The History of Country Music: The Eighties, Volume One

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Have Mercy
recording of:
Have Mercy
writer:
Paul Kennerley (English singer-songwriter, musician, record producer)
The Judds53:22
2Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night)
Ronnie Milsap4:15
3My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
cover recording of:
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
lyricist and composer:
Sharon Rice
Willie Nelson3:07
4Somebody Lied
Ricky Van Shelton3:20
5Cajun Moon
Ricky Skaggs3:45
6He Stopped Loving Her Today
bass:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1980-02-06)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Carrigan (US drummer) (on 1980-02-06)
guitar:
Phil Baugh (on 1980-02-06), Billy R. Sanford (guitar) (on 1980-02-06) and Pete Wade (on 1980-02-06)
harmonica:
Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1980-02-06)
piano:
Hargus Robbins (on 1980-02-06)
steel guitar:
Pete Drake (steel guitar player) (on 1980-02-06)
strings and background vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1980-02-06)
vocals:
George Jones (US country music vocalist) (on 1980-02-06)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time (2019 re-issued) (number: 4), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 142) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 270)
recording of:
He Stopped Loving Her Today (on 1980-02-06)
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Braddock and Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr.
George Jones53:18
7Bobbie Sue
recording of:
Bobbie Sue
writer:
Wood Newton (songwriter), Adele Tyler and Dan Tyler (Songwriter, artist, author and performer)
The Oak Ridge Boys2:53
8Fourteen Carat Mind
recording of:
Fourteen Carat Mind
writer:
Dallas Frazier (American songwriter and musician) and Larry Lee (Songwriter)
Gene Watson2:40
9Never Been So Loved (in All My Life)
Charley Pride3:02
10Older Women
Ronnie McDowell2:40
11Drifter
Sylvia2:29
12The Wanderer
Eddie Rabbitt3:23
13I’ll Still Be Loving You
Restless Heart3:58
14I Think I’ll Just Stay Here and Drink
recording of:
I Think I’ll Just Stay Here and Drink
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
Merle Haggard3:32
15Radio Heart
Charly McClain3:11
16Common Man
John Conlee2:42
17Take Me Down
recording of:
Take Me Down
writer:
Mark Gray (US country music artist) and J.P. Pennington
Alabama3:43
18Elizabeth
assistant engineer:
Lee Groitzsch and Vicki Hicks
engineer:
Brent King (US recording engineer)
producer:
Jerry Kennedy
strings [string] arranger:
D. Bergen White (American arranger, producer, conductor, musician, composer and singer)
recorded at:
Sound Stage Studios (Nashville, TN studio) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
The Statler Brothers43:27