Country Music’s Greatest Hits

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

Tracklist

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1All I Ever Need Is You
guest performer:
Dottie West
performer:
Dottie West
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group nominees (number: 1980)
cover recording of:
All I Ever Need Is You
writer:
Jimmy Holiday (American singer, songwriter, producer) and Eddie Reeves (Singer, songwriter)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and 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)
Kenny Rogers & Dottie West13:08
2A Thing Called Love
recording of:
A Thing Called Love
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Reed
publisher:
Sixteen Stars Music (BMI-affiliated)
Johnny Cash2:35
3Your Cheatin’ Heart
Patsy Cline2:24
4I’ll Hold You in My Heart
Glen Campbell2:51
5Language of Love
recording of:
Language of Love
lyricist and composer:
John D. Loudermilk
John D. Loudermilk1:48
6Near You
recording of:
Near You
lyricist:
Kermit Goell (in 1947)
composer:
Francis Craig (in 1947)
publisher:
Supreme Music Corporation (on 1947-07-25)
Tammy Wynette2:24
7Always
cover recording of:
Always
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1925)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Irving Berlin Inc. and Irving Berlin Music
Patsy Cline2:44
8I Love You Because
recording of:
I Love You Because
lyricist and composer:
Leon Payne (Country/Rockabilly artist)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1949-10-12)
Jim Reeves2:48
9Let It Be Me
cover recording of:
Let It Be Me
lyricist:
Pierre Delanoë
composer:
Gilbert Bécaud
translator:
Mann Curtis
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing France, EMA-Suisse, Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
translated version of:
Je t’appartiens
Skeeter Davis & Bobby Bare2:59
10By the Time I Get to Phoenix
cover recording of:
By the Time I Get to Phoenix
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
Charles Koppelman Music, Jonathan Three Music Co. and Martin Bandier Music
Glen Campbell2:47
11Gentle on My Mind
cover recording of:
Gentle on My Mind
lyricist and composer:
John Hartford
publisher:
Acuff Rose Publications Ltd. and Ensign Music Corp.
Tammy Wynette3:15
12Bouquet of Roses
Slim Whitman2:38
13Someday (You’ll Want Me to Want You)
recording of:
Someday (You’ll Want Me to Want You)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Hodges (Songwriter, composer, author, producer and publisher) (in 1944)
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), MCA Music Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Main Street Songs, Inc. (on 1944-12-29)
Jim Reeves2:28
14Cry Me a River
recording of:
Cry Me a River
lyricist and composer:
Arthur Hamilton
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Co. Inc., Harmony Grace Publishing, Saunders Publications Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Daksel Music Corp. (in 1982) and Song and Dance Music Co. (in 1982)
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label)
Crystal Gayle3:16
15I Will Always Love You
engineer:
Tom Pick
producer:
Bob Ferguson
banjo:
Bobby Thompson (guitar & banjo player) (on 1973-06-13) and Buck Trent (on 1973-06-13)
bass:
Bobby Dyson (on 1973-06-13)
drums (drum set):
Ralph Gallant (on 1973-06-13)
fiddle:
Johnny Gimble (on 1973-06-13) and Mack Magaha (Bluegrass Fiddler) (on 1973-06-13)
guitar:
Jimmy Colvard (American session guitarist) (on 1973-06-13), Dave Kirby (US country singer/songwriter) (on 1973-06-13) and Dolly Parton (on 1973-06-13)
piano:
Hargus "Pig" Robbins (on 1973-06-13)
steel guitar:
Stu Basore (on 1973-06-13)
background vocals:
Joe Babcock (on 1973-06-13), Dolores Edgin (on 1973-06-13), June Page (on 1973-06-13) and Hurshel Wiginton (on 1973-06-13)
vocals:
Dolly Parton (on 1973-06-13)
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 1974)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1973-06-13)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 34)
recording of:
I Will Always Love You (on 1973-06-13)
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), Owepar Publishing Inc. and Velvet Apple Music
Dolly Parton3.552:58
16Lady
lead vocals:
Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Liberty Records (a division of Capitol Records, Inc. since 1980 – not for release label use, but for copyrights and record company credits only) (in 1980) and Liberty Records, Inc. (in 1980)
part of:
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 67)
recording of:
Lady (in 1980)
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Richie, Jr.
publisher:
Brockman Music
Kenny Rodgers33:55
17Misty Blue
recording of:
Misty Blue
lyricist and composer:
Bob Montgomery (USA)
publisher:
Reservoir One America and Talmont Music (publisher) (from 1966 to present)
Billie Jo Spears2:39
18Love Is Like a Butterfly
producer:
Bob Ferguson
vocals:
Dolly Parton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1974), RCA Corporation (formerly Radio Corporation of America till late 1960s, became BMG Music in 1986) (in 1974) and 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 1974)
recording of:
Love Is Like a Butterfly (in 1974)
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Velvet Apple Music
Dolly Parton3.52:23
19Let Your Love Flow
cover recording of:
Let Your Love Flow
lyricist and composer:
Lawrence Eugene Williams (songwriter, "Let Your Love Flow") (in 1975)
Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty2:35
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