The Best Country Classics Album ITW...Ever!

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Disc One
2▼CD: Disc Two
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Islands in the Stream
Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers4:09
2Need You Now
Lady A3:57
3Amazed
Lonestar4:25
4How Do I Live
Trisha Yearwood4:00
5I Don't Want to Miss a Thing
Mark Chesnutt4:01
6Rainbow
assistant recording engineer:
Zack Pancoast (engineer) and Alberto Vaz (engineer)
recording engineer and mixer:
Craig Alvin (engineer)
producer:
Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves and Daniel Tashian
editor:
Jordan Lehning
piano:
Ian Fitchuk
lead vocals:
Kacey Musgraves
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2018)
recorded at:
Big Green Barn in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, House of Blues Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, Royal Plum in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, Sound Emporium Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States and The Great Gazoo Reading Room in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
mixed at:
The Great Gazoo Reading Room in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot Country Songs of 2019 (number: 78)
recording of:
Rainbow
writer:
Natalie Hemby, Shane McAnally and Kacey Musgraves
Kacey Musgraves3.43:31
7You Should Probably Leave
Chris Stapleton3:31
8Before He Cheats
recording engineer and mixer:
Derek Bason
assistant engineer:
Chris Ashburn, Mike Boden and Nick Holman
producer:
Mark Bright
acoustic guitar:
Bryan Sutton
bass guitar [bass]:
Jimmie Lee Sloas
drums (drum set):
Lonnie Wilson (drummer, songwriter, and producer)
electric guitar:
Tom Bukovac and JT Corenflos
fiddle:
Jonathan Yudkin
keyboard:
Steve Nathan
percussion:
Eric Darken
steel guitar:
Mike Johnson (steel guitarist)
background vocals:
Lisa Cochran and Wes Hightower
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
19 Recordings Ltd. (not for release label use! record company founded by Simon Fuller) (in 2005)
recorded at:
Electrokitty Recording in Seattle, Washington, United States, Starstruck Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States and The Plant Recording Studios (1981–2008) in Sausalito, California, United States
mixed at:
Starstruck Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
music videos:
Before He Cheats by Carrie Underwood
commentary:
Before He Cheats (commentary) by Carrie Underwood
part of:
Billboard Decade End Chart: Country (2000's) (number: 14), Holler's Best 2000s Country Songs (number: 30), Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 67) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 381)
recording of:
Before He Cheats
writer:
Josh Kear and Chris Tompkins (American songwriter based in Nashville)
publisher:
Mighty Underdog Music, Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing and That Little House Music
Carrie Underwood3.93:18
9All I Wanna Do
Sheryl Crow4:32
10Sweet Home Alabama
recording of:
Sweet Home Alabama
miscellaneous support:
Ronnie Van Zant
writer:
Ed King (US guitarist, bassist & songwriter), Gary Rossington and Ronnie Van Zant
publisher:
Hustler Inc., Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH and Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd
Lynyrd Skynyrd4:45
11It's Five O'Clock Somewhere
producer:
Keith Stegall (American country singer / songwriter and record producer)
acoustic guitar:
Bruce Watkins (US multi-instrumentalist, country/bluegrass)
bass:
Glenn Worf
drums (drum set):
Eddie Bayers, Jr. (drummer)
electric guitar:
Brent Mason
fiddle:
Stuart Duncan
percussion:
Eric Darken
piano:
Hargus “Pig” Robbins
steel guitar:
Paul Franklin (steel guitarist)
background vocals:
John Wesley Ryles
guest vocals:
Jimmy Buffett (in 2003-05)
vocals:
Jimmy Buffett and Alan Jackson (US country singer/songwriter)
performer:
Jimmy Buffett (in 2003-05)
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 2003)
part of:
Billboard Decade End Chart: Country (2000's) (number: 3) and Holler's Best 2000s Country Songs (number: 48)
recording of:
It's Five O' Clock Somewhere (in 2003-05)
writer:
Jim Brown (US songwriter, pianist and producer) and Don Rollins (US songwriter from Nashville, born 1961)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett43:50
12Redneck Woman
additional recording engineer:
Todd Gunnerson and Steve Marcantonio
assistant recording engineer:
Paul Hart (country producer)
recording engineer and mixer:
Bart Pursley
associate producer:
John Rich (US country musician, Big & Rich, Lonestar)
producer:
Joe Scaife and Mark Wright (country music producer & songwriter)
assistant mixer:
Paul Hart (country producer) and Lowell Reynolds
part of:
Holler's Best 2000s Country Songs (number: 5) and Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 197)
recording of:
Redneck Woman
writer:
John Rich (US country musician, Big & Rich, Lonestar) and Gretchen Wilson
Gretchen Wilson53:40
13Achy Breaky Heart
producer:
Jim Cotton and Joe Scaife
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 2011)
music videos:
Achy Breaky Heart by Billy Ray Cyrus
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 464)
cover recording of:
Achy Breaky Heart
lyricist and composer:
Donald L. Tress
Billy Ray Cyrus2.53:24
14Boot Scootin' Boogie
Brooks & Dunn3:18
15Foggy Mountain Breakdown
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:19
16Dueling Banjos
Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell3:15
17What I've Got in Mind
Billie Jo Spears2:44
18Galveston
Glen Campbell2:42
19I Hope You Dance
recording engineer:
Jeff Balding
producer:
Mark Wright (country music producer & songwriter)
mixer:
Greg Droman (American producer, mixing and audio engineer)
accordion:
Michael Omartian
acoustic guitar:
Mark Casstevens and Pat Flynn (US bluegrass/country guitarist)
bass guitar:
Michael Rhodes
drums (drum set):
Chad Cromwell (drummer)
electric guitar:
Brent Mason
keyboard:
Steve Nathan
percussion:
Eric Darken
steel guitar:
Paul Franklin (steel guitarist)
strings:
Nashville String Machine
background vocals:
Lisa Cochran, Lisa Silver and Bergen White (American arranger, producer, conductor, musician, composer and singer)
conductor:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
guest performer:
Sons of the Desert (US country band)
strings arranger:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
recorded at:
Javelina Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
mixed at:
The Sound Kitchen in Franklin, Tennessee, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 75)
recording of:
I Hope You Dance
writer:
Mark D. Sanders (American Country Music songwriter) and Tia Sillers
publisher:
Choice is Tragic Music (from 2000 to present), Ensign Music Corporation (from 2000 to present), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (from 2000 to present) and Soda Creek Songs (from 2000 to present)
Lee Ann Womack4.254:54
20When You Say Nothing at All
recording of:
When You Say Nothing at All (from 1988 to present)
writer:
Paul Overstreet (country singer and songwriter) and Don Schlitz
Keith Whitley4.353:41
3▶CD: Disc Three