Superstars of Country: Volume Two

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

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I Will Always Love You
engineer:
Tom Pick
producer:
Bob Ferguson
banjo:
Bobby Thompson (guitar & banjo player) (on 1973-06-13) and Buck Trent (on 1973-06-13)
bass:
Bobby Dyson (on 1973-06-13)
drums (drum set):
Ralph Gallant (on 1973-06-13)
fiddle:
Johnny Gimble (on 1973-06-13) and Mack Magaha (Bluegrass Fiddler) (on 1973-06-13)
guitar:
Jimmy Colvard (American session guitarist) (on 1973-06-13), Dave Kirby (US country singer/songwriter) (on 1973-06-13) and Dolly Parton (on 1973-06-13)
piano:
Hargus "Pig" Robbins (on 1973-06-13)
steel guitar:
Stu Basore (on 1973-06-13)
background vocals:
Joe Babcock (on 1973-06-13), Dolores Edgin (on 1973-06-13), June Page (on 1973-06-13) and Hurshel Wiginton (on 1973-06-13)
vocals:
Dolly Parton (on 1973-06-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (Sony Music Entertainment, Inc., NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1974)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1973-06-13)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 34)
recording of:
I Will Always Love You (on 1973-06-13)
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Owepar Publishing Inc. and Velvet Apple Music
Dolly Parton4.352:56
2There Goes My Everything
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Corporation (formerly Radio Corporation of America till late 1960s, became BMG Music in 1986) (in 1971)
cover recording of:
There Goes My Everything (1965 song) (in 1971)
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
Elvis Presley3:01
3Blanket on the Ground
recording of:
Blanket on the Ground
lyricist and composer:
Roger Bowling
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Billie Jo Spears3:37
4If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me
engineer:
Jim Crosby (engineer) (in 1978) and Michael Lloyd (US guitarist/singer producer) (in 1978)
producer:
Michael Lloyd (US guitarist/singer producer) (in 1978)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
David Bellamy (Bellamy Brothers) (in 1978) and Howard Bellamy (Bellamy Brothers) (in 1978)
bass guitar:
Jesse Chambers (in 1978)
drums (drum set):
Rodney Price (drummer) (in 1978)
electric guitar:
Carl Chambers (in 1978)
keyboard:
Joe LaFrandre (in 1978)
steel guitar:
Danny Jones (US steel guitarist) (in 1978)
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group nominees (number: 1980)
recording of:
If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me (in 1978)
lyricist and composer:
David Bellamy (Bellamy Brothers)
The Bellamy Brothers23:12
5Little Green Apples
recorded in:
Tennessee, United States
producer:
Jerry Kennedy
recording of:
Little Green Apples (on 1968-01-24)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Bobby Russell
publisher:
Peter Maurice (publisher) and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
Roger Miller2:39
6Convoy
C.W. McCall3:47
7Theme From 'Dukes of Hazard' (Good Ol' Boys)
producer:
Richie Albright
bass:
Jerry Bridges (from 1980 until 1980-06-23)
drums (drum set):
Richie Albright (from 1980 until 1980-06-23)
guitar:
Waylon Jennings (US country musician) (from 1980 until 1980-06-23), Gordon Payne (from 1980 until 1980-06-23) and Randy Scruggs (from 1980 until 1980-06-23)
piano:
Clifford Barny Robertson (from 1980 until 1980-06-23)
resonator guitar:
Ralph Mooney (from 1980 until 1980-06-23)
background vocals:
Carter Robertson (from 1980 until 1980-06-23)
lead vocals:
Waylon Jennings (US country musician) (from 1980 until 1980-06-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1980), RCA Corporation (formerly Radio Corporation of America till late 1960s, became BMG Music in 1986) (in 1980) and RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1980)
recorded at:
American Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1980, on 1980-06-23)
recording of:
Theme From the Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol’ Boys) (from 1980 until 1980-06-23)
composer:
Waylon Jennings (US country musician)
publisher:
Rich Way Music, Inc., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corporation, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Waylon Jennings32:09
8The Streak
recording of:
The Streak
lyricist and composer:
Ray Stevens (US singer‐songwriter & comedian)
Ray Stevens3:18
9When You're Hot, You're Hot
Jerry Reed2:21
10Talking in Your Sleep
recording of:
Talking in Your Sleep (in 1978)
writer:
Roger Cook (US‐based British singer, songwriter and producer) and Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter)
publisher:
Roger Cook Music and The International Music Network
Crystal Gayle22:57
11She Believes in Me
engineer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
producer:
Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist)
lead vocals:
Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1978) and Liberty Records, Inc. (in 1978)
recorded at:
Jack Clement Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
She Believes in Me
lyricist and composer:
Steve Gibb (Stephen Mathias Gibb, singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Angel Wing Music and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
cover recording of:
She Believes in Me
lyricist and composer:
Steve Gibb (Stephen Mathias Gibb, singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Angel Wing Music and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Kenny Rogers4:14
12Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me
recording of:
Baby, Don’t Get Hooked on Me
writer:
Mac Davis (US country singer, songwriter & actor)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited
Mac Davis3:01
13Behind Closed Doors
engineer:
Lou Bradley (American producer, engineer, also songwriter)
background vocals:
The Nashville Edition
lead vocals:
Charlie Rich (US country singer)
recording of:
Behind Closed Doors
lyricist and composer:
Kenny O’Dell
Charlie Rich52:57
14(Hey, Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song
cover recording of:
(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song (1974 song)
writer:
Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist) and Chips Moman
B.J. Thomas3:26
15D.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 Wynette42:57
16He Stopped Loving Her Today
bass:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1980-02-06)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Carrigan (US drummer) (on 1980-02-06)
guitar:
Phil Baugh (on 1980-02-06), Billy R. Sanford (guitar) (on 1980-02-06) and Pete Wade (on 1980-02-06)
harmonica:
Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1980-02-06)
piano:
Hargus Robbins (on 1980-02-06)
steel guitar:
Pete Drake (steel guitar player) (on 1980-02-06)
strings and background vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1980-02-06)
vocals:
George Jones (US country music vocalist) (on 1980-02-06)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time (2019 re-issued) (number: 4), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 142) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 270)
recording of:
He Stopped Loving Her Today (on 1980-02-06)
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Braddock and Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr.
George Jones3:18
17Honey
recording of:
Honey
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Russell
Bobby Goldsboro3:59
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Rhinstone Cowboy
Glen Campbell3:12
2The Devil Went Down to Georgia
bass:
Charles F. Hayward (Member of The Charlie Daniels Band) (on 1978-12-05)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Fred Edwards (drummer and songwriter) (on 1978-12-05) and James W. Marshall (on 1978-12-05)
fiddle:
Charlie Daniels (on 1978-12-05)
guitar:
John T. Crain (on 1978-12-05)
keyboard:
William J. DiGregorio (on 1978-12-05)
vocals:
Charlie Daniels (on 1978-12-05), John T. Crain (on 1978-12-05) and William J. DiGregorio (on 1978-12-05)
recording of:
The Devil Went Down to Georgia (on 1978-12-05)
writer:
Charlie Daniels, Joel "Taz" DiGregorio, Fred Edwards (drummer and songwriter), Charlie Hayward (Member of The Charlie Daniels Band), John Crain and James W. Marshall
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Hat Band Music (in 1979)
Charlie Daniels3:39
3Okie 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 Haggard2:46
4The Gambler
engineer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
producer:
Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist)
lead vocals:
Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Liberty Records, Inc. (in 1978) and Capitol Records Nashville (in 2006)
recorded at:
Jack Clement Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 21)
cover recording of:
The Gambler
writer and composer:
Don Schlitz
publisher:
Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing and Writer's Night Music
recording of:
The Gambler
writer and composer:
Don Schlitz
publisher:
Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing and Writer's Night Music
Kenny Rogers53:32
5You Light Up My Life
producer:
Joseph Brooks (US songwriter/film director)
arranger:
Joseph Brooks (US songwriter/film director)
produced for:
Mike Curb Productions
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 3) and Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 12)
recording of:
You Light Up My Life
lyricist and composer:
Joseph Brooks (US songwriter/film director)
publisher:
Curb Songs, Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division) and 電通ミュージック・アンド・エンタテインメント PR第3事業部
part of:
The 50th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 50)
cover recording of:
You Light Up My Life
lyricist and composer:
Joseph Brooks (US songwriter/film director)
publisher:
Curb Songs, Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division) and 電通ミュージック・アンド・エンタテインメント PR第3事業部
part of:
The 50th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 50)
Debby Boone53:40
6Blue 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
Willie Nelson2:22
7Before the Next Teardrop Falls
cover recording of:
Before the Next Teardrop Falls
writer:
Vivian Keith and Ben Peters (country music songwriter)
publisher:
Shelby Singleton Music Inc.
Freddy Fender2:36
8Angel 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, EMI Blackwood, EMI Songs Ltd. and Unichappell Music
Juice Newton4.354:11
9There's No Getting Over Me
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1981)
recording of:
(There's) No Gettin' Over Me
writer:
Walt Aldridge and Tom Brasfield
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc.
Ronnie Milsap3:16
10Seven Year Ache
recording of:
Seven Year Ache
lyricist and composer:
Rosanne Cash
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI), Hotwire Music and Monster Beach Music
Rosanne Cash3:18
11(Old Dogs, Children and) Watermelon Wine
recording of:
Old Dogs, Children, and Watermelon Wine
lyricist and composer:
Tom T. Hall
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
Tom T. Hall4:13
12You've Never Been This Far Before
Conway Twitty3:11
13Heaven's Just a Sin Away
recording of:
Heaven’s Just a Sin Away (in 1977)
writer:
Jerry Gillespie (songwriter)
publisher:
Big Yellow Dog Music
The Kendalls2:23
14Houston (Means I'm One Day Closer to You)
Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers Band2:57
15The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA
recording of:
The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA (1972 song)
lyricist and composer:
Donna Fargo
Donna Fargo2:31
16Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys
bass:
Sherman Hayes (in 1977-11)
drums (drum set):
Richie Albright (in 1977-11)
guitar:
John Hug (in 1977-11), Waylon Jennings (US country musician) (in 1977-11), Chips Moman (in 1977-11), Gordon Payne (in 1977-11), Rance Wasson (in 1977-11) and Reggie Young (guitarist and songwriter) (in 1977-11)
guitar [guitar harmony] and harmonica:
Gordon Payne (in 1977-11)
keyboard and organ:
Barny Robertson (in 1977-11)
steel guitar:
Sherman Hayes (in 1977-11) and Ralph Mooney (in 1977-11)
background vocals:
Barny Robertson (in 1977-11), Gordon Payne (in 1977-11), Carter Robertson (in 1977-11), Rance Wasson (in 1977-11) and Becky Williams (country vocals) (in 1977-11)
lead vocals:
Waylon Jennings (US country musician) (in 1977-11) and Willie Nelson (in 1977-11)
vocals:
Waylon Jennings (US country musician) (in 1977-11) and Willie Nelson (in 1977-11)
performer:
Waylon Jennings (US country musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1977), RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1978) and 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:
American Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1977-11)
cover recording of:
Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys (in 1977-11)
writer:
Ed Bruce (American country music songwriter, singer and actor) and Patsy Bruce
publisher:
Tree Publishing Inc.
Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson42:34
17Folsom Prison Blues (live)
live 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 Cash2:45