Country Hits from the ’60s

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Tracklist

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1I’ve Got a Tiger by the Tail
producer:
Ken Nelson (US record producer (’48‐’76) Capitol Records, country music)
bass and electric bass guitar:
Bob Morris (songwriter & musician for Buck Owens and His Buckaroos) (on 1964-12-01)
drums (drum set):
Willie Cantu (Willie (The Drums) Cantu) (on 1964-12-01)
electric guitar [lead electric guitar]:
Don Rich (on 1964-12-01)
guitar:
Jelly Sanders (Country music songwriter and musician) (on 1964-02-01, on 1964-12-01), Doyle Holly (on 1964-12-01), Buck Owens (on 1964-12-01) and Don Rich (on 1964-12-01)
pedal steel guitar:
Tom Brumley (on 1964-12-01)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Buck Owens (on 1964-12-01)
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
Buck Owens (on 1964-12-01) and Don Rich (on 1964-12-01)
recorded at:
Capitol Recording Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1964-12-01)
recording of:
I’ve Got a Tiger by the Tail (on 1964-12-01)
writer:
Harlan Howard and Buck Owens
publisher:
Good Ol Harlan Songs, Legacy of Harlan Perry Howard, LLC and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Buck Owens42:13
2Ninety Miles an Hour Down a Dead End Street
recording of:
Ninety Miles an Hour (Down a Dead End Street)
lyricist and composer:
Hal Blair and Don Robertson (“Happy Whistler” songwriter)
publisher:
Don Robertson Music Corp. (from 1963 to present)
Hank Snow2:38
3Girl on the Billboard
recording of:
Girl on the Billboard (in 1965)
writer:
Walter Haynes (steel guitarist, producer and songwriter) (in 1965) and Samuel M. Garrett (in 1965)
publisher:
Johnny Bienstock Music
Del Reeves42:39
4Wichita Lineman
producer:
Al De Lory
lead vocals:
Glen Campbell (US country singer, guitarist & actor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1968) and Capitol Records Nashville (in 2016)
additionally recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1968-08-14)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1968-05-27)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 12), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 192) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 206)
recording of:
Wichita Lineman (on 1968-05-27)
lyricist:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
composer:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer) (in 1968)
Glen Campbell3.653:02
5Green, Green Grass of Home
cover recording of:
Green, Green Grass of Home
lyricist and composer:
Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr.
publisher:
Burlington Music, Burlington Music Ltd. and Tree Music
translated version of:
Ik ben weer in m’n dorpje
Porter Wagoner2:24
6It’s Such a Pretty World Today
recording of:
It’s Such a Pretty World Today
lyricist and composer:
Dale Noe (Country music songwriter and musician)
Wynn Stewart2:33
7Funny Way of Laughing
Burl Ives2:42
8Queen of the House
recording of:
Queen of the House
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”) and Mary Taylor (60s/70s US country/folk singer)
Jody Miller2:19
9Kaw‐Liga
Charley Pride3:13
10Distant Drums
engineer:
Jim Malloy
producer:
Chet Atkins
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1966)
recording of:
Distant Drums (1961 song) (on 1966-02-09)
lyricist and composer:
Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer)
Jim Reeves2:53
11Ain’t Had No Lovin’
recording of:
Ain’t Had No Lovin’
lyricist and composer:
Dallas Frazier (American songwriter and musician)
Connie Smith2:19
12For Loving You
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1966-09-27)
vocals:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality) (on 1966-09-27) and Jan Howard (on 1966-09-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
cover recording of:
For Loving You (on 1966-09-27)
writer:
Steve Karliski and Rossini Pinto
publisher:
Painted Desert Music and Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd.
recording of:
For Loving You (on 1966-09-27)
writer:
Steve Karliski and Rossini Pinto
publisher:
Painted Desert Music and Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd.
Bill Anderson & Jan Howard2:45
13Please 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 Locklin2:24
14Pop a Top
recording of:
Pop a Top
lyricist and composer:
Nat Stuckey
Jim Ed Brown2:21
15Rings of Gold
cover recording of:
Rings of Gold
lyricist and composer:
Gene Thomas (US country singer)
Dottie West and Don Gibson2:45
16She Thinks I Still Care
recording of:
She Thinks I Still Care (on 1962-01-04)
lyricist and composer:
Dickey Lee Lipscomb (singer, songwriter and guitarist) and Steve Duffy
publisher:
Glad Music, Glad Music Co., Jack Music, Inc., Orange Sky Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing International Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
George Jones52:36
17D‐I‐V‐O‐R‐C‐E
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 59)
recording of:
D-I-V-O-R-C-E (1968 song) (in 1968)
lyricist:
Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr.
composer:
Bobby Braddock
Tammy Wynette3.252:59
18The Party’s Over
engineer:
Jim Malloy
producer:
Chet Atkins
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 2003)
cover recording of:
The Party’s Over (Bells Are Ringing)
lyricist:
Betty Comden and Adolph Green
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Stratford Music Corporation and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
Bells Are Ringing (stage musical)
recording of:
The Party’s Over
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson2:30
19For the Good Times
cover recording of:
For the Good Times
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Careers Music, Inc., Careers-BMG Music, Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd., Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd., Valentine Music Ltd. and Universal Music Careers (in 1968)
Jimmie Dean and Dottie West3:42
20Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye
cover recording of:
Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye
lyricist and composer:
John D. Loudermilk
publisher:
Acuff Rose (BMI), Loudermilk Music and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
Eddy Arnold2:47