple Music (track 11)
Warner/Chappell Music Hong Kong Ltd. (track 14)
Winged Wheel (track 12)
ビクターミュージックアーツ 第四事業部 (track 12)
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (track 12)
ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (track 12)
recorded at:
Youngun Sound Studio in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States (track 4)
RCA Studio B (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (1973-06-13) (track 11)
has remixes:
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (studio remix) by The Band (track 20)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 87) (track 5)
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 245) (track 20)
cover recording of:
A Little Bit More (track 14)
Achy Breaky Heart (track 1)
From a Distance (track 12)
I’ll Never Fall in Love Again (Promises, Promises) (track 6)
later parody versions:
Achey Rakey Heart (track 1)
Achy Breaky Song (track 1)
Fakey Shaky Parts (track 1)
Queen of the House (track 7)
later translated parody versions:
Conny (track 20)
King of the Road (Wise Guys parody version) (track 7)
later translated versions:
Am Tag als Conny Kramer starb (track 20)
Ich und Bobby McGee (track 18)
L'Amore sei tu (track 11)
Non mi innamoro più (I’ll Never Fall in Love Again) (track 6)
Old Dixie Down (track 20)
On est les rois (track 7)
Pourquoi m’laisses-tu pas tranquille, Lucille ? (track 15)
Rhyddid Yn Ein Cân (track 18)
Ring aus Feuer (track 5)
Scho komisch (wia schnö de Zeit vageht) (track 19)
Sen Eki teki vaan (track 1)
乖乖 (track 6)
恋よさようなら (track 6)
later versions:
Alltid på väg (track 7)
Bobby McGee (track 18)
Freiheit ist ein Abenteuer (Me and Bobby McGee) (track 18)
From a Distance (Christmas version) (track 12)
Jag och Bosse Lidén (track 18)
König der Tramps (King of the Road) (track 7)
Lucille (German version) (track 15)
Mie ja Bobby McGee (track 18)
Ring aus Feuer (track 5)
Seul est l'indompté (track 10)
recording of:
Funny How Time Slips Away (track 19)
Games People Play (track 8)
I Can Help (track 4)
It’s Over (track 17)
King of the Road (track 7)
Lucille (Kenny Roger's song) (track 15)
Ring of Fire (track 5)
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (track 20)
Wichita Lineman (track 10)
Me and Bobby McGee (1969) (track 18)
I Will Always Love You (1973-06-13) (track 11)