Country: 122 Original Hits

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

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
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1Rhinestone Cowboy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Nashville Records (country label, used to be under Starday Records in Nashville, TN, today under Capitol Records, Inc.) (in 1975)
recording of:
Rhinestone Cowboy (on 1975-02-24)
lyricist and composer:
Larry Weiss (American singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Warner Chappell North America
Glen Campbell43:10
2Coward of the County
engineer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
producer:
Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist)
lead vocals:
Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Liberty Records, Inc. (in 1979) and United Artists (in 1980)
recording of:
Coward of the County (1979 song)
writer:
Roger Bowling and Billy Edd Wheeler
publisher:
Roger Bowling Music and Sleepy Hollow Music Corp.
Kenny Rogers4:20
3Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head
cover recording of:
Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David) (not for release label use!), New Hidden Valley Music Co., PW Arrangements, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), フジパシフィックミュージック and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 42)
Bobbie Gentry3:05
4Never Ending Song of Love
Crystal Gayle2:33
5Rose Garden
cover recording of:
Rose Garden (in 1970)
lyricist and composer:
Joe South
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Lynn Anderson4.52:51
6Fancy Satin Pillows
recording of:
Fancy Satin Pillows
writer:
Jan Crutchfield and Dee Moeller
publisher:
Dixie Jane Music
Wanda Jackson2:19
7’57 Chevrolet
recording of:
’57 Chevrolet
lyricist and composer:
Roger Bowling
Billie Jo Spears2:51
8Desperately
recording of:
Desperately
writer:
James Paul O'Hara and Kevin Stephen Welch
Don Williams3:10
9More Like the Movies
producer:
Ron Haffkine
recording of:
More Like the Movies
composer:
Shel Silverstein
publisher:
Evil Eye Music Inc.
Dr. Hook3:43
10I Fall to Pieces
recording of:
I Fall to Pieces
composer:
Hank Cochran (Nashville singer and songwriter) and Harlan Howard
Faron Young2:42
11Take These Chains From My Heart
cover recording of:
Take These Chains From My Heart
lyricist and composer:
Hy Heath and Fred Rose (songwriter)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1952-10-31)
George Jones2:22
12Crazy
producer:
Joe Allison
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 2003)
recording of:
Crazy (Willie Nelson song)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Willie Nelson42:51
13I Wish That I Could Fall in Love Today
recording of:
I Don’t Believe I’ll Fall in Love Today
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
Barbara Mandrell2:53
14Don’t You Even Think About Leaving
Dean Dillon3:19
15Wishful Drinkin’
Diane Pfeifer52:28
16Hey, Mr. Dream Maker
Dottie West3:59
17I’ll Be There (If You Ever Want Me)
Gail Davies2:19
18Sing Me an Old Fashioned Song
Jean Shepard3:16
19We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds
performer:
Melba Montgomery (country singer)
recording of:
We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds
lyricist and composer:
Melba Montgomery (country singer)
George Jones & Melba Montgomery2:40
20Rose Marie
recording of:
Rose-Marie (title song of the 1924 operetta)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) and Otto Harbach
composer:
Rudolf Friml
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
part of:
Rose-Marie (1924 operetta-style musical)
Slim Whitman2:22
▼ CD 2
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1He’ll Have to Go
producer:
Chet Atkins
vocals:
Jim Reeves (US country & pop 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 1959)
recording of:
He’ll Have to Go (on 1959-10-15)
writer:
Audrey Allison and Joe Allison
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. and Central Songs
Jim Reeves52:20
2The Most Beautiful Girl in the World
engineer:
Lou Bradley (American producer, engineer, also songwriter)
background vocals:
The Nashville Edition
lead vocals:
Charlie Rich
vocals:
Charlie Rich
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 Rich4.352:43
3Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Nashville (in 1977)
cover recording of:
Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
lyricist and composer:
Richard Leigh (American country music songwriter and singer)
publisher:
EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
Crystal Gayle4.42:31
4By the Time I Get to Phoenix
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 450)
cover recording of:
By the Time I Get to Phoenix (on 1967-08-17)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
Charles Koppelman Music, Jonathan Three Music Co. and Martin Bandier Music
Glen Campbell32:42
5Can’t Help Falling in Love
cover recording of:
Can’t Help Falling in Love
writer:
Luigi Creatore, Hugo Peretti and George David Weiss
publisher:
ABG EPE Gladys Music, Carlin Music Corporation, Cherry Lane Music, Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Gladys Music, Gladys Music (Joachim Jean Aberbach), Gladys Music Elvis Presley Enterprises LLC, Gladys Music Inc., INTERSONG International Musikverlag G.m.b.H. (German publisher), Luigi Creatore Music (ASCAP), The Manor Music Co. Ltd., フジパシフィックミュージック, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) and 日音 Synch事業部
is based on:
Plaisir d’amour (Romance du chevrier)
Slim Whitman3:24
6Funny How Time Slips Away
cover recording of:
Funny How Time Slips Away
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Acuff-Rose-Opryland Music Limited (UK), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and Tree Publishing
Wanda Jackson2:48
7Hello Walls
producer:
Joe Allison
bass:
Red Wootten (on 1961-09-12)
bass [Fender bass]:
Ray Pohlman (on 1961-09-12)
drums (drum set):
Roy Harte (drummer and Pacific Jazz founder) (on 1961-09-12)
guitar:
Roy Nichols (on 1961-09-12), Billy Strange (on 1961-09-12) and Johnny Western (on 1961-09-12)
background vocals:
B.J. Baker Group (on 1961-09-12)
vocals:
Willie Nelson (on 1961-09-12)
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 2003)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1961-09-12)
recording of:
Hello Walls (on 1961-09-12)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Pamper Music, Inc. (on 1961-02-08)
Willie Nelson42:24
8Sweet Dreams
Faron Young and his Country Deputies2:45
9Young Love
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-10-30)
background vocals:
Gordon Stoker (on 1956-10-30)
lead vocals:
Sonny James (on 1956-10-30)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 40)
cover recording of:
Young Love (on 1956-10-30)
writer:
Ric Cartey (US rockabilly singer and songwriter) and Carole Joyner
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Sonny James2:38
10High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)
recording of:
High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
Dimitri Tiomkin
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 25)
Tex Ritter2:48
11King of the Road
cover recording of:
King of the Road
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.
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:16
12Just the Way You Are
cover recording of:
Just the Way You Are (Billy Joel song)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel
publisher:
April Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Songs Ltd., Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division, Yamaha Music EH(CM), Joelsongs (from 1977 to present), CBS Songs Ltd. (in 1977) and Impulsive Music (in 1977)
Kenny Rogers & Dottie West3:32
13Love Hurts
Lacy J. Dalton2:36
14Angel of the Morning
recording engineer:
Joe Chiccarelli
associate producer:
Otha Young
producer:
Richard Landis
mixer:
Michael Verdick
arranger:
Charles Calello
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1981)
mixed at:
Location Recorders, Inc. in New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
Angel of the Morning (on 1980-09-04)
lyricist and composer:
Chip Taylor (US singer/songwriter)
publisher:
April Music (publisher), EMI Blackwood (1989-07-24–present), EMI Songs Ltd. and Unichappell Music
recording of:
Angel of the Morning
lyricist and composer:
Chip Taylor (US singer/songwriter)
publisher:
April Music (publisher), EMI Blackwood (1989-07-24–present), EMI Songs Ltd. and Unichappell Music
Juice Newton4.354:10
15Strawberry Wine
recording of:
Strawberry Wine
writer:
Matraca Berg and Gary Harrison (US country songwriter)
Deana Carter54:54
16Two Teardrops
Steve Wariner4:29
17Take It to the Limit
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Brent Rowan
bass guitar:
Leland Sklar
harmonica:
Kirk "Jellyroll" Johnson (harmonica player Kirk Johnson)
keyboard:
Matt Rollings (American composer, musician and record producer)
membranophone:
Eddie Bayers
percussion:
Tom Roady
steel guitar:
Dan Dugmore
background vocals:
Suzy Bogguss, Beth Nielsen Chapman (American singer and songwriter) and Harry Stinson
lead vocals:
Suzy Bogguss
cover recording of:
Take It to the Limit
writer:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles), Don Henley and Randy Meisner
publisher:
Cass County Music, Nebraska Music, Red Cloud Music, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, 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 (holding company – do not use as release label), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Suzy Bogguss4:33
18Meet Me in Montana
Marie Osmond, Dan Seals3:53
19Lonesome
Shelby Lynne3:17
20Would You Lay With Me (In a Field of Stone)
recording of:
Would You Lay With Me (in a Field of Stone)
lyricist and composer:
David Allan Coe
Tanya Tucker2:50
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19 to 5
baritone saxophone:
Kim S. Hutchcroft (in 1980)
bass guitar:
Abraham Laboriel (in 1980)
drums (drum set):
Richard Schlosser (drummer) (in 1980)
guitar:
Jeff Baxter (in 1980) and Martin K. Walsh (in 1980)
percussion:
Leonard Castro (in 1980)
piano:
Larry Knechtel (in 1980)
saxophone:
Tom Saviano (in 1980)
trombone:
William Reichenbach (jazz trombonist) (in 1980)
trumpet:
Jerry Hey (in 1980)
background vocals:
Anita Ball (in 1980), Denise Maynelli (in 1980) and Stephanie Spruill (American soul/disco singer, songwriter, and percussionist) (in 1980)
vocals:
Dolly Parton (in 1980)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1980)
recording of:
9 to 5 (in 1980)
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
publisher:
Fox Fanfare Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music and Velvet Apple Music
Dolly Parton4.52:46
2Hey Good Lookin’
cover recording of:
Hey, Good Lookin’
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-03-16)
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band1:50
3All My Loving
cover recording of:
All My Loving
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1953-05) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1953-05)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ended), Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Chet Atkins, Suzy Bogguss3:48
4San Antonio Stroll
recording of:
San Antonio Stroll
lyricist and composer:
Peter Noah
Tanya Tucker2:54
5Jackson (live)
live cover recording of:
Jackson
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Leiber and Billy Edd Wheeler
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Wanda Jackson, Mike Post2:38
6What I’ve Got in Mind
recording of:
What I’ve Got in Mind
lyricist and composer:
Kenny O’Dell
Billie Jo Spears2:43
7She Came to Dance
Asleep At The Wheel3:18
8Under This Old Hat
additional recording engineer:
Tim Kish
recording engineer:
Graham Lewis (US engineer) and Steve Tillisch (Sound engineer)
co-mixer:
Graham Lewis (US engineer)
mixer:
Steve Tillisch (Sound engineer)
recording of:
Under This Old Hat
composer:
Mike Anthony (US songwriter) and Larry Cordle
Chris LeDoux2:31
9Brand New Key
Deana Carter53:18
10Baby’s Got Her Blue Jeans On
Mel McDaniel2:58
11Boogie and Beethoven
Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers3:06
12The Wild Side of Life
Pirates Of The Mississippi2:42
13Queen of Hearts
recording engineer:
Joe Chiccarelli
associate producer:
Otha Young
producer:
Richard Landis
mixer:
Michael Verdick
arranger:
Charles Calello
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1981)
mixed at:
Location Recorders, Inc. in New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
Queen of Hearts
lyricist and composer:
Hank DeVito
publisher:
Drunk Monkey Music (in 1979)
recording of:
Queen of Hearts
lyricist and composer:
Hank DeVito
publisher:
Drunk Monkey Music (in 1979)
Juice Newton4.253:25
14Games People Play
vocals:
Joe South
recording of:
Games People Play (in 1968)
lyricist and composer:
Joe South
publisher:
Bike Music
Joe South33:33
15Tricky Moon
George Ducas3:27
16The Other Side of Love
Gail Davies3:53
17Bye Bye Love
cover recording of:
Bye Bye Love
writer:
Boudleaux Bryant and Felice Bryant
publisher:
House of Bryant Publications (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Sony ATV Acuff Rose Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Lacy J. Dalton2:22
18I Bought the Shoes
Dierks Bentley3:26
19Tennessee Two Step
Charlie Daniels4:50
20It Takes Two
Chris Cagle5:12
21Let Your Love Flow
cover recording of:
Let Your Love Flow
lyricist and composer:
Lawrence Eugene Williams (songwriter, "Let Your Love Flow") (in 1975)
Del Reeves, Billie Jo Spears2:44
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1Lady
lead vocals:
Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Liberty Records, Inc. (in 1980)
recording of:
Lady
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Richie, Jr.
publisher:
Brockman Music
Kenny Rogers3.353:54
2Annie’s Song
engineer:
Mickey Crofford
additional producer and assistant producer:
Kris O'Connor
producer:
Milt Okun
lead vocals:
John Denver
conductor:
Lee Holdridge
arranger:
Lee Holdridge
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 1974)
recording of:
Annie’s Song (on 1974-03-08)
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
publisher:
Winter Hill Music
John Denver3.83:01
3Happy Anniversary
recording of:
Happy Anniversary
lyricist and composer:
Gary S. Paxton
Slim Whitman2:33
4All I Have to Do Is Dream
vocals:
Glen Campbell (US country singer, guitarist & actor) and Bobbie Gentry
cover recording of:
All I Have to Do Is Dream
lyricist and composer:
Boudleaux Bryant
publisher:
House of Bryant Publications (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1958-04-21)
Glen Campbell, Bobbie Gentry2:33
5D‐I‐V‐O‐R‐C‐E
recording of:
D-I-V-O-R-C-E (1968 song) (in 1968)
lyricist:
Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr.
composer:
Bobby Braddock
Tammy Wynette42:56
6She Thinks I Still Care
recording of:
She Thinks I Still Care (on 1962-01-04)
lyricist and composer:
Dickey Lee Lipscomb and Steve Duffy
publisher:
Glad Music, Glad Music Co., Jack Music, Inc., Orange Sky Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing International Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal‐Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
George Jones2:34
7Funny How Time Slips Away
producer:
Joe Allison
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 2003)
recording of:
Funny How Time Slips Away
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Acuff-Rose-Opryland Music Limited (UK), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and Tree Publishing
Willie Nelson43:02
8Blanket on the Ground
recording of:
Blanket on the Ground
lyricist and composer:
Roger Bowling
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Billie Jo Spears3:33
9Old Coyote Town
recording of:
Old Coyote Town
writer:
Larry Boone (US country singer/songwriter), Gene Nelson (American songwriter) and Paul Nelson (Country songwriter)
Don Williams3:49
10If Not You
recording of:
If Not You
lyricist and composer:
Dennis Locorriere
Dr. Hook3:10
11You and I
performer:
Eddie Rabbitt (US country singer & songwriter)
Eddie Rabbitt, Crystal Gayle3:58
12Did I Shave My Legs for This?
Deana Carter3:25
13Your Cheatin’ Heart
Faron Young2:51
14Hangover Tavern
recording of:
Hangover Tavern
composer:
Mary Lowe and Hank Thompson
Hank Thompson and His Brazos Valley Boys2:35
15Think I’ll Go Somewhere and Cry Myself to Sleep
Jean Shepard2:46
16Walk a Mile in My Shoes
recording of:
Walk a Mile in My Shoes
lyricist and composer:
Joe South
publisher:
Bike Music, BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Lowery Music, Lowery Music Co. Inc. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Joe South4:07
17Just Enough Rope
Linda Davis3:35
18Jambalaya (on the Bayou)
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band3:24
19Road Trippin’
Steve Wariner3:34
20I Want to Be a Cowboy’s Sweeth
Suzy Bogguss2:54
21Cowboys Like a Little Rock and Roll
guest performer:
Charlie Daniels
recording of:
Even Cowboys Like a Little Rock and Roll
Chris LeDoux3:10
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