100 Essential Tracks: Country Hits

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▼ CD 1
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1Distant Drums
engineer:
Jim Malloy
producer:
Chet Atkins
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 1966)
recording of:
Distant Drums (1961 song) (on 1966-02-09)
lyricist and composer:
Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer)
Jim Reeves2:54
2I’ve Been Everywhere
recording of:
I’ve Been Everywhere
lyricist and composer:
Geoff Mack
Hank Snow2:48
3Please 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 Locklin2:24
4Saginaw Michigan
recording of:
Saginaw, Michigan
writer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality) and Don Wayne (US country songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Lefty Frizzell3:04
516 Tons
acoustic guitar:
Bobby Gibbons (on 1955-09-20)
bass clarinet:
Darol Rice (on 1955-09-20)
clarinet:
Red Mandel (on 1955-09-20)
double bass [bass]:
Rolly Bundock (on 1955-09-20)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Roy Harte (drummer and Pacific Jazz founder) (on 1955-09-20)
finger snaps and lead vocals:
Tennessee Ernie Ford (on 1955-09-20)
trombone:
George Bruns (on 1955-09-20)
trumpet:
Charlie Parlato (on 1955-09-20)
conductor:
Jack Fascinato (on 1955-09-20)
arranger:
Jack Fascinato
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bacci Bros Records (in 2010) and Lucky Vintage (in 2014)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-09-20)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1955 (number: 12)
cover recording of:
Sixteen Tons (on 1955-09-20)
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
publisher:
American Music, Inc. and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
Tennessee Ernie Ford52:38
6Right or Wrong
recording of:
Right or Wrong (1961 song)
lyricist and composer:
Wanda Jackson (aka the Female Elvis)
Wanda Jackson2:38
7Wheels
recording of:
Wheels
lyricist and composer:
Chet Atkins
Chet Atkins2:31
8Big Bad John
recording of:
Big Bad John (1961 song)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Dean
Jimmy Dean3:03
9Once a Day
recording of:
Once a Day
lyricist, writer and composer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation
Connie Smith2:19
10Here Comes My Baby
recording of:
Here Comes My Baby
writer:
Bill West and Dottie West
Dottie West2:36
11Last Date
recording of:
Last Date (original instrumental version)
composer:
Floyd Cramer
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. (in 2016)
Floyd Cramer2:47
12No Charge
recording of:
No Charge (1974 song)
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
publisher:
London Tree Music Ltd.
Melba Montgomery3:14
13Happy Anniversary
recording of:
Happy Anniversary
lyricist and composer:
Gary S. Paxton
Slim Whitman2:35
14B.J the D.J.
Stonewall Jackson2:49
15The Ballad of Jed Clampett
recording of:
The Ballad of Jed Clampett
lyricist and composer:
Paul Henning (TV screenwriter and songwriter)
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:05
16Till I Can Make It on My Own
recording of:
’Til I Can Make It on My Own
writer:
George Richey, Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger) and Tammy Wynette
publisher:
EMI Algee Music Corp., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Tammy Wynette3:04
17Big Iron
producer:
Don Law
recording of:
Big Iron
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
Marty Robbins43:59
18The End of the World
recording of:
The End of the World
lyricist:
Sylvia Dee (American lyricist)
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 (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Skeeter Davis2:39
19Make the World Go Away
cover recording of:
Make the World Go Away
lyricist and composer:
Hank Cochran (Nashville singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (in 1963)
Eddy Arnold52:41
20Rawhide
recording of:
Rawhide
publisher:
Mrs. Ned Washington (wife of American lyricist Ned Washington)
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
Dimitri Tiomkin
publisher:
Catharine Hinen Music, Largo Music, MCA Music Ltd., Patti Washington Music and Volta Music Corporation
Frankie Laine2:00
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1Coward of the Country
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 1979) and United Artists (in 1980)
recording of:
Coward of the County (1979 song)
writer:
Roger Bowling and Billy Edd Wheeler
publisher:
Roger Bowling Music and Sleepy Hollow Music Corp.
Kenny Rogers4:23
2Big River
recording of:
Big River
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Hi Lo Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated), House of Cash, Inc. (BMI-affiliated, publisher for works of Johnny Cash) and Knox Music, Inc.
Johnny Cash2:19
3Sea of Heartbreak
recording of:
Sea of Heartbreak
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Paul Hampton (US singer/songwriter composer and actor)
publisher:
Sonet Music AB
Don Gibson2:33
4Rose Garden
cover recording of:
Rose Garden
lyricist and composer:
Joe South
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Lynn Anderson2:55
5A Fool Such as I
bass:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1958-06-10)
drums (drum set):
D.J. Fontana (on 1958-06-10) and Buddy Harman (on 1958-06-10)
guitar:
Chet Atkins (on 1958-06-10), Hank Garland (on 1958-06-10) and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1958-06-10)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1958-06-10)
lead vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”)
vocals:
The Jordanaires (on 1958-06-10)
additional performer:
The Jordanaires
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1959) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc., Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 2002)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-06-10) and Bloch Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States (on 1961-03-25)
live cover recording of:
(Now and Then There’s) a Fool Such as I (on 1958-06-10)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Trader
publisher:
LeFevre Sing Pub. Co., MCA Music Inc. (US-based music publishers) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
cover recording of:
(Now and Then There’s) a Fool Such as I
lyricist and composer:
Bill Trader
publisher:
LeFevre Sing Pub. Co., MCA Music Inc. (US-based music publishers) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Elvis Presley2.652:36
6500 Miles
cover recording of:
500 Miles Away From Home
writer:
Bobby Bare, Hedy West and Charlie Williams (Country songwriter)
version of:
500 Miles
Bobby Bare2:44
7Crystal Chandeliers
recording of:
Crystal Chandeliers (1965 song)
lyricist and composer:
Ted Harris (US Rockabilly/Country artist Theodore Clifford Harris)
Charley Pride2:50
8Always on My Mind
recording of:
Always on My Mind
writer:
Johnny Christopher (Guitarist, lyricist, composer, singer, session musician), Mark James (Francis Rodney Zambon, composer of “Suspicious Minds”) and Wayne Carson Thompson
publisher:
Bike Music, Budde Songs Inc., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Lovolar Music, Peermusic (S.E. Asia) Ltd., Rose Bridge Music, Screen Gems, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Sebanine Music
sub-publisher:
Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (Hong Kong) Ltd. (EMI Music Publishing (Hong Kong) Limited) and Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
Willie Nelson3:33
9The Danger of a Stranger
Stella Parton2:35
10Just as Long as I Have You
recording of:
Just as Long as I Have You
writer:
Dave Loggins and J.D. Martin
Don Williams3:21
11Behind Closed Doors
recording of:
Behind Closed Doors
lyricist and composer:
Kenny O’Dell
Charlie Rich2:56
12Ode to Billy Joe
recording of:
Ode to Billie Joe
lyricist and composer:
Bobbie Gentry
publisher:
Larry Shayne Music, Inc.
Bobbie Gentry4:15
13Streets of Bakersfield
recording of:
Streets of Bakersfield
writer:
Homer Joy
Buck Owens2:50
14Abeline
George Hamilton IV2:14
15The Last Country Song
recording of:
The Last Country Song
writer:
Tom T. Hall
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
Tom T. Hall2:16
16I’ve Always Been Crazy
recording of:
I've Always Been Crazy
writer:
Waylon Jennings (US country musician)
publisher:
Waylon Jennings Music
Waylon Jennings4:14
17I’m Not Lisa
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 140)
recording of:
I’m Not Lisa
lyricist and composer:
Jessi Colter
Jessi Colter3:23
18Mr Bojangles
recording of:
Mr. Bojangles
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Jeff Walker
publisher:
Gotillion Music (BMI), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corporation, publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
Jerry Jeff Walker3:59
19A Good Year for the Roses
recording of:
A Good Year for the Roses
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Chesnut
George Jones3:04
20The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Vern Gosdin4:56
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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 Denver3:14
2I Love a Rainy Night
recording of:
I Love a Rainy Night
writer:
David Malloy (American country music and pop songwriter, record producer and A&R executive), Eddie Rabbitt (US country singer & songwriter) and Even Stevens (singer / songwriter)
Eddie Rabbitt3:11
3Help Me Make It Through the Night
vocals:
Kris Kristofferson
recording of:
Help Me Make It Through the Night (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
BMG Songs Ltd., Combine Music Corp., EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd., Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd. and KPM (music publisher)
sub-publisher:
Air Music Scandinavia AB
Kris Kristofferson2:17
4Honey Come Back
recording engineer:
Peter Abbott (US recording engineer) and Joe Polito (Engineer)
producer:
Al de Lorry and Carl Jackson (US country/bluegrass musician/singer/songwriter)
lead vocals:
Glen Campbell (US country singer, guitarist & actor)
conductor:
Al de Lory
arranger:
Al de Lory
recording of:
Honey Come Back
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
cover recording of:
Honey Come Back
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
Glen Campbell2:57
5Snowbird
recording of:
Snowbird
lyricist and composer:
Gene MacLellan
publisher:
Beechwood Music Canada and EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
Anne Murray2:12
6L.A. Freeway
recording of:
L.A. Freeway
lyricist and composer:
Guy Clark
publisher:
Sunbury Music, Inc. (ASCAP) and World Song Publishing Inc.
sub-publisher:
Warner-Chappell
Guy Clark4:58
7Talkin in Your Sleep
recording of:
Talking in Your Sleep
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 Gayle2:56
8Pancho and Lefty
cover recording of:
Pancho and Lefty
lyricist and composer:
Townes Van Zandt
Merle Haggard4:49
9Highwayman
cover recording of:
The Highwayman
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
White Oak Songs
The Highwaymen3:04
10Take 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 Paycheck2:38
11I’ll Still Be Loving You
recording of:
I’ll Still Be Loving You
writer:
Pat Bunch, Todd Cerney, Mary Ann Kennedy (American country singer) and Pam Rose (American singer songwriter)
composer:
Mary Ann Kennedy (American country singer)
Restless Heart4:19
12Smokey Mountain Rain
Ronnie Milsap3:46
13Warfaring Stranger
Mandy Barnett4:02
14Now I Know
Lari White4:34
15Something in Red
recording of:
Something in Red
lyricist and composer:
Angela Kaset
Lorrie Morgan44:40
16You’re Gone
Diamond Rio54:02
17She Took It Like a Man
Confederate Railroad2:49
18Nobody
Sylvia3:21
19True Love Ways
Mickey Gilley2:57
20I Will Always Love You
recording of:
I Will Always Love You
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Owepar Publishing Inc. and Velvet Apple Music
Dolly Parton3:05
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1Tonight the Heartache’s on Me
recording of:
Tonight the Heartache's on Me
writer:
Bob Morrison (US songwriter) (in 1994), Johnny MacRae (American songwriter) (in 1994) and Mary W. Francis (in 1994)
Joy Lynn White2:57
2Remember When
music videos:
Remember When (music video) by Alan Jackson (US country singer/songwriter)
part of:
Billboard Decade End Chart: Country (2000's) (number: 39)
recording of:
Remember When
lyricist and composer:
Alan Jackson (US country singer/songwriter)
Alan Jackson54:33
3Crazy Little Thing Called Love
cover recording of:
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury (in 1979)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30), Beechwood Music Corp. (in 1979), Queen Music Ltd. (in 1979) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
Dwight Yoakam52:23
4Love Letters From Old Mexico
Leslie Satcher4:02
5Like the Rain
Clint Black4:24
6Born Country
recording of:
Born Country
composer:
Byron Hill and John Schweers
Alabama3:20
7Run for the Roses
engineer and mixer:
Marty Lewis (engineer)
producer:
Dan Fogelberg and Marty Lewis (engineer)
bass, piano, background vocals and lead vocals:
Dan Fogelberg
drums (drum set):
Russ Kunkel
harmonica:
Jimmie Fadden
pedal steel guitar:
Al Perkins (Texas born guitarist esp. steel guitar)
mixed at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Run for the Roses
composer:
Dan Fogelberg
Dan Fogelberg54:22
8Silver Moon
recording of:
Silver Moon
lyricist and composer:
Michael Nesmith
Michael Nesmith3:11
9Blue Bayou
cover 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)
Linda Ronstadt3:58
10Streets of Baltimore
recording of:
Streets of Baltimore
writer:
Tompall Glaser and Harlan Howard
Gram Parsons2:53
11Angel 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 Newton4.354:12
12Still Learning How to Fly
Rodney Crowell4:12
13Tonight I Think I’m Gonna Go Downtown
recording of:
Tonight I Think I’m Gonna Go Downtown
writer:
Jimmie Dale Gilmore and John Reed (Texan guitarist)
Jimmie Dale Gilmore2:54
14If I Were You
Collin Raye2:53
15Do Ya
K.T. Oslin4:06
16Runaway Train
Rosanne Cash4:02
17Unbreakable Heart
recording of:
Unbreakable Heart
lyricist and composer:
Benmont Tench
Carlene Carter3:42
18Ghost in This House
Shenandoah3:38
19When You Say Nothing at All
recording of:
When You Say Nothing at All
writer:
Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz
Keith Whiteley3:44
20Forever and Ever Amen
producer:
Kyle Lehning
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 48)
recording of:
Forever and Ever, Amen
writer:
Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz
publisher:
April Girl Songs, Midnight Boy Songs, Scarlet Moon Music Inc and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Randy Travis53:32
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1Redneck Woman
additional recording engineer:
Todd Gunnerson and Steve Marcantonio
assistant recording engineer:
Paul Hart (country producer)
recording engineer and mixer:
Bart Pursley
associate producer:
John Rich (US country musician, Big & Rich, Lonestar)
producer:
Joe Scaife and Mark Wright (country music producer & songwriter)
assistant mixer:
Paul Hart (country producer) and Lowell Reynolds
part of:
Holler's Best 2000s Country Songs (number: 5) and Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 197)
recording of:
Redneck Woman
writer:
John Rich (US country musician, Big & Rich, Lonestar) and Gretchen Wilson
Gretchen Wilson53:41
2Amazed
producer:
Dann Huff
music videos:
Amazed by Lonestar (US country band)
part of:
Holler's Best 2000s Country Songs (number: 83)
recording of:
Amazed
writer:
Marv Green (American country singer / songwriter and composer), Chris Lindsey (Country music songwriter) and Aimee Mayo (American songwriter)
Lonestar14:02
3Oh Romeo
Mindy McCready4:17
4Just Call Me Lonesome
recording of:
Just Call Me Lonesome
writer:
George Ducas and Radney Foster
Radney Foster3:13
5Lucky in Love
recording of:
Lucky in Love
writer:
Sherrié Austin, Blair Daly and Will Rambeaux
Sherrié Austin3:30
6Austin
part of:
Holler's Best 2000s Country Songs (number: 11) and Billboard Decade End Chart: Country (2000's) (number: 43)
recording of:
Austin
writer:
David Kent (songwriter) and Kristi Manna
Blake Shelton43:51
7Shut Up and Kiss Me
recording of:
Shut Up and Kiss Me
lyricist and composer:
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Mary Chapin Carpenter3:43
8I Lost It
recording of:
I Lost It
Kenny Chesney33:55
9How Long Gone
recording of:
How Long Gone
writer:
Shawn Camp (American country songwriter, musician and producer) and John Scott Sherrill (American country songwriter)
Brooks & Dunn3:42
10Born to Fly
recording of:
Born to Fly
writer:
Sara Evans, Marcus Hummon and Darrell Scott (Country musician)
Sara Evans5:37
11Still in Love With You
Travis Tritt3:24
12Broken Wing
Martina McBride3:38
13Kerosene
producer:
Frank Liddell (producer) and Mike Wrucke
part of:
Holler's Best 2000s Country Songs (number: 99)
recording of:
Kerosene
writer:
Steve Earle (US folk/rock singer/songwriter) and Miranda Lambert
publisher:
Reveille B (BMI-affiliated) (from 2004 to present) and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (from 2004 to present)
Miranda Lambert53:07
14Spilled Perfume
recording of:
Spilled Perfume
writer:
Dean Dillon and Pam Tillis
Pam Tillis3:54
15I Swear
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1994) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1994)
music videos:
I Swear by John Michael Montgomery
recording of:
I Swear
writer:
Gary Baker (songwriter) and Frank J. Meyers
publisher:
MorganActive Songs, Inc. and Rick Hall Music, Inc.
John Michael Montgomery54:27
16You Don’t Even Know Who I Am
Patty Loveless4:07
17Tell It Like It Is
Billy Joe Royal2:59
18Crying My Heart Out Over You
Ricky Skaggs3:01
19Sand and Water
recording of:
Sand and Water
lyricist and composer:
Beth Nielsen Chapman (American singer and songwriter)
publisher:
BNC Songs Inc.
Beth Nielsen Chapman4:10
20Jesus Take the Wheel
recording engineer and mixer:
Derek Bason
assistant engineer:
Chris Ashburn, Mike Boden and Nick Holman
producer:
Mark Bright
acoustic guitar:
Biff Watson
bass guitar [bass]:
Jimmie Lee Sloas
cello, double bass [arco bass], mandolin, octave mandolin [octofone], viola and violin:
Jonathan Yudkin
drums (drum set):
Lonnie Wilson (drummer, songwriter, and producer)
electric guitar:
Tom Bukovac and JT Corenflos
keyboard:
Steve Nathan
percussion:
Eric Darken
steel guitar:
Mike Johnson (steel guitarist)
background vocals:
Wes Hightower and Hillary Lindsey
strings arranger:
Jonathan Yudkin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
19 Recordings Ltd. (not for release label use! record company founded by Simon Fuller) (in 2005)
recorded at:
Electrokitty Recording in Seattle, Washington, United States, Starstruck Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States and The Plant Recording Studios (1981-2008) in Sausalito, California, United States
mixed at:
Starstruck Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
music videos:
Jesus, Take the Wheel by Carrie Underwood
commentary:
Jesus, Take the Wheel (commentary) by Carrie Underwood
part of:
Billboard Decade End Chart: Country (2000's) (number: 27) and Holler's Best 2000s Country Songs (number: 39)
recording of:
Jesus, Take the Wheel
writer:
Brett James (American singer, songwriter and record producer), Hillary Lindsey and Gordie Sampson
publisher:
1609 Songs, BMG Gold Songs, BPJ Administration, Dimensional Music of 1091, Music of Windswept, No Such Music, Passing Stranger Music, Raylene Music, Reservoir Media Music, Songs of Southside Independent Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing and Stage Three Songs
Carrie Underwood2.53:45