Country’s Greatest Hits

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Blanket on the Ground
recording of:
Blanket on the Ground
lyricist and composer:
Roger Bowling
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Billie Jo Spears3:32
2King of the Road
recording of:
King of the Road
lyricist:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”) (in 1964)
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd.
Roger Miller2:27
3A Man Can Cry
recording of:
A Man Can Cry
writer:
Wayne Duncan (american songwriter) and Freddy Fender
Freddy Fender2:23
4Folsom Prison Blues
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1955-07-30)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1955-07-30)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1955-07-30)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-07-30)
recording of:
Folsom Prison Blues (on 1955-07-30)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Carlin Music Corporation and Hi Lo Music
is based on:
Crescent City Blues
Johnny Cash4.352:47
5Ruby (Don’t take Your Love to Town)
cover recording of:
Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town
lyricist and composer:
Mel Tillis
publisher:
Cedarwood Publishing Company, Inc., Universal Cedarwood Publishing and Universal Music Publishing International Ltd.
Kenny Rogers3.652:57
6Desperado
Skeeter Davis3:31
7Help Me Make It Through the Night
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Dominion Entertainment, Inc. (company credits only; file no releases here!) (in 1971)
cover recording of:
Help Me Make It Through the Night (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
BMG Songs Ltd., Combine Music Corp., EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd., Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd. and KPM (music publisher)
sub-publisher:
Air Music Scandinavia AB
Sammi Smith2:25
8Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
cover recording of:
Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
lyricist:
Paul Campbell (songwriting pseudonym used by The Weavers)
composer:
Joel Newman
Jimmie Rodgers42:21
9Rawhide
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 Laine42:02
10The Devil Went Down to Georgia
cover recording of:
The Devil Went Down to Georgia
writer:
Charlie Daniels, Joel "Taz" DiGregorio, Fred Edwards (drummer and songwriter), Charlie Hayward (Member of The Charlie Daniels Band), John Crain and James W. Marshall
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Hat Band Music (in 1979)
Lynn Anderson3:36
11Tennessee Waltz
recording of:
Tennessee Waltz
lyricist:
Redd Stewart (in 1946)
composer:
Pee Wee King (in 1946)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI), Cinephonic Music Co., Ltd. and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
Patti Page2:58
12Let’s Pretend
recording of:
Let's Pretend
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson2:12
13Foolin’ Around
recording of:
Foolin Around
written in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard and Buck Owens
publisher:
Central Songs, Inc.
Buck Owens2:37
14Release Me
cover recording of:
Release Me
additional writer:
W.S. Stevenson
writer:
Harris (James Pebworth; Guitarist - songwriter Wrote the standard "Release Me" along with Eddie Miller (3) and Robert Yount. In most cases one or both of his pseudonyms Dub Williams and Robert Harris are credited on the releases.), Miller (US country music songwriter), Williams (pseudonym used by James Pebworth) and Young (songwriter)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Four Star Sales, Roschelle Publishing and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd.
Dolly Parton3.52:18
15A Good Year for the Roses
recording of:
A Good Year for the Roses
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Chesnut
George Jones3:14
16Tom Dooley
The Kingston Trio3:18
17Vaya Con Dios
Gene Autry2:34
18Rhinestone Cowboy
Glen Campbell3:10
19Behind Closed Doors
recording of:
Behind Closed Doors
lyricist and composer:
Kenny O’Dell
publisher:
House of Gold Music, Inc.
Charlie Rich2:54
20Let Your Love Flow
recording of:
Let Your Love Flow
lyricist and composer:
Lawrence Eugene Williams (songwriter, "Let Your Love Flow") (in 1975)
The Bellamy Brothers2:02
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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Rose Garden
cover recording of:
Rose Garden
lyricist and composer:
Joe South
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Lynn Anderson2:57
216 Tons
Merle Travis2:06
3Ballad of a Teenage Queen
recording of:
Ballad of a Teenage Queen
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
Johnny Cash2:15
4Always on My Mind
Skeeter Davis3:55
5From a Jack to a King
recording of:
From a Jack to a King
lyricist and composer:
Ned Miller
publisher:
Burlington Music Ltd., IQ Music Ltd. and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
Ned Miller2:10
6Which Way You Goin’ Billy
cover recording of:
Which Way You Goin’ Billy?
writer:
Susan Jacks and Terry Jacks
Billie Jo Spears3:10
7Big Bad John
recording of:
Big Bad John (1961 song)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Dean
writer:
Roy Acuff
Jimmy Dean2:59
8Last Thing on My Mind
cover recording of:
The Last Thing on My Mind
lyricist and composer:
Tom Paxton (US folk singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Deep Fork Music, Inc., EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Essex Music, Inc., Harmony Music Ltd., United Artists Music Co., Inc., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Anne Murray32:29
9Walking After Midnight
vocals:
Patsy Cline
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records Ltd. (do not use as an imprint; UK subsidiary of MCA Records) (in 1957)
cover recording of:
Walkin’ After Midnight
lyricist:
Don Hecht
composer:
Alan Block and Don Hecht
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Patsy Cline4.62:39
10Goodnight Irene
cover recording of:
Goodnight Irene (on 1950-07-30)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ledbetter and John A. Lomax
publisher:
Lodlow Music, Spencer Music Corp., TRO-Ludlow Music, Inc. and Tyler Music Ltd.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 11681)
translated version of:
Godnatt Irene
Gene Autry2:48
11Ruben James
recording of:
Reuben James
writer and composer:
Barry Etris and Alex Harvey (American country singer of the early 70s)
publisher:
Unart Music Corp.
Kenny Rogers2:45
12Above and Beyond
cover recording of:
Above and Beyond (the Call of Love)
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
publisher:
Good Ol Harlan Songs, Legacy of Harlan Perry Howard, LLC and Sony ATV Publishing
Buck Owens2:28
13You’ll Always Have Someone
recording of:
You’ll Always Have Someone
writer:
Hank Cochran (Nashville singer and songwriter) and Willie Nelson
publisher:
Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
Willie Nelson3:01
14Makin’ Believe
cover recording of:
Making Believe (in 1963)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Work (Country music singer and songwriter)
Dolly Parton42:32
15Silver Wings
recording of:
Silver Wings
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
Freddy Fender2:54
16High Noon
recording of:
High Noon
recording of:
High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
Dimitri Tiomkin
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
part of:
The 25th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1952 winner)
Frankie Laine32:42
17Please Help Me I’m Falling
recording of:
Please Help Me, I’m Falling
lyricist and composer:
Hal Blair and Don Robertson (“Happy Whistler” songwriter)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Carlin Music Corporation, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Don Robertson Music Corp., Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A (BMI-affiliated) and Ross Jungnickel, Inc.
Hank Locklin2:12
18Am I That Easy to Forget
recording of:
Am I That Easy to Forget
writer:
Carl Belew, Shelby Singleton and W.S. Stevenson
Carl Belew2:21
19If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body
recording of:
If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me
lyricist and composer:
David Bellamy (Bellamy Brothers)
The Bellamy Brothers4:25
20Southern Nights
Glen Campbell3:47