Best of Country

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

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Cry! Cry! Cry!
recording of:
Cry! Cry! Cry!
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher)
Johnny Cash2:27
2Night Life
recording of:
Night Life (Willie Nelson)
writer:
Walt Breeland (American songwriter), Paul Buskirk and Willie Nelson
publisher:
Glad Music Co., Pappy Daily Music, Sony/ATV Songs (SOCAN), Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and Glad Music Publishing (in 1962)
Willie Nelson2:32
3Release 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 Parton3.52:11
4Delta Momma Blues
engineer:
Brooks Arthur
producer:
Ron Frangipane
recorded at:
Century Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1970)
recording of:
Delta Mama Blues (in 1970)
lyricist:
Caddo Parish Studdard and Townes Van Zandt
composer:
Caddo Parish Studdard, Matthew More and Townes Van Zandt
Townes Van Zandt33:58
5Crazy Arms
cover recording of:
Crazy Arms
writer:
Ralph Mooney (in 1954) and Chuck Seals (in 1954)
publisher:
Champion Music Corp., Leeds Music, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (in 1956) and MCA Music Svenska AB (in 1978)
Jerry Lee Lewis2:46
6Sally Was a Good Old Girl
cover recording of:
Sally Was a Good Old Girl
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
publisher:
Pamper Music, Inc. and Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
Waylon Jennings2:32
7Walking 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 Cline4.62:33
8Hello Walls
recording of:
Hello Walls
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Pamper Music, Inc. (on 1961-02-08)
Faron Young52:18
9Send Me the Pillow You Dream On
recording of:
Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On
lyricist and composer:
Hank Locklin
publisher:
Four Star Sales Co.
Hank Locklin4.52:31
10Alligator Man
recording of:
Alligator Man
writer:
Floyd Chance and Jimmy Newman
Jimmy C. Newman2:12
11Stand by Your Man (live)
live recording of:
Stand by Your Man
writer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger) and Tammy Wynette
publisher:
Al Gallico Music Corp., EMI Al Gallico Music Corp., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Tammy Wynette2:51
12Treat Me Mean Treat Me Cruel
recording of:
Treat Me Mean, Treat Me Cruel
lyricist and composer:
Conway Twitty
Conway Twitty1:38
13Old Chunk of Coal
recording of:
Old Chunk of Coal
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joe Shaver
publisher:
BJ Shaver Music and Sony/ATV Songs LLC (in 1978)
Stonewall Jackson2:44
14Something Burning
recording of:
Something’s Burning
lyricist and composer:
Mac Davis (US country singer, songwriter & actor)
Kenny Rogers3:51
15Misery Mansion
recording of:
Misery Mansion
writer:
Hank Craig and Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson2:11
16I Don’t Want to Fall in Love Again
recording of:
I Don’t Want to Fall in Love Again
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
Carl Perkins3:19
17I Need Your Lovin’
recording of:
I Need Your Lovin’ (Conway Twitty song, 1957 (co‐written with Jimmy Paulman))
composer:
Jimmy Paulman and Conway Twitty
Conway Twitty3:14
18Things Have Gone to Pieces
cover recording of:
Things Have Gone to Pieces
lyricist and composer:
Leon Payne (Country/Rockabilly artist)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
George Jones4:20
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