Golden Greats: Greatest Country Hits

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Bouquet Of Roses
recording of:
Bouquet of Roses (on 1947-05-18)
writer:
Bob Hilliard and Steve Nelson (US songwriter who co-wrote “Frosty the Snowman”)
publisher:
Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) (on 1948-06-01)
Eddy Arnold3.52:36
2When It's Lamplighting Time in the Valley
recording of:
When It’s Lamp Lighting Time in the Valley (on 1939-01-04)
writer:
Herald Goodman (in 1933), Sam C. Hart (in 1933), Joe Lyons (US songwriter & arranger) (in 1933), Curt Poulton (Baritone singer and songwriter) (in 1933) and Dean Upson (US tenor & songwriter) (in 1933)
premiered by:
The Vagabonds (1930s country music trio) (on 1933-01-30)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Tex Ritter2:30
3Guitar Polka
guitar:
Dick Reinhart (country and western singer, multi-instrumentalist bandleader and actor)
piano:
Paul Sells
steel guitar:
Frankie Marvin (US country musician)
trumpet:
Harry Hollinger
recorded at:
CBS Columbia Square Recording Studios (KNX and Columbia Broadcasting System) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Guitar Polka (on 1942-03-21)
composer:
Al Dexter
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Al Dexter52:44
4Smoke On The Water
recording of:
Smoke on the Water (on 1944-05-04)
lyricist and composer:
Zeke Clements (US country musician) and Earl Nunn (American country songwriter)
publisher:
Adams, Vee & Abbott, Inc. (on 1943-05-10)
Red Foley32:56
5I'm Biting My Fingernails and Thinking of You
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1949-02-15) and Ernest Tubb & The Texas Troubadours (on 1949-02-15)
conductor:
Vic Schoen (on 1949-02-15)
recording of:
I’m Bitin’ My Fingernails (Thinking of You) (on 1949-02-15)
writer:
Ernest Benedict, Lenny Sanders, Ernest Tubb and Roy West
Ernest Tubb & The Andrews Sisters2:49
6At Mail Call Today
recording of:
At Mail Call Today (on 1944-12-06)
writer:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”) and Fred Rose (songwriter)
publisher:
Western Music Publishing Co., Inc. (on 1945-03-14)
Gene Autry2:46
7Detour
Foy Willing2:39
8The Prodigal Son
recording of:
The Prodigal Son (on 1942-06-04)
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Jenkins (songwriter)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1943-02-15)
Roy Acuff2:46
9New 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 & His Texas Playboys42:36
10Soldier's Last Letter
Ernest Tubb3:12
11Lovesick Blues
recorded in:
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1948-12-22)
bass:
Willie Thawl (US bassist) (on 1948-12-22)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (on 1948-12-22)
guitar:
Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1948-12-22)
guitar [lead guitar]:
James Grishaw (on 1948-12-22)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Louis Innis (on 1948-12-22)
mandolin:
Clyde Baum (on 1948-12-22)
steel guitar:
Jerry Byrd (Nashville A-Team) (on 1948-12-22)
vocals:
Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1948-12-22)
recording of:
Lovesick Blues (on 1948-12-22)
lyricist:
Irving Mills and Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1949-11-01)
composer:
Cliff Friend (US composer, lyricist & pianist)
arranger:
Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1949-11-01)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Jack Mills, Inc. (on 1922-04-03) and Mills Music, Inc. (from 1930 to present)
Hank Williams42:43
12No Letter Today
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 700 (1))
recording of:
No Letter Today (on 1942-02-20)
lyricist and composer:
Frankie Brown
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)) and Peer International Corporation (BMI) (on 1943-05-29)
Ted Daffan’s Texans52:47
13Each Night At Nine
Floyd Tillman2:39
14I'll Hold You In My Heart
recording of:
I’ll Hold You in My Heart (’Till I Can Hold You in My Arms) (on 1947-05-18)
lyricist and composer:
Eddy Arnold, Hal Horton (songwriter) and Tommy Dilbeck
publisher:
Adams, Vee & Abbott, Inc. (on 1947-05-15)
Eddy Arnold42:44
15I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart
Rosalie Allen2:58
16Shame On You
fiddle:
Spade Cooley (on 1944-12-04)
recording of:
Shame on You (on 1944-12-04)
lyricist and composer:
Spade Cooley
writer:
Donnell Clyde Cooley, Jr.
Spade Cooley32:53
17Pistol Packin' Mama
accordion:
Paul Sells (on 1942-03-20)
bass:
Fred Whiting (US double bassist) (on 1942-03-20)
guitar:
Johnny Bond (country music guitarist, singer, songwriter and historian) (on 1942-03-20), Al Dexter (on 1942-03-20) and Dick Reinhart (country and western singer, multi-instrumentalist bandleader and actor) (on 1942-03-20)
steel guitar:
Frankie Marvin (US country musician) (on 1942-03-20)
trumpet:
Harry Hollinger (on 1942-03-20)
lead vocals:
Al Dexter
recorded at:
CBS Columbia Square Recording Studios (KNX and Columbia Broadcasting System) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 39)
recording of:
Pistol Packin’ Mama (on 1942-03-20)
publisher:
Albert Poindexter (on 1942-02-16)
lyricist and composer:
Al Dexter
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Al Dexter42:48
18New Spanish Two Step
recording of:
Spanish Two Step
publisher:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1941-01-13)
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys2:49
19Riders in the Sky
recording of:
(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend (in 1949)
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
Vaughn Monroe2:58
20It's Been So Long Darling
double bass:
Jack Drake (on 1958-10-08)
electric guitar:
Billy Byrd (US country guitarist) (on 1958-10-08)
guitar:
Thomas Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1958-10-08) and H.K. Wilson (on 1958-10-08)
membranophone:
Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1958-10-08)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1958-10-08)
steel guitar:
Buddy Emmons (on 1958-10-08)
vocals:
Ernest Tubb (on 1958-10-08)
recording of:
It’s Been So Long Darlin’
lyricist and composer:
Ernest Tubb
Ernest Tubb2:46
21Waltz Of The Wind
recording of:
The Waltz of the Wind
lyricist and composer:
Fred Rose (songwriter)
Roy Acuff2:36
22It's A Sin
recording of:
It’s a Sin (on 1946-09-24)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Rose (songwriter) and Zeb Turner
publisher:
Milene Music. Inc (ASCAP) (on 1947-05-11)
Eddy Arnold52:25
23Cool Water
recording of:
Cool Water (on 1941-03-27)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Nolan (Western songwriter) (in 1936)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–)
Sons of the Pioneers2:46
24They Took The Stars Out Of Heaven
recording of:
They Took the Stars Out of Heaven
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Tillman
Floyd Tillman2:28
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