Golden Age of Country: Waltz Across Texas

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

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1A Dear John Letter
recording of:
A Dear John Letter (in 1953)
writer:
Billy Barton (country/rockabilly), Charles “Fuzzy” Owen and Lewis Tally
publisher:
American Music, Inc.
Ferlin Husky & Jean Shepard2:35
2Heartbreak Hotel
engineer:
Bob Ferris (engineer)
bass:
Bill Black (US bassist/leader for Elvis/Bill Black's Combo) (on 1956-01-10)
drums (drum set):
D.J. Fontana (on 1956-01-10)
guitar:
Chet Atkins (on 1956-01-10), Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (on 1956-01-10) and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1956-01-10)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1956-01-10)
lead vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1956-01-10)
vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”), Ben Speer (on 1956-01-10), Lena Brock "Mom" Speer (on 1956-01-10) and Gordon Stoker (US pianist, tenor vocalist and music publisher) (on 1956-01-10)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1956), BMG Music (in 1956) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 2002)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-01-10)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 1), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 45) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 347)
recording of:
Heartbreak Hotel (on 1956-01-10)
writer:
Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”)
publisher:
Belwin Mills Music Ltd., Durden Breyer Publishing, EMI Harmonies Limited, EMI Mills Music Limited (PRS for Music-affiliated), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and Unichappell Music
sub-publisher:
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), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Elvis Presley3.652:11
3It Keeps Right On a Hurtin’
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Cadence (NYC-based label founded by Archie Bleyer) (in 1962)
recording of:
It Keeps Right On a‐Hurtin’ (in 1962)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Tillotson (pop and country singer)
publisher:
Ridge Music Corp.
Johnny Tillotson2:50
4Wake Up Little Suzie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Cadence (NYC-based label founded by Archie Bleyer) (in 1957)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1957 (number: 21) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 311)
recording of:
Wake Up Little Susie (in 1957)
writer:
Boudleaux Bryant and Felice Bryant
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI), House of Bryant Publications (publisher; do NOT use as release label), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
The Everly Brothers4.652:02
5Kaw-Liga
recording of:
Kaw‐Liga (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Rose (songwriter) and Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Milene Music. Inc (ASCAP) (on 1952-12-02)
Charley Pride3:14
6The Carroll County Accident
recording of:
The Carroll County Accident (in 1968)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Ferguson
Porter Wagoner2:52
7My Elusive Dreams
recording of:
My Elusive Dreams (1967 song) (in 1967)
writer:
Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr. and Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
publisher:
London Tree Music Ltd.
Tammy Wynette & David Houston3:35
8Last Date
producer:
Chet Atkins
recording of:
Last Date (original instrumental version) (on 1960-07-12)
composer:
Floyd Cramer
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. (in 2016)
Floyd Cramer42:30
9Funny How Time Slips Away
recording of:
Funny How Time Slips Away (in 1962)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Acuff-Rose-Opryland Music Limited (UK), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and Tree Publishing
Willie Nelson3:04
10We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds
recording of:
We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds (in 1963)
lyricist and composer:
Melba Montgomery (country singer)
George Jones & Melba Montgomery2:37
11Giddyup Go
recording of:
Giddyup Go (in 1965)
writer:
Tommy Hill (Nashville record producer and songwriter) and Red Sovine
Red Sovine3:57
12What Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)
engineer:
Tom Sparkman
producer:
Jerry Kennedy
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 95)
cover recording of:
What’s Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me) (in 1968)
lyricist and composer:
Glenn Sutton (US songwriter and producer)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher)
Jerry Lee Lewis2:38
13This Ole House
recording of:
This Ole House (in 1954-03)
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Hamblen
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd
Stuart Hamblen3:01
14City Lights
recording of:
City Lights (in 1958)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality)
publisher:
Bill Anderson Music (in 1958)
Ray Price3:02
15You Ain’t Woman Enough to Take My Man
recording of:
You Ain’t Woman Enough (in 1966)
lyricist and composer:
Loretta Lynn
publisher:
Sure Fire Music Company Inc.
Loretta Lynn2:14
16Lonesome 7-7203
recording of:
Lonesome 7-7203 (in 1963)
lyricist and composer:
Justin Tubb (country music singer and songwriter)
Hawkshaw Hawkins2:39
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