Golden Age of Country

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

Annotation

Deluxe Edition

Annotation last modified on 2020-03-04 16:51 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Waltz Across Texas: Disc One
2▶CD: Waltz Across Texas: Disc Two
3▶CD: Hard‐To‐Find Hits: Disc One
4▶CD: Hard‐To‐Find Hits: Disc Two
5▶CD: Crazy Arms: Disc One
6▶CD: Crazy Arms: Disc Two
7▶CD: Honky‐Tonk Man: Disc One
8▶CD: Honky‐Tonk Man: Disc Two
9▶CD: The Wild Side of Life
10▼CD: Hillbilly Heaven
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1Mama Tried
producer:
Ken Nelson (US record producer (’48‐’76) Capitol Records, country music)
bass:
Jerry Ward (Howard Ward Lowe, American bassist and songwriter) (on 1968-05-09)
drums (drum set):
Eddie Burris (on 1968-05-09)
electric guitar:
Roy Nichols (on 1968-05-09)
guitar:
Glen Campbell (US country singer, guitarist & actor) (on 1968-05-09)
resonator guitar:
James Burton (guitarist) (on 1968-05-09)
background vocals:
Bonnie Owens (US country singer) and Glen Campbell (US country singer, guitarist & actor) (on 1968-05-09)
lead vocals:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (on 1968-05-09)
recorded at and mixed at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1968-05-09)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 376)
recording of:
Mama Tried (on 1968-05-09)
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Merle Haggard & The Strangers4.52:11
2She Thinks I Still Care
recording of:
She Thinks I Still Care (on 1962-01-04)
lyricist and composer:
Dickey Lee Lipscomb (singer, songwriter and guitarist) 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 Jones52:35
3I Dreamed of a Hillbilly Heaven
recording of:
I Dreamed of a Hillbilly Heaven
writer:
Eddie Dean (Country artist) and Hal Sothern (US guitar player and composer)
Tex Ritter43:10
4Funny How Time Slips Away
producer:
Joe Allison
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 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 Nelson3.83:03
5Galveston
producer:
Al De Lory
lead vocals:
Glen Campbell (US country singer, guitarist & actor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records Nashville (in 1969, in 2001)
additionally recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1969-01-09)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1968-11-26)
cover recording of:
Galveston (on 1968-11-26)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
EMI Songs Australia
Glen Campbell2:42
6My Baby’s Gone
double bass [bass]:
Floyd D. 'Lightnin'' Chance (on 1958-04-01)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1958-04-01)
guitar:
Charlie Louvin (on 1958-04-01)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Paul Yandell (on 1958-04-01)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Smiley Wilson (on 1958-04-01)
mandolin:
Ira Louvin (on 1958-04-01)
vocals:
Charlie Louvin (on 1958-04-01) and Ira Louvin (on 1958-04-01)
cover recording of:
My Baby’s Gone (on 1958-04-01)
lyricist and composer:
Hazel Houser
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
The Louvin Brothers2:45
7A Dear John Letter
performer:
Jean Shepard (American honky tonk singer-songwriter)
recording of:
A Dear John Letter
writer:
Billy Barton (country/rockabilly), Charles “Fuzzy” Owen and Lewis Tally
publisher:
American Music, Inc.
cover recording of:
A Dear John Letter
writer:
Billy Barton (country/rockabilly), Charles “Fuzzy” Owen and Lewis Tally
publisher:
American Music, Inc.
Ferlin Husky & Jean Shepard2:32
8The Shot Gun Boogie
acoustic guitar:
Eddie Kirk (US country singer/songwriter) (on 1950-07-27)
double bass [bass]:
Cliffie Stone (on 1950-07-27)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Roy Harte (drummer and Pacific Jazz founder) (on 1950-07-27)
electric guitar:
Jimmy Bryant (country music guitarist & composer) (on 1950-07-27)
fiddle:
Harold Hensley (on 1950-07-27)
piano:
Billy Liebert (on 1950-07-27)
steel guitar:
Wesley Speedy West (on 1950-07-27)
vocals:
Tennessee Ernie Ford (on 1950-07-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1951)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1950-07-27)
recording of:
Shotgun Boogie (on 1950-07-27)
lyricist and composer:
Tennessee Ernie Ford
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
Tennessee Ernie Ford42:37
9Squaws Along the Yukon
recording of:
Squaws Along the Yukon
lyricist and composer:
Cam Smith
Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys2:30
10Alone With You
Faron Young2:00
11You Better Not Do That
recording of:
You Better Not Do That
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Collins (American country singer, songwriter and guitarist)
Tommy Collins2:30
12Gone
cover recording of:
Gone (in 1957)
lyricist and composer:
Smokey Rogers
Ferlin Husky2:24
13Girl on the Billboard
recording of:
Girl on the Billboard (in 1965)
writer:
Walter Haynes (steel guitarist, producer and songwriter) (in 1965) and Samuel M. Garrett (in 1965)
publisher:
Johnny Bienstock Music
Del Reeves42:43
14Old Rivers
recording of:
Old Rivers
lyricist and composer:
Cliff Crofford (musician & songwriter)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly (Australia) P/L
Walter Brennan with The Johnny Mann Singers2:48
15Right or Wrong
recording of:
Right or Wrong (1961 song)
lyricist and composer:
Wanda Jackson (aka the Female Elvis)
Wanda Jackson42:40
16You’re the Only World I Know
recording of:
You’re the Only World I Know (in 1964)
writer:
Sonny James (US country singer and songwriter) and Bob Tubert (country music songwriter, record producer, music publisher and new talent developer)
Sonny James2:12
11▶CD: Sing Me Back Home: Disc One
12▶CD: Sing Me Back Home: Disc Two
13▶CD: Ring of Fire: Disc One
14▶CD: Ring of Fire: Disc Two
15▶CD: Don’t Worry: Disc One
16▶CD: Don’t Worry: Disc Two
17▶CD: Heartbreak U.S.A.: Disc One
18▶CD: Heartbreak U.S.A.: Disc Two