Contemporary Country: The Late '80s

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Better Man
recording of:
A Better Man (in 1989)
writer:
Clint Black and Hayden Nicholas
Clint Black53:04
2Cry, Cry, Cry
Highway 1012:32
3I Told You So
recording of:
I Told You So
lyricist and composer:
Randy Travis
publisher:
Sometimes You Win Music
Randy Travis3:40
4I'll Always Come Back
K.T. Oslin4:09
5I Wonder Do You Think of Me
recording of:
I Wonder Do You Think of Me
writer:
Sanger D. Shafer
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
Keith Whitley3:17
6There's a Tear in My Beer
producer:
Barry Beckett and Jim Ed Norman
contains samples by:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
performer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
music videos:
There’s a Tear in My Beer by Hank Williams, Jr. feat. Hank Williams (country music legend)
cover recording of:
There's a Tear in My Beer
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
recording of:
There's a Tear in My Beer
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
Hank Williams, Jr. & Hank Williams, Sr.42:52
7Set 'em Up Joe
recording of:
Set 'em Up Joe
writer:
Buddy Cannon (songwriter and record producer), Hank Cochran (Nashville singer and songwriter), Dean Dillon and Vern Gosdin (Country singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and Universal Music Careers
Vern Gosdin2:27
8Bluest Eyes in Texas
recording of:
The Bluest Eyes in Texas
writer:
Tim DuBois (music executive), Dave Robbins (US keyboardist for Blackhawk) and Van Stephenson
Restless Heart3:56
9If You Change Your Mind
Rosanne Cash3:21
10What Am I Gonna Do About You
recording of:
What Am I Gonna Do About You
writer:
Jim Allison, Doug Gilmore and Bob Simon
Reba McEntire43:32
11Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Star
recorded at:
20th Fingerlakes Grassroots Festival, Grandstand Stage; Trumansburg, NY [7.22.10] (2010-07-22)
recording of:
Twindle, Twinkle Lucky Star
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
karaoke recording of:
Twindle, Twinkle Lucky Star
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
live recording of:
Twindle, Twinkle Lucky Star
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
Merle Haggard33:26
12Fishin' in the Dark
producer:
Josh Leo (songwriter, guitarist and producer, multi-instrumentalist, mixing engineer)
recording of:
Fishin' in the Dark
composer:
Jim Photoglo and Wendy Waldman
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band43:20
13Strong Enough to Bend
additional recording engineer:
Steve Day (Recording Engineer)
assistant recording engineer:
Chris Hammond
recording engineer and mixer:
Scott Hendricks (producer)
producer:
Jerry Crutchfield (Country & Pop record producer, songwriter, musician)
assistant mixer:
Mark Nevers
acoustic guitar:
Dan Potter
bass guitar:
Bob Wray (American Bassist)
drums (drum set):
James Stroud
electric guitar:
Steve Gibson (US country vocalist and guitarist) and Kenny Mims
fiddle:
Mark O’Connor (US bluegrass, country and classical fiddler/composer)
keyboard:
Mitch Humphries
mandolin and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Steve Gibson (US country vocalist and guitarist)
resonator guitar [pedal dobro] and steel guitar:
Paul Franklin (steel guitarist)
saxophone:
Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist)
synthesizer:
David Innis
background vocals:
Michael Black (Vocalist), Jessica Boucher, Beth Nielsen Chapman (American singer and songwriter), Carol Chase, Greg Gordon (backing vocalist), Katerina Kitridge, Diane Vanette, Hurshel Wiginton, Dennis Wilson (country vocals, bassist) and Curtis Young (country singer)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas
mixed at:
The Castle (Castle Recording Studios) in Franklin, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Strong Enough to Bend
writer:
Beth Nielsen Chapman (American singer and songwriter) and Don Schlitz
Tanya Tucker42:44
14Ocean Front Property
recording of:
Ocean Front Property
writer:
Hank Cochran (Nashville singer and songwriter), Dean Dillon and Royce Porter (1950s/'60s Rockabilly artist)
George Strait43:09
15Cry Myself to Sleep
The Judds3:41
16Somebody Lied
Ricky Van Shelton23:20
17Joe Knows How to Live
Eddy Raven3:50
18The Wanderer
cover recording of:
The Wanderer
lyricist and composer:
Ernie Maresca
publisher:
Mijac Music, Schwartz Music Ltd., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell North America
Eddie Rabbitt3:21
19Timber, I'm Falling in Love
producer:
Tony Brown (US producer, pianist and keyboardist)
recording of:
Timber, I’m Falling in Love
lyricist and composer:
Kostas (US country songwriter)
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Patty Loveless2:32
20High Cotton
recording of:
High Cotton
writer:
Scott Anders (American songwriter, has often worked as co-writer of Roger Murrah) and Roger Murrah (songwriter)
Alabama43:04
21Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 176)
recording of:
Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses
writer:
Gene Nelson (American songwriter) and Paul Nelson (Country songwriter)
publisher:
Believus Or Not Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Kathy Mattea43:22
22We Believe in Happy Endings
recording of:
We Believe in Happy Endings
lyricist and composer:
Bob McDill
Earl Thomas Conley & Emmylou Harris3:33

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part of:Contemporary Country (Time-Life Music) (number: 5) (order: 5)