Country Greats

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Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
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1Ruby, 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.
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 Rogers42:54
2Release Me
cover recording of:
Release Me
additional writer:
W.S. Stevenson
writer:
Eddie Miller (US country music songwriter), Dub Williams (pseudonym used by James Pebworth) and Robert Yount (songwriter)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Four Star Sales, Roschelle Publishing and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd.
Dolly Parton3.52:16
3The Face of a Fighter
recording of:
Face of a Fighter
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
Willie Nelson3:18
4Harper Valley PTA
producer:
Shelby Singleton
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 78)
recording of:
Harper Valley PTA (on 1968-07-26)
lyricist and composer:
Tom T. Hall
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Jeannie C. Riley3:13
5Folsom 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 Cash2:48
6Walkin After Midnight
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 Cline2:33
7Cold, Cold Heart
recording of:
Cold, Cold Heart (on 1950-12-21)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Rightsong Music Inc., Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-02-16)
Hank Williams2:44
8Your Cheating Heart
Faron Young1:41
9Jambalaya
Jerry Lee Lewis2:00
10You Ain’t Woman Enough
recording of:
You Ain’t Woman Enough
lyricist and composer:
Loretta Lynn
publisher:
Sure Fire Music Company Inc.
Loretta Lynn2:07
11Angel of the Morning
Rita Remington3:07
12Crying
cover recording of:
Crying
lyricist:
Joe Melson (in 1961) and Roy Orbison (in 1961)
composer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff Rose Music, Inc. (not for publishing), Barbara Orbison Music Company, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Orbi-Lee Music, R-Key Darkus Music, Rondor Music, Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1961-08-16)
part of:
50/50
Waylon Jennings2:37
13Six 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 Dudley2:06
14Rawhide
vocals:
Frankie Laine (on 1958-06-19)
orchestra:
Jimmy Carroll & His Orchestra (on 1958-06-19)
recording of:
Rawhide (on 1958-06-19)
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 Laine42:00
15Wabash 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 Acuff2:37
16Foggy Mountain Breakdown
recording of:
Foggy Mountain Breakdown
composer:
Earl Scruggs
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:41
17Cotton Eyed Joe
recording of:
Cotton‐Eyed Joe (traditional song) (on 1947-05-30)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 942)
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys1:47
18Lonely Wine
recording of:
Lonely Wine
lyricist and composer:
Roy Wells
Mickey Gilley2:14
19End of the World
Skeeter Davis2:37
▼ CD 2
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1I Saw the Light
recording of:
I Saw the Light (on 1947-04-21)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Ltd. (UK) (from 1948 to present), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) (from 1948 to present) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1948-11-16)
Hank Williams2:46
2Cry! Cry! Cry!
recording of:
Cry! Cry! Cry!
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher)
Johnny Cash2:26
3Stand 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 Anderson2:45
4Slow Down Old World
recording of:
Slow Down Old World
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson1:53
5It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1952-05-03)
bass:
Johnnie Wright (US country music singer-songwriter) (on 1952-05-03)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1952-05-03)
guitar:
Jack Anglin (on 1952-05-03)
steel guitar:
Harold "Shot" Jackson (US country music guitar and dobro player) (on 1952-05-03)
vocals:
Kitty Wells (on 1952-05-03)
recording of:
It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels (on 1952-05-03)
lyricist and composer:
J.D. Miller (Louisiana songwriter and producer Joseph Denton Miller)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
cover recording of:
It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels (in 1979)
lyricist and composer:
J.D. Miller (Louisiana songwriter and producer Joseph Denton Miller)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
Kitty Wells2:31
6Three Cigarettes in an 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 Cline2:15
7Blue Moon of Kentucky
recording of:
Blue Moon of Kentucky
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (in 1946)
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)), Peer International Corporation (BMI), Southern Music Publishing ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic), Southern Music Publishing Company Limited and ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys3:05
8Wreck of the Old ’97
Boxcar Willie2:28
9Will the Circle Be Unbroken
Jerry Lee Lewis2:24
10Cowboy Boots
recording of:
Cowboy Boots
lyricist and composer:
Baker Knight
Dave Dudley2:29
11Rose Garden
cover recording of:
Rose Garden
lyricist and composer:
Joe South
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Lynn Anderson2:48
12The Cheatin’ Kind
recording of:
The Cheating Kind
writer:
Bill Funderburk and Jim Seeley (songwriter, "The Cheating Kind")
Billie Jo Spears2:44
13Wasted Days and Wasted Nights
recording of:
Wasted Days and Wasted Nights
writer:
Wayne Duncan (drums) and Freddy Fender
Freddy Fender3:02
14Pick Me Up on Your Way Down
recording of:
Pick Me Up on Your Way Down
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
Charlie Walker2:35
15High Noon
Frankie Laine2:43
16The Tennesse 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 Page2:58
17Who Will the Next Fool Be
recording of:
Who Will the Next Fool Be
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Rich (US country singer)
publisher:
Knox Music, Inc.
Charlie Rich2:22
18Cheating Is
Barbara Fairchild2:35
19Please 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 Locklin2:20
▼ CD 3
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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 Cash2:43
2I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
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 Williams2:47
3Healing Hands of Time
recording of:
Healing Hands of Time
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson2:15
4I Forgot to Remember to Forget
recording of:
I Forgot to Remember to Forget
writer:
Charlie Feathers and Stan Kesler (US session musician, composer and producer)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
Jerry Lee Lewis2:27
5Blue 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 Anderson3:45
6Wings of a Dove
recording of:
On the Wings of a Dove
lyricist and composer:
Bob Ferguson
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Co, Husky Music Co. Inc. and Larrick Music Co.
Ferlin Husky2:17
7Sixteen Tons
recording of:
Sixteen Tons
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
publisher:
American Music, Inc. and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
Merle Travis32:08
8Honky Tonk Waltz
Kitty Wells2:33
9Crazy Dreams
recording of:
Crazy Dreams
composer:
Charles Beam, Charles Jiles and W.S. Stevenson
Patsy Cline2:31
10Orange 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)
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:33
11Driver
Dave Dudley3:13
12Devil’s Alley
recording of:
Devil’s Alley
lyricist and composer:
Porter Wagoner
Porter Wagoner2:44
13Country Girl
recording of:
Country Girl (1970 song)
writer:
Margaret Lewis and Mira Smith
Jeannie C. Riley2:39
14Out of a Honky Tonk
Charlie Walker2:14
15I’m an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande)
live recording of:
I’m an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande) (in 1936)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Mercer
publisher:
The Johnny Mercer Foundation and WC Music Corp.
Gene Autry1:45
16Life to Go
recording of:
Life to Go
lyricist and composer:
George Jones (US country music vocalist)
George Jones2:21
17Mule Train
recording of:
Mule Train
composer:
Fred Glickman, Hy Heath and Johnny Lange
publisher:
Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and W. Disney Mus. (music publisher, do not use as release label)
part of:
The 23rd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Frankie Laine2:33
18Gone at Last
Lynn Anderson3:14