The Country Gold Collection: 1987-1989

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Originally released under the title "Contemporary Country • The Late '80s" in 1991.
Reissued under the title "The Country Gold Collection: 1980-1983" in 2000.

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Better Man
recording of:
A Better Man (in 1989)
writer:
Clint Black and Hayden Nicholas
Clint Black3:04
2Cry, Cry, Cry
Highway 1012:32
3I Told You So
recording of:
I Told You So
lyricist and composer:
Randy Travis
publisher:
Sometimes You Win Music
Randy Travis3:40
4I'll Always Come Back
K.T. Oslin4:09
5I Wonder Do You Think of Me
recording of:
I Wonder Do You Think of Me
writer:
Sanger D. Shafer
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music
Keith Whitley3:17
6The Moon Is Still Over Her Shoulder
Michael Johnson3:56
7Set 'em Up Joe
recording of:
Set 'em Up Joe
writer:
Buddy Cannon, Hank Cochran, Dean Dillon and Vern Gosdin
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and Universal Music Careers
Vern Gosdin2:27
8Bluest Eyes in Texas
recording of:
The Bluest Eyes in Texas
writer:
Tim DuBois, Dave Robbins and Van Stephenson
Restless Heart3:56
9If You Change Your Mind
Rosanne Cash3:21
10What Am I Gonna Do About You
recording of:
What Am I Gonna Do About You
writer:
Jim Allison, Doug Gilmore and Bob Simon
Reba McEntire3:30
11Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Star
recording of:
Twindle, Twinkle Lucky Star
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard3:26
12Fishin' In the Dark
producer:
Josh Leo
recording of:
Fishin' in the Dark
composer:
Jim Photoglo and Wendy Waldman
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band3:21
13Strong Enough to Bend
additional recording engineer:
Steve Day
assistant recording engineer:
Chris Hammond
recording engineer and mixer:
Scott Hendricks
producer:
Jerry Crutchfield
assistant mixer:
Mark Nevers
acoustic guitar:
Dan Potter
bass guitar:
Bob Wray
drums (drum set):
James Stroud
electric guitar:
Steve Gibson and Kenny Mims
fiddle:
Mark O’Connor
keyboard:
Mitch Humphries
mandolin and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Steve Gibson
resonator guitar [pedal dobro] and steel guitar:
Paul Franklin
saxophone:
Jim Horn
synthesizer:
David Innis
background vocals:
Michael Black, Jessica Boucher, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Carol Chase, Greg Gordon, Katerina Kitridge, Diane Vanette, Hurshel Wiginton, Dennis Wilson and Curtis Young
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas
mixed at:
The Castle in Franklin, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Strong Enough to Bend
writer:
Beth Nielsen Chapman and Don Schlitz
Tanya Tucker2:44
14Ocean Front Property
recording of:
Ocean Front Property
writer:
Hank Cochran, Dean Dillon and Royce Porter
George Strait3:09
15Cry Myself to Sleep
The Judds3:40
16Somebody Lied
Ricky Van Shelton3:20
17Joe Knows How to Live
Eddy Raven3:50
18The Wanderer
cover recording of:
The Wanderer
lyricist and composer:
Ernie Maresca
publisher:
Mijac Music, Schwartz Music Ltd., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Chappell North America Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell North America
Eddie Rabbitt3:21
19Timber, I'm Falling in Love
producer:
Tony Brown
recording of:
Timber, I’m Falling in Love
lyricist and composer:
Kostas
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Patty Loveless2:32
20High Cotton
recording of:
High Cotton
writer:
Scott Anders and Roger Murrah
Alabama3:03
21A Woman in Love
Ronnie Milsap3:17
22We Believe in Happy Endings
recording of:
We Believe in Happy Endings
lyricist and composer:
Bob McDill
Earl Thomas Conley and Emmylou Harris3:33