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 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 (1973-06) (track 2)
Mack Magaha (Bluegrass Fiddler) (1973-06) (track 2)
drums:
Kenny Malone (session drummer/percussion) (1973-06) (track 2)
guitar:
Dolly Parton (1972-05-03) (track 2)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Dave Kirby (American session guitarist and singer/songwriter) (1973-06) (track 2)
bass:
Bobby Dyson (1973-06) (track 2)
banjo:
Bobby Thompson (guitar & banjo player) (1973-06) (track 2)
Buck Trent (1973-06) (track 2)
electric guitar:
Jimmy Colvard (1973-06) (track 2)
steel guitar:
Stu Basore (1973-06) (track 2)
piano:
Hargus "Pig" Robbins (1973-06) (track 2)
background vocals:
Joe Babcock (1973-06) (track 2)
Dolores Edgin (1973-06) (track 2)
June Page (1973-06) (track 2)
Hurshel Wiginton (1973-06) (track 2)
composer:
Arthur Kent (track 20)
Richard Leigh (American country music songwriter and singer) (track 13)
Joe Melson (track 19)
Willie Nelson (track 11)
Roy Orbison (track 19)
Chip Taylor (track 16)
Larry Weiss (track 1)
Dolly Parton (track 2)
Joe South (tracks 4, 4)
engineer:
Tom Pick (track 2)
Bill Porter (track 20)
guest performer:
Bobbie Gentry (track 14)
lyricist:
Richard Leigh (American country music songwriter and singer) (track 13)
Willie Nelson (track 11)
Chip Taylor (track 16)
Larry Weiss (track 1)
Sylvia Dee (track 20)
Dolly Parton (track 2)
Joe South (tracks 4, 4)
Joe Melson (1961) (track 19)
Roy Orbison (1961) (track 19)
performer:
Glen Campbell (US country singer, guitarist & actor) (track 14)
Bobbie Gentry (track 14)
producer:
Chet Atkins (track 20)
Bob Ferguson (track 2)
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger) (track 10)
vocals:
Tammy Wynette (track 10)
Skeeter Davis (track 20)
Dolly Parton (1973-06) (track 2)
writer:
Rory Michael Bourke (track 8)
Boudleaux Bryant (track 14)
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger) (tracks 8, 10)
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:
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. (track 13)
Music Sales Corporation (track 20)
Owepar Publishing Inc. (track 2)
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. (track 11)
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (track 11)
Sony/ATV Songs LLC (tracks 4, 4)
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (track 11)
Unichappel Music (track 16)
Velvet Apple Music (track 2)
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 (1973-06) (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)
cover recording of:
Angel of the Morning (track 16)
Crying (track 19)
Rhinestone Cowboy (track 1)
Rose Garden (track 4)
The Most Beautiful Girl (track 8)
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 (tracks 4, 4)
Llorando (version of Orbison and Melson's "Crying") (track 19)
Luvannut en ruusutarhaa (tracks 4, 4)
Wer Liebe sucht (track 10)
ジョリーン (track 2)
ローズ・ガーデン (tracks 4, 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 (tracks 4, 4)
Je te demande pardon (tracks 4, 4)
Pendant les vacances (All I Have To Do Is Dream) (track 14)
recording of:
All I Have to Do Is Dream (track 14)
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) (1973-06) (track 2)
Rose Garden (1975) (track 4)
referred to in medleys:
Medley: (I Never Promised You) A Rose Garden / Rhinestone Cowboy (tracks 1, 4, 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) (track 11)
Mack Magaha (Bluegrass Fiddler) (1973-06) (track 11)
drums:
Hayward Bishop (track 4)
Ralph Gallant (1973-06) (track 11)
guitar:
Jimmy Colvard (1973-06) (track 11)
Dave Kirby (American session guitarist and singer/songwriter) (1973-06) (track 11)
Dolly Parton (1973-06) (track 11)
bass:
Mike Leech (track 4)
Bobby Dyson (1973-06) (track 11)
banjo:
Bobby Thompson (guitar & banjo player) (1973-06) (track 11)
Buck Trent (1973-06) (track 11)
electric guitar:
Chip Young (track 4)
Reggie Young (guitarist and songwriter) (track 4)
steel guitar:
Stu Basore (1973-06) (track 11)
piano:
Hargus "Pig" Robbins (track 11)
background vocals:
Joe Babcock (1973-06) (track 11)
Dolores Edgin (1973-06) (track 11)
June Page (1973-06) (track 11)
Hurshel Wiginton (1973-06) (track 11)
co-producer:
John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician) (track 20)
composer:
Bobby Gosh (US country singer, songwriter & producer) (track 14)
Billy Swan (track 4)
Dolly Parton (track 11)
Robbie Robertson (track 20)
Don Von Tress (track 1)
Jimmy Webb (1968) (track 10)
Julie Gold (1985) (track 12)
engineer:
Chip Young (track 4)
Tom Pick (track 11)
instruments:
Paul Richmond (engineer) (track 4)
lyricist:
Bobby Gosh (US country singer, songwriter & producer) (track 14)
Billy Swan (track 4)
Dolly Parton (track 11)
Robbie Robertson (track 20)
Don Von Tress (track 1)
Jimmy Webb (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) (track 11)
writer:
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:
Bygosh Music Corp. (track 14)
Canaan Music Inc (track 20)
Carlin Music Corporation (track 11)
Owepar Publishing Inc. (track 11)
Painted Desert Music Corporation (track 5)
Velvet Apple Music (track 11)
Warner/Chappell Music Hong Kong Ltd. (track 14)
recorded at:
Youngun Sound Studio in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States (track 4)
RCA Studio B (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (1973-06) (track 11)
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)
later parody versions:
Achey Rakey Heart (track 1)
Achy Breaky Song (track 1)
Fakey Shaky Parts (track 1)
later translated parody versions:
Conny (track 20)
later translated versions:
Am Tag als Conny Kramer starb (track 20)
Ich und Bobby McGee (track 18)
L'Amore sei tu (track 11)
Rhyddid Yn Ein Cân (track 18)
Ring aus Feuer (track 5)
Sen Eki teki vaan (track 1)
later versions:
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)
Mie ja Bobby McGee (track 18)
Ring aus Feuer (track 5)
Seul est l'indompté (track 10)
recording of:
I Can Help (track 4)
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) (track 11)