Country: The Essential Album

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistLength
1Lucille
producer:
Larry Butler
lead vocals:
Kenny Rogers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records Nashville (in 1976), United Artists Music and Records Group, Inc. (in 1976) and Liberty Records, Inc. (in 1977)
recording of:
Lucille
writer:
Roger Bowling and Hal Bynum
publisher:
ATV Music Corp., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., Andite Invasion (in 1976) and Brougham Hall Music Co., Inc. (in 1976)
Kenny Rogers3:37
2Rhinestone Cowboy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Nashville Records (in 1975) and Capitol Records Nashville (in 2003)
recording of:
Rhinestone Cowboy (on 1975-02-24)
lyricist and composer:
Larry Weiss
publisher:
House of Weiss Music Co, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell North America
Glen Campbell3:12
3Girls With Guitars
Wynonna3:16
4Harper Valley P.T.A.
producer:
Shelby Singleton
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 78)
recording of:
Harper Valley PTA (on 1968-07-26)
lyricist and composer:
Tom T. Hall
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Jeannie C. Riley3:13
5Stand by Your Man
producer:
Billy Sherrill
lead vocals:
Tammy Wynette (in 1968)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 8) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 473)
recording of:
Stand by Your Man (in 1968)
writer:
Billy Sherrill and Tammy Wynette
publisher:
Al Gallico Music Corp., EMI Al Gallico Music Corp., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
Tammy Wynette2:44
6Coalminer's Daughter
Loretta Lynn3:13
7Wasted Days & Wasted Nights
recording of:
Wasted Days and Wasted Nights
writer:
Wayne Duncan and Freddy Fender
Freddy Fender2:44
8Take Me for Longing
banjo:
Ron
double bass [Acoustic Bass]:
Barry
fiddle and lead vocals:
Alison
guitar:
Dan
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Jerry
recording of:
Take Me for Longing
writer:
Mark Simos
publisher:
BMG Bumblebee and Devachan Music
Alison Krauss & Union Station2:51
9Ode to Billie Joe
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records Nashville (in 1967)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 51), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 191) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 412)
recording of:
Ode to Billie Joe (in 1967-03)
lyricist and composer:
Bobbie Gentry
publisher:
Larry Shayne Music, Inc. and Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd
Bobbie Gentry4:15
10Time in a Bottle
producer:
Terry Cashman and Tommy West
vocals:
Jim Croce (on 1971-10-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
R2M Music (in 1972), BMG Rights Management (US) LLC (in 1973), Lastrada Entertainment Co., Ltd. (in 1973) and LeFrak-Moelis Records (in 1973)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1971-10-11)
recording of:
Time in a Bottle (on 1971-10-11)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Croce
publisher:
American Broadcasting Music, Inc., Blendingwell Music, Inc., DenJac Music Company and MCA Music
Jim Croce2:26
11The End of the World
engineer:
Bill Porter
producer:
Chet Atkins
vocals:
Skeeter Davis
recording of:
The End of the World (in 1962)
lyricist:
Sylvia Dee
composer:
Arthur Kent
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation and Summit Music Corp,
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス
Skeeter Davis2:38
12Love Can Build a Bridge
recording of:
Love Can Build a Bridge
writer:
John Barlow Jarvis, Naomi Judd and Paul Overstreet
publisher:
Leosong and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd.
The Judds3:52
13The Cheatin' Kind
recording of:
The Cheating Kind
writer:
Bill Funderburk and Jim Seeley
Billie Jo Spears2:44
14For the Good Times
part of:
Rolling Stone: 40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time (number: 18)
cover recording of:
For the Good Times
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Careers Music, Inc., Careers-BMG Music, Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd., Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd., Valentine Music Ltd. and Universal Music Careers (in 1968)
recording of:
For the Good Times
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Careers Music, Inc., Careers-BMG Music, Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd., Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd., Valentine Music Ltd. and Universal Music Careers (in 1968)
Ray Price3:48
15Welcome to My World
producer:
Chet Atkins
arranger:
Anita Kerr
recording of:
Welcome to My World (on 1961-11-20)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Hathcock and Ray Winkler
publisher:
Neillrae Music, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Jim Reeves2:25
16Help Me Make It Through the Night
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Dominion Entertainment, Inc. (in 1971)
cover recording of:
Help Me Make It Through the Night (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
BMG Songs Ltd., Combine Music Corp., EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd., Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd. and KPM
sub-publisher:
Air Music Scandinavia AB
Sammi Smith2:34
17If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body (Would You Hold It Against Me?)
engineer:
Jim Crosby (in 1978) and Michael Lloyd (in 1978)
producer:
Michael Lloyd (in 1978)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
David Bellamy (in 1978) and Howard Bellamy (in 1978)
bass guitar:
Jesse Chambers (in 1978)
drums (drum set):
Rodney Price (in 1978)
electric guitar:
Carl Chambers (in 1978)
keyboard:
Joe LaFrandre (in 1978)
steel guitar:
Danny Jones (in 1978)
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group nominees (number: 1980)
recording of:
If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me (in 1978)
lyricist and composer:
David Bellamy
The Bellamy Brothers3:11
18Your Cheatin' Heart
Razzy Bailey3:29
19I 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)
Kitty Wells2:14
20I Will Always Love You
Deborah Allen3:11
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ASIN:UK: B00076SJGE [info]