Essential Country Love Songs

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Tracklist

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1Your Cheatin' Heart
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1952-09-23)
bass:
Floyd D. 'Lightnin'' Chance (on 1952-09-23)
drums (drum set):
Farris Coursey (on 1952-09-23)
electric guitar:
Chet Atkins (on 1952-09-23)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (on 1952-09-23)
guitar:
Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1952-09-23)
steel guitar:
Don Helms (on 1952-09-23)
vocals:
Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1952-09-23)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 28), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 213) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 237)
recording of:
Your Cheatin’ Heart (on 1952-09-23)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff Rose Music Ltd. (UK), Fred Rose Music (BMI-affiliated), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1952-10-31), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) (from 2002 until 2021-01-06) and Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995) (from 2021-01-06 to present)
Hank Williams42:45
2Crazy (live)
cover recording of:
Crazy (Willie Nelson song)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Loretta Lynn2:26
3Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town
cover recording of:
Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town
lyricist and composer:
Mel Tillis
publisher:
Cedarwood Publishing Company, Inc., Universal Cedarwood Publishing and Universal Music Publishing International Ltd.
Kenny Rogers42:56
4Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray
recording of:
Three Cigarettes (in an Ashtray)
writer:
Eddie Miller (US country music songwriter) and W.S. Stevenson
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
Patsy Cline2:17
5The Ways of a Woman in Love
recording of:
Ways of a Woman in Love
writer:
Bill Justis and Charlie Rich (US country singer)
publisher:
Hi Lo Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated)
Johnny Cash2:18
6The Cheatin' Kind
recording of:
The Cheating Kind
writer:
Bill Funderburk and Jim Seeley (songwriter, "The Cheating Kind")
Billie Jo Spears2:46
7Cold Cold Heart
recording of:
Cold, Cold Heart
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Rightsong Music Inc., Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd. and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-02-16)
Jerry Lee Lewis3:08
8A Man Can Cry
recording of:
A Man Can Cry
writer:
Wayne Duncan (american songwriter) and Freddy Fender
Freddy Fender2:23
9Before 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. Riley2:35
10Oh, Pretty Woman
Leroy Van Dyke2:57
11Hello Walls
recording of:
Hello Walls
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Pamper Music, Inc. (on 1961-02-08)
Faron Young2:16
12Straight A's in Love
recording of:
Straight ‘A’s in Love
lyricist and composer:
John R. Cash (country music legend)
Johnny Cash2:17
13Mexicali Rose
recorded at:
American Furniture Mart Studio in Chicago, Illinois, United States
recording of:
Mexicali Rose (on 1935-12-24)
lyricist:
Helen Stone
composer:
Jack Tenney (composer)
publisher:
W. A. Quincke & Co. (on 1923-03-10) and M.M. Cole Publishing Company (in 1935)
Gene Autry53:09
14I Don't Claim to Be an Angel
recording of:
I Don't Claim to Be an Angel
writer:
Jack Anglin and Jim Anglin
Kitty Wells2:59
15Goodnight Irene
Ernest Tubb3:03
16Always Late (with Your Kisses)
recording of:
Always Late (with Your Kisses)
writer:
Blackie Crawford and Lefty Frizzell (US country singer & songwriter)
Lefty Frizzell3:09
17Oh, Lonesome Me
cover recording of:
Oh Lonesome Me
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson (US songwriter and country musician)
publisher:
Acuff Rose Publications Ltd., Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI), Esperanza MV Frank Oldenburg e. K., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Johnny Cash2:31
18Sioux City Sue
Lefty Frizzell2:10
19Ballad of a Teenage Queen
Jack Clement2:19
20Treasure of Love
recording of:
Treasure of Love (in 1958)
writer:
The Big Bopper and George Jones (US country music vocalist)
George Jones2:20