Classic Country: 1941-1951

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

Annotation

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  • Overall catalog number for both discs in series is: A2 031257.
  • Possible alternative / supplemental catalog number for this disc is: A2 031257 A 31258.
  • No barcode associated with release.
  • Overall catalog number for both discs in series is: A2 031257.
  • Possible alternative / supplemental catalog number for this disc is: A2 031257 A 31259.
Annotation last modified on 2009-11-28 19:37 UTC.

Tracklist

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CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Take Me Back to Tulsa
recording of:
Take Me Back to Tulsa
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI) (on 1941-06-18)
Bob Wills2:41
2Oklahoma Hills
recording of:
Oklahoma Hills
composer:
Jack Guthrie and Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
Jack Guthrie2:48
3Humpty Dumpty Heart
recording of:
Humpty Dumpty Heart
composer:
Hank Thompson
Hank Thompson2:27
4I Love You So Much It Hurts
Jimmy Wakely2:46
5Cool Water
recording of:
Cool Water (on 1941-03-27)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Nolan (Western songwriter) (in 1936)
Sons of the Pioneers2:46
6Buttons and Bows
recording of:
Buttons and Bows (1947 song) (on 1947-12-26)
lyricist:
Ray Evans (American songwriter)
composer:
Jay Livingston
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (on 1948-02-25)
part of:
The 21st Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 21)
Gene Autry2:40
7There's a New Moon Over My Shoulder
recording of:
There's a New Moon Over My Shoulder (on 1944-03-23)
writer:
Lee Blastic (songwriter), Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter) and Ekko Whelan (songwriter)
Jimmie Davis2:26
8It's a Sin
recording of:
It’s a Sin (on 1946-09-24)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Rose (songwriter) and Zeb Turner
publisher:
Milene Music. Inc (ASCAP) (on 1947-05-11)
Eddy Arnold52:28
9Mind Your Own Business
recording of:
Mind Your Own Business (on 1949-03-02)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
Hank Williams2:57
10I Love You a Thousand Ways
recording of:
I Love You a Thousand Ways
writer:
Lefty Frizzell (US country singer & songwriter) and Jim Beck
Lefty Frizzell2:46
11Let Old Mother Nature Have Her WayCarl Smith2:52
12I'm Losing My Mind Over YouAl Dexter2:50
13I'll Sail My Ship AloneMoon Mullican3:03
14Detour
Wesley Tuttle3:06
15Deck of Cards
recording of:
The Deck of Cards
writer:
T. Texas Tyler
translated version of:
Balíček karet
T. Texas Tyler3:14
CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Tennessee Saturday Night
recording of:
Tennessee Saturday Night (on 1947-08-12)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Hughes (Western Swing musician/songwriter)
publisher:
Hill and Range
Red Foley2:41
2Rhumba Boogie
recording of:
Rhumba Boogie
lyricist and composer:
Hank Snow
Hank Snow2:49
3Poison Love
recording of:
Poison Love
writer:
Tillman Franks and Elmer Laird
previously attributed to:
Ruby L. Laird
Johnnie and Jack2:22
4Drivin' Nails in My Coffin
recording of:
Drivin’ Nails in My Coffin
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Irby
Floyd Tillman2:38
5It's Been So Long, Darling
recording of:
It’s Been So Long Darlin’
lyricist and composer:
Ernest Tubb
Ernest Tubb3:15
6No Letter Today
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 700 (1))
recording of:
No Letter Today (on 1942-02-20)
lyricist and composer:
Frankie Brown
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)) and Peer International Corporation (BMI) (on 1943-05-29)
Ted Daffan52:47
7Anytime
cover recording of:
Any Time (on 1947-08-20)
lyricist and composer:
Herbert Happy Lawson (in 1921)
publisher:
Adams-Lawson Music Publishers (on 1921-12-22) and Herbert Happy Lawson Music Publishing Co. (on 1921-12-27)
Eddy Arnold42:55
8Room Full of Roses
recording of:
Room Full of Roses
lyricist and composer:
Tim Spencer (Songwriter Vernon Harold Timothy Spencer)
George Morgan1:32
9Guitar PolkaAl Dexter52:46
10Divorce Me C.O.D.
recording of:
Divorce Me C.O.D. (on 1946-07-09)
lyricist and composer:
Cliffie Stone and Merle Travis
publisher:
American Music (publisher) (on 1946-08-26)
Merle Travis3:01
11Sioux City Sue
Hoosier Hot Shots2:51
12(Remember Me) I'm the One Who Loves You
lead vocals:
Stuart Hamblen
recording of:
(Remember Me) I’m the One Who Loves You
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Hamblen
Stuart Hamblen3:02
13I Want to Be With You Always
recording of:
I Want to Be With You Always
writer:
Lefty Frizzell (US country singer & songwriter) and Jim Beck
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
Lefty Frizzell3:04
14I Love You Because
recording of:
I Love You Because (on 1949-08-11)
lyricist and composer:
Leon Payne (Country/Rockabilly artist)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1949-10-12)
Leon Payne2:45
15I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
recorded at:
E.T. Herzog Recording Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 111) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 165)
recording of:
I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry (on 1949-08-30)
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 Williams32:46

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Release group

part of:Classic Country (Time-Life Music) (number: 20) (order: 20)