Golden Age of Country: Hard-to-Find Hits

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

wrong cover on Discogs: this release has a "Z" (for Zestify) in the bottom right corner instead of the TIME/LIFE logo

Annotation last modified on 2019-11-13 11:11 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I Don’t Believe You’ve Met My Baby
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)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 87)
recording of:
I Don’t Believe You’ve Met My Baby (on 1955-10-29)
lyricist and composer:
Autry Inman
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
The Louvin Brothers2:10
2I Love You Because
recording of:
I Love You Because (on 1949-08-11)
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)
Leon Payne2:46
3Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
recording of:
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? (in 1946)
lyricist and composer:
Scott Wiseman (in 1945)
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), MCA Duchess Music Corporation, Universal Duchess Music Corp., Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division) and Leeds Music Ltd. (in 1982)
Tex Ritter2:33
4Wake Up Irene
recording of:
Wake Up Irene (in 1953)
composer:
Weldon Allard and Johnny Hathcock
Hank Thompson2:17
5The Love Song of the Waterfall
recording of:
Love Song of the Waterfall (in 1952)
writer:
Bernard Barnes, Bob Nolan (Western songwriter) and Carl Winge
Slim Whitman2:56
6I Miss You Already (And You’re Not Even Gone)
recording of:
I Miss You Already (And You’re Not Even Gone) (in 1957)
writer:
Marvin Rainwater and Faron Young
Faron Young2:31
7Bouquet of Roses
recording of:
Bouquet of Roses (on 1947-05-18)
writer:
Bob Hilliard and Steve Nelson (US songwriter who co-wrote “Frosty the Snowman”)
publisher:
Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) (on 1948-06-01)
Eddy Arnold3.52:35
8I’m Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes
recording of:
I’m Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes (on 1942-02-24)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
Gene Autry2:26
9Let Me Be the One
recording of:
Let Me Be the One (in 1953)
writer:
Paul Blevins, Joseph Hobson and W. S. Stevenson
Hank Locklin2:30
10Don’t Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes
recording of:
Don’t Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes (in 1954)
lyricist and composer:
Slim Willet
Ray Price2:06
11Mexican Joe
recording of:
Mexican Joe (in 1953)
lyricist and composer:
Mitchell Torok
Jim Reeves2:42
12Let Me Go Lover
recording of:
Let Me Go, Lover (on 1954-10-03)
lyricist:
Al Hill (Ben Weisman, Fred Wise, Kay Twomey)
composer:
Jenny Lou Carson
is based on:
Let Me Go, Devil
Hank Snow2:28
13Treasure of Love
recording of:
Treasure of Love (in 1958)
writer:
The Big Bopper and George Jones (US country music vocalist)
George Jones2:21
14Kentucky Waltz
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1951-03-17)
drums (drum set):
Ferris Coursey (on 1951-03-17)
electric guitar:
Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1951-03-17)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (on 1951-03-17)
guitar:
Jimmy Selph (on 1951-03-17)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1951-03-17)
organ:
Owen Bradley (on 1951-03-17)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-03-17)
recording of:
Kentucky Waltz (on 1951-03-17)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (in 1945)
Bill Monroe3:18
15Love, Love, Love
recording of:
Love, Love, Love (in 1955)
lyricist and composer:
Ted Jarrett
Webb Pierce42:52
16Walking the Floor Over You
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1941-04-26)
producer:
Dave Kapp
double bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1941-04-26)
electric guitar [electric lead guitar]:
Fay "Smitty" Smith (on 1941-04-26)
guitar:
Ernest Tubb (on 1941-04-26)
vocals:
Ernest Tubb (on 1941-04-26)
recording of:
Walkin’ the Floor Over You (on 1941-04-26)
lyricist and composer:
Ernest Tubb
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Ernest Tubb3.52:37
17Take These Chains From My Heart
recording of:
Take These Chains From My Heart (on 1952-09-23)
writer:
Hy Heath and Fred Rose (songwriter)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1952-10-31)
Hank Williams2:40
18Faded Love
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1950-04-27)
double bass:
Jack Loyd (US bassist and singer) (on 1950-04-27) and Luke Wills (on 1950-04-27)
drums (drum set):
Billy Jack Wills (on 1950-04-27)
electric guitar:
Eldon Shamblin (on 1950-04-27)
fiddle:
Keith Coleman (US fiddler and saxophonist) (on 1950-04-27), Johnny Gimble (on 1950-04-27) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1950-04-27)
mandolin:
Tiny Moore (Western swing mandolin/fiddle player) (on 1950-04-27)
piano:
Mancel Tierney (Cherokee pianist from Oklahoma) (on 1950-04-27)
steel guitar:
Billy Bowman (US steel guitarist) (on 1950-04-27)
tenor banjo:
Rusty McDonald (on 1950-04-27) and Jimmie Widener (on 1950-04-27)
vocals:
Billy Bowman (US steel guitarist) (on 1950-04-27), Rusty McDonald (on 1950-04-27) and Jimmie Widener (on 1950-04-27)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1950-04-27)
recording of:
Faded Love (on 1950-04-27)
miscellaneous support:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1971)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) and John Wills (Texas fiddler)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 1951)
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys52:53

Credits