Classic Country: 1969–1975

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Chantilly Lace
recording of:
Chantilly Lace
lyricist and composer:
J.P. Richardson (known as The Big Bopper)
publisher:
Glad Music Co.
Jerry Lee Lewis2:50
2Easy Loving
recording of:
Easy Loving
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Hart (Country, Nashville Sound, US)
Freddie Hart2:29
3Baby, Baby (I Know You’re a Lady)
David Houston2:20
4I’m Just Me
Charley Pride2:22
5A Good Year for the Roses
recording of:
A Good Year for the Roses
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Chesnut
George Jones3:05
6Would You Lay With Me (in a Field of Stone)
recording of:
Would You Lay With Me (in a Field of Stone)
lyricist and composer:
David Allan Coe
Tanya Tucker42:25
7It’s Four in the Morning
recording of:
It’s Four in the Morning (1971 song)
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Chesnut
Faron Young3:01
8The Class of ’57
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group nominees (number: 1973 winner)
recording of:
Class of '57
The Statler Brothers2:41
9One’s on the Way
producer:
Owen Bradley
acoustic guitar:
Ray Edenton (on 1971-08-03)
double bass [bass]:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1971-08-03)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Murrey Harman, Jr. (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1971-08-03)
electric bass guitar [6-string electric bass guitar]:
Harold Bradley (on 1971-08-03)
electric guitar:
Thomas Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1971-08-03)
guitar:
Dave Thornbill (on 1971-08-03)
piano:
Hargus Robbins (on 1971-08-03)
steel guitar:
Harald Rugg (on 1971-08-03)
vocals:
The Jordanaires (southern gospel group) (on 1971-08-03) and Loretta Lynn (on 1971-08-03)
recorded at:
Bradley’s Barn in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, United States (on 1971-08-03)
recording of:
One’s On the Way
lyricist and composer:
Shel Silverstein
Loretta Lynn52:40
10How Much More Can She Stand
recording of:
How Much More Can She Stand
lyricist and composer:
Harry Compton (country singer & guitarist)
Conway Twitty2:57
11You’re My Best Friend
recording of:
You’re My Best Friend
writer:
Wayland Holyfield
publisher:
Cavalcade Music
Don Williams2:50
12No Charge
recording of:
No Charge (1974 song)
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
publisher:
London Tree Music Ltd.
Melba Montgomery3:15
13Eleven Roses
recording of:
Eleven Roses
Hank Williams, Jr.2:45
14Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way
recording engineer:
Kyle Lehning
producer:
Jack Clement and Waylon Jennings (US country musician)
bass:
Duke Goff (from 1974-09-02 until 1975-02-01)
drums (drum set):
Richie Albright (from 1974-09-02 until 1975-02-01)
guitar:
Waylon Jennings (US country musician) (from 1974-09-02 until 1975-02-01) and Billy Ray Reynolds (from 1974-09-02 until 1975-02-01)
piano:
Charles Cochran (Nashville session pianist & composer) (from 1974-09-02 until 1975-02-01)
steel guitar:
Ralph Mooney (from 1974-09-02 until 1975-02-01)
lead vocals:
Waylon Jennings (US country musician) (from 1974-09-02 until 1975-02-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1975) and RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1975, in 1980)
recorded at:
Glaser Sound Studios, Inc. (now known as Compass Sound Studio) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1974-09-02, on 1975-01-14, on 1975-02-01)
part of:
Pitchfork: The 200 Best Songs of the 1970s (number: 198)
recording of:
Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way? (from 1974-09-02 until 1975-02-01)
lyricist and composer:
Waylon Jennings (US country musician)
publisher:
Baron Music Publishing Co. and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Waylon Jennings4.352:58
15A Boy Named Sue
engineer:
Bob Breault and Neil Wilburn
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
bass:
Marshall Grant
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland
guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend), Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) and Bob Wootton
lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1969) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1969)
recorded at:
San Quentin State Prison in Marin County, California, United States (on 1969-02-24)
live recording of:
A Boy Named Sue (on 1969-02-24)
lyricist and composer:
Shel Silverstein
Johnny Cash4.43:47
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1The Fightin’ Side of Me
recording of:
The Fightin’ Side of Me
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
was commissioned by:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Merle Haggard3.352:54
2The Year That Clayton Delaney Died
recording of:
The Year That Clayton Delaney Died (on 1971-03-26)
lyricist and composer:
Tom T. Hall
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Tom T. Hall52:46
3Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man
performer:
Loretta Lynn
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group nominees (number: 1974)
recording of:
Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man
writer:
Becki Bluefield and Jim Owen (country singer/songwriter)
Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty4.352:32
4Woman (Sensous Woman)
recording of:
Woman (Sensuous) Woman
lyricist and composer:
Gary Paxton
Don Gibson3:19
5My Hang Up Is You
recording of:
My Hang‐Up Is You
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Hart (Country, Nashville Sound, US)
Freddie Hart2:08
6You Always Come Back (to Hurting Me)
Johnny Rodriguez2:20
7It’s Just a Matter of Time
Sonny James2:36
8I Will Always Love You
engineer:
Tom Pick
producer:
Bob Ferguson
banjo:
Bobby Thompson (guitar & banjo player) (on 1973-06-13) and Buck Trent (on 1973-06-13)
bass:
Bobby Dyson (on 1973-06-13)
drums (drum set):
Ralph Gallant (on 1973-06-13)
fiddle:
Johnny Gimble (on 1973-06-13) and Mack Magaha (Bluegrass Fiddler) (on 1973-06-13)
guitar:
Jimmy Colvard (American session guitarist) (on 1973-06-13), Dave Kirby (US country singer/songwriter) (on 1973-06-13) and Dolly Parton (on 1973-06-13)
piano:
Hargus "Pig" Robbins (on 1973-06-13)
steel guitar:
Stu Basore (on 1973-06-13)
background vocals:
Joe Babcock (on 1973-06-13), Dolores Edgin (on 1973-06-13), June Page (on 1973-06-13) and Hurshel Wiginton (on 1973-06-13)
vocals:
Dolly Parton (on 1973-06-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1974)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1973-06-13)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 34)
recording of:
I Will Always Love You (on 1973-06-13)
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), Owepar Publishing Inc. and Velvet Apple Music
Dolly Parton3.82:57
9She’s All I Got
cover recording of:
She’s All I Got
writer:
Gary “U.S.” Bonds and Jerry Williams (a.k.a. Swamp Dogg)
Johnny Paycheck42:57
10Daydreams About Night Things
Ronnie Milsap2:25
11Blanket 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 Spears3:35
12There’s a Honky Tonk Angel (Who’ll Take Me Back In)
recording of:
There’s a Honky Tonk Angel (Who’ll Take Me Back In)
writer:
Denzil Dumpy Rice and Troy Seals (Troy Harold Seals, American singer, songwriter, and guitarist)
Conway Twitty52:59
13Room Full of Roses
Mickey Gilley2:51
14Tennessee Bird Walk
recording of:
Tennessee Bird Walk
lyricist and composer:
Jack Blanchard
Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan52:53
15Reconsider Me
Narvel Felts3:31

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part of:Classic Country (Time-Life Music) (number: 14) (order: 14)