Roots

~ Release by The Everly Brothers (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Introduction: The Everly Family (1952)
1:12
2Mama Tried
cover recording of:
Mama Tried (on 1968-07-20)
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
2:18
3Less of Me
cover recording of:
Less of Me (on 1968-07-16)
lyricist and composer:
Glen Campbell (US country singer, guitarist & actor)
3:03
4T for Texas (Blue Yodel No. 1)
cover recording of:
Blue Yodel (Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas)) (on 1968-07-20)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
publisher:
Ralph Peer (publisher 1920s) (on 1928-02-03)
part of:
Blue Yodels by Jimmie Rodgers
53:31
5I Wonder If I Care as Much
producer:
Lenny Waronker
bass:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter) (on 1968-09-17), Ray Pohlman (on 1968-09-17) and Terry Slater (songwriter Terry Ertl) (on 1968-09-17)
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist) (on 1968-09-17)
guitar:
Sam McCue, David Cohen (British guitarist) (on 1968-09-17) and Ron Elliott (guitarist/songwriter, member of The Beau Brummels) (on 1968-09-17)
keyboard:
Van Dyke Parks (on 1968-09-26)
piano:
Larry Knechtel (on 1968-09-17)
steel guitar:
Buddy Emmons (on 1968-09-19)
recorded at:
United Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1968-09-17) and United Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1968-09-19: steel guitar; on 1968-09-26: keyboard)
recording of:
I Wonder If I Care as Much (on 1968-09-17)
lyricist and composer:
Don Everly
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
3:00
6Ventura Boulevard
recording of:
Ventura Boulevard (on 1968-07-12)
lyricist and composer:
Ron Elliott (guitarist/songwriter, member of The Beau Brummels)
2:50
7Shady Grove
recording of:
Shady Grove
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4456)
2:31
8Illinois
recording of:
Illinois (on 1968-09-30)
lyricist and composer:
Randy Newman (American singer‐songwriter and score composer)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell North America
2:13
9Living Too Close to the Ground
recording of:
Living Too Close to the Ground (on 1968-09-17)
lyricist and composer:
Terry Slater (songwriter Terry Ertl)
2:16
10You Done Me Wrong
cover recording of:
You Done Me Wrong (on 1968-04-10)
writer:
George Jones (US country music vocalist) and Ray Price (American country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist)
2:16
11Turn Around
cover recording of:
Turn Around (on 1968-07-12)
writer:
Bob Durand and Ron Elliott (guitarist/songwriter, member of The Beau Brummels)
2:48
12Sing Me Back Home
cover recording of:
Sing Me Back Home (on 1968-07-16)
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
5:18
13Montage: The Everly Family (1952) / Shady Grove / Kentucky
2:43