The Ultimate Country Collection

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistLength
1The Most Beautiful Girl
recording engineer:
Lou Bradley (on 1973-02-09)
producer:
Billy Sherrill
background vocals:
The Nashville Edition (on 1973-02-09)
lead vocals:
Charlie Rich (on 1973-02-09)
vocals:
Charlie Rich (on 1973-02-09)
strings arranger:
Bill McElhiney
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (in 1973) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1973)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1973-02-09)
cover recording of:
The Most Beautiful Girl (on 1973-02-09)
writer:
Rory Bourke, Billy Sherrill and Norris “Norro” Wilson
publisher:
Al Gallico Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and Gallico Music Ltd.
version of:
Hey Mister
Charlie Rich2:40
2I Recall a Gypsy Woman
producer:
Allen Reynolds and Don Williams
vocals:
Don Williams
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ABC Records, Inc (in 1973)
recording of:
I Recall a Gypsy Woman (1973 song)
writer:
Bob McDill and Allen Reynolds
publisher:
Jack Music, Inc., Morning Music and PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd.
Don Williams3:23
3I Fall to Pieces
vocals:
Patsy Cline
part of:
Rolling Stone: 40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time (number: 40) and Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 72)
cover recording of:
I Fall to Pieces
composer:
Hank Cochran and Harlan Howard
Patsy Cline2:49
4Crystal Chandeliers
recording of:
Crystal Chandeliers (1965 song)
lyricist and composer:
Ted Harris
Charley Pride2:49
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 Wynette2:41
6Walk on By
recording of:
Walk On By (Leroy Van Dyke song) (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
Kendall Hayes
publisher:
Lowery Music Co. Inc.
Leroy Van Dyke2:21
7Before the Next Teardrop Falls
cover recording of:
Before the Next Teardrop Falls
writer:
Vivian Keith and Ben Peters
publisher:
Shelby Singleton Music Inc.
Freddy Fender2:32
8Poor Boy Blues
producer:
Mark Knopfler
mixer:
Bill Schnee
bass:
Guy Fletcher
guitar family:
Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler
membranophone:
Larrie Londin
steel guitar:
Paul Franklin
vocals:
Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler
performer:
Mark Knopfler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1990)
mixed at:
Bill Schnee Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Poor Boy Blues
lyricist and composer:
Paul Kennerley
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc.
Chet Atkins & Mark Knopfler4:02
9Blanket on the Ground
recording of:
Blanket on the Ground
lyricist and composer:
Roger Bowling
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd., Copyright Control and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Billie Jo Spears3:33
10Make the World Go Away
cover recording of:
Make the World Go Away
lyricist and composer:
Hank Cochran
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (in 1963)
Eddy Arnold2:41
11He'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
12He 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 Jones3:16
13Ring of Fire
recording of:
Ring of Fire
writer:
June Carter Cash and Merle Kilgore
publisher:
Painted Desert Music Corporation
Johnny Cash2:35
14Rose Garden
cover recording of:
Rose Garden (in 1970)
lyricist and composer:
Joe South
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
version of:
’k Blijf op je wachten
Lynn Anderson2:57
15I Couldn't Leave You If I Tried
Rodney Crowell3:17
16Lucille
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 Rogers3:36
17(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time
Ronnie Milsap2:56
18Rhinestone 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 Campbell3:13
19I'm Movin' On
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1950-03-28)
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Ernie Newton (on 1950-03-28)
fiddle:
Tommy Vaden (on 1950-03-28)
guitar:
Hank Snow (on 1950-03-28)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Jack Shook (on 1950-03-28)
steel guitar:
Joe Talbot (on 1950-03-28)
vocals:
Hank Snow (on 1950-03-28)
recording of:
I’m Moving On (on 1950-03-28)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Snow
publisher:
Hill and Range Songs, Inc. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Hank Snow2:49
20Feels So Right
recording of:
Feels So Right
lyricist and composer:
Randy Owen
Alabama3:35
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