Country Ballads: The Greatest Country Love Songs in the World... Ever!

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Annotation

UK 2003 CD release
Label: Virgin (LC 03098) - Cat#: VTCD 556 - EAN: 7 24359 16682 7

UK 2003 CD release
Label: Virgin (LC 03098) - Cat#: VTCD 556 - EAN: 7 24359 16682 7

Tracklist

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1You're Still the One
additional programming:
Bjorn Thornsrud
assistant programming:
Jay Alvarez and James Somberg
programming and editor:
Olle Romo
producer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange
mixer:
Mike Shipley
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records and Mercury Records (in 2022)
recording of:
You’re Still the One
writer:
Eilleen Shania Lange and Robert John Lange
publisher:
Loon Echo, Inc., Out-of-Pocket Productions Ltd. and PolyGram International, Inc.
Shania Twain3:33
2It Doesn't Matter Anymore
cover recording of:
It Doesn’t Matter Anymore
lyricist and composer:
Paul Anka
publisher:
Copyright Control, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and Robert Mellin Ltd.
Eva Cassidy3:11
3A Good Year for the Roses
producer:
Billy Sherrill
lead vocals:
Elvis Costello
cover recording of:
A Good Year for the Roses
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Chesnut
Elvis Costello3:07
4Amazed
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (in 2000)
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group nominees (number: 2000)
recording of:
Amazed
writer:
Marv Green, Chris Lindsey and Aimee Mayo
publisher:
Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Chrysalis One Publishing UK Ltd., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Reservoir Media Management, Inc., Round Hill Music, Silverkiss Music, Songs of Nashville DreamWorks, Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
Lonestar4:27
5Mr. Bojangles
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records Nashville (in 1974)
cover recording of:
Mr. Bojangles
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Jeff Walker
publisher:
Gotillion Music, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. and Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band3:34
6Ruby Don't Take Your Love to Town
cover recording of:
Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town
lyricist and composer:
Mel Tillis
publisher:
Cedarwood Publishing Company, Inc., Universal Cedarwood Publishing and Universal Music Publishing International Ltd.
Kenny Rogers2:49
7Harper Valley PTA
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. Riley3:12
8Lonesome
Shelby Lynne3:17
9Help Me Make It Through the Night
vocals:
Kris Kristofferson
recording of:
Help Me Make It Through the Night (in 1969)
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
Kris Kristofferson2:20
10Bye Bye Love
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1957)
bass:
Floyd D. 'Lightnin'' Chance (in 1957)
drums (drum set):
Murrey Harman (in 1957)
electric guitar:
Chet Atkins (in 1957)
guitar:
Don Everly (in 1957), Phil Everly (in 1957) and Hank Garland (in 1957)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (in 1957)
vocals:
Don Everly (in 1957) and Phil Everly (in 1957)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1957 (number: 25), Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 33) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 207)
recording of:
Bye Bye Love (in 1957)
writer:
Boudleaux Bryant and Felice Bryant
publisher:
House of Bryant Publications, Sony ATV Acuff Rose Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
The Everly Brothers2:22
11Misty
cover recording of:
Misty
lyricist:
Johnny Burke
composer:
Erroll Garner
publisher:
Marke Music Publishing Co., Inc., My Dad’s Songs, Inc., Octave Music Publishing Corp., Pocketful of Dreams Music, Reganesque Music Company, The Songwriters Guild, Vernon Music Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. and WB Music Corp.
is based on:
Misty (original instrumental work)
Ray Stevens2:54
12Rose 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 Anderson2:51
13Somethin' 'Bout You Baby I Like
performer:
Glen Campbell
Glen Campbell & Rita Coolidge2:45
14What I've Got in Mind
recording of:
What I’ve Got in Mind
lyricist and composer:
Kenny O’Dell
Billie Jo Spears2:44
15Walk 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
16I'll Never Fall in Love Again
cover recording of:
I’ll Never Fall in Love Again (Promises, Promises)
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Blue Seas Music, Inc., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David), Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd., JAC Music Co., Inc., MCA Music, MCA Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Harmony, Universal, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Bobbie Gentry2:52
17Wichita 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 Campbell3:04
18Your Cheatin' Heart
Faron Young2:50
19Green Green Grass of Home
cover recording of:
Green, Green Grass of Home
lyricist and composer:
Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr.
publisher:
Burlington Music Ltd. and Tree Music
translated version of:
Ik ben weer in m’n dorpje
Bobby Bare2:45
20Please Help Me, I'm Falling
Hank Locklin2:54
21Make 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 Arnold2:39
22I Love You Because
engineer:
Bill Porter
producer:
Chet Atkins and Anita Kerr
arranger:
Anita Kerr
recording of:
I Love You Because (on 1962-10-12)
lyricist and composer:
Leon Payne
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (on 1949-10-12)
Jim Reeves2:45
23For 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 Price3:46
24A Little Bit More
performer:
Ray Sawyer
cover recording of:
A Little Bit More
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Gosh
publisher:
Bygosh Music Corp., Intersong Music Ltd., Sunbury Music Ltd., Warner Chappell and Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited
Dr. Hook3:14
25Funny How Time Slips Away
producer:
Joe Allison
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 2003)
recording of:
Funny How Time Slips Away
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Acuff-Rose-Opryland Music Limited, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and Tree Publishing
Willie Nelson3:01
26Lady
lead vocals:
Kenny Rogers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Liberty Records (in 1980) and Liberty Records, Inc. (in 1980)
part of:
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 67)
recording of:
Lady (in 1980)
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Richie, Jr.
publisher:
Brockman Music
Kenny Rogers3:52