Greatest Country Hits

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

Tracklist

▶ CD 1
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy
guitar:
with instrumental accompaniment (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1949-11-08)
solo vocals:
Red Foley (US country music musician) (on 1949-11-08)
vocals:
The Jordanaires (on 1949-11-08)
recording of:
Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy (Jack Stap didn't actually write "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" but is credited for it.) (on 1949-11-07)
writer:
Jack Stapp and Harry Stone (US songwriter)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1950-01-11)
Red Foley2:47
2I Hope You Dance
producer:
Mark Wright (country music producer & songwriter)
mixer:
Greg Droman (American producer, mixing and audio engineer)
accordion:
Michael Omartian
acoustic guitar:
Mark Casstevens and Pat Flynn (US bluegrass/country guitarist)
bass guitar:
Michael Rhodes
drums (drum set):
Chad Cromwell (drummer)
electric guitar:
Brent Mason
keyboard:
Steve Nathan
percussion:
Eric Darken
steel guitar:
Paul Franklin (steel guitarist)
strings:
Nashville String Machine
background vocals:
Lisa Cochran, Lisa Silver and Bergen White (American arranger, producer, conductor, musician, composer and singer)
conductor:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
guest performer:
Sons of the Desert (US country band)
strings arranger:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
mixed at:
The Sound Kitchen in Franklin, Tennessee, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 75)
recording of:
I Hope You Dance
writer:
Mark D. Sanders (American Country Music songwriter) and Tia Sillers
publisher:
Choice is Tragic Music (from 2000 to present), Ensign Music Corporation (from 2000 to present), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (from 2000 to present) and Soda Creek Songs (from 2000 to present)
Lee Ann Womack4.654:55
3Walk on By
recording of:
Walk On By (Leroy Van Dyke song) (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
Kendall Hayes (country music songwriter)
publisher:
Lowery Music Co. Inc.
Leroy Van Dyke42:21
4Coat of Many Colors
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
5Rose Garden
cover recording of:
Rose Garden
lyricist and composer:
Joe South
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Lynn Anderson3:15
6Goodnight Irene
performer:
Red Foley (US country music musician) and Ernest Tubb
recording of:
Goodnight Irene (on 1950-06-30)
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
Ernest Tubb with Red Foley3:01
7The 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 Fargo2:30
8The Devil Went Down to Georgia
recording of:
The Devil Went Down to Georgia
writer:
Charlie Daniels, Joel "Taz" DiGregorio, Fred Edwards (drummer and songwriter), Charlie Hayward (Member of The Charlie Daniels Band), John Crain and James W. Marshall
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Hat Band Music (in 1979)
The Charlie Daniels Band3:38
9Blue 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 Monroe2:06
10Don’t Come Home a Drinkin’ (with Lovin’ on Your Mind)
producer:
Owen Bradley
double bass [bass]:
Roy Huskey, Jr. (father of Roy Huskey, Jr.) (on 1966-10-05)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Murrey Harman, Jr. (on 1966-10-05)
electric bass guitar [6-string electric bass guitar]:
Harold Bradley (on 1966-10-05)
electric guitar:
Thomas Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1966-10-05)
guitar:
Johnny Russell (US country singer, songwriter and comedian) (on 1966-10-05)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1966-10-05)
steel guitar:
Harald Rugg (on 1966-10-05)
vocals:
The Jordanaires and Loretta Lynn (on 1966-10-05)
recorded at:
Bradley’s Barn in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, United States (on 1966-10-05)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 38)
recording of:
Don’t Come Home A-Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ on Your Mind) (on 1966-10-05)
writer:
Loretta Lynn and Peggy Sue (70s US country singer-songwriter)
Loretta Lynn42:07
11Hello Walls
recording of:
Hello Walls
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Pamper Music, Inc. (on 1961-02-08)
Faron Young2:13
12Help Me Make It Through the Night
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Dominion Entertainment, Inc. (company credits only; file no releases here!) (in 1971)
cover recording of:
Help Me Make It Through the Night (in 1971)
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
Sammi Smith2:36
13When You’re Hot, You’re Hot
recording of:
When You’re Hot, You’re Hot
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Reed
Jerry Reed2:17
14Green, Green Grass of Home
cover recording of:
Green, Green Grass of Home
lyricist and composer:
Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr.
publisher:
Burlington Music Ltd. and Tree Music
translated version of:
Ik ben weer in m’n dorpje
Porter Wagoner2:24
15Back in the Saddle Again
lead vocals:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”)
recorded at:
CBS Columbia Square (KNX and Columbia Broadcasting System) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Back in the Saddle (on 1939-04-18)
writer:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”) and Ray Whitley (Country & western singer/songwriter)
publisher:
Gene Autry’s Western Music Publishing Co. and Western Music Publishing Co., Inc. (on 1939-07-24)
Gene Autry42:35