Simply Country

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Annotation

4 CD pack. I only have disc 2 to hand, however.

Annotation last modified on 2017-08-21 22:01 UTC.

Tracklist

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1▼CD: Country Legends
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I Saw the Light
recording of:
I Saw the Light
lyricist and composer:
Lewis E. Jones (hymnist) and Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Ltd. (UK) (from 1948 to present), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) (from 1948 to present) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1948-11-16)
Hank Williams2:47
2Walkin’ After Midnight
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 Cline2:34
3Folsom Prison Blues
recording of:
Folsom Prison Blues
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Carlin Music Corporation and Hi Lo Music
is based on:
Crescent City Blues
Johnny Cash2:48
4Ruby Don’t Take Your Love to Town
cover recording of:
Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town
lyricist and composer:
Mel Tillis
publisher:
Cedarwood Publishing Company, Inc., Universal Cedarwood Publishing and Universal Music Publishing International Ltd.
Kenny Rogers42:56
5Crystal Chandeliers (live)
recording of:
Crystal Chandeliers (1965 song)
lyricist and composer:
Ted Harris (US Rockabilly/Country artist Theodore Clifford Harris)
Charley Pride2:50
6Rose Garden
cover recording of:
Rose Garden
lyricist and composer:
Joe South
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
version of:
’k Blijf op je wachten
Lynn Anderson2:51
7King of the Road
recording of:
King of the Road
lyricist:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”) (in 1964)
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd.
Roger Miller2:21
8Wedding Bells
George Jones3:03
9Coal Miner’s Daughter (live)
live recording of:
Coal Miner’s Daughter
lyricist and composer:
Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn3:14
10Wasted Days and Wasted Nights (live)
recording of:
Wasted Days and Wasted Nights
writer:
Wayne Duncan (drums) and Freddy Fender
Freddy Fender2:45
11My Arms Stay Open Late
cover recording of:
My Arms Stay Open Late
writer:
Dan Lomax and Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr.
Billie Jo Spears2:13
12Please Help Me I’m Falling
recording of:
Please Help Me, I’m Falling
lyricist and composer:
Hal Blair and Don Robertson (“Happy Whistler” songwriter)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Carlin Music Corporation, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Don Robertson Music Corp., Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A (BMI-affiliated) and Ross Jungnickel, Inc.
Hank Locklin2:23
13Makin’ Believe
recording of:
Making Believe (in 1955)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Work (Country music singer and songwriter)
Kitty Wells2:54
14Crying
cover recording of:
Crying
lyricist:
Joe Melson (in 1961) and Roy Orbison (in 1961)
composer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff Rose Music Ltd. (UK), Acuff Rose Music, Inc. (not for publishing), Barbara Orbison Music Company, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Orbi-Lee Music, R-Key Darkus Music, Rondor Music, Rondor Music (Australia) P/L, Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1961-08-16)
part of:
50/50
Waylon Jennings2:38
15The Shelter of Your Arms
recording of:
The Shelter of Your Arms
lyricist and composer:
Shirley Collie (US country/rockabilly singer, yodeler, guitarist and songwriter)
publisher:
Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
Willie Nelson2:45
2▼CD: Country Classics
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Jambalaya
Jerry Lee Lewis2:02
2There Goes My Everything
recording of:
There Goes My Everything (1965 song)
lyricist and composer:
Dallas Frazier (American songwriter and musician)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Elvis Presley Music Inc., Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1965-11-24), Blue Crest Music, Inc. (on 1965-11-24) and Husky Music (on 1965-11-24)
version of:
En gång är ingen gång
Anne Murray3:00
3The Tennessee Waltz
recording of:
Tennessee Waltz
lyricist:
Redd Stewart (in 1946)
composer:
Pee Wee King (in 1946)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI), Cinephonic Music Co., Ltd. and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
Patti Page2:59
4I Love You Because
cover 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)
Johnny Cash2:26
5I Can’t Stop Loving You
Kitty Wells2:14
6Faithless Love
cover recording of:
Faithless Love
lyricist and composer:
J.D. Souther
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (Hong Kong) Ltd. (EMI Music Publishing (Hong Kong) Limited), Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Benchmark Music (in 1975) and Golden Spread Music (in 1975)
Lynn Anderson3:16
7The End of the World
engineer:
Bill Porter (engineer)
producer:
Chet Atkins
vocals:
Skeeter Davis
recording of:
The End of the World (in 1962)
lyricist:
Sylvia Dee (American lyricist)
composer:
Arthur Kent
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Summit Music Corp, (ASCAP-affiliated)
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Skeeter Davis4.152:39
8Angel of the Morning
Rita Remington3:06
9Six Days on the Road
cover recording of:
Six Days on the Road
writer:
Earl Green and Carl Montgomery
publisher:
Newkeys Music, Inc. and Tune Publishing, Inc.
Dave Dudley2:07
10Harper Valley P.T.A.
cover recording of:
Harper Valley PTA
lyricist and composer:
Tom T. Hall
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Jeannie C. Riley3:13
11The Auctioneer
recording of:
The Auctioneer
writer:
Buddy Black (writer) and Leroy Van Dyke
publisher:
Randy Smith Music Corp. (in 1977)
Leroy Van Dyke2:47
12From a Jack to a King
recording of:
From a Jack to a King
lyricist and composer:
Ned Miller
publisher:
Burlington Music Ltd., IQ Music Ltd. and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
Ned Miller2:09
13The Pill (live)
recording of:
The Pill
writer:
Lorene Allen, T.D. Bayless, Loretta Lynn and Don McHan
Loretta Lynn1:16
14Stand by Your Man
cover recording of:
Stand by Your Man
writer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger) and Tammy Wynette
publisher:
Al Gallico Music Corp., EMI Al Gallico Music Corp., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Lynn Anderson2:46
15Help Me Make It Through the Night (live)
Charley Pride2:47
3▼CD: Country Memories
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Tumbling Tumbleweeds
recording of:
Tumbling Tumbleweeds
publisher:
Music of the West
lyricist and composer:
Bob Nolan (Western songwriter)
publisher:
Sam Fox Publishing Company (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (on 1934-07-12)
Sons of the Pioneers2:34
2Makes No Difference Now
Burl Ives2:35
3Oklahoma Hills
recording of:
Oklahoma Hills
composer:
Jack Guthrie and Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
Jim Reeves1:54
4When a House Is Not a Home
cover recording of:
When Your House Is Not a Home
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
Patsy Cline2:00
5Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
recording of:
Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
writer:
Merle Travis and Tex Williams
publisher:
Campbell Connelly and American Music (publisher) (on 1947-06-27)
Johnny Bond2:52
6Home on the Range
Bing Crosby2:42
7Sioux City Sue
Spade Cooley2:26
8The Last Roundup
recording of:
The Last Round Up (on 1933-10-04)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Hill (US songwriter)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. (on 1933-09-06)
recording of:
The Last Roundup (on 1933-10-04)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Hill (US songwriter)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. (in 1933)
live recording of:
The Last Round Up (on 1951-02-24)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Hill (US songwriter)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. (on 1933-09-06)
Gene Autry3:22
9Love You Big as Texas
Tex Ritter1:51
10Mexicali Rose
Johnny Bond2:49
11Cool Water
recording of:
Cool Water
lyricist and composer:
Bob Nolan (Western songwriter) (in 1936)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
Bing Crosby & Mary Martin3:04
12Orange Blossom Special
recording of:
Orange Blossom Special
lyricist and composer:
Ervin Rouse
publisher:
Glanco Music (BMI-affiliated) and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
Rouse Brothers2:59
13Earl’s Breakdown
recording of:
Earl’s Breakdown
composer:
Earl Scruggs
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs3:01
14Wabash Cannonball
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1947-01-28)
bass:
Joe Zinkan (on 1947-01-28)
fiddle:
Tommy Magness (on 1947-01-28)
guitar:
Lonnie Wilson (US country guitarist, performed with Roy Acuff) (on 1947-01-28)
harmonica:
Jimmie Riddle (on 1947-01-28)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Pete Kirby (on 1947-01-28)
vocals:
Roy Acuff (on 1947-01-28)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 53)
recording of:
Wabash Cannonball (on 1947-01-28)
composer:
A.P. Carter and William Kindt
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4228)
Roy Acuff32:38
15I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
recorded at:
E.T. Herzog Recording Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone: 40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time (2019 re-issued) (number: 2), Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 4), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 111) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 165)
recording of:
I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry (on 1949-08-30)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH (2002–today), Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1949-10-31) and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) (from 2002 to present)
Hank Williams4.252:48
4▼CD: Country Roots
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Foggy Mountain Breakdown
recording of:
Foggy Mountain Breakdown
composer:
Earl Scruggs
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:43
2Bluegrass Stomp
Bill Monroe2:59
3Square Dance Tennessee
Red Foley2:16
4Moon Over Montana
Jimmy Wakely2:57
5Hey! Hey! Hey!
The Stanley Brothers2:44
6Move It on Over
bass:
Bronson Reynolds (Bronson Lee Reynolds; comedian who also played bass and harmonica; sometimes nicknamed "Barefoot Brownie")
electric guitar:
Zeke Turner
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler)
guitar and vocal:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Louie Innis
steel guitar:
Dale Lohman (guitarist; performs with Hank Williams)
recording of:
Move It on Over (on 1947-04-21)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI)
Hank Williams42:46
7Cotton Eyed Joe
recording of:
Cotton‐Eyed Joe (traditional song)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 942)
Bob Wills1:48
8Divorce Me C.O.D.
cover recording of:
Divorce Me C.O.D.
lyricist and composer:
Cliffie Stone and Merle Travis
publisher:
American Music (publisher) (on 1946-08-26)
Johnny Bond2:43
9Pale Moon
Tex Williams2:06
10Wreck on the Highway
recording of:
Wreck on the Highway (aka I Didn't Hear Nobody Pray) (on 1942-05-28)
lyricist and composer:
Dorsey Dixon
Roy Acuff2:48
11I Wouldn’t Treat a Dog Like You’re Treating Me
Ferlin Husky1:55
12I Didn’t Know the Gun Was Loaded
Jean Shepard2:14
13You’ll Rue the Day
Spade Cooley2:52
14Death at the Bar
Kitty Wells3:03
15Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain
Hank Snow2:41