Country Classics The Absolutely Essential CD Collection

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Tracklist

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1I Fall To Pieces
recording of:
I Fall to Pieces
composer:
Hank Cochran (Nashville singer and songwriter) and Harlan Howard
Patsy Cline?:??
2Please Help Me, I'm Falling
cover recording of:
Please Help Me, I’m Falling (in 1958)
lyricist and composer:
Hal Blair and Don Robertson (“Happy Whistler” songwriter)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Carlin Music Corporation, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Don Robertson Music Corp., Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A (BMI-affiliated) and Ross Jungnickel, Inc.
Hank Locklin?:??
3He'll Have To Go
producer:
Chet Atkins
vocals:
Jim Reeves (US country & pop singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1959)
recording of:
He’ll Have to Go (on 1959-10-15)
writer:
Audrey Allison and Joe Allison
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Central Songs and Central Songs, Inc.
Jim Reeves4.35?:??
4Cry! Cry! Cry!
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (in 1955-05)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (in 1955-05)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (in 1955-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Entertainment Corporation (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 1955) and Sun Record Company (in 1955)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1955-05)
recording of:
Cry! Cry! Cry! (in 1955-05)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher)
Johnny Cash3.65?:??
5(Now and Then) There’s a Fool Such as I
producer:
Chet Atkins
recording of:
(Now and Then There’s) a Fool Such as I (on 1952-05-19)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Trader
publisher:
LeFevre Sing Pub. Co., MCA Music Inc. (US-based music publishers) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Hank Snow4?:??
6I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
recorded at:
E.T. Herzog Recording Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone: 40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time (2019 re-issued) (number: 2), Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 4), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 111) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 165)
recording of:
I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry (on 1949-08-30)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH (2002–today), Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1949-10-31) and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) (from 2002 to present)
Hank Williams4.25?:??
7Dark As A Dungeon
recording of:
Dark as a Dungeon
lyricist and composer:
Travis
Merle Travis?:??
8Always Late (with Your Kisses)
recording of:
Always Late (with Your Kisses)
writer:
Blackie Crawford and Lefty Frizzell (US country singer & songwriter)
Lefty Frizzell?:??
9A Satisfied Mind
cover recording of:
A Satisfied Mind
writer:
Joe Hayes and Jack Rhodes (songwriter, producer, guitarist)
publisher:
Fort Knox Music
Porter Wagoner?:??
10City Lights
cover recording of:
City Lights
lyricist and composer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality)
publisher:
Bill Anderson Music (in 1958)
Ray Price?:??
11I Ain't Never
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1959-05-15)
recording of:
I Ain’t Never (on 1959-05-15)
writer:
Webb Pierce and Mel Tillis
Webb Pierce4?:??
12Wings Of A Dove
recording of:
On the Wings of a Dove (in 1960)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Ferguson
publisher:
Belinda Music, Fort Knox Music Co, Husky Music Co. Inc. and Larrick Music Co.
Ferlin Husky4?:??
13The Battle Of New Orleans
producer:
Don Law
recorded at:
Bradley Studios (Hillsboro Village location, circa 1952-1954) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
The Battle of New Orleans (on 1959-01-27)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Driftwood (in 1936)
publisher:
Warden Music Company Inc.
part of:
Grammy Award: Song of the Year nominees (number: 1960 winner)
is based on:
The 8th of January
Johnny Horton4.75?:??
14Last Date
Floyd Cramer?:??
15Tender Years
recording of:
Tender Years
composer:
Darrell Edwards
publisher:
Glad Music Co. and Glad Music Ltd.
George Jones?:??
16Heartbreak U.S.A.
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1960-07-13)
lead vocals:
Kitty Wells (on 1960-07-13)
recording of:
Heartbreak U.S.A. (on 1960-07-13)
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
Kitty Wells?:??
17Sea Of Heartbreak
recording of:
Sea of Heartbreak
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Paul Hampton (US singer/songwriter composer and actor)
publisher:
Sonet Music AB
Don Gibson?:??
18Foolin' Around
producer:
Ken Nelson (US record producer (’48‐’76) Capitol Records, country music)
recording of:
Foolin Around
written in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard and Buck Owens
publisher:
Central Songs, Inc.
Buck Owens?:??
19Hello Walls
recording of:
Hello Walls
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Pamper Music, Inc. (on 1961-02-08)
Faron Young?:??