The Very Best of Country Music

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

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Let Your Love Flow
producer:
Phil Gernhard (songwriter and producer) (in 1975-10) and Tony Scotti (in 1975-10)
bass guitar:
Emory Gordy (in 1975-10)
drums (drum set):
Dennis St. John (in 1975-10)
guitar:
David Bellamy (Bellamy Brothers) (in 1975-10), Howard Bellamy (Bellamy Brothers) (in 1975-10), Richard Bennett (American guitarist) (in 1975-10) and Doug Rhone (American guitarist, songwriter, touring and studio musician) (in 1975-10)
percussion:
King Errison (conguero) (in 1975-10)
synthesizer:
Alan Lindgren (American keyboardist, arranger, producer, studio & session musician) (in 1975-10)
lead vocals:
David Bellamy (Bellamy Brothers) (in 1975-10) and Howard Bellamy (Bellamy Brothers) (in 1975-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Curb Records (in 1975) and MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1976)
engineered at:
Wally Heider Recording Studio (@ 1604 North Cahuenga, Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1975-10)
recording of:
Let Your Love Flow (in 1975-10)
lyricist and composer:
Lawrence Eugene Williams (songwriter, "Let Your Love Flow") (in 1975)
The Bellamy Brothers43:17
2Everybody’s Talkin’
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1967)
earliest release:
Everybody’s Talkin’ by Nilsson (US singer-songwriter)
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 51)
cover recording of:
Everybody’s Talkin’
lyricist and composer:
Fred Neil
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Coconut Grove Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Third Palm Music and Third Story Music, Inc.
Nilsson42:46
3The Most Beautiful Girl
engineer:
Lou Bradley (American producer, engineer, also songwriter)
background vocals:
The Nashville Edition
lead vocals:
Charlie Rich (US country singer)
vocals:
Charlie Rich (US country singer)
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 1973)
cover recording of:
The Most Beautiful Girl
writer:
Rory Bourke, Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger) and Norris “Norro” Wilson
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
version of:
Hey Mister
Charlie Rich4.352:40
4Crying
engineer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
producer:
Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist)
mixed at and engineered at:
Jack Clement Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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
Don McLean33:50
5You Send Me Your Love
Daniel O’Donnell2:20
6New Kid in Town
acoustic guitar:
Steuart Smith and Billy Joe Walker, Jr.
bass guitar:
Dave Pomeroy
electric guitar:
George Marinelli and Steuart Smith
Hammond organ [Hammond B-3 Organ]:
Al Kooper
keyboard:
Matt Rollings (American composer, musician and record producer)
membranophone:
Eddie Bayers
background vocals:
Joe Chemay, Garth Fundis and Harry Stinson
lead vocals:
Trisha Yearwood
cover recording of:
New Kid in Town
writer:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles), Don Henley and J.D. Souther
Trisha Yearwood5:07
7I Wouldn’t Change You If I Could
Ricky Skaggs3:01
8Misty
Ray Stevens2:55
9Young at Heart
producer:
Bob Andrews (keyboardist and producer) and Colin Fairley
cover recording of:
Young at Heart (Bananarama song)
writer:
Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Robert Hodgens and Keren Woodward
The Bluebells2.53:24
10Try a Little Kindness
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:
Try a Little Kindness
writer:
Bobby Austin and Curt Sapaugh
Glen Campbell2:26
11Me and Bobby McGee
vocals:
Kris Kristofferson
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 1971)
recording of:
Me and Bobby McGee (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Foster and Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Combine Music Corp., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
Kris Kristofferson4:15
12Right Time of the Night
recording of:
Right Time of the Night
lyricist and composer:
Peter McCann
publisher:
Universal Tunes, Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US), 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 American Broadcasting Music, Inc. (from 1976 to present)
Jennifer Warnes2:56
13I Don’t Know Why I Love You but I Do
Charley Pride3:13
14Margaritaville
producer:
Norbert Putnam
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 106)
recording of:
Margaritaville
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Buffett
Jimmy Buffett44:11
15Early Morning Rain
George Hamilton IV2:48
16Ruby Don’ 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 Rogers3:01
17Coat of Many Colours
vocals:
Dolly Parton (in 1972)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Dolly Records (Dolly Parton's own record label)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 46) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 263)
recording of:
Coat of Many Colors (in 1972)
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
publisher:
Velvet Apple Music
Dolly Parton43:04
18Hello Mary Lou (Goodbye Heart)
producer:
Jimmie Haskell, Ozzie Nelson and Rick Nelson (rock n roll artist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor GmbH (do not use as a release label, for company-type relationships only) and Liberty (a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1961)
cover recording of:
Hello Mary Lou
writer:
Cayet Mangiaracina and Gene Pitney
publisher:
Champion Music, Champion Music Corp., Intersong Music Ltd., January Music, January Music Corp., MCA Music Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
Ricky Nelson2.52:19
19Oh Lonesome Me
Crystal Gayle2:18
20Love Can Build a Bridge
assistant engineer and assistant mixer:
Jim McKell (James Walter "Jim" McKELL, recording engineer and producer)
engineer, producer and mixer:
Brent Maher
assistant producer:
Don Potter
choir vocals:
Christ Church Choir (Nashville)
chorus master:
Joy Gardner (American gospel singer) and Landy Gardner
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1990)
produced for:
Maher Productions
recorded at and mixed at:
Creative Recording, Inc. in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group nominees (number: 1992 winner)
recording of:
Love Can Build a Bridge
writer:
John Barlow Jarvis, Naomi Judd and Paul Overstreet
publisher:
Leosong (publisher) and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
The Judds5:22
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Mason Dixon Line
recording of:
Mason-Dixon Lines
lyricist and composer:
Dan Mitchell (country songwriter/producer)
Waylon Jennings2:44
2Achy Breaky Heart
cover recording of:
Achy Breaky Heart
lyricist and composer:
Donald L. Tress
Billy Ray Cyrus3:26
3You’re Right I’m Wrong
George Strait42:34
4Goin’ Gone
Nanci Griffith4:28
5D.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 Wynette42:59
6Always on My Mind
producer:
Chips Moman
bass:
Mike Leech (on 1981-10-11)
drums (drum set):
Gene Chrisman (on 1981-10-11)
guitar:
Johnny Christopher (Guitarist, lyricist, composer, singer, session musician) (on 1981-10-11), Willie Nelson (on 1981-10-11) and Reggie Young (guitarist and songwriter) (on 1981-10-11)
harmonica:
Mickey Raphael (on 1981-10-11)
keyboard:
Bobby Woods (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter) (on 1981-10-11) and Bobby Emmons (on 1981-10-11)
vocals:
Willie Nelson (on 1981-10-11)
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 1981, in 1982, in 2003)
recorded at:
Moman's Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1981-10-11)
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 Nelson4.753:32
7Words
cover recording of:
Words (in 1977)
written in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
writer:
Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb
publisher:
Abigail Music, BMG Publishing, Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Casserole Music, Inc., Crompton Songs, Gibb Brothers Music, Nemperor, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Universal Music Careers
Rita Coolidge53:26
8Your Cheatin’ Heart
cover recording of:
Your Cheatin’ Heart
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)
Patsy Cline2:24
9You’re My Best Friend
recording of:
You’re My Best Friend
writer:
Wayland Holyfield
publisher:
Cavalcade Music
Don Williams2:49
10What Ever Happened to Old Fashioned Love
recording of:
Whatever Happened to Old Fashioned Love
writer:
Lewis Anderson
B.J. Thomas3:27
11Honey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records Nashville (in 1968)
cover recording of:
Honey (on 1968-01-30)
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Russell
Bobby Goldsboro43:57
12Lost in the Fifties
Ronnie Milsap4:15
13I Won’t Forget You
recording of:
I Won’t Forget You (1961 song)
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
Jim Reeves2:03
14Someone Had to Teach You
Dominic Kirwan2:43
15Seven 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
16Timber I’m Falling in Love
recording of:
Timber, I'm Falling in Love
writer:
Kostas (US country songwriter)
Patty Loveless2:32
17Take Your Memory With You
recording of:
Take Your Memory with You
lyricist and composer:
Vince Gill
publisher:
Benefit Music (BMI, associated with Vince Gill)
Vince Gill2:33
18Past the Point of Rescue
Hal Ketchum4:27
19Is It Over Yet?
Wynonna3:47
20Listen to the Radio
Kathy Mattea3:04