Best of Country Songs

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

Tracklist

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CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Rhinestone Cowboy
recording of:
Rhinestone Cowboy
lyricist and composer:
Larry Weiss (American singer-songwriter)
publisher:
House of Weiss Music Co, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner Chappell North America
Glen Campbell3:02
2Tulsa Time
recording of:
Tulsa Time
lyricist and composer:
Danny Flowers
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) and Bibo Music (in 1979)
Don Williams2:40
3I Will Always Love YouDolly Parton3:21
4Forty Nine Nights
Boxcar Willie3:27
5Big Mamou
cover recording of:
Big Mamou
writer:
Link Davis
Waylon Jennings2:29
6’57 Chevrolet
recording of:
’57 Chevrolet
lyricist and composer:
Roger Bowling
Billie Jo Spears2:50
7What’s Another Year
Charley Pride3:07
8Another Shot of Ambition
Freddy Fender3:36
9Burning Eyes
Carry & Ron2:51
10(I Just Want to) Dance the Night Away
The Mavericks4:24
11Desperate Man
recording of:
Desperate Man
lyricist and composer:
David Allan Coe
David Allan Coe3:46
12Lotta Lovin’
Mickey Gilley2:07
13Gone, Gone, Gone
recording of:
Gone, Gone, Gone
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
publisher:
Carl Perkins Music Inc., Knox Music and Wren Music Co.
Emmylou Harris & Carl Perkins3:49
14If You Can’t Be Good
Bill Davis3:29
15Listen to the Radio
Juice Newton3:07
16Life’s a Railway to Heaven
recording of:
Life’s Railway to Heaven
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Patsy Cline3:00
17Get Into Reaggae Cowboy
recording of:
Get Into Reggae Cowboy
lyricist and composer:
David Bellamy (Bellamy Brothers)
The Bellamy Brothers2:56
18Help Me Make It Through the Night
James Darren2:29
CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Take Me Home Country Roads
recorded at:
Universal Amphitheatre in Universal City, California, United States (from 1974-08 until 1974-09)
live recording of:
Take Me Home, Country Roads (from 1974-08 until 1974-09)
writer:
Bill Danoff, John Denver and Taffy Nivert
publisher:
BMG Ruby Songs, Dino Park Publishing, JD Legacy Publishing, My Pop’s Songs, Reservoir Media Music and Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company Inc. (in 1971)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division)
John Denver3:16
2Oh Lonesome MeJohnny Cash2:30
3King 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 Miller2:26
4Blue Bayou
recording of:
Blue Bayou
lyricist:
Joe Melson (in 1963) and Roy Orbison (in 1963)
composer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (in 1961)
Lynn Anderson3:48
5Don’t Be Angry
Stonewall Jackson3:11
6Wishful Thinking
Wynn Stewart2:47
7Today I Started Loving You Again
recording of:
I Started Loving You Again (Today I Started Lovin’ You Again)
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) and Bonnie Owens (US country singer)
publisher:
Blue Book Music
Merle Haggard3:23
8The Letter
Sammi Smith2:23
9Answer to Blue Velvet Band
Hank Snow3:03
10Below No Pó
Will Rivers3:37
11La Paloma
Freddy Fender3:26
12Broken Dreams
Lucky4:21
13Christal Chandeliers
Charley Pride3:18
14I Should Have Known Better
John Law3:57
15Snowbird
cover recording of:
Snowbird
lyricist and composer:
Gene MacLellan
publisher:
Beechwood Music Canada and EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
Lynn Anderson2:10
16Detroit City
recording of:
Detroit City
writer:
Danny Dill and Mel Tillis
Bobby Bare2:57
17Bring Him Home Safely to Me
Sandy Posey2:40
18Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain
cover recording of:
Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain
lyricist and composer:
Fred Rose (songwriter)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Milene Music (publisher) and Sony/ATV Milene Music
Roy Drusky2:27
CD 3
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1I Can’t Help but Wonder (Where I’ve Gone)
recording of:
I Can’t Help But Wonder Where I’m Bound
lyricist and composer:
Tom Paxton (US folk singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Deep Fork Music, Inc.
Tom Paxton3:30
2I’m Gonna Love
Linda Ronstadt3:47
3Sweet Desire
The Kendalls2:39
4Don’t Cry Joni
recording of:
Don’t Cry Joni
lyricist and composer:
Conway Twitty
Conway Twitty & Jackie Jackie3:45
5I Get the Fever
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1966-05-31)
producer:
Owen Bradley
vocals:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality) (on 1966-05-31)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
recording of:
I Get the Fever (on 1966-05-31)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality)
publisher:
London Tree Music Ltd., Solo Copyright Bureau and Stallion Music, Inc.
Bill Anderson2:28
6Silver Threads and Golden Needles
Brenda Lee & Nina Martinique3:22
7Stand Up
Mel McDaniel2:28
8If You Leave Me Tonight
Jerry Wallace2:37
9Hide Thou Me
The Oak Ridge Boys3:00
10Somebody’s Gonna Love You
Lee Greenwood3:43
11I Tell It Like It Used to Be
T. Graham Brown3:03
12Only You
Jerry Lee Lewis2:48
13Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to TownKenny Rogers42:56
14Right or Wrong
recording of:
Right or Wrong (1961 song)
lyricist and composer:
Wanda Jackson (aka the Female Elvis)
Wanda Jackson3:06
15Six Days on the RoadDave Dudley2:20
16Green Green Grass of Home
cover recording of:
Green, Green Grass of Home
lyricist and composer:
Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr.
publisher:
Burlington Music Ltd. and Tree Music
translated version of:
Ik ben weer in m’n dorpje
Bobby Bare2:46
17Turn Around
recording of:
Turn Around
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
publisher:
Hi Lo Music and Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher)
Carl Perkins3:01
18New Mexico
recording of:
New Mexico
writer:
Johnny Johnson (American singer/songwriter) and Leon Lambson
Johnny Cash2:03
CD 4
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Stand 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. and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Lynn Anderson2:46
2A Good Women Like to Drink With the Boys
Jimmie Rodgers2:36
3A Few More Seasons
Ricky Skaggs1:55
4By the Time I Get the Phoenix
recording of:
By the Time I Get to Phoenix
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
Charles Koppelman Music, Jonathan Three Music Co. and Martin Bandier Music
Glen Campbell2:49
5These Boots Are Made for Walking
Delbert McClinton2:37
6Path of Victory
recording of:
Paths of Victory
lyricist and composer:
Brian Ahern
Anne Murray2:54
7Pool Number One the Maverricks
The Mavericks4:07
8Folsom 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 Cash2:49
9Love’s Gonna Live Here
Waylon Jennings1:56
10A Good Year for the Roses
recording of:
A Good Year for the Roses
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Chesnut
George Jones3:05
11Heart of Gold
Juice Newton & Randy Meisner3:37
12Look What They’ve Done to My Song
recording of:
What Have They Done to My Song, Ma?
lyricist and composer:
Melanie (US singer‐songwriter Melanie Safka)
Billie Jo Spears2:42
13Satisfied Mind
recording of:
A Satisfied Mind
writer:
Joe Hayes and Jack Rhodes
publisher:
Fort Knox Music
Porter Wagoner2:52
14Three Cigarettes in a Ashtray
recording of:
Three Cigarettes (in an Ashtray)
writer:
Eddie Miller (US country music songwriter) and W.S. Stevenson
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
Patsy Cline2:16
15In the Misty Moonlight
recording of:
In the Misty Moonlight (1964 song)
lyricist and composer:
Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer)
Jerry Wallace2:49
16This Time
cover recording of:
This Time
lyricist and composer:
Chips Moman
Troy Shondell2:38
17It Only Take a Little Woman
Lucky3:33
18Dead Skunk (In the Middle of the Road)
Jimmy C. Newman2:38
CD 5
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Long Way Back Home
recording of:
Long Way Back Home
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Lightfoot
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
Gordon Lightfoot2:56
2You’ve Never Been This Far Before
recording of:
You've Never Been This Far Before
lyricist and composer:
Harold Lloyd Jenkins
Conway Twitty3:10
3Heaven’s Just a Sin Away
recording of:
Heaven’s Just a Sin Away
writer:
Jerry Gillespie (songwriter)
publisher:
Big Yellow Dog Music
The Kendalls2:34
4Thank God I’m Reborn
The Oak Ridge Boys2:51
5Love Lifted Me
The Jordanaires2:52
6Baby’s Got Her Blue Jeans On
Mel McDaniel3:03
7Born a Women
Sandy Posey1:59
8Ring on Her Finger, Time on Her Hands
Lee Greenwood3:42
9Everybody’s Had the Blues
recording of:
Everybody’s Had the Blues
writer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Merle Haggard2:44
10Hell and High Water
T. Graham Brown3:10
11England Swings
recording of:
England Swings
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Roger Miller1:55
12Standing Too Close to the Flame
David Allan Coe3:16
13I Never Thought About It
Roger Davis & Honky Tonk Union3:34
14It’s So Easy (to Fall in Love)
cover recording of:
It’s So Easy
writer:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer‐songwriter) and Norman Petty
publisher:
Melody Lane Publications Inc., Wren Music Co. and MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company) (in 1958)
Waylon Jennings1:32
15Highway Calling
Sammy’s Saloon3:23
16Way Down Yonder in Baton Rouge
Gene Simmons2:22
17Rip Rap Road
Eddy Raven3:03
18Ridin’ My Thumb to Mexico
Johnny Rodriguez2:04
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