20 Original Country Greats

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistLength
1Southern Nights
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Liberty Records (in 1977)
cover recording of:
Southern Nights
lyricist and composer:
Allen Toussaint
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
Glen Campbell2:56
2Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes BlueCrystal Gayle2:34
3When You’re in Love With a Beautiful WomanDr. Hook2:57
4Ode to Billy JoeBobbie Gentry4:17
5Blanket on the GroundBillie Jo Spears3:34
6LucilleKenny Rogers3:40
7Snowbird
producer:
Brian Ahern
arranger:
Brian Ahern
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music Canada (in 1970)
part of:
Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 36)
recording of:
Snowbird
lyricist and composer:
Gene MacLellan
publisher:
Beechwood Music Canada and EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
Anne Murray2:11
8Games People Play
vocals:
Joe South (in 1968)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1969)
recording of:
Games People Play (in 1968)
lyricist and composer:
Joe South
publisher:
Bike Music
sub-publisher:
Sweden Music (in 1988)
Joe South3:35
9Hello Walls
recording of:
Hello Walls
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Pamper Music, Inc. (on 1961-02-08)
Willie Nelson2:26
10It Keeps Right on A-Hurting
Jean Shepard3:05
11Sexy Eyes
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1980)
recording of:
Sexy Eyes
writer:
R.J. Mather, Keith Stegall and Chris Waters
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and EMI Songs Ltd.
Dr. Hook3:03
12Talking in Your Sleep
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Liberty Records (in 1978)
recording of:
Talking in Your Sleep (in 1978)
writer:
Roger Cook and Bobby Wood
publisher:
G.O.A.L. Music Ltd., Roger Cook Music and The International Music Network
Crystal Gayle2:56
13I’ll Never Fall in Love AgainBobbie Gentry2:54
14Wichita Lineman
producer:
Al De Lory
lead vocals:
Glen Campbell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1968) and Capitol Records Nashville (in 2016)
additionally recorded at:
Capitol Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1968-08-14)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1968-05-27)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 12), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 192) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 206)
recording of:
Wichita Lineman (on 1968-05-27)
lyricist:
Jimmy Webb
composer:
Jimmy Webb (in 1968)
Glen Campbell3:05
15You Needed MeAnne Murray3:39
16Coward of the County
engineer:
Billy Sherrill
producer:
Larry Butler
lead vocals:
Kenny Rogers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Liberty Records, Inc. (in 1979) and United Artists (in 1980)
recording of:
Coward of the County (1979 song)
writer:
Roger Bowling and Billy Edd Wheeler
publisher:
Roger Bowling Music and Sleepy Hollow Music Corp.
Kenny Rogers4:23
17Angel of the Morning
recording engineer:
Joe Chiccarelli
associate producer:
Otha Young
producer:
Richard Landis
mixer:
Michael Verdick
arranger:
Charles Calello
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1981)
mixed at:
Location Recorders, Inc. in New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
Angel of the Morning (on 1980-09-04)
lyricist and composer:
Chip Taylor
publisher:
April Music, EMI Blackwood, EMI Songs Ltd. and Unichappell Music
Juice Newton4:11
18July, You’re a Woman
recording of:
July You're a Woman
lyricist and composer:
John Stewart
John Stewart3:02
19There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight
cover recording of:
There’ll Be No Teardrops Tonight
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams
Willie Nelson2:17
20Sing Me an Old Fashioned SongBillie Jo Spears3:37