Tracklist

1CD
#TitleRatingLength
1City Lights (original)
producer:
Owen Bradley
vocals:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality) (on 1961-06-05)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-06-05)
recording of:
City Lights (on 1961-06-05)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality)
publisher:
Bill Anderson Music (in 1958)
2:55
2No Song to Sing
recording of:
No Song to Sing
writer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality)
1:56
3Empty Room
recording of:
Empty Room
writer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality)
3:07
4Take Me
recording of:
Take Me
writer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality)
2:32
5That’s What It’s Like to Be Lonesome
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-08-13)
producer:
Owen Bradley
vocals:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality) (on 1958-08-13)
recording of:
That’s What It’s Like to Be Lonesome (on 1958-08-13)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality)
2:33
6The Thrill of My Life
producer:
Owen Bradley
vocals:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality) (on 1960-03-03)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1960-03-03)
recording of:
The Tip of My Fingers (1960 song) (on 1960-03-03)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality)
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
2:34
7Ninety Nine
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1959-04-05)
vocals:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality) (on 1959-04-05)
recording of:
Ninety-Nine (on 1959-04-05)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality)
2:32
8Back Where I Started From
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1959-04-05)
vocals:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality) (on 1959-04-05)
recording of:
Back Where I Started From (on 1959-04-05)
writer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality)
2:42
9Dead or Alive
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1959-09-17)
vocals:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality) (on 1959-09-17)
recording of:
Dead or Alive (on 1959-09-17)
writer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality)
2:41
10It’s Not the End of Everything
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1959-09-17)
vocals:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality) (on 1959-09-17)
recording of:
It’s Not the End of Everything (on 1959-09-17)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality)
publisher:
Bill Anderson Music
2:39
11The Tip of My Fingers
producer:
Owen Bradley
vocals:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality) (on 1960-03-03)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1960-03-03)
recording of:
The Tip of My Fingers (1960 song) (on 1960-03-03)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality)
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
2:36
12No Man’s Land
vocals:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality) (until 1960-03-03)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1960-03-03)
recording of:
No Man's Land (on 1960-03-03)
writer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality)
2:42
13Walk Out Backwards
producer:
Owen Bradley
vocals:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality) (on 1960-09-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1960-09-07)
recording of:
Walk Out Backwards (on 1960-09-07)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality)
publisher:
Champion Music Corp. and Leeds Music Ltd.
2:29
14Best of Strangers
vocals:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality) (on 1960-09-07)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1960-09-07)
recording of:
The Best of Strangers (on 1960-09-07)
writer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality) and Buddy Killen
publisher:
Champion Music Corp.
2:02
15Po’ Folks
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-04-24)
producer:
Owen Bradley
vocals:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality) (on 1961-04-24)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
recording of:
Po’ Folks (Bill Anderson’s song) (on 1961-04-24)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality)
publisher:
Leeds Music Ltd.
2:49
16Goodbye Cruel World
vocals:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality) (on 1961-03-20)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-03-20)
recording of:
Goodbye Cruel World (on 1961-03-20)
writer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality)
2:38
17Mama Sang a Song
producer:
Owen Bradley
vocals:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality) (from 1961-06 until 1961-06-05, on 1961-06-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1973)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-06-05)
recording of:
Mama Sang a Song (on 1961-06-05)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality)
publisher:
Bill Anderson Music, Leeds Music, Leeds Music Ltd., MCA Music Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
23:29
18On and on and On
vocals:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality) (on 1961-12-11)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-12-11)
recording of:
On and on and On (on 1961-12-11)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality)
publisher:
Bill Anderson Music
2:32
19Get a Little Dirt on Your Hands
vocals:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality) (on 1961-12-11)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-12-11)
recording of:
Get a Little Dirt on Your Hands (on 1961-12-11)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality)
publisher:
Bill Anderson Music, Champion Music Corp., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, Tree Publishing Co., Inc. and Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd
2:56
20Down Came the Rain
vocals:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality) (on 1961-12-11)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-12-11)
recording of:
Down Came the Rain (on 1961-12-11)
writer:
Eddie Miller (US country music songwriter)
publisher:
Burlington Music Ltd.
2:49
21As Long as I Live
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-04-24)
vocals:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality) (on 1961-04-24)
cover recording of:
As Long as I Live (on 1961-04-24)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Acuff
2:27
22Worried Man Blues
vocals:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality) (on 1961-06-05)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-06-05)
recording of:
Worried Man Blues (on 1961-06-05)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:40
23City Lights (remake)
producer:
Owen Bradley
vocals:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality) (on 1961-06-05)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-06-05)
recording of:
City Lights (on 1961-06-05)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality)
publisher:
Bill Anderson Music (in 1958)
3:03
24Columbus Stockade Blues
vocals:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality) (on 1961-06-05)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-06-05)
cover recording of:
Columbus Stockade Blues (on 1961-06-05)
writer:
Thomas Darby (in 1927) and Jimmie Tarlton (of Darby & Tarlton) (in 1927)
2:14
25Wedding Bells
vocals:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality) (on 1961-07-18)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-07-18)
recording of:
Wedding Bells (on 1961-07-18)
lyricist and composer:
Arthur Q. Smith (songwriter)
3:37
26Yonder Comes a Sucker
vocals:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality) (on 1961-07-18)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-07-18)
cover recording of:
Yonder Comes a Sucker (on 1961-07-18)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Reeves (US country & pop singer)
publisher:
Belwin Mills Music Ltd.
2:07
27Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain
cover recording of:
Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Rose (songwriter)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Milene Music (publisher) and Sony/ATV Milene Music
2:57
28Flowing Waters and Shifting Sands
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1960-09-07)
vocals:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality) (on 1960-09-07)
recording of:
Flowing Waters and Shifting Sands (on 1960-09-07)
writer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality)
2:01