The Essential Country

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Can the Circle Be Unbroken (Bye and Bye)
autoharp:
Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1935-05-06)
guitar:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1935-05-06)
vocals:
A.P. Carter (on 1935-05-06), Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1935-05-06) and Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1935-05-06)
recorded at:
American Record Corporation Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1935-05-06)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 15)
recording of:
Can the Circle Be Unbroken (By and By) (on 1935-05-06)
publisher:
Charles M. Alexander, Chicago, Illinois (gospel) (on 1907-04-30)
additional lyricist and additional composer:
A.P. Carter
lyricist:
Ada Ruth Habershon (christian hymnist and writer) (in 1907)
composer:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1907)
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (on 1935-06-22)
version of:
Will the Circle Be Unbroken?
The Carter Family3:08
2A White Sport Coat (and a Pink Carnation)
recorded in:
New York, United States (on 1957-01-25)
producer:
Mitch Miller
recording of:
A White Sport Coat and a Pink Carnation (on 1957-01-25)
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
Marty Robbins with Ray Conniff2:31
3The 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 Horton4.752:32
4Rawhide
vocals:
Frankie Laine (on 1958-06-19)
orchestra:
Jimmy Carroll & His Orchestra (on 1958-06-19)
recording of:
Rawhide (on 1958-06-19)
publisher:
Mrs. Ned Washington (wife of American lyricist Ned Washington)
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
Dimitri Tiomkin
publisher:
Catharine Hinen Music, Largo Music, MCA Music Ltd., Patti Washington Music and Volta Music Corporation
Frankie Laine42:06
5He’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 Reeves4.352:25
6Crazy
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:
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 Nelson3.752:52
7Man in Black
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1971-02-16)
producer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1971-02-16)
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1971-02-16)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (on 1971-02-16)
electric guitar:
Bob Wootton (on 1971-02-16)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1971-02-16)
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 1971)
recording of:
Man in Black (on 1971-02-16)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
Johnny Cash3.52:54
8In the Jailhouse Now
Jimmie Rodgers2:55
9Foggy Mountain Breakdown
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1965-09-03)
double bass:
Jake Tullock (country stand-up bass) (on 1965-09-03) and Joe Zinkan (on 1965-09-03)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1965-09-03)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1965-09-03)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1965-09-03)
harmonica:
Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1965-09-03)
resonator guitar:
Josh Graves (on 1965-09-03)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-09-03)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 57)
recording of:
Foggy Mountain Breakdown (on 1965-09-03)
composer:
Earl Scruggs
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:20
10I’m Movin’ On
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1950-03-28)
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1950-03-28)
fiddle:
Tommy Vaden (US country fiddler) (on 1950-03-28)
guitar:
Hank Snow (on 1950-03-28)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Jack Shook (on 1950-03-28)
steel guitar:
Joe Talbot (Steel guitar player and music industry executive) (on 1950-03-28)
vocals:
Hank Snow (on 1950-03-28)
recording of:
I’m Moving On (on 1950-03-28)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Snow
publisher:
Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Hank Snow42:46
11New San Antonio Rose
recorded in:
Saginaw, Texas, United States (on 1940-04-16)
banjo:
Johnnie Lee Wills (on 1940-04-16)
double bass:
Son Lansford (on 1940-04-16)
drums (drum set):
Smokey Dacus (on 1940-04-16)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1940-04-16), Louis Tierney (on 1940-04-16) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1940-04-16)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1940-04-16) and Eldon Shamblin (on 1940-04-16)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1940-04-16)
saxophone:
Joe Ferguson (US bassist) (on 1940-04-16), Don Harlan (on 1940-04-16), Wayne Johnson (saxophonist) (on 1940-04-16), Zeb McNally (on 1940-04-16) and Tiny Mott (on 1940-04-16)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1940-04-16)
trumpet:
Tubby Lewis (on 1940-04-16) and Everett Stover (played trumpet for Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys) (on 1940-04-16)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) (on 1940-04-16)
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 315 (2))
recording of:
San Antonio Rose (on 1940-04-16)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) (from 1940-06-05 to present) and Irving Berlin Inc. (on 1940-06-05)
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys42:39
12Flowers on the Wall
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 1965)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 116)
recording of:
Flowers on the Wall (in 1965)
lyricist and composer:
Lew DeWitt
publisher:
Wallflower Music
The Statler Brothers42:21
13Wolverton Mountain
recording of:
Wolverton Mountain (in 1962)
composer:
Merle Kilgore and Claude King
publisher:
Painted Desert Music Corp.
Claude King3:00
14Ballad of Easy Rider
engineer:
Jerry Hochman (engineer)
associate producer:
Jerry Hochman (engineer)
producer:
Terry Melcher
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 1969)
cover recording of:
Ballad of Easy Rider (on 1969-06-18)
additional lyricist:
Bob Dylan
lyricist and composer:
Roger McGuinn
publisher:
Dwarf Music
The Byrds32:06
15Lay Lady Lay
recording of:
Lay, Lady, Lay
additional lyricist:
Bob Dylan (in 1976)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1968 until 1969)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Warner Brothers Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23) and Big Sky Music (publisher for Bob Dylan) (from 1969 to present)
sub-publisher:
Sonora Musikförlags AB
Bob Dylan3:19
16Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down
engineer:
Tommy Strong
producer:
Fred Foster
vocals:
Kris Kristofferson
recorded at:
Monument Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 96) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 476)
recording of:
Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson3.54:33
17The End of the World
recording of:
The End of the World
lyricist:
Sylvia Dee (American lyricist)
composer:
Arthur Kent
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Summit Music Corp, (ASCAP-affiliated)
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Skeeter Davis2:39
18He Stopped Loving Her Today
bass:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1980-02-06)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Carrigan (US drummer) (on 1980-02-06)
guitar:
Phil Baugh (on 1980-02-06), Billy R. Sanford (guitar) (on 1980-02-06) and Pete Wade (on 1980-02-06)
harmonica:
Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1980-02-06)
piano:
Hargus Robbins (on 1980-02-06)
steel guitar:
Pete Drake (steel guitar player) (on 1980-02-06)
strings and background vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1980-02-06)
vocals:
George Jones (US country music vocalist) (on 1980-02-06)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time (2019 re-issued) (number: 4), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 142) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 270)
recording of:
He Stopped Loving Her Today (on 1980-02-06)
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Braddock and Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr.
George Jones53:17
19Stand By Your Man
recording of:
Stand by Your Man
writer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger) and Tammy Wynette
publisher:
Al Gallico Music Corp., EMI Al Gallico Music Corp., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Tammy Wynette2:41
20Kiss an Angel Good Morning
producer:
Jack Clement
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 19)
recording of:
Kiss an Angel Good Mornin' (1971 song) (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Ben Peters (country music songwriter)
recording of:
Kiss an Angel Good Mornin' (1971 song) (in 1994)
lyricist and composer:
Ben Peters (country music songwriter)
Charley Pride4.22:02
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