The Best Country Classics Album ITW...Ever!

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Tracklist

1▶CD: Disc One
2▶CD: Disc Two
3▼CD: Disc Three
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Stand by Your Man
Tammy Wynette2:38
2Talking in Your Sleep
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Liberty Records (a division of Capitol Records, Inc. since 1980 – not for release label use, but for copyrights and record company credits only) (in 1978)
recording of:
Talking in Your Sleep (in 1978)
writer:
Roger Cook (US‐based British singer, songwriter and producer) and Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter)
publisher:
G.O.A.L. Music Ltd. (publisher), Roger Cook Music and The International Music Network
Crystal Gayle22:53
3You Needed Me
Anne Murray3:39
4All I Have to Do Is Dream
Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell2:31
5Rocky Mountain High
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
producer:
Milt Okun
acoustic guitar [6-string guitar] and lead vocals:
John Denver
double bass:
Dick Kniss
guitar:
Michael Taylor (Guitarist & former member of the John Denver Band)
percussion:
Gary Chester (studio drummer and educator)
steel guitar [electric steel guitar]:
Eric Weissberg
arranger:
John Denver, Dick Kniss and Michael Taylor (Guitarist & former member of the John Denver Band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1972)
recording of:
Rocky Mountain High (on 1972-04-12)
anthem of:
Colorado, United States (from 2007 to present)
lyricist:
John Denver
composer:
John Denver and Michael Taylor (Guitarist & former member of the John Denver Band)
John Denver3.84:42
6A Little Bit More
performer:
Ray Sawyer
cover recording of:
A Little Bit More
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Gosh (pianist, songwriter, and producer)
publisher:
Bygosh Music Corp., Intersong Music Ltd., Sunbury Music Ltd., Warner Chappell and Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019)
Dr. Hook3:15
7Beautiful Crazy
assistant engineer:
Dan Davis (engineer) and Seth Morton (engineer)
engineer:
Alex Gilson (engineer)
producer and mixer:
Scott Moffatt
acoustic guitar:
Carl Miner
bass guitar:
Jimmie Lee Sloas
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jerry Roe (drummer)
electric guitar:
Scott Moffatt and Sol Philcox-Littlefield
fiddle:
Aubrey Haynie
keyboard:
Wil Houchens
pedal steel guitar and steel guitar:
Gary Morse
background vocals:
Scott Moffatt
vocals:
Luke Combs (country music singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
River House Artists LLC (in 2018)
mixed at:
Travelling Home Studios
engineered at:
Blackbird Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, Gold Cassette Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States and Southern Ground in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot Country Songs of 2019 (number: 4), Billboard Decade End Chart: Hot Country Songs (2010's) (number: 13), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2019 (number: 46) and Top Songs of 2024: Global (number: 94)
recording of:
Beautiful Crazy
writer:
Luke Combs (country music singer), Robert Williford (American singer, songwriter and guitarist) and Wyatt B. Durrette III
Luke Combs3.53:13
8The House That Built Me
part of:
Billboard Decade End Chart: Hot Country Songs (2010's) (number: 38), Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 77), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2010 (number: 91) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 441)
recording of:
The House That Built Me
writer:
Tom Douglas and Allen Shamblin
Miranda Lambert3.53:55
9Coward 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 Rogers44:19
10I Recall a Gypsy Woman
recording of:
I Recall a Gypsy Woman (1973 song)
writer:
Bob McDill and Allen Reynolds
publisher:
Jack Music, Inc., Morning Music and PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd.
Don Williams3:22
11Wagon Wheel
Darius Rucker3:57
12Barefoot Blue Jean Night
co-producer:
Rodney Clawson (American country songwriter) and Joey Moi
producer:
Tony Brown (US producer, pianist and keyboardist)
acoustic guitar:
Ilya Toshinsky (Russian guitar and banjo player)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Glen Duncan (bluegrass multi-instrument musician)
background vocals:
Wes Hightower
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 2011)
commentary:
Lady Antebellum Song Picks – Dave Haywood on Jake Owen’s “Barefoot Blue Jean Night” by Lady Antebellum (formerly Lady Antebellum)
part of:
Billboard Decade End Chart: Hot Country Songs (2010's) (number: 31) and Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2011 (number: 79)
recording of:
Barefoot Blue Jean Night
writer:
Dylan Altman, Eric Paslay and Terry Sawchuk (Country musician from Canada)
publisher:
Spirit of Nashville One
Jake Owen42:49
13Alcohol
Brad Paisley4:50
14Labelled With Love
Squeeze4:30
15Highwayman
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1984-10-03)
assistant engineer:
Ken Criblez and Larry Greenhill
engineer:
David Cherry and Chips Moman
producer:
Chips Moman
bass:
Mike Leech (Nashville session musician and arranger) (on 1984-10-03) and Jimmy Tittle (on 1984-10-03)
drums (drum set):
Gene Chrisman (on 1984-10-03)
guitar:
Paul Davis (American singer) (on 1984-10-03), Waylon Jennings (US country musician) (on 1984-10-03), Kris Kristofferson (on 1984-10-03), Chips Moman (on 1984-10-03), Willie Nelson (on 1984-10-03) and Johnny Rodriguez (country singer & songwriter) (on 1984-10-03)
harmonica:
Mickey Raphael (on 1984-10-03)
keyboard:
Paul Davis (American singer) (on 1984-10-03), Bobby Emmons (on 1984-10-03) and Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter) (on 1984-10-03)
mandolin:
Marty Stuart (on 1984-10-03)
background vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1984-10-03), Paul Davis (American singer) (on 1984-10-03), Waylon Jennings (US country musician) (on 1984-10-03), Kris Kristofferson (on 1984-10-03), Chips Moman (on 1984-10-03), Willie Nelson (on 1984-10-03) and Johnny Rodriguez (country singer & songwriter) (on 1984-10-03)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1984-10-03), Waylon Jennings (US country musician) (on 1984-10-03), Kris Kristofferson (on 1984-10-03) and Willie Nelson (on 1984-10-03)
performer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend), Waylon Jennings (US country musician), Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1985), CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1985), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1985), 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 1985) 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 1985, in 2003)
recorded at:
Moman's Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1984-10-03) and Woodland Sound Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1984-10-03)
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group nominees (number: 1986)
cover recording of:
The Highwayman (on 1984-10-03)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
White Oak Songs
recording of:
The Highwayman
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
White Oak Songs
The Highwaymen4.453:01
16Copperhead Road
Steve Earle4:29
17Why Me
Kris Kristofferson3:25
18Kentucky Rain
recording of:
Kentucky Rain
writer:
Richard Heard and Eddie Rabbitt (US country singer & songwriter)
publisher:
Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Elvis Presley Music, R&H Music and S-P-R Music Corp.
Elvis Presley3:14
19Ring of Fire
cover recording of:
Ring of Fire
writer:
June Carter Cash (American Country singer and songwriter) and Merle Kilgore
publisher:
Painted Desert Music Corporation
Johnny Cash2:34
20Walkin' After Midnight
Patsy Cline and The Jordanaires1:59
21End of the World
Skeeter Davis2:38