Country Gold

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Annotation

Also available as CD 1 in a "Country Gold" 3-CD set (Disky - LB 8063 / 8711539550103).

Annotation last modified on 2025-06-14 18:04 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Blanket on the Ground
recording of:
Blanket on the Ground
lyricist and composer:
Roger Bowling
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Billie Jo Spears3:24
2I Walk the Line
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1956-04-02)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1956-04-02)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1956-04-02)
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 1956-04-02)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 30), Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 33) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 76)
recording of:
I Walk the Line (on 1956-04-02)
lyricist and composer:
John R. Cash (country music legend) (in 1956)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Bug Music, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A (BMI-affiliated) and House of Cash, Inc. (BMI-affiliated, publisher for works of Johnny Cash)
Johnny Cash4.152:45
3Okie From Muskogee
recording of:
Okie From Muskogee
writer:
Roy Burris and Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Merle Haggard2:42
4No Charge
J. J. Barrie3:42
5Abiline
George Hamilton IV2:18
6Blue Bayou
cover recording of:
Blue Bayou
lyricist:
Joe Melson (in 1963) and Roy Orbison (in 1963)
composer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (in 1961)
recording of:
Blue Bayou
lyricist:
Joe Melson (in 1963) and Roy Orbison (in 1963)
composer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (in 1961)
Lynn Anderson3:46
7Miller’s Cave
cover recording of:
Miller’s Cave
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
Bobby Bare3:02
8Sea of Heartbreak
recording of:
Sea of Heartbreak
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Paul Hampton (US singer/songwriter composer and actor)
publisher:
Sonet Music AB
Don Gibson2:31
9Burning Memories
cover recording of:
Burning Memories
writer:
Melvin Tillis and Wayne Walker
Waylon Jennings2:22
10Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On
recording of:
Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On
lyricist and composer:
Hank Locklin
publisher:
Four Star Sales Co.
Hank Locklin4.52:26
11Before the Next Teardrop Falls
cover recording of:
Before the Next Teardrop Falls
writer:
Vivian Keith and Ben Peters (country music songwriter)
publisher:
Shelby Singleton Music Inc.
Jeannie C. Riley2:34
12Skip a Rope
recording of:
Skip a Rope
lyricist and composer:
Jack Moran and Glenn Douglas Tubb (Country music and gospel songwriter)
publisher:
Tree Publishing Co., Inc. (in 1967)
Henson Cargill2:36
13Auctioneer
recording of:
The Auctioneer
writer:
Buddy Black (writer) and Leroy Van Dyke
publisher:
Randy Smith Music Corp. (in 1977)
Leroy Van Dyke42:47
14Spring Fever (live)
live recording of:
Spring Fever
lyricist and composer:
Lola Jean Dillon
Loretta Lynn2:25
15I’ve Loved and Lost Again
recording of:
I’ve Loved and Lost Again
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Miller (US country music songwriter)
Patsy Cline2:30
16The Race Is On
recording of:
The Race Is On
composer:
Don Rollins (US songwriter from Nashville, born 1961)
publisher:
Glad Music Publishing and Recording LP, Pappy Daily Music, Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and Palace Music AB (in 1978)
George Jones2:05
17From 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 Miller2:10
18500 Miles Away From Home
cover recording of:
500 Miles Away From Home
writer:
Bobby Bare, Hedy West and Charlie Williams (Country songwriter)
version of:
500 Miles
Bobby Bare2:46
19Misty
Ray Stevens2:54
20Gentle on My Mind (live)
live cover recording of:
Gentle on My Mind
lyricist and composer:
John Hartford
publisher:
Acuff Rose Publications Ltd. and Ensign Music Corp.
Glen Campbell2:11