Classic Country: 1960-1964

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Crazy
producer:
Owen Bradley
vocals:
Patsy Cline
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1961)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 3), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 85) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 195)
recording of:
Crazy (Willie Nelson song) (on 1961-08-21)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Patsy Cline4.152:46
2Cathy's Clown
bass:
Floyd Chance (on 1960-03-18)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1960-03-18)
guitar:
Don Everly (on 1960-03-18)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1960-03-18)
performer:
The Everly Brothers (on 1960-03-18)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 30) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 149)
recording of:
Cathy’s Clown (on 1960-03-18)
lyricist and composer:
Don Everly
writer:
Don Everly and Phil Everly
publisher:
Acuff-Rose (BMI) and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
The Everly Brothers3.52:27
3I Won't Forget You
producer:
Chet Atkins
recording of:
I Won’t Forget You (1961 song) (on 1961-11-10)
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
Jim Reeves2:03
4Ring of Fire
recording of:
Ring of Fire
writer:
June Carter Cash (American Country singer and songwriter) and Merle Kilgore
publisher:
Painted Desert Music Corporation
cover recording of:
Ring of Fire
writer:
June Carter Cash (American Country singer and songwriter) and Merle Kilgore
publisher:
Painted Desert Music Corporation
recording of:
Understand Your Man (1964 song)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher)
Johnny Cash2:39
5Big Bad John
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-08-18)
recording of:
Big Bad John (1961 song) (on 1961-08-18)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Dean
writer:
Roy Acuff
Jimmy Dean43:01
6I'm Sorry
background vocals:
Anita Kerr Singers (mixed vocal group)
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer)
conductor:
Owen Bradley
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 28) and Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 168)
recording of:
I’m Sorry (Brenda Lee song, 1960)
writer:
Dub Albritton (manager and songwriter) and Ronnie Self (rockabilly singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Songs of Universal (SOCAN)
Brenda Lee3.52:39
7Sea of Heartbreak
recording of:
Sea of Heartbreak
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Paul Hampton (US singer/songwriter composer and actor)
publisher:
Sonet Music AB
Don Gibson2:35
8It Keeps Right on a Hurting
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
9Dang Me
recorded in:
Tennessee, United States
producer:
Jerry Kennedy
vocals:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”) (in 1964)
recording of:
Dang Me (on 1964-01-11)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
Roger Miller1:50
10She 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
11Wings of a Dove
recording of:
On the Wings of a Dove (in 1960)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Ferguson
publisher:
Belinda Music, Fort Knox Music Co, Husky Music Co. Inc. and Larrick Music Co.
Ferlin Husky42:20
12Blue Bayou
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-11-15)
producer:
Fred Foster
double bass [bass]:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1961-11-15)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
John Greubel (US drummer) (on 1961-11-15)
guitar:
Fred Carter, Jr. (on 1961-11-15), Wayne Moss (on 1961-11-15) and Joe Tanner (producer, arranger and songwriter of Roy Orbison and others) (on 1961-11-15)
harmonica:
Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1961-11-15)
vocals:
Roy Orbison (on 1961-11-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Monument Records (company credits for Monument; do NOT use as release label) (in 1974)
recording of:
Blue Bayou (English) (on 1961-11-15)
lyricist:
Joe Melson (in 1963) and Roy Orbison (in 1963)
composer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (in 1961)
Roy Orbison42:30
13Walk on By
recording of:
Walk On By (Leroy Van Dyke song) (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
Kendall Hayes (country music songwriter)
publisher:
Lowery Music Co. Inc.
Leroy Van Dyke42:20
14Devil Woman
recording of:
Devil Woman
lyricist and composer:
Martin Robinson
Marty Robbins2:54
15I Remember You
cover recording of:
I Remember You
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1941)
composer:
Victor Schertzinger (in 1941)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Paramount Music Corporation and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd.
Frank Ifield2:05
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part of:Classic Country (Time-Life Music) (number: 1) (order: 1)