Giants of Country

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1CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Oh Lonesome MeDon Gibson2:31
2Battle of New Orleans
producer:
Don Law
recorded at:
Bradley Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
The Battle of New Orleans (on 1959-01-27)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Driftwood (in 1936)
publisher:
Warden Music Company Inc.
part of:
Grammy Award: Song of the Year nominees (number: 1960 winner)
is based on:
The 8th of January
Johnny Horton2:33
3Four WallsJim Reeves2:51
4Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
cover recording of:
Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
lyricist:
Paul Campbell
composer:
Joel Newman
Jimmie Rodgers2:21
5Guess Things Happen That Way
recording of:
Guess Things Happen That Way
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
Johnny Cash1:51
6Just Married
recording of:
Just Married
writer:
Al Allen and Barry De Vorzon
Marty Robbins2:07
7RawhideFrankie Laine2:01
8Easy on the Eyes
recording of:
Easy on the Eyes
writer:
Eddy Arnold and Cy Coben
Eddy Arnold2:34
9Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young
recording of:
Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young
lyricist and composer:
Joe Allison
Faron Young2:18
10Midnight
Red Foley3:13
11I’ll Never Get Out of This World AliveHank Williams2:27
12Slowly
recording of:
Slowly
writer:
Tommy Hill and Webb Pierce
Webb Pierce2:19
13The Wild Side of Life
Hank Thompson2:42
14Folsom Prison Blues
producer:
Sam Phillips
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (on 1955-07-30)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1955-07-30)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1955-07-30)
vocals:
Johnny Cash
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records (in 1988)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-07-30)
recording of:
Folsom Prison Blues (on 1955-07-30)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash
publisher:
Aberbach (London), Carlin Music Corporation and Hi Lo Music
is based on:
Crescent City Blues
Johnny Cash2:49
15Rose Marie
recording of:
Rose-Marie (title song of the 1924 operetta)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II and Otto Harbach
composer:
Rudolf Friml
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
part of:
Rose-Marie (1924 operetta-style musical)
Slim Whitman2:19
16The Golden Rocket
recording of:
The Golden Rocket
lyricist and composer:
Hank Snow
Hank Snow2:41
17Cold Cold HeartHank Williams2:42
18Mexican Joe
recording of:
Mexican Joe
lyricist and composer:
Mitchell Torok
Jim Reeves2:37
19Tennessee Saturday Night
recording of:
Tennessee Saturday Night (on 1947-08-12)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Hughes
publisher:
Hill and Range
Red Foley2:39
20There You Go
recording of:
There You Go
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash
publisher:
Carlin Music
Johnny Cash2:17
21In the Jailhouse Now
cover recording of:
In the Jailhouse Now (in 1954)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (in 1978)
Webb Pierce2:03
22Secret Love
Slim Whitman2:45
23JambalayaHank Williams2:53
24Singing the Blues
recording of:
Singing the Blues
lyricist and composer:
Melvin Endsley (in 1956)
publisher:
Acuff Rose Opryland Ltd. and Acuff-Rose Music Limited
Marty Robbins2:26
25Rock Island Line
recording of:
Rock Island Line
lyricist and composer:
Lead Belly
publisher:
Folkways Music Publishers Inc.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 15211)
Johnny Cash2:10
2CD
#TitleArtistLength
1El PasoMarty Robbins4:20
2Sweet Dreams
Faron Young2:33
3White Lightning
cover recording of:
White Lightning
lyricist and composer:
J. P. Richardson
publisher:
Glad Music Co.
George Jones2:47
4Bimbo
recording of:
Bimbo (1953 song) (on 1953-10-08)
lyricist and composer:
Rod Morris
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc.
Jim Reeves2:46
5Singing Hills
Slim Whitman2:28
6Walking After MidnightPatsy Cline2:34
7A Dear John LetterFerlin Husky2:31
8I’m Sorry
recording of:
I’m Sorry (Brenda Lee song, 1960)
writer:
Dub Albritton and Ronnie Self
publisher:
Songs of Universal
Brenda Lee2:40
9Making Believe
recording of:
Making Believe
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Work
Kitty Wells2:54
10Cryin’ Prayin’ Waitin’ Hopin’
Hank Snow2:27
11The Yellow Rose of Texas
double bass:
Jack Drake (on 1955-07-14)
electric guitar:
Billy Byrd (on 1955-07-14)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (on 1955-07-14) and Dale Potter (on 1955-07-14)
guitar and membranophone:
[unknown] (on 1955-07-14)
piano:
Owen Bradley (on 1955-07-14)
steel guitar:
Dickie Harris (on 1955-07-14)
vocals:
Ernest Tubb (on 1955-07-14)
recording of:
The Yellow Rose of Texas
lyricist:
[traditional] and Don George
composer:
[traditional]
publisher:
EMI Full Keel Music
Ernest Tubb2:27
12Cry Cry Cry
recording of:
Cry! Cry! Cry!
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Hill & Range Songs, Inc.
Johnny Cash2:29
13What Am I Worth?George Jones2:44
14There Stands the GlassWebb Pierce2:24
15Sixteen Tons
cover recording of:
Sixteen Tons
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
publisher:
American Music, Inc. and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:36
16I’m a One Woman ManJohnny Horton1:58
17Jealousy
Kitty Wells2:45
18Billy Bayou
recording of:
Billy Bayou
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller
publisher:
Good Music Ltd. and Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
Jim Reeves2:05
19Whole Lotta Woman
recording of:
Whole Lotta Woman
lyricist and composer:
Marvin Rainwater
Marvin Rainwater2:36
20Blue Moon of Kentucky
producer:
Art Satherly
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1946-09-16)
double bass:
Howard Watts (on 1946-09-16)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1946-09-16)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1946-09-16)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1946-09-16)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1946-09-16)
recording of:
Blue Moon of Kentucky (on 1946-09-16)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (in 1946)
publisher:
APRS, Peer International Corporation, Southern Music Publishing, Southern Music Publishing Company Limited and ピアーミュージック
Bill Monroe3:01
21The Last Ride
recording of:
The Last Ride
writer:
Ted Daffan and Robert Halcomb
Hank Snow2:34
22I Walk the LineJohnny Cash2:45
23Lovesick Blues
cover recording of:
Lovesick Blues
lyricist:
Irving Mills and Hank Williams (on 1949-11-01)
composer:
Cliff Friend
arranger:
Hank Williams (on 1949-11-01)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc., Jack Mills, Inc. (on 1922-04-03) and Mills Music, Inc. (from 1930 to present)
Marty Robbins2:34
24It’s Only Make BelieveConway Twitty2:12
25Take These Chains From My Heart
recording of:
Take These Chains From My Heart (on 1952-09-23)
writer:
Hy Heath and Fred Rose
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (on 1952-10-31)
Hank Williams2:38
3CD
#TitleArtistLength
1He’ll Have to Go
producer:
Chet Atkins
vocals:
Jim Reeves
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1959)
recording of:
He’ll Have to Go (on 1959-10-15)
writer:
Audrey Allison and Joe Allison
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Central Songs and Central Songs, Inc.
Jim Reeves2:20
2A Castle in the Sky
recording of:
A Castle In The Sky
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
Marty Robbins2:59
3High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)Frankie Laine2:39
4A Fool Such as IHank Snow2:30
5Hungry for LovePatsy Cline2:29
6Ballad of a Teenage Queen
recording of:
Ballad of a Teenage Queen
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
Johnny Cash2:12
7When It’s Springtime in AlaskaJohnny Horton2:38
8Country Girl
recording of:
Country Girl
lyricist and composer:
Roy Drusky
Faron Young2:34
9Treasure of LoveGeorge Jones2:18
10Am I Losing You?
recording of:
Am I Losing You
composer:
Jim Reeves
publisher:
United Partnership Ltd.
Jim Reeves2:45
11Blue Blue Day
recording of:
Blue Blue Day (1958 country song)
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson
Don Gibson1:55
12Honky Tonk Song
recording of:
Honky Tonk Song
writer:
Buck Peddy and Mel Tillis
Webb Pierce2:04
13The Cattle Call
performer:
Hugo Winterhalter
cover recording of:
The Cattle Call (on 1955-04-28)
lyricist and composer:
Tex Owens
publisher:
Forster Music Publisher, Inc. (on 1934-09-14)
Eddy Arnold2:31
14Indian Love Call
recording of:
Indian Love Call (from the 1924/1936 musicals “Rose Marie”)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II and Otto Harbach
composer:
Rudolf Friml and Herbert Stothart
publisher:
Bill-Bob Publ. Company, Chappell Music Ltd. and Harms, Inc. (on 1924-09-02)
part of:
Rose-Marie (1924 operetta-style musical)
part of:
Rose-Marie (1936 musical film)
Slim Whitman3:08
15Let Me Go Lover
Hank Snow2:26
16I Heard That Lonesome Whistle Blow
producer:
Sam Phillips
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (on 1957-08-04)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1957-08-04)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1957-08-04)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-08-04)
cover recording of:
(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle (on 1957-08-04)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Davis and Hank Williams
publisher:
Peer-Southern Productions, Inc., Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music and Jimmie Davis Music Company, Inc. (on 1951-12-31)
Johnny Cash2:24
17Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?Jim Reeves2:51
18Oh Oh I’m Falling in Love AgainJimmie Rodgers2:13
19Wake Up Irene
recording of:
Wake Up Irene
composer:
Weldon Allard and Johnny Hathcock
Hank Thompson2:16
20Don’t Take Your Guns to Town
recording of:
Don’t Take Your Guns to Town
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
Johnny Cash3:03
21One by One
performer:
Red Foley
recording of:
One by One
writer:
Jack Anglin, Jim Anglin and Johnnie Wright
Kitty Wells & Red Foley2:55
22I Don’t Hurt AnymoreHank Snow2:56
23Kaw Liga
recording of:
Kaw‐Liga (on 1952-09-23)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Rose and Hank Williams
publisher:
Milene Music. Inc (on 1952-12-02)
Hank Williams2:34
24Let the Teardrops FallPatsy Cline2:36
25The Story of My Life
recording of:
The Story of My Life
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
Marty Robbins2:31