The Best of Country Music

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Blanket on the Ground
recording of:
Blanket on the Ground
lyricist and composer:
Roger Bowling
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Billie Jo Spears3:37
2Crystal Chandeliers
live recording of:
Crystal Chandeliers (1965 song)
lyricist and composer:
Ted Harris (US Rockabilly/Country artist Theodore Clifford Harris)
Charley Pride2:48
3Walkin’ After Midnight
vocals:
Patsy Cline
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records Ltd. (do not use as an imprint; UK subsidiary of MCA Records) (in 1957)
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 Cline4.752:32
4He’ll Have to Go
live recording of:
He’ll Have to Go
writer:
Audrey Allison and Joe Allison
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. and Central Songs
Jim Reeves2:19
5Rawhide
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 Laine2:01
6Truck Drivin’ Man
recording of:
Truck Drivin’ Man
lyricist and composer:
Terry Fell
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc. and Cross Keys Publishing Co. (in 1977)
Boxcar Willie42:51
7Ruby, 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 Rogers3:00
8To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before
live recording of:
To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before
writer:
Hal David and Albert Hammond
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use!), Casa David Music, EMI April Music Inc. and Songs of Fujimusic
Willie Nelson2:49
9You’re My Best Friend
live recording of:
You’re My Best Friend
writer:
Wayland Holyfield
publisher:
Cavalcade Music
Don Williams3:03
10Sea of Heartbreak
recording of:
Sea of Heartbreak
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Paul Hampton (US singer/songwriter composer and actor)
Don Gibson2:28
11I’m So Lonesome, I Could Cry
recording of:
I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH (2002–today), Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1949-10-31) and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) (from 2002 to present)
Hank Williams2:38
12Tennessee Waltz
Slim Whitman2:48
13Mama Tried
live recording of:
Mama Tried
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Merle Haggard2:14
14Stand by Your Man
live recording of:
Stand by Your Man
writer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger) and Tammy Wynette
publisher:
Al Gallico Music Corp., EMI Al Gallico Music Corp., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present) and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Tammy Wynette3:07
15I Walk the Line
live 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 Cash2:50