The Greatest Country Music Collection Ever

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

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1: Walkin’ the Line
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I Walk the Line
recording of:
I Walk the Line
lyricist and composer:
John R. Cash (country music legend) (in 1956)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (Publisher), Bug Music, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A (BMI-affiliated) and House of Cash, Inc. (BMI-affiliated, publisher for works of Johnny Cash)
Johnny Cash2:46
2Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys
vocals:
Willie Nelson (in 1979-11)
cover recording of:
Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys (in 1979-11)
writer:
Ed Bruce (American country music songwriter, singer and actor) and Patsy Bruce
publisher:
Tree Publishing Inc.
Willie Nelson3:28
3Walkin’ 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 Cline2:36
4Only Daddy That’ll Walk the Line
live recording of:
Only Daddy That’ll Walk the Line
lyricist and composer:
Ivy J. Bryant (country music guitarist & composer)
publisher:
Central Songs, Inc.
Waylon Jennings2:21
5Okie From Muskogee
recording of:
Okie From Muskogee
writer:
Roy Burris and Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Merle Haggard2:45
6Tender Years
recording of:
Tender Years
composer:
Darrell Edwards
publisher:
Glad Music Co. and Glad Music Ltd.
George Jones32:25
7Singing the Blues
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-11-03)
producer:
Don Law
recording of:
Singing the Blues (on 1955-11-03)
lyricist and composer:
Melvin Endsley (in 1956)
publisher:
Acuff Rose Opryland Ltd. (UK) and Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK)
Marty Robbins2:30
8Ruby 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 Rogers & The First Edition2:55
9Hello Darlin’
Conway Twitty2:30
10Lovesick Blues (live)
recording of:
Lovesick Blues
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 Williams2:48
▼ CD 2: Country Hits
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1D‐I‐V‐O‐R‐C‐E
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 59)
recording of:
D-I-V-O-R-C-E (1968 song) (in 1968)
lyricist:
Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr.
composer:
Bobby Braddock
Tammy Wynette43:00
2Take This Job and Shove It
recording of:
Take this Job and Shove it
lyricist and composer:
David Allan Coe
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corporation, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Johnny Paycheck2:41
3City Lights
Ray Price2:54
4Behind Closed Doors
edit of:
Behind Closed Doors (Columbia) by Charlie Rich (US country singer)
recording of:
Behind Closed Doors
lyricist and composer:
Kenny O’Dell
Charlie Rich2:45
5Before the Next Teardrop Falls (live)
live cover recording of:
Before the Next Teardrop Falls
writer:
Vivian Keith and Ben Peters (country music songwriter)
publisher:
Shelby Singleton Music Inc.
Freddy Fender2:41
6King 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
7Set ’em Up Joe
recording of:
Set 'em Up Joe
writer:
Buddy Cannon (songwriter and record producer), Hank Cochran (Nashville singer and songwriter), Dean Dillon and Vern Gosdin (Country singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and Universal Music Careers
Vern Gosdin2:27
8Dixie Road
Lee Greenwood3:09
9Golden Ring
performer:
Tammy Wynette
cover recording of:
Golden Ring
writer:
Bobby Braddock and Rafe Van Hoy (American songwriter, musician and producer)
George Jones & Tammy Wynette3:02
10Ballad of a Teenage Queen
recording of:
Ballad of a Teenage Queen
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
Johnny Cash2:14
▼ CD 3: Hard Times
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Mama Tried
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 9)
recording of:
Mama Tried
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Merle Haggard52:11
2She Thinks I Still Care
recording of:
She Thinks I Still Care (on 1962-01-04)
lyricist and composer:
Dickey Lee Lipscomb and Steve Duffy
publisher:
Glad Music, Glad Music Co., Jack Music, Inc., Orange Sky Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing International Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (Universal Music Publishing Limited, UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
George Jones2:35
3Heartbreak Hotel
producer:
Willie Nelson and Leon Russell
bass:
Chris Ethridge (in 1979-03)
drums (drum set):
Paul English (US drummer for Willie Nelson) (in 1979-03) and Rex Ludwick (US drummer) (in 1979-03)
guitar:
Willie Nelson (in 1979-03) and Jody Payne (in 1979-03)
harmonica:
Mickey Raphael (in 1979-03)
keyboard:
Leon Russell (in 1979-03)
organ:
John Gallie (organ) (in 1979-03)
percussion:
Ambrose Campbell (in 1979-03)
saxophone:
Marty Grebb (in 1979-03)
background vocals:
Jim Boatman (gospel singer) and Jody Payne (in 1979-03)
vocals:
Willie Nelson (in 1979-03) and Leon Russell (in 1979-03)
performer:
Leon Russell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 2003)
recorded at:
Paradise Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1979-03)
cover recording of:
Heartbreak Hotel (in 1979-03)
writer:
Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”)
publisher:
Belwin Mills Music Ltd., Durden Breyer Publishing, EMI Harmonies Limited, EMI Mills Music Limited (PRS for Music-affiliated), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and Unichappell Music
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Willie Nelson & Leon Russell23:03
4Touch the Hand
Conway Twitty53:27
5Your Cheatin’ Heart
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1952-09-23)
bass:
Floyd D. 'Lightnin'' Chance (on 1952-09-23)
drums (drum set):
Farris Coursey (on 1952-09-23)
electric guitar:
Chet Atkins (on 1952-09-23)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (on 1952-09-23)
guitar:
Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1952-09-23)
steel guitar:
Don Helms (on 1952-09-23)
vocals:
Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1952-09-23)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 28), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 213) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 237)
recording of:
Your Cheatin’ Heart (on 1952-09-23)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1952-10-31), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) (from 2002 until 2021-01-06) and Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995) (from 2021-01-06 to present)
Hank Williams42:45
6Wasted Days and Wasted Nights
Freddy Fender2:53
7Crazy Arms
recording of:
Crazy Arms
writer:
Ralph Mooney (in 1954) and Chuck Seals (in 1954)
publisher:
Champion Music Corp., Leeds Music, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (in 1956) and MCA Music Svenska AB (in 1978)
Ray Price2:30
8Mama Sang a Song
producer:
Owen Bradley
vocals:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality) (from 1961-06 until 1961-06-05, on 1961-06-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1973)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-06-05)
recording of:
Mama Sang a Song (on 1961-06-05)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality)
publisher:
Bill Anderson Music, Leeds Music, Leeds Music Ltd., MCA Music Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Bill Anderson3:33
9Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain
engineer:
Phil York
producer:
Willie Nelson
bass:
Bee Spears (in 1975-02)
drums (drum set):
Billy English (US drummer/percussionist for Willie Nelson) (in 1975-02) and Paul English (US drummer for Willie Nelson) (in 1975-02)
guitar:
Bucky Meadows (American session musician) (in 1975-02), Willie Nelson (in 1975-02) and Jody Payne (in 1975-02)
harmonica:
Mickey Raphael (in 1975-02)
mandolin:
Jody Payne (in 1975-02)
piano:
Bobbie Nelson (in 1975-02)
vocals:
Willie Nelson (in 1975-02)
arranger:
Willie Nelson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 2003)
recorded at:
Autumn Sound Studios in Garland, Texas, United States (in 1975-02)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time (2019 re-issued) (number: 16), Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 27), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 253) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 302)
cover recording of:
Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain (in 1975-02)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Rose (songwriter)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Milene Music (publisher) and Sony/ATV Milene Music
Willie Nelson42:21
10There Ain’t No Good Chain Gang
recording of:
There Ain’t No Good Chain Gang
writer:
Hal Bynum and David Kirby (US country singer/songwriter)
publisher:
London Tree Music Ltd. and Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
Waylon Jennings & Johnny Cash3:18