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4 CD pack. I only have disc 2 to hand, however.

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Tracklist

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▼ CD 1: Country Legends
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	I Saw the Light recording of: I Saw the Light lyricist and composer: Hank Williams (country music legend) publisher: Acuff-Rose Music Ltd. (UK) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1948-11-16) translated version of: I Saw the Light - Lodní zvon	Hank Williams		2:47
2	Walkin’ After Midnight 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 Cline		2:34
3	Folsom Prison Blues recording of: Folsom Prison Blues lyricist and composer: Johnny Cash (country music legend) publisher: Aberbach (London) (Publisher), Carlin Music Corporation and Hi Lo Music is based on: Crescent City Blues	Johnny Cash		2:48
4	Ruby Don’t Take Your Love to Town 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 Rogers		2:56
5	Crystal Chandeliers (live) recording of: Crystal Chandeliers (1965 song) lyricist and composer: Ted Harris (US Rockabilly/Country artist Theodore Clifford Harris)	Charley Pride		2:50
6	Rose Garden cover recording of: Rose Garden lyricist and composer: Joe South publisher: BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC	Lynn Anderson		2:51
7	King of the Road recording of: King of the Road lyricist: Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”) composer: Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”) (in 1964) publisher: Burlington Music Co., Ltd.	Roger Miller		2:21
8	Wedding Bells	George Jones		3:03
9	Coal Miner’s Daughter (live) recording of: Coal Miner’s Daughter lyricist and composer: Loretta Lynn	Loretta Lynn		3:14
10	Wasted Days and Wasted Nights (live) recording of: Wasted Days and Wasted Nights writer: Wayne Duncan (drums) and Freddy Fender	Freddy Fender		2:45
11	My Arms Stay Open Late cover recording of: My Arms Stay Open Late writer: Dan Lomax and Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr.	Billie Jo Spears		2:13
12	Please Help Me I’m Falling recording of: Please Help Me, I’m Falling lyricist and composer: Hal Blair and Don Robertson (“Happy Whistler” songwriter) publisher: Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Carlin Music Corporation, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Don Robertson Music Corp., Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A (BMI-affiliated) and Ross Jungnickel, Inc.	Hank Locklin		2:23
13	Makin’ Believe recording of: Making Believe (in 1955) lyricist and composer: Jimmy Work (Country music singer and songwriter)	Kitty Wells		2:54
14	Crying cover recording of: Crying lyricist: Joe Melson (in 1961) and Roy Orbison (in 1961) composer: Joe Melson and Roy Orbison publisher: Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1961-08-16) part of: 50/50	Waylon Jennings		2:38
15	The Shelter of Your Arms recording of: The Shelter of Your Arms lyricist and composer: Shirley Collie (US country/rockabilly singer, yodeler, guitarist and songwriter) publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc.	Willie Nelson		2:45

▼ CD 2: Country Classics
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Jambalaya	Jerry Lee Lewis		2:02
2	There Goes My Everything recording of: There Goes My Everything (1965 song) lyricist and composer: Dallas Frazier (American songwriter and musician) publisher: Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Elvis Presley Music Inc., Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1965-11-24), Blue Crest Music, Inc. (on 1965-11-24) and Husky Music (on 1965-11-24) version of: En gång är ingen gång	Anne Murray		3:00
3	The Tennessee 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)	Patti Page		2:59
4	I Love You Because cover recording of: I Love You Because 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)	Johnny Cash		2:26
5	I Can’t Stop Loving You	Kitty Wells		2:14
6	Faithless Love cover recording of: Faithless Love lyricist and composer: J.D. Souther publisher: EMI Music Publishing (Hong Kong) Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司 (1995–2019)), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Benchmark Music (in 1975) and Golden Spread Music (in 1975)	Lynn Anderson		3:16
7	The End of the World engineer: Bill Porter (engineer) producer: Chet Atkins vocals: Skeeter Davis recording of: The End of the World (in 1962) lyricist: Sylvia Dee (American lyricist) writer: Andy Kerr, John Wright (co-founder of NoMeansNo) and Rob Wright (Canadian bassist/vocalist member of Nomeansno) composer: Arthur Kent publisher: Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Summit Music Corp, (ASCAP-affiliated) sub-publisher: ミュージック・セールス (Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)	Skeeter Davis	3.5	2:39
8	Angel of the Morning	Rita Remington		3:06
9	Six Days on the Road cover recording of: Six Days on the Road writer: Earl Green and Carl Montgomery publisher: Newkeys Music, Inc. and Tune Publishing, Inc.	Dave Dudley		2:07
10	Harper Valley P.T.A. cover recording of: Harper Valley PTA lyricist and composer: Tom T. Hall publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc.	Jeannie C. Riley		3:13
11	The Auctioneer recording of: The Auctioneer writer: Buddy Black (writer) and Leroy Van Dyke publisher: Randy Smith Music Corp. (in 1977)	Leroy Van Dyke		2:47
12	From a Jack to a King recording of: From a Jack to a King lyricist and composer: Ned Miller publisher: Burlington Music Ltd. and IQ Music Ltd.	Ned Miller		2:09
13	The Pill (live) recording of: The Pill writer: Lorene Allen, T.D. Bayless, Loretta Lynn and Don McHan	Loretta Lynn		1:16
14	Stand by Your Man cover 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)	Lynn Anderson		2:46
15	Help Me Make It Through the Night (live)	Charley Pride		2:47

▼ CD 3: Country Memories
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Tumbling Tumbleweeds recording of: Tumbling Tumbleweeds publisher: Music of the West lyricist and composer: Bob Nolan (Western songwriter) publisher: Sam Fox Publishing Company (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (on 1934-07-12)	Sons of the Pioneers		2:34
2	Makes No Difference Now	Burl Ives		2:35
3	Oklahoma Hills recording of: Oklahoma Hills composer: Jack Guthrie and Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)	Jim Reeves		1:54
4	When a House Is Not a Home cover recording of: When Your House Is Not a Home lyricist and composer: Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)	Patsy Cline		2:00
5	Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)	Johnny Bond		2:52
6	Home on the Range	Bing Crosby		2:42
7	Sioux City Sue	Spade Cooley		2:26
8	The Last Roundup live recording of: The Last Round Up (on 1951-02-24) lyricist and composer: Billy Hill (US songwriter) publisher: Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. (on 1933-09-06)	Gene Autry		3:22
9	Love You Big as Texas	Tex Ritter		1:51
10	Mexicali Rose	Johnny Bond		2:49
11	Cool Water recording of: Cool Water lyricist and composer: Bob Nolan (Western songwriter) (in 1936)	Bing Crosby & Mary Martin		3:04
12	Orange Blossom Special recording of: Orange Blossom Special lyricist and composer: Ervin Thomas Rouse publisher: Glanco Music (BMI-affiliated) and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)	Rouse Brothers		2:59
13	Earl’s Breakdown recording of: Earl’s Breakdown composer: Earl Scruggs	Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs		3:01
14	Wabash Cannonball recording of: Wabash Cannonball (on 1947-01-28) composer: A.P. Carter and William Kindt publisher: APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4228)	Roy Acuff		2:38
15	I’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 Williams	3	2:48

▼ CD 4: Country Roots
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Foggy Mountain Breakdown recording of: Foggy Mountain Breakdown composer: Earl Scruggs	Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs		2:43
2	Bluegrass Stomp	Bill Monroe		2:59
3	Square Dance Tennessee	Red Foley		2:16
4	Moon Over Montana	Jimmy Wakely		2:57
5	Hey! Hey! Hey!	The Stanley Brothers		2:44
6	Move 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 Williams		2:46
7	Cotton Eyed Joe recording of: Cotton‐Eyed Joe (traditional song) lyricist and composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 942)	Bob Wills		1:48
8	Divorce Me C.O.D.	Johnny Bond		2:43
9	Pale Moon	Tex Williams		2:06
10	Wreck on the Highway recording of: Wreck on the Highway (aka I Didn't Hear Nobody Pray) lyricist and composer: Dorsey Dixon	Roy Acuff		2:48
11	I Wouldn’t Treat a Dog Like You’re Treating Me	Ferlin Husky		1:55
12	I Didn’t Know the Gun Was Loaded	Jean Shepard		2:14
13	You’ll Rue the Day	Spade Cooley		2:52
14	Death at the Bar	Kitty Wells		3:03
15	Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain	Hank Snow		2:41

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Barcode:: 698458240828
Format:: 4×CD
Length:: 2:37:57

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Type:: Album + Compilation
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

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Simply
SIMPLYCD008
Union Square Music
SIMPLYCD008

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United Kingdom
2004

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