The Very Best of Country, Volume 1

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

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Jolene
engineer:
Tom Pick
producer:
Bob Ferguson
banjo:
Bobby Thompson (guitar & banjo player) (on 1972-05-03) and Buck Trent (on 1972-05-03)
bass:
Bobby Dyson (on 1972-05-03)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Malone (session drummer/percussion) (on 1972-05-03)
electric guitar:
Jimmy Colvard (American session guitarist) (on 1972-05-03)
fiddle:
Johnny Gimble (on 1972-05-03) and Mack Magaha (Bluegrass Fiddler) (on 1972-05-03)
guitar:
Dolly Parton (on 1972-05-03)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Dave Kirby (US country singer/songwriter) (on 1972-05-03)
piano:
Hargus "Pig" Robbins (on 1972-05-03)
steel guitar:
Stu Basore (on 1972-05-03)
background vocals:
Joe Babcock (on 1972-05-03), Dolores Edgin (on 1972-05-03), June Page (on 1972-05-03) and Hurshel Wiginton (on 1972-05-03)
vocals:
Dolly Parton (on 1972-05-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1973) and Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1973)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1972-05-03)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 28), The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 63) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 217)
recording of:
Jolene (on 1972-05-03)
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Owepar Publishing Inc. and Velvet Apple Music
Dolly Parton4.252:40
2Always on My Mind
cover recording of:
Always on My Mind
writer:
Johnny Christopher (Guitarist, lyricist, composer, singer, session musician), Mark James (Francis Rodney Zambon, composer of “Suspicious Minds”) and Wayne Carson Thompson
publisher:
Bike Music, Budde Songs Inc., Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing (Hong Kong) Ltd., Lovolar Music, Peermusic (S.E. Asia) Ltd., Rose Bridge Music, Screen Gems, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Sebanine Music
Willie Nelson & Johnny Cash3:33
3Sunday Morning Coming Down
recording of:
Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson4:31
4I Honestly Love You
recording of:
I Honestly Love You
lyricist:
Jeff Barry
composer:
Peter Allen (Australian singer‐songwriter)
arranger:
Alan Hawkshaw (British pianist, composer and producer.)
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI), Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Woolnough Music, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Olivia Newton‐John3:39
5You’re My Best Friend
recording of:
You’re My Best Friend
writer:
Wayland Holyfield
publisher:
Cavalcade Music
Don Williams2:50
6Only the Lonely
producer:
Fred Foster
double bass [bass]:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1960-03-26)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Buddy Harman (on 1960-03-26)
guitar:
Hank Garland (on 1960-03-26) and Harold Bradley (on 1960-03-26)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1960-03-26)
background vocals:
Joe Melson (on 1960-03-26) and The Anita Kerr Singers (Mixed vocal group) (on 1960-03-26)
vocals:
Roy Orbison (on 1960-03-26)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 2)
recording of:
Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel) (on 1960-03-26)
writer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1960-05-04)
was commissioned by:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Roy Orbison4.72:25
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 Rogers2:52
8Rose Garden
cover recording of:
Rose Garden
lyricist and composer:
Joe South
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Lynn Anderson2:58
9I Can Help
engineer:
Chip Young (American session guitarist, bassist, producer in the genre of country)
producer:
Billy Swan and Chip Young (American session guitarist, bassist, producer in the genre of country)
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Christopher (Guitarist, lyricist, composer, singer, session musician)
bass:
Mike Leech
electric guitar:
Chip Young (American session guitarist, bassist, producer in the genre of country) and Reggie Young (guitarist and songwriter)
instruments:
Paul Richmond (engineer)
membranophone:
Hayward Bishop
recorded at:
Youngun Sound Studio in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
I Can Help
lyricist and composer:
Billy Swan
publisher:
CBS Songs and Combine Music Corp.
Billy Swan44:02
10Have I Told You Lately
Géraldine3:00
11Living Next Door to Alice
associate producer:
Nicky Chinn
producer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RAK Records Ltd. (in 1976)
produced for:
Chinnichap (production company and publisher)
cover recording of:
Living Next Door to Alice (Original by New World)
lyricist:
Nicky Chinn
composer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter)
Smokie43:28
12Shake the Sugar Tree
recording of:
Shake the Sugar Tree
writer:
Chapin Hartford
Pam Tillis3:08
13Blanket 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 Spears3:35
14Don’t Make Me Over
cover recording of:
Don’t Make Me Over
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Blue Seas Music, Inc., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David) (not for release label use!), JAC Music Co., Inc., MCA Music Ltd., New Hidden Valley Music Co., Windswept Pacific Music Ltd., フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Jennifer Warnes2:24
15Gentle on My Mind
cover recording of:
Gentle on My Mind
lyricist and composer:
John Hartford
publisher:
Acuff Rose Publications Ltd. and Ensign Music Corp.
Glen Campbell42:56
16Angel of the Morning
recording engineer:
Joe Chiccarelli
associate producer:
Otha Young
producer:
Richard Landis
mixer:
Michael Verdick
arranger:
Charles Calello
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1981)
mixed at:
Location Recorders, Inc. in New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
Angel of the Morning (on 1980-09-04)
lyricist and composer:
Chip Taylor (US singer/songwriter)
publisher:
April Music (publisher), EMI Blackwood (1989-07-24–present), EMI Songs Ltd. and Unichappell Music
recording of:
Angel of the Morning
lyricist and composer:
Chip Taylor (US singer/songwriter)
publisher:
April Music (publisher), EMI Blackwood (1989-07-24–present), EMI Songs Ltd. and Unichappell Music
Juice Newton4.354:09
17Rosemarie
recording of:
Rose-Marie (title song of the 1924 operetta)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) and Otto Harbach
composer:
Rudolf Friml
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
part of:
Rose-Marie (1924 operetta-style musical)
Slim Whitman2:25
18Maggie
Foster & Allen3:37
19Nobody Wins
recording of:
Nobody Wins
composer:
Kim Richey
Radney Foster53:29
20Bimbo
recording of:
Bimbo (1953 song) (on 1953-10-08)
lyricist and composer:
Rod Morris
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc.
Jim Reeves2:48
21Kiss an Angel Good Morning
recording of:
Kiss an Angel Good Mornin' (1971 song)
lyricist and composer:
Ben Peters (country music songwriter)
Charley Pride2:02
22Kiss You All Over
recording of:
Kiss You All Over
writer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter) and Nicky Chinn
publisher:
BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation), Downtown DLJ Songs, Universal Music–MGB Songs, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Exile4:50

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part of:The Very Best of Country (South Africa) (number: 1) (order: 1)