The Ultimate Country Box: 120 of the Greatest Country Songs Ever

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▶ CD 1: Country Classics, Vol. 1
▶ CD 2: Country Classics, Vol. 2
▼ CD 3: Country Classics, Vol. 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Roomful of Roses
cover recording of:
Room Full of Roses
lyricist and composer:
Tim Spencer (Songwriter Vernon Harold Timothy Spencer)
Mickey Gilley2:51
2If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body
live recording of:
If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me
lyricist and composer:
David Bellamy (Bellamy Brothers)
The Bellamy Brothers4:23
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 Spears3:23
4Gentle on My Mind
cover recording of:
Gentle on My Mind
lyricist and composer:
John Hartford
publisher:
Acuff Rose Publications Ltd. and Ensign Music Corp.
Glen Campbell2:09
5Ballad of a Teenage Queen
recording of:
Ballad of a Teenage Queen
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
Johnny Cash2:09
6In the Summertime
Roger Miller1:49
7Whiskey River
bass:
Bee Spears (on 1974-06-30)
drums (drum set):
Paul English (US drummer for Willie Nelson) (on 1974-06-30)
fiddle and mandolin:
Johnny Gimble (on 1974-06-30)
guitar:
Willie Nelson (on 1974-06-30)
harmonica:
Mickey Raphael (on 1974-06-30)
piano:
Bobbie Nelson (on 1974-06-30)
steel guitar:
Jimmy Day (on 1974-06-30)
vocals:
Willie Nelson (on 1974-06-30)
live cover recording of:
Whiskey River (on 1974-06-30)
writer:
J.B. Shinn III and Paul Stroud
Willie Nelson3:51
8Satin Sheets
Jeanne Pruett2:44
9D-I-V-O-R-C-E
recording of:
D-I-V-O-R-C-E (1968 song)
lyricist:
Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr.
composer:
Bobby Braddock
Tammy Wynette2:31
10Just When I Needed You Most
recording of:
Just When I Needed You Most
lyricist and composer:
Randy VanWarmer
publisher:
Fourth Floor Music Inc. (US publisher), Terraform Music (publisher), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Randy Van Warner3:35
11There Goes My Everything
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 Murray3:20
12Lover Please
recording of:
Lover Please
lyricist and composer:
Billy Swan
Billy Swan2:52
13Jambalaya
cover recording of:
Jambalaya (On the Bayou)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Acuff-Rose-Opryland Music Limited (UK), Fred Rose Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1952-07-28)
George Jones1:44
14Elvira
cover recording of:
Elvira
lyricist and composer:
Dallas Frazier (American songwriter and musician)
recording of:
Elvira
lyricist and composer:
Dallas Frazier (American songwriter and musician)
Kenny Rogers & The First Edition2:38
15The Most Beautiful Girl
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 Rich2:52
16Blue Blue Day
recording of:
Blue Blue Day (1958 country song)
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson (US songwriter and country musician)
Don Gibson1:49
17Rain
engineer:
Chip Young (American session guitarist, bassist, producer in the genre of country)
producer:
Fred Foster
background vocals:
Larry Gatlin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Youngun Sound Studio in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
Rain
lyricist and composer:
Larry Gatlin
recording of:
Rain
lyricist and composer:
Larry Gatlin
Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge43:43
18Delta Dawn
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 68)
recording of:
Delta Dawn
writer:
Larry Collins and Alex Harvey (American country singer of the early 70s)
publisher:
Big Ax Music, EMI April Music Inc., EMI Catalogue, EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), 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) 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)
Tanya Tucker4:14
19Crying
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 Jennings2:29
20Yakkety Sax
recording of:
Yakety Sax
composer:
Boots Randolph and James Rich (Country songwriter / guitarist)
Boots Randolph2:35
▶ CD 4: One for the Road: Truckin’ Songs
▶ CD 5: The Best of Country Gospel
▶ CD 6: Wild Wild West