Classic Country: 1965-1969

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Walk Through This World With Me
cover recording of:
Walk Through This World With Me (in 1967)
writer:
Kay Savage and Sandra Seamons
George Jones2:19
2Jackson
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1967-01-11)
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
instruments:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
vocals:
June Carter Cash (American Country singer and songwriter) and Johnny Cash (country music legend)
performer:
June Carter Cash (American Country singer and songwriter)
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 1967)
live cover recording of:
Jackson (on 1967-01-11)
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Leiber and Billy Edd Wheeler
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Johnny Cash & June Carter42:47
3Flowers on the Wall
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 1965)
recording of:
Flowers on the Wall (in 1965)
lyricist and composer:
Lew DeWitt
publisher:
Wallflower Music
The Statler Brothers42:22
4King of the Road
recorded in:
Tennessee, United States
producer:
Jerry Kennedy
vocals:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”) (in 1964-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Smash (in 1965)
recording of:
King of the Road (on 1964-11-03)
lyricist:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”) (in 1964)
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd.
Roger Miller4.652:28
5Okie From Muskogee
recording of:
Okie From Muskogee
writer:
Roy Burris and Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Merle Haggard22:45
6Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town
lead vocals:
Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Liberty Records, Inc. (in 1977)
cover recording of:
Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Mel Tillis
publisher:
Cedarwood Publishing Company, Inc., Universal Cedarwood Publishing and Universal Music Publishing International Ltd.
Kenny Rogers & The First Edition4.52:57
7Daddy Sang Bass
producer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
lead vocals:
Tammy Wynette
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 473)
recording of:
Stand by Your Man (in 1968)
writer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger) and Tammy Wynette
publisher:
Al Gallico Music Corp., EMI Al Gallico Music Corp., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present) and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Johnny Cash42:22
8Crying in the Chapel
bass:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1960-10-30)
double bass:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader)
drums (drum set):
D.J. Fontana (on 1960-10-30) and Buddy Harman (on 1960-10-30)
guitar:
Hank Garland (on 1960-10-30) and Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (on 1960-10-30)
instruments:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1960-10-30)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1960-10-30)
saxophone:
Boots Randolph (on 1960-10-30)
background vocals:
The Jordanaires
lead vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1960-10-31)
vocals:
Charlie Hodge (on 1960-10-30), The Jordanaires (on 1960-10-30) and Millie Kirkham (on 1960-10-30)
additional performer:
The Jordanaires (on 1960-10-31)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1965), RCA Corporation (formerly Radio Corporation of America till late 1960s, became BMG Music in 1986) (in 1965) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 2002)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1960-10-30)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (recordings) (number: 26)
cover recording of:
Crying in the Chapel (from 1960-10-30 until 1960-10-31)
lyricist and composer:
Artie Glenn (in 1953)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Morris Ltd., Hill & Range Songs, Inc. and Mijac Music
Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires2.752:27
9Make the World Go Away
cover recording of:
Make the World Go Away
lyricist and composer:
Hank Cochran (Nashville singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (in 1963)
Eddy Arnold52:41
10Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line
producer:
Chet Atkins
cover recording of:
Only Daddy That’ll Walk the Line (on 1968-04-16)
lyricist and composer:
Ivy J. Bryant (country music guitarist & composer)
publisher:
Central Songs, Inc.
Waylon Jennings2:23
11Don'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)
recording of:
Don’t Come Home A-Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ on Your Mind) (on 1966-10-05)
writer:
Loretta Lynn and Peggy Sue (Country singer and songwriter)
Loretta Lynn42:10
12Harper Valley P.T.A.
cover recording of:
Harper Valley PTA
lyricist and composer:
Tom T. Hall
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Jeannie C. Riley3:17
13Skip a Rope
recording of:
Skip a Rope
lyricist and composer:
Jack Moran and Glenn Douglas Tubb (Country music and gospel songwriter)
publisher:
Tree Publishing Co., Inc. (in 1967)
Henson Cargill2:39
14Mama Tried
recording of:
Mama Tried
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Merle Haggard2:13
15Wichita Lineman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records Nashville (in 2016)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 192) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 206)
recording of:
Wichita Lineman (in 1968)
lyricist:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
composer:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer) (in 1968)
Glen Campbell3.63:05

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part of:Classic Country (Time-Life Music) (number: 2) (order: 2)
Classic Country (Time-Life Music) (number: TL626/02) (order: 35)