Contemporary Country: The Early ’70s

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1The Fightin’ Side of Me
recording of:
The Fightin’ Side of Me
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
was commissioned by:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Merle Haggard2:54
2Coal Miner’s Daughter
acoustic guitar:
Ray Edenton (on 1969-11-01)
banjo:
Bob Thompson (guitar & banjo player) (on 1970-09-15)
double bass [bass]:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1969-11-01)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Murrey Harman, Jr. (on 1969-11-01)
electric bass guitar [6-string electric bass guitar]:
Harold Bradley (on 1969-11-01)
electric guitar:
Thomas Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1969-11-01)
piano:
Hargus Robbins (on 1969-11-01)
steel guitar:
Harald Rugg (on 1969-11-01)
vocals:
The Jordanaires (on 1969-11-01) and Loretta Lynn (on 1969-11-01)
recorded at:
Bradley’s Barn in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, United States (on 1969-11-01, on 1970-09-15)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 255)
recording of:
Coal Miner’s Daughter (on 1969-11-01)
lyricist and composer:
Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn4.353:01
3Easy Loving
recording of:
Easy Loving
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Hart (Country, Nashville Sound, US)
Freddie Hart2:31
4Woman (Sensuous Woman)
recording of:
Woman (Sensuous) Woman
lyricist and composer:
Gary Paxton
Don Gibson3:20
5Hello Darlin’
recording of:
Hello Darlin’
lyricist and composer:
Conway Twitty
Conway Twitty2:27
6Would You Take Another Chance on Me
recording of:
Would You Take Another Chance on Me
writer:
Bill Rice and Jerry Foster (50s Rockabilly/Country artist)
publisher:
Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Jerry Lee Lewis2:54
7He Loves Me All the Way
recording of:
He Loves Me All the Way
writer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger), Carmol Taylor and Norris “Norro” Wilson
Tammy Wynette2:41
8Loving You Could Never Be Better
recording of:
Loving You Could Never Be Better
writer:
Carl Montgomery, Earl Montgomery (Songwriter and musicians) and Betty Tate
George Jones3:08
9Empty Arms
Sonny James2:22
10Help Me Make It Through the Night
cover recording of:
Help Me Make It Through the Night (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
BMG Songs Ltd., Combine Music Corp., EMI Songs Ltd., Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd. and KPM (music publisher)
sub-publisher:
Air Music Scandinavia AB
Sammi Smith2:35
11For the Good Times
Ray Price3:51
12Joshua
vocals:
Dolly Parton (in 1970)
recording of:
Joshua
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
publisher:
Owepar Publishing Inc. and Velvet Apple Music
Dolly Parton53:02
13Kiss an Angel Good Mornin’
recording of:
Kiss an Angel Good Mornin' (1971 song)
lyricist and composer:
Ben Peters (country music songwriter)
Charley Pride2:05
14The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA
Donna Fargo2:33
15Made in Japan
recording of:
Made in Japan
writer:
Bob Morris (Songwriter & musician for Buck Owens and His Buckaroos.)
Buck Owens2:42
16Behind Closed Doors
engineer:
Lou Bradley (American producer, engineer, also songwriter)
background vocals:
The Nashville Edition
lead vocals:
Charlie Rich
recording of:
Behind Closed Doors
lyricist and composer:
Kenny O’Dell
Charlie Rich53:00
17When You’re Hot You’re Hot
recording of:
When You’re Hot, You’re Hot
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Reed
Jerry Reed2:22
18Rose Garden
cover recording of:
Rose Garden (in 1970)
lyricist and composer:
Joe South
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Lynn Anderson4.52:51
19Lead Me On
producer:
Owen Bradley (on 1970-11-11)
acoustic guitar:
Ray Edenton (on 1970-11-11)
double bass [bass]:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1970-11-11)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Tommy Markham (on 1970-11-11)
electric bass guitar [6-string electric bass guitar]:
Harold Bradley (on 1970-11-11)
electric guitar:
Herman Wade (on 1970-11-11)
piano:
Jerry Smith (Nashville keyboardist, songwriter, publisher & producer) (on 1970-11-11)
steel guitar:
John Hughey (on 1970-11-11)
vocals:
The Jordanaires (on 1970-11-11), Loretta Lynn (on 1970-11-11) and Conway Twitty (on 1970-11-11)
recorded at:
Bradley’s Barn in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, United States (on 1970-11-11)
recording of:
Lead Me On
lyricist and composer:
Leon Copeland
Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty52:28
20The Year That Clayton Delaney Died
recording of:
The Year That Clayton Delaney Died
lyricist and composer:
Tom T. Hall
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Tom T. Hall2:46
21Why Me
bass:
Tommy Cogbill (on 1972-07-08) and Farrell Morris (on 1972-07-13)
drums (drum set):
Ken Buttery (on 1972-07-08)
guitar:
James Colvard (American session guitarist) (on 1972-07-08), Jerry Stembridge (American session guitarist, bassist, producer in the genre of country) (on 1972-07-08) and Bill Justis (on 1972-07-13)
keyboard:
Bobby R. Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter) (on 1972-07-08) and Michael E. Utley (on 1972-07-08)
strings:
Brenton Banks (on 1972-07-13), Carl Joseph Gorodetzky (on 1972-07-13), David Darling (cellist) (on 1972-07-13), George Binkley III (violinist, session musician) (on 1972-07-13), Lillian Hunt (on 1972-07-13), Sheldon Kurland (on 1972-07-13) and Steven Maxwell Smith (American session violinist. - Steven Maxwell Smith) (on 1972-07-13)
background vocals:
Rita Coolidge (on 1972-07-08) and Larry Gatlin (on 1972-07-08)
vocals:
Kris Kristofferson (on 1972-07-08)
recording of:
Why Me (in 1972)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Resaca Music Publishing Co.
Kris Kristofferson3:29
22Sunday Morning Coming Down
cover recording of:
Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
Johnny Cash4:04

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Release

ASIN:US: B000M4XM4K [info]

Release group

part of:Contemporary Country (Time-Life Music) (number: 6) (order: 6)