Artist’s Choice: Willie Nelson

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1I Can’t Stop Loving You
cover recording of:
I Can’t Stop Lovin’ You
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson
publisher:
Acuff-Rose-Opryland Music Limited, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (on 1958-02-07)
Ray Charles4:14
2He Stopped Loving Her Today
bass:
Bob Moore (on 1980-02-06)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Carrigan (on 1980-02-06)
guitar:
Phil Baugh (on 1980-02-06), Billy R. Sanford (on 1980-02-06) and Pete Wade (on 1980-02-06)
harmonica:
Charlie McCoy (on 1980-02-06)
piano:
Hargus Robbins (on 1980-02-06)
steel guitar:
Pete Drake (on 1980-02-06)
strings and background vocals:
[unknown] (on 1980-02-06)
vocals:
George Jones (on 1980-02-06)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time (number: 4), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 142) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 270)
recording of:
He Stopped Loving Her Today (on 1980-02-06)
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Braddock and Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr.
George Jones3:18
3I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
recorded at:
E.T. Herzog Recording Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone: 40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time (number: 2), Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 4), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 111) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 165)
recording of:
I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry (on 1949-08-30)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH, Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (on 1949-10-31) and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (from 2002 to present)
Hank Williams2:48
4When I Stop Dreaming
recording of:
When I Stop Dreaming (1955 song)
writer:
Charlie Louvin and Ira Louvin
The Louvin Brothers2:31
5Homeward Bound
recording of:
Homeward Bound
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon
publisher:
Pattern Music Ltd and Paul Simon Music
Simon & Garfunkel2:30
6Bird on the Wire
engineer:
Ed Hudson and Neil Wilburn
producer:
Bob Johnston
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 2007)
recording of:
Bird on the Wire (in 1968)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Australia, Mushroom Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Leonard Cohen3:27
7The Harder They Come
producer:
Jimmy Cliff
publisher:
Island Music
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 342) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 361)
recording of:
The Harder They Come
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Cliff
publisher:
Ackee Music Inc., Island Music Ltd., Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc., Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Universal/Island Music Ltd.
Jimmy Cliff3:41
8You Asked Me To
cover recording of:
You Asked Me To
writer:
Waylon Jennings and Billy Joe Shaver
publisher:
Copyright Control, Intersong and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. (in 1973)
Alison Krauss3:39
9My Cricket
recording of:
My Cricket
lyricist and composer:
Leon Russell
Leon Russell2:57
10Bouquet of Roses
recording of:
Bouquet of Roses (on 1947-05-18)
writer:
Bob Hilliard and Steve Nelson
publisher:
Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (on 1948-06-01)
Eddy Arnold2:34
11Faded Love
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1950-04-27)
double bass:
Jack Loyd (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 (on 1950-04-27), Johnny Gimble (on 1950-04-27) and Bob Wills (on 1950-04-27)
mandolin:
Tiny Moore (on 1950-04-27)
piano:
Mancel Tierney (on 1950-04-27)
steel guitar:
Billy Bowman (on 1950-04-27)
tenor banjo:
Rusty McDonald (on 1950-04-27) and Jimmie Widener (on 1950-04-27)
vocals:
Billy Bowman (on 1950-04-27), Rusty McDonald (on 1950-04-27) and Jimmie Widener (on 1950-04-27)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1950-04-27)
recording of:
Faded Love (on 1950-04-27)
miscellaneous support:
Merle Haggard (in 1971)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Bob Wills and John Wills
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp. and WB Music Corp. (in 1951)
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys2:54
12Nuages
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1940-12-13)
clarinet:
Alix Combelle (on 1940-12-13) and Hubert Rostaing (on 1940-12-13)
double bass:
Antonio “Tony” Rovira (on 1940-12-13)
drums (drum set):
Pierre Fouad (on 1940-12-13)
guitar:
Django Reinhardt (on 1940-12-13) and Joseph Reinhardt (on 1940-12-13)
tenor saxophone:
Alix Combelle (on 1940-12-13)
recording of:
Nuages (instrumental) (on 1940-12-13)
composer:
Django Reinhardt
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc.
Django Reinhardt3:17
13One With the Sun
Shelby Lynne2:26
14Embraceable You
recording of:
Embraceable You
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1928)
publisher:
Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music, New World Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd., WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2024-01-01)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
Frank Sinatra3:25
15Stardust
recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1929)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1927)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc. (ended), All Nations Music, EMI Mills Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Everbright Music Co., Hoagy Publishing Co., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd.
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
Hoagy Carmichael3:52
16Bye Bye Blackbird
engineer:
Ray Moore
producer:
George Avakian
double bass:
Paul Chambers (on 1956-06-05)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (on 1956-06-05)
piano:
Red Garland (on 1956-06-05)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1956-06-05)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (on 1956-06-05)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1956-06-05) and Columbia 799 Seventh Avenue Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1956-06-05)
instrumental cover recording of:
Bye Bye Blackbird (on 1956-06-05)
lyricist:
Mort Dixon (in 1926)
composer:
Ray Henderson (in 1926)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter, Olde Clover Leaf Music, Ray Henderson Music, Redwood Music Ltd. and Warner Bros., Inc.
Miles Davis Quintet7:54