Country Gold: The Stars & Hits of Country & Western Music

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Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Where Do We Go From Here
recording of:
Where Do We Go From Here
writer:
Geno Lenardo and Richard Patrick
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Happy Ditties From Paradise and Topanga Hippies Smell
Don Williams3:00
2Hey Porter
engineered in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1955)
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (in 1955)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Entertainment Corporation (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 1955) and Sun Record Company (in 1955)
recording of:
Hey, Porter (on 1955-03-22)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and West One Music (production music label, prefix: WOM)
Johnny Cash3.352:13
3The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A.
recording of:
The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA (1972 song)
lyricist and composer:
Donna Fargo
Donna Fargo2:36
4Oh Lonesome Me
recording of:
Oh Lonesome Me (on 1957-12-03)
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson (US songwriter and country musician)
publisher:
Acuff Rose Publications Ltd., Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI), Esperanza MV Frank Oldenburg e. K., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Don Gibson2:36
5Next in Line
recording of:
Next in Line
writer:
Wayne Kemp and Curtis Wayne (US country singer and songwriter)
Conway Twitty2:51
6When It’s Springtime in Alaska (It’s Forty Below)
recording of:
When It’s Springtime in Alaska (It’s Forty Below)
writer:
Tillman Franks and Johnny Horton
publisher:
Universal Cedarwood Publishing
Johnny Horton2:38
7Gotta Lot of Rhythm in My Soul
recording of:
Gotta Lot of Rhythm in My Soul
writer:
W.S. Stevenson and Barbara Vaughan
Patsy Cline2:21
8B.J. The D.J.
Stonewall Jackson2:49
9She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye
cover recording of:
She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye
writer:
Doug Gilmore and Mickey Newbury (American songwriter)
recording of:
She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye
writer:
Doug Gilmore and Mickey Newbury (American songwriter)
Kenny Rogers52:22
10Snowbird
cover recording of:
Snowbird
lyricist and composer:
Gene MacLellan
publisher:
Beechwood Music Canada and EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
Lynn Anderson2:08
11Goodnight Irene
recording of:
Goodnight Irene (on 1950-07-30)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ledbetter and John A. Lomax
publisher:
Lodlow Music, Spencer Music Corp., TRO-Ludlow Music, Inc. and Tyler Music Ltd.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 11681)
translated version of:
Godnatt Irene
Gene Autry2:48
12Answer Me
cover recording of:
Answer Me, My Love
lyricist:
Fred Rauch, Carl Sigman and Gerhard Winkler
composer:
Fred Rauch and Gerhard Winkler
translator:
Carl Sigman
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
translated version of:
Mütterlein
Frankie Laine2:31
13Always Late (with Your Kisses)
recording of:
Always Late (with Your Kisses)
writer:
Blackie Crawford and Lefty Frizzell (US country singer & songwriter)
Lefty Frizzell3:06
14There Goes My Everything
cover recording of:
There Goes My Everything (1965 song)
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
Anne Murray3:26
15Your 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 Williams42:43
16Crying
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
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1You Made Me What I Am
recording of:
You Made Me What I Am Today
lyricist and composer:
Harold Jenkins
Conway Twitty2:40
2I’m a Survivor
Johnny PayCheck3:54
3Mockingbird Hill
recording of:
Mockin’ Bird Hill
lyricist and composer:
Vaughn Horton (from 1929 until 1930)
publisher:
Southern Music Publ. Co. Ltd.
Patti Page2:37
4Take Me
recording of:
Take Me
writer:
George Jones (US country music vocalist) and Leon Payne (Country/Rockabilly artist)
George Jones2:43
5Take My Hand for a While
recording of:
Take My Hand for a While
lyricist and composer:
Buffy Sainte‐Marie
Don Williams2:16
6Ribbon of Darkness
recording of:
Ribbon of Darkness
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Lightfoot
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons, Moose Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Marty Robbins2:33
7Heartbreak U.S.A.
recording of:
Heartbreak U.S.A.
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
Kitty Wells2:38
8Mary Don’t You Weep
Stonewall Jackson1:40
9I Love You a Thousand Ways
recording of:
I Love You a Thousand Ways
writer:
Lefty Frizzell (US country singer & songwriter) and Jim Beck
Lefty Frizzell2:45
10Crazy Dreams
recording of:
Crazy Dreams
composer:
Charles Beam, Charles Jiles and W.S. Stevenson
Patsy Cline2:32
11Dream Baby
cover recording of:
Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)
lyricist and composer:
Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Ltd. (UK), Combine Music Corp. and Acuff-Rose (BMI) (in 1971)
Waylon Jennings2:24
12Misery Loves Company
recording of:
Misery Loves Company
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Reed
Porter Wagoner2:36
13Til the End of the World Rolls Round
recorded in:
United States (on 1954-05-19)
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1954-05-19)
bass and double bass [string bass]:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1954-05-19)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1954-05-19)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1954-05-19) and Louie Innis (on 1954-05-19)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Lester Flatt (on 1954-05-19) and Louis T. Innis (on 1954-05-19)
mandolin:
Curly Seckler (on 1954-05-19)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1954-05-11, on 1954-05-19), Curly Seckler (on 1954-05-11, on 1954-05-19) and Earl Scruggs (on 1954-05-19)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1954-05-19)
recording of:
Till the End of the World Rolls Round
writer:
Newton Thomas
publisher:
Universal Cedarwood Publishing
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:35
14Everything but You
recording of:
Everything but You
lyricist and composer:
Hank Cochran (Nashville singer and songwriter) and Willie Nelson
publisher:
Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
Willie Nelson3:02
15Crying Time
cover recording of:
Crying Time
lyricist and composer:
Buck Owens (in 1964)
publisher:
Beachaven Music Corporation and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Billie Jo Spears3:10
16Country Boy
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
recording of:
Country Boy (on 1957-08-04)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Knox Music Ltd.
Johnny Cash31:51