Country USA: 1965

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Tracklist

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1I’ve Got a Tiger by the Tail
recording of:
I’ve Got a Tiger by the Tail
writer:
Harlan Howard and Buck Owens
publisher:
Good Ol Harlan Songs, Legacy of Harlan Perry Howard, LLC and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Buck Owens2:12
2(My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers
recording of:
(My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers
lyricist and composer:
Liz Anderson
Merle Haggard2:31
3Things Have Gone to Pieces
cover recording of:
Things Have Gone to Pieces
lyricist and composer:
Leon Payne (Country/Rockabilly artist)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
George Jones2:54
4I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water
recording of:
I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water
lyricist and composer:
Joe Babcock
publisher:
Mariposa Music Inc. (publisher)
Stonewall Jackson2:45
5Make the World Go Away
cover recording of:
Make the World Go Away
lyricist and composer:
Hank Cochran (Nashville singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (in 1963)
Eddy Arnold52:41
6King of the Road
recorded in:
Tennessee, United States
producer:
Jerry Kennedy
vocals:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”) (in 1964-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Smash (in 1965)
recording of:
King of the Road (on 1964-11-03)
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 Miller4.652:28
7Orange Blossom Special
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1964-12-20)
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
harmonica:
Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1964-12-20)
instruments:
Boots Randolph (on 1964-12-20)
performer:
The Carter Family (later generations of the family after 1943)
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 1965)
cover recording of:
Orange Blossom Special (on 1964-12-20)
lyricist and composer:
Ervin Thomas Rouse
publisher:
Glanco Music (BMI-affiliated) and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
recording of:
Orange Blossom Special
lyricist and composer:
Ervin Thomas Rouse
publisher:
Glanco Music (BMI-affiliated) and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
Johnny Cash43:09
8Flowers on the Wall
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 1965)
recording of:
Flowers on the Wall (in 1965)
lyricist and composer:
Lew DeWitt
publisher:
Wallflower Music
The Statler Brothers42:22
9Then and Only Then
recording of:
Then and Only Then
lyricist and composer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality)
Connie Smith2:27
10Skid Row Joe
recording of:
Skid Row Joe
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Hart (Country, Nashville Sound, US)
Porter Wagoner3:04
11Behind the Tear
Sonny James2:04
12Ribbon of Darkness
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-03-02)
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
cover recording of:
Ribbon of Darkness (on 1965-03-02)
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Lightfoot
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons, Moose Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Marty Robbins2:36
13Girl on the Billboard
recording of:
Girl on the Billboard
writer:
Hank Mills, Samuel M. Garrett (in 1965) and Walter Haynes (in 1965)
Del Reeves2:43
14Take Me
recording of:
Take Me
writer:
George Jones (US country music vocalist) and Leon Payne (Country/Rockabilly artist)
George Jones2:45
15This Is It
recording of:
This Is It
lyricist and composer:
Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer)
Jim Reeves3:09
16Blue Kentucky Girl
producer:
Owen Bradley
double bass [bass]:
Roy Huskey, Jr. (father of Roy Huskey, Jr.) (on 1964-10-14)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Murrey Harman, Jr. (on 1964-10-14)
electric bass guitar [6-string electric bass guitar]:
Harold Bradley (on 1964-10-14)
guitar:
Harold Morrison (on 1964-10-14) and Wayne Moss (on 1964-10-14)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1964-10-14)
steel guitar:
Don Helms (on 1964-10-14)
vocals:
The Jordanaires (on 1964-10-14) and Loretta Lynn (on 1964-10-14)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studio (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1964-10-14)
recording of:
Blue Kentucky Girl (on 1964-10-14)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Mullins
Loretta Lynn2:43
17Kansas City Star
recorded in:
Tennessee, United States
producer:
Jerry Kennedy
recording of:
Kansas City Star (on 1965-05-31)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
Roger Miller2:19
18What’s He Doin’ in My World?
recording of:
What’s He Doing in My World
writer:
Carl Belew, Eddie Bush (50s US rockabilly artist on Sun Records) and Billy Joe Moore
Eddy Arnold2:11
19Yakety Axe
recording of:
Yakety Axe
lyricist:
Merle Travis
composer:
Boots Randolph and James Rich (Country songwriter / guitarist)
version of:
Yakety Sax
Chet Atkins2:03
20Green, Green Grass of Home
cover recording of:
Green, Green Grass of Home (in 1965)
lyricist and composer:
Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr.
publisher:
Burlington Music Ltd. and Tree Music
Porter Wagoner2:25
21The Other Woman
Ray Price3:00
22Before You Go
recording of:
Before You Go
writer:
Buck Owens and Don Rich
Buck Owens2:11
23Is It Really Over?
recording of:
Is It Really Over
lyricist and composer:
Jim Reeves (US country & pop singer)
Jim Reeves2:16
24Ten Little Bottles
Johnny Bond3:33

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Release group

part of:Country USA (Time-Life Music) (number: 10) (order: 10)