Golden Greats: Greatest Country Hits

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

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Bouquet Of Roses
recording of:
Bouquet of Roses (on 1947-05-18)
writer:
Bob Hilliard and Steve Nelson (US songwriter who co-wrote “Frosty the Snowman”)
publisher:
Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (on 1948-06-01)
Eddy Arnold3.52:36
2When It's Lamplighting Time in the Valley
recording of:
When It’s Lamp Lighting Time in the Valley (on 1939-01-04)
writer:
Herald Goodman (in 1933), Sam C. Hart (in 1933), Joe Lyons (US songwriter & arranger) (in 1933), Curt Poulton (in 1933) and Dean Upson (US tenor & songwriter) (in 1933)
premiered by:
The Vagabonds (1930s country music trio) (on 1933-01-30)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Tex Ritter2:30
3Guitar Polka
guitar:
Dick Reinhart
piano:
Paul Sells
steel guitar:
Frankie Marvin (US country musician)
trumpet:
Harry Hollinger
recorded at:
CBS Columbia Square Recording Studios (KNX and Columbia Broadcasting System) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Guitar Polka (on 1942-03-21)
composer:
Al Dexter
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Al Dexter52:44
4Smoke On The Water
recording of:
Smoke on the Water (on 1944-05-04)
lyricist and composer:
Zeke Clements (US country musician) and Earl Nunn (American country songwriter)
publisher:
Adams, Vee & Abbott, Inc. (on 1943-05-10)
Red Foley32:56
5I'm Biting My Fingernails and Thinking of You
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1949-02-15) and Ernest Tubb & The Texas Troubadours (on 1949-02-15)
conductor:
Vic Schoen (on 1949-02-15)
recording of:
I’m Bitin’ My Fingernails (Thinking of You) (on 1949-02-15)
writer:
Ernest Benedict, Lenny Sanders, Ernest Tubb and Roy West
Ernest Tubb & The Andrews Sisters2:49
6At Mail Call Today
recording of:
At Mail Call Today (on 1944-12-06)
writer:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”) and Fred Rose (songwriter)
publisher:
Western Music Publishing Co., Inc. (on 1945-03-14)
Gene Autry2:46
7Detour
Foy Willing2:39
8The Prodigal Son
recording of:
The Prodigal Son (on 1942-06-04)
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Jenkins (songwriter)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1943-02-15)
Roy Acuff2:46
9New San Antonio Rose
bass:
Son Lansford (on 1940-04-16)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1940-04-16), Louis Tierney (on 1940-04-16) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1940-04-16)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1940-04-16) and Eldon Shamblin (on 1940-04-16)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1940-04-16)
saxophone:
Joe Ferguson (on 1940-04-16), Don Harlan (on 1940-04-16), Wayne Johnson (saxophonist) (on 1940-04-16), Zeb McNally (on 1940-04-16) and Tiny Mott (on 1940-04-16)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1940-04-16)
trumpet:
Tubby Lewis (on 1940-04-16) and Everett Stover (played trumpet for Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys) (on 1940-04-16)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) (on 1940-04-16)
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 315 (2))
recording of:
San Antonio Rose (on 1940-04-16)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Irving Berlin Inc. (on 1940-06-05)
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys42:36
10Soldier's Last Letter
Ernest Tubb3:12
11Lovesick Blues
recorded in:
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1948-12-22)
bass:
Willie Thawl (US bassist) (on 1948-12-22)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (on 1948-12-22)
guitar:
Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1948-12-22)
guitar [lead guitar]:
James Grishaw (on 1948-12-22)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Louis Innis (on 1948-12-22)
mandolin:
Clyde Baum (on 1948-12-22)
steel guitar:
Jerry Byrd (Nashville A-Team) (on 1948-12-22)
vocals:
Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1948-12-22)
recording of:
Lovesick Blues (on 1948-12-22)
lyricist:
Irving Mills and Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1949-11-01)
composer:
Cliff Friend (US composer, lyricist & pianist)
arranger:
Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1949-11-01)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Jack Mills, Inc. (on 1922-04-03) and Mills Music, Inc. (from 1930 to present)
Hank Williams3.652:43
12No 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 Daffan’s Texans52:47
13Each Night At Nine
Floyd Tillman2:39
14I'll Hold You In My Heart
recording of:
I’ll Hold You in My Heart (’Till I Can Hold You In My Arms) (on 1947-05-18)
lyricist and composer:
Eddy Arnold, Hal Horton (songwriter) and Tommy Dilbeck
publisher:
Adams, Vee & Abbott, Inc. (on 1947-05-15)
Eddy Arnold42:44
15I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart
Rosalie Allen2:58
16Shame On You
fiddle:
Spade Cooley
recording of:
Shame on You (on 1944-12-04)
lyricist and composer:
Spade Cooley
writer:
Donnell Clyde Cooley, Jr.
Spade Cooley32:53
17Pistol Packin' Mama
accordion:
Paul Sells (on 1942-03-20)
bass:
Fred Whiting (US double bassist) (on 1942-03-20)
guitar:
Johnny Bond (on 1942-03-20), Al Dexter (on 1942-03-20) and Dick Reinhart (on 1942-03-20)
steel guitar:
Frankie Marvin (US country musician) (on 1942-03-20)
trumpet:
Harry Hollinger (on 1942-03-20)
lead vocals:
Al Dexter
recorded at:
CBS Columbia Square Recording Studios (KNX and Columbia Broadcasting System) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 39)
recording of:
Pistol Packin’ Mama (on 1942-03-20)
publisher:
Albert Poindexter (on 1942-02-16)
lyricist and composer:
Al Dexter
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Al Dexter42:48
18New Spanish Two Step
recording of:
Spanish Two Step
publisher:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1941-01-13)
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys2:49
19Riders in the Sky
recording of:
(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend (in 1949)
lyricist and composer:
Stan Jones (US songwriter and actor “(Ghost) Riders in the Sky”) (on 1948-06-05)
publisher:
Revega Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Vaughn Monroe2:58
20It's Been So Long Darling
double bass:
Jack Drake (on 1958-10-08)
electric guitar:
Billy Byrd (US country guitarist) (on 1958-10-08)
guitar:
Thomas Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1958-10-08) and H.K. Wilson (on 1958-10-08)
membranophone:
Buddy Harman (on 1958-10-08)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1958-10-08)
steel guitar:
Buddy Emmons (on 1958-10-08)
vocals:
Ernest Tubb (on 1958-10-08)
recording of:
It’s Been So Long Darlin’
lyricist and composer:
Ernest Tubb
Ernest Tubb2:46
21Waltz Of The Wind
Roy Acuff2:36
22It'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 Arnold52:25
23Cool Water
recording of:
Cool Water (on 1941-03-27)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Nolan (Western songwriter) (in 1936)
Sons of the Pioneers2:46
24They Took The Stars Out Of Heaven
recording of:
They Took the Stars Out of Heaven
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Tillman
Floyd Tillman2:28
▼ CD 2
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1New Jole Blonde
recording of:
New Jolie Blonde (New Pretty Blonde)
Red Foley3:08
2There's A New Moon Over My Shoulder
recording of:
There's a New Moon Over My Shoulder
writer:
Lee Blastic (songwriter), Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter) and Ekko Whelan (songwriter)
Jimmie Davis2:11
3Someday (You'll Want Me To Want You)
Elton Britt2:51
4Candy Kisses
George Morgan2:58
5I'll Forgive You, But I Can't Forget
recording of:
I'll Forgive You (But I Can't Forget) (on 1942-06-04)
lyricist and composer:
Joe Frank (songwriter) and Pee Wee King
Roy Acuff2:40
6Sugar Moon
recording of:
Sugar Moon (on 1946-09-05)
miscellaneous support:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc. (in 1947)
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys2:16
7Rainbow At Midnight
Ernest Tubb3:10
8Deep In The Heart Of Texas
recording of:
Deep in the Heart of Texas (on 1942-02-24)
lyricist and composer:
June Hershey (in 1941) and Don Swander (in 1941)
Gene Autry2:45
9Wedding Bells
recording of:
Wedding Bells (on 1948-03-20)
lyricist and composer:
Claude Boone
publisher:
Morley Music Co. Inc. and Hometown Music Co., Inc. (on 1947-11-21)
recording of:
Wedding Bells (on 1949-03-20)
lyricist and composer:
Claude Boone
publisher:
Morley Music Co. Inc. and Hometown Music Co., Inc. (on 1947-11-21)
Hank Williams52:55
10Tennessee 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
11Don't Rob Another Man's Castle
recording of:
Don’t Rob Another Man’s Castle (on 1948-12-21)
lyricist and composer:
Jenny Lou Carson
publisher:
Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (on 1949-02-22)
Eddy Arnold42:37
12Pistol Packin' Mama
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1943-09-27)
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1943-09-27) and Bing Crosby (on 1943-09-27)
orchestra:
Vic Schoen and His Orchestra (on 1943-09-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
cover recording of:
Pistol Packin’ Mama (on 1943-09-27)
publisher:
Albert Poindexter (on 1942-02-16)
lyricist and composer:
Al Dexter
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters3.53:02
13Roly Poly
recording of:
Roly Poly (on 1945-01-26)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Rose (songwriter)
publisher:
Milene Music. Inc (ASCAP) (on 1946-04-11)
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys2:36
14Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
recording of:
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? (on 1945-11-01)
lyricist and composer:
Scott Wiseman (in 1945)
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), MCA Duchess Music Corporation, Universal Duchess Music Corp., Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 and Leeds Music Ltd. (in 1982)
Gene Autry32:40
15Tennessee Waltz
recording of:
Tennessee Waltz
lyricist:
Redd Stewart (in 1946)
composer:
Pee Wee King (in 1946)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI), Cinephonic Music Co., Ltd. and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
Pee Wee King & His Golden West Cowboys with Redd Stewart2:59
16Singing In The Saddle
recording of:
Singin' In the Saddle (on 1939-01-04)
lyricist and composer:
Teddy Powell, Ira Schuster and Leonard Whitcup
Tex Ritter2:49
17What Is Life Without Love
recording of:
What Is Life Without Love
writer:
Eddy Arnold, Owen Bradley and Vic McAlpin
publisher:
Adams, Vee & Abbott, Inc. (on 1946-07-22)
Eddy Arnold2:51
18Filipino Baby
recording of:
Filipino Baby
lyricist and composer:
Ernest Tubb
Texas Jim Robertson2:39
19Is It Too Late Now
Jimmie Davis2:20
20Choc'late Ice Cream Cone
Kenny Roberts2:21
21Tennessee Border
recording of:
Tennessee Border (on 1949-02-06)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Work (Country music singer and songwriter)
Red Foley2:42
22Blues Stay Away From Me
Owen Bradley Quintet3:19
23Try Me One More Time
recording of:
Try Me One More Time
lyricist and composer:
Ernest Tubb
Ernest Tubb2:22
24Sioux City Sue
Zeke Clements2:30
▼ CD 3
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1Crazy Cause I Love You
fiddle:
Spade Cooley
Spade Cooley2:40
2Private Bucakroo
Sons of the Pioneers2:56
3Kentucky Waltz
producer:
Art Satherly
accordion:
Wilene "Sally Ann" Forrester (country singer and accordionist) (on 1945-02-13)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1945-02-13)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1945-02-13)
guitar:
Curley Bradshaw (US harmonica player/guitarist) (on 1945-02-13)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1945-02-13)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio (radio/tv station) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1945-02-13)
recording of:
Kentucky Waltz (on 1945-02-13)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (in 1945)
Bill Monroe2:43
4Take An Old Cold 'Tater (and Wait)
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1949-01-16)
bass:
Joe Zinkan (on 1949-01-16)
electric guitar:
Billy Byrd (US country guitarist) (on 1949-01-16)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Lonnie Wilson (US country guitarist, performed with Roy Acuff) (on 1949-01-16)
harmonica:
Jimmie Riddle (on 1949-01-16)
steel guitar:
Pete Kirby (on 1949-01-16)
vocals:
‘Little’ Jimmy Dickens (on 1949-01-16)
recording of:
Take An Old Cold Tater (And Wait) (on 1949-01-16)
lyricist and composer:
Al Brumley
‘Little’ Jimmy Dickens2:48
5Move It On Over
recording of:
Move It on Over (on 1947-04-21)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI)
Hank Williams2:45
6Slippin' Around
recording of:
Slippin’ Around
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Tillman (in 1949)
Floyd Tillman2:45
7Life Gits Tee-Jus, Don't It?
recording of:
Life Gits Tee-Jus, Don't It?
writer:
Carson Robison
Carson Robison and His Pleasant Valley Boys2:52
8Shame On You
recording of:
Shame on You
lyricist and composer:
Spade Cooley
writer:
Donnell Clyde Cooley, Jr.
Bill Boyd & His Cowboy Ramblers3:13
9Texarkana Baby
recording of:
Texarkana Baby (on 1947-08-20)
lyricist and composer:
Cottonseed Clark and Fred Rose (songwriter)
publisher:
Milene Music. Inc (ASCAP) (on 1948-01-26)
Eddy Arnold52:40
10Bang Bang
Jimmie Davis2:44
11Drivin' Nails In My Coffin
recording of:
Drivin’ Nails in My Coffin
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Irby
Floyd Tillman2:38
12My Filipino Rose
recording of:
Filipino Baby
lyricist and composer:
Ernest Tubb
Ernest Tubb3:15
13Room Full Of Roses
recording of:
Room Full of Roses
lyricist and composer:
Tim Spencer (Songwriter Vernon Harold Timothy Spencer)
George Morgan2:55
14Gonna Build A Big Fence Around Texas
recording of:
Gonna Build A Big Fence Around Texas (on 1944-11-29)
lyricist and composer:
Cliff Friend (US composer, lyricist & pianist), George Olsen and Katherine Phillips
Gene Autry2:44
15Never Trust a Woman
Red Foley2:51
16Jole Blon
Roy Acuff2:52
17My Bucket's Got A Hole In It
recording of:
My Bucket’s Got a Hole in It
lyricist and composer:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (in 1933)
Hank Williams2:33
18Country Boy
‘Little’ Jimmy Dickens2:56
19Smoke On The Water
recording of:
Smoke on the Water (on 1945-01-26)
lyricist and composer:
Zeke Clements (US country musician) and Earl Nunn (American country songwriter)
publisher:
Adams, Vee & Abbott, Inc. (on 1943-05-10)
Bob Wills2:57
20Rosalita
bass:
Fred Whiting (US double bassist)
guitar:
Johnny Bond
piano:
Paul Sells
steel guitar:
Frankie Marvin (US country musician)
lead vocals:
Al Dexter
recorded at:
CBS Columbia Square Recording Studios (KNX and Columbia Broadcasting System) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 736 (1))
recording of:
Rosalita (on 1942-03-18)
publisher:
Albert Poindexter (on 1941-12-12)
lyricist and composer:
Al Dexter
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)) and Peer International Corporation (BMI) (on 1942-02-04)
Al Dexter52:47
21I Love You So Much It Hurts
recording of:
I Love You So Much It Hurts
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Tillman
Floyd Tillman32:43
22Blue Shadows On The Trail
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1947-12-01)
recording of:
Blue Shadows on the Trail (from Disney's "Melody Time") (on 1947-12-01)
lyricist:
Johnny Lange
composer:
Eliot Daniel
Roy Rogers2:49
23I Never See Maggie Alone
Kenny Roberts3:04
24Footprints In The Snow
accordion:
Wilene "Sally Ann" Forrester (country singer and accordionist) (on 1945-02-13)
banjo:
Stringbean (US banjo player Dave Akeman) (on 1945-02-13)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1945-02-13)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1945-02-13)
guitar:
Curley Bradshaw (US harmonica player/guitarist) (on 1945-02-13) and Tex Willis (country/bluegrass guitarist) (on 1945-02-13)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1945-02-13)
recording of:
Footprints in the Snow (on 1945-02-13)
composer:
Rupert Jones
Bill Monroe2:39