Contemporary Country: The ’70s, Pure Gold

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Tracklist

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1(Ghost) Riders in the Sky
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1979-03-27)
producer:
Brian Ahern
banjo [banjo-lute] and mandocello:
Bob Johnson (American banjo player from Chattanooga, Tennessee) (from 1979-02 until 1979-04)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (from 1979-02 until 1979-04)
electric bass guitar:
Marshall Grant (from 1979-02 until 1979-04)
electric guitar:
Bob Wootton (from 1979-02 until 1979-04)
fiddle:
Ricky Skaggs (from 1979-02 until 1979-04)
French horn:
Jack Hale (trombone) (from 1979-02 until 1979-04) and Bob Lewin (from 1979-02 until 1979-04)
guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (from 1979-02 until 1979-04), Jack Clement (from 1979-02 until 1979-04), Jerry Hensley (from 1979-02 until 1979-04) and Jack Routh (from 1979-02 until 1979-04)
hammered dulcimer:
Alisa Jones (US hammered dulcimer player) (from 1979-02 until 1979-04)
percussion:
Mark Morris (drummer & percussionist) (from 1979-02 until 1979-04)
piano:
Earl Poole Ball (US country pianist) (from 1979-02 until 1979-04)
trumpet:
Jack Hale (trombone) (from 1979-02 until 1979-04), Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) (from 1979-02 until 1979-04) and Bob Lewin (from 1979-02 until 1979-04)
vocals:
The Carter Family (later generations of the family after 1943) (from 1979-02 until 1979-04), Johnny Cash (country music legend) (from 1979-02 until 1979-04) and Jan Howard (from 1979-02 until 1979-04)
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 1979) and 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 1979)
cover recording of:
(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend (from 1979-02 until 1979-04)
lyricist and composer:
Stan Jones (US songwriter and actor “(Ghost) Riders in the Sky”) (on 1948-06-05)
publisher:
Prophecies Publishing, Revega Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
version of:
Spookrijder in de nacht
cover recording of:
(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend (on 1979-03-27)
lyricist and composer:
Stan Jones (US songwriter and actor “(Ghost) Riders in the Sky”) (on 1948-06-05)
publisher:
Prophecies Publishing, Revega Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
version of:
Spookrijder in de nacht
Johnny Cash4.253:46
2It’s Been a Great Afternoon
recording of:
It’s Been a Great Afternoon
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
Merle Haggard2:49
3If I Could Only Win Your Love
engineer:
Brian Ahern, Chris Skene, Paul Skene, Fran Tate and Stuart Taylor (engineer)
producer:
Brian Ahern
acoustic guitar:
Brian Ahern and Emmylou Harris
banjo and background vocals:
Herb Pedersen
bass guitar:
Ray Pohlman
drums (drum set):
Ron Tutt (drummer)
electric guitar:
James Burton (guitarist)
piano:
Glen D. Hardin
background vocals and lead vocals:
Emmylou Harris
cover recording of:
If I Could Only Win Your Love
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Louvin and Ira Louvin
Emmylou Harris2:36
4All of Me
engineer:
Donivan Cowart and Bradley Hartman
producer:
Booker T. Jones
vocals:
Willie Nelson
arranger:
Booker T. Jones
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1978) and 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)
recorded at:
The Enactron Truck in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1977-12-03 until 1977-12-12)
mixed at:
The Enactron Truck in Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
All of Me (from 1977-12-03 until 1977-12-12)
writer:
Gerald Marks (in 1932) and Seymour Simons (in 1932)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Marlong Music Corp., Round Hill Songs and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
Peermusic and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
Willie Nelson33:56
5Room Full of Roses
Mickey Gilley2:51
6Among My Souvenirs
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1976-05-20)
producer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
cover recording of:
Among My Souvenirs (on 1976-05-20)
lyricist:
Edgar Leslie
composer:
Horatio Nicholls
publisher:
Crawford Music Inc., DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, Inc. (on 1927-10-05), Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. (on 1927-10-05) and Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) (on 1968-09-23)
Marty Robbins2:37
7You’re the One
recording engineer:
Less Ladd and David McKinley (recording engineer at Woodland Studios in Nashville)
engineer:
Danny Hilley
producer:
Ron Chancey (producer and songwriter)
mixer:
Rex Collier and Less Ladd
baritone vocals:
Bill Golden
bass vocals:
Richard Sterban
lead vocals:
Duane Allen (US country singer, songwriter & producer; Oak Ridge Boys)
tenor vocals:
Joe Bonsall (The Oak Ridge Boys)
recorded at:
Woodland Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
You're the One
writer:
Bob Morrison (US songwriter)
The Oak Ridge Boys2:58
8Rated “X”
producer:
Owen Bradley (on 1971-08-24)
double bass [bass]:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1971-08-24)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Murrey Harman, Jr. (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1971-08-24)
electric bass guitar [6-string electric bass guitar]:
Harold Bradley (on 1971-08-24)
electric guitar:
Thomas Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1971-08-24)
guitar:
Herman Wade (on 1971-08-24)
piano:
Hargus Robbins (on 1971-08-24)
vocals:
The Jordanaires (southern gospel group) (on 1971-08-24)
recorded at:
Bradley’s Barn in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, United States (on 1971-08-24)
recording of:
Rated “X” (on 1971-08-24)
lyricist and composer:
Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn2:38
9Don’t Be Angry
Donna Fargo3:07
10I May Never Get to Heaven
cover recording of:
I May Never Get to Heaven
writer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality) and Buddy Killen
publisher:
Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
Conway Twitty2:51
11A Picture of Me (without You)
recording of:
Picture of Me (Without You)
lyricist and composer:
George Richardson and Norris “Norro” Wilson (singer, songwriter and producer)
George Jones32:35
12Ruby (Are You Mad)
cover recording of:
Ruby, Are You Mad
composer:
Cousin Emmy
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (in 1979)
Buck Owens2:27
13Baby Boy
Mary Kay Place3:04
14Rednecks White Socks and Blue Ribbon Beer
Johnny Russell2:53
15Sometimes
engineer:
Bobby Bradley and Joe Mills (engineer)
producer:
Owen Bradley
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (, in 1975)
recorded at:
Bradley’s Barn in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Sometimes
lyricist and composer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality)
publisher:
EMI Songs, London Tree Music Ltd., Stallion Music, Inc. and Tree International
Bill Anderson & Mary Lou Turner2:55
16Feelins’
recording of:
Feelins’
writer:
Don Goodman, Will Jennings and Troy Seals (Troy Harold Seals, American singer, songwriter, and guitarist)
Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty2:59
17Before My Time
John Conlee3.52:43
18I’ll Go to My Grave Loving You
The Statler Brothers2:52
19Me and Bobby McGee
engineer:
Tom Sparkman
producer:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”), Jerry Kennedy, Linda Gail Lewis and Roy Dea
drums (drum set):
Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter)
instrument:
Albert Coleman, Brenton Banks, Buddy Spicher (American country and bluegrass fiddle player), Byron Bach, David Darling (cellist), Gary Vanosdale, George Binkley III (violinist, session musician), Lillian Hunt, Martha McCrory, Martin Katahn, Marvin Chantry, Samuel Terranova, Sheldon Kurland, Solie Fott, Stephanie Woolf (US violinist), Stephen Clapp (violinist) and William Fitzpatrick
instruments:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader), Chip Young (American session guitarist, bassist, producer in the genre of country), Dale Sellers, Harold Bradley, Jerry Kennedy, Kenneth Lovelace, Pete Drake (steel guitar player), Pete Wade and Ray Edenton
marimba:
Charley McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present)
organ:
Bill Strom (organist)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)
background vocals:
Dolores Dinning Edgen, Hurshel Wiginton, Joe Babcock, Millie Kirkham, Ricky Page and Trish Williams
arranger:
Cam Mullins
cover recording of:
Me and Bobby McGee (on 1971-08-04)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Foster and Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Combine Music Corp., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Songs Ltd. and Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
Jerry Lee Lewis3:12
20Say It Again
recording of:
Say It Again
lyricist and composer:
Bob McDill
Don Williams2:58
21Broken Down in Tiny Pieces
Billy “Crash” Craddock3:08
22Secret Love
Freddy Fender3:40

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part of:Contemporary Country (Time-Life Music) (number: 20) (order: 18)