The Original Sound Of Country 1957

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1There you go
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1956-05-08)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1956-05-08)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1956-05-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Entertainment Corporation (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 1956) and Sun Record Company (in 1956)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-05-08)
recording of:
There You Go (on 1956-05-08)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music
Johnny Cash32:20
2No Other Baby
Bobby Helms2:44
3Gonna Find Me a Bluebird
recording of:
Gonna Find Me a Bluebird
lyricist and composer:
Marvin Rainwater
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
Marvin Rainwater2:38
4My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You
Ray Price2:34
5Dark Moon
Bonnie Guitar2:48
6Train of Love
recording of:
Train of Love
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
Johnny Cash2:27
7Fraulein
recording of:
Fraulein
lyricist and composer:
Lawton Williams
Bobby Helms2:56
8The Auctioneer
recording of:
The Auctioneer
writer:
Buddy Black (writer) and Leroy Van Dyke
publisher:
Randy Smith Music Corp. (in 1977)
Leroy Van Dyke42:58
9Don't Laugh
double bass [bass]:
Floyd D. 'Lightnin'' Chance (on 1955-10-29)
electric guitar:
Paul Yandell (on 1955-10-29)
guitar:
Charlie Louvin (on 1955-10-29)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Eddie Hill (Musician, Songwriter, Country Music DJ) (on 1955-10-29)
mandolin:
Ira Louvin (on 1955-10-29)
piano:
Marvin Hughes (on 1955-10-29)
vocals:
Charlie Louvin (on 1955-10-29) and Ira Louvin (on 1955-10-29)
recording of:
Don't Laugh (on 1955-10-29)
lyricist and composer:
Rebe Gosdin
The Louvin Brothers2:36
10Walkin' After Midnight
vocals:
Patsy Cline
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records Ltd. (do not use as an imprint; UK subsidiary of MCA Records) (in 1957)
cover recording of:
Walkin’ After Midnight
lyricist:
Don Hecht
composer:
Alan Block and Don Hecht
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Patsy Cline4.62:38
11The Story of my Life
recorded in:
New York, United States (on 1957-07-22)
producer:
Mitch Miller
cover recording of:
The Story of My Life (on 1957-07-22)
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
Marty Robbins2:36
12Waiting for a Train
cover recording of:
Waiting for a Train
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
Jim Reeves2:10
13I Wonder if i Care as Much
recording of:
I Wonder If I Care as Much (on 1957-03-01)
lyricist and composer:
Don Everly
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
The Everly Brothers2:16
14Young Love
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-10-30)
background vocals:
Gordon Stoker (US pianist, tenor vocalist and music publisher) (on 1956-10-30)
lead vocals:
Sonny James (US country singer and songwriter) (on 1956-10-30)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 40)
cover recording of:
Young Love (on 1956-10-30)
writer:
Ric Cartey (US rockabilly singer and songwriter) and Carole Joyner
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Sonny James2:34
15Wasted Words
Ray Price2:44
16Honky Tonk Song
recording of:
Honky Tonk Song
writer:
Buck Peddy and Mel Tillis
Webb Pierce42:05
17Repenting
Kitty Wells2:40
18Why, Why
Carl Smith2:33
19Tryin' To Forget the Blues
recording of:
Tryin’ to Forget the Blues
lyricist and composer:
Boudleaux Bryant
Porter Wagoner2:32
20From a Jack To a King
Ned Miller2:14
21Gone
cover recording of:
Gone (in 1957)
lyricist and composer:
Smokey Rogers
Ferlin Husky2:28
22A Poor Man's Roses (or a Rich Man's Gold)
vocals:
Patsy Cline
recording of:
A Poor Man’s Roses (or a Rich Man’s Gold)
lyricist:
Bob Hilliard
writer:
Milton DeLugg and Bob Hilliard
composer:
Milton DeLugg
Patsy Cline2:39
23Am I Losing You
Jim Reeves2:44
24Maybe Tomorrow
recording of:
Maybe Tomorrow
lyricist and composer:
Don Everly
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI)
The Everly Brothers2:10
25I've Got a New Heartache
recording of:
I’ve Got a New Heartache
lyricist and composer:
Wayne Walker
Ray Price2:46
26Turn Her Down
Faron Young2:07
27My Special Angel
recording of:
My Special Angel
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Duncan (US songwriter & producer from Texas)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Bobby Helms3:03
28Home of the Blues
recording of:
Home of the Blues
writer:
Glen Douglas, John R. Cash (country music legend) and Lillie McAlpin
Johnny Cash2:39