Simply Country

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Annotation

4 CD pack. I only have disc 2 to hand, however.

Annotation last modified on 2017-08-21 22:01 UTC.

Tracklist

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▼CD 1: Country Legends
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I Saw the Light
recording of:
I Saw the Light
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Ltd. (UK) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1948-11-16)
Hank Williams2:47
2Walkin’ After Midnight
cover recording of:
Walkin’ After Midnight
lyricist:
Don Hecht
composer:
Alan Block and Don Hecht
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Patsy Cline2:34
3Folsom Prison Blues
recording of:
Folsom Prison Blues
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (Publisher), Carlin Music Corporation and Hi Lo Music
is based on:
Crescent City Blues
Johnny Cash2:48
4Ruby Don’t Take Your Love to Town
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 Rogers2:56
5Crystal Chandeliers (live)
recording of:
Crystal Chandeliers (1965 song)
lyricist and composer:
Ted Harris (US Rockabilly/Country artist Theodore Clifford Harris)
Charley Pride2:50
6Rose Garden
cover recording of:
Rose Garden
lyricist and composer:
Joe South
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Lynn Anderson2:51
7King of the Road
recording of:
King of the Road
lyricist:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”) (in 1964)
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd.
Roger Miller2:21
8Wedding Bells
George Jones3:03
9Coal Miner’s Daughter (live)
recording of:
Coal Miner’s Daughter
lyricist and composer:
Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn3:14
10Wasted Days and Wasted Nights (live)
recording of:
Wasted Days and Wasted Nights
writer:
Wayne Duncan (drums) and Freddy Fender
Freddy Fender2:45
11My Arms Stay Open Late
cover recording of:
My Arms Stay Open Late
writer:
Dan Lomax and Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr.
Billie Jo Spears2:13
12Please Help Me I’m Falling
recording of:
Please Help Me, I’m Falling
lyricist and composer:
Hal Blair and Don Robertson (“Happy Whistler” songwriter)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Carlin Music Corporation, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Don Robertson Music Corp., Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A (BMI-affiliated) and Ross Jungnickel, Inc.
Hank Locklin2:23
13Makin’ Believe
recording of:
Making Believe (in 1955)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Work (Country music singer and songwriter)
Kitty Wells2:54
14Crying
cover recording of:
Crying
lyricist:
Joe Melson (in 1961) and Roy Orbison (in 1961)
composer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1961-08-16)
part of:
50/50
Waylon Jennings2:38
15The Shelter of Your Arms
recording of:
The Shelter of Your Arms
lyricist and composer:
Shirley Collie (US country/rockabilly singer, yodeler, guitarist and songwriter)
publisher:
Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
Willie Nelson2:45
▼CD 2: Country Classics
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Jambalaya
Jerry Lee Lewis2:02
2There Goes My Everything
Anne Murray3:00
3The Tennessee Waltz
recording of:
Tennessee Waltz
lyricist:
Redd Stewart (in 1946)
composer:
Pee Wee King (in 1946)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI), Cinephonic Music Co., Ltd. and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
Patti Page2:59
4I Love You Because
cover recording of:
I Love You Because
lyricist and composer:
Leon Payne (Country/Rockabilly artist)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1949-10-12)
Johnny Cash2:26
5I Can’t Stop Loving You
Kitty Wells2:14
6Faithless Love
cover recording of:
Faithless Love
lyricist and composer:
J.D. Souther
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (Hong Kong) Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司 (1995–2019)), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Benchmark Music (in 1975) and Golden Spread Music (in 1975)
Lynn Anderson3:16
7The End of the World
engineer:
Bill Porter (engineer)
producer:
Chet Atkins
vocals:
Skeeter Davis
recording of:
The End of the World (in 1962)
lyricist:
Sylvia Dee (American lyricist)
composer:
Arthur Kent
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
Skeeter Davis3.52:39
8Angel of the Morning
Rita Remington3:06
9Six Days on the Road
cover recording of:
Six Days on the Road
writer:
Earl Green and Carl Montgomery
publisher:
Newkeys Music, Inc. and Tune Publishing, Inc.
Dave Dudley2:07
10Harper Valley P.T.A.
cover recording of:
Harper Valley PTA
lyricist and composer:
Tom T. Hall
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Jeannie C. Riley3:13
11The Auctioneer
recording of:
The Auctioneer
writer:
Buddy Black (writer) and Leroy Van Dyke
Leroy Van Dyke2:47
12From a Jack to a King
recording of:
From a Jack to a King
lyricist and composer:
Ned Miller
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd.
Ned Miller2:09
13The Pill (live)
recording of:
The Pill
writer:
Lorene Allen, T.D. Bayless, Loretta Lynn and Don McHan
Loretta Lynn1:16
14Stand by Your Man
cover recording of:
Stand by Your Man
writer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger) and Tammy Wynette
publisher:
Al Gallico Music Corp., EMI Al Gallico Music Corp., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present) and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated)
Lynn Anderson2:46
15Help Me Make It Through the Night (live)
Charley Pride2:47
▼CD 3: Country Memories
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Tumbling Tumbleweeds
recording of:
Tumbling Tumbleweeds
publisher:
Music of the West
lyricist and composer:
Bob Nolan (Western songwriter)
publisher:
Sam Fox Publishing Company (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (on 1934-07-12)
Sons of the Pioneers2:34
2Makes No Difference Now
Burl Ives2:35
3Oklahoma Hills
recording of:
Oklahoma Hills
composer:
Jack Guthrie and Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
Jim Reeves1:54
4When a House Is Not a Home
cover recording of:
When Your House Is Not a Home
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
Patsy Cline2:00
5Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
Johnny Bond2:52
6Home on the Range
Bing Crosby2:42
7Sioux City Sue
Spade Cooley2:26
8The Last Roundup
live recording of:
The Last Round Up (on 1951-02-24)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Hill (US songwriter)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. (on 1933-09-06)
Gene Autry3:22
9Love You Big as Texas
Tex Ritter1:51
10Mexicali Rose
Johnny Bond2:49
11Cool Water
recording of:
Cool Water
lyricist and composer:
Bob Nolan (Western songwriter) (in 1936)
Bing Crosby & Mary Martin3:04
12Orange Blossom Special
recording of:
Orange Blossom Special
lyricist and composer:
Ervin Thomas Rouse
Rouse Brothers2:59
13Earl’s Breakdown
recording of:
Earl's Breakdown
composer:
Earl Scruggs
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs3:01
14Wabash Cannonball
recording of:
Wabash Cannonball (on 1947-01-28)
composer:
A.P. Carter and William Kindt
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4228)
Roy Acuff2:38
15I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
recorded at:
E.T. Herzog Recording Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 111) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 165)
recording of:
I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry (on 1949-08-30)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH (2002-today), Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1949-10-31) and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) (from 2002 to present)
Hank Williams32:48
▼CD 4: Country Roots
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Foggy Mountain Breakdown
recording of:
Foggy Mountain Breakdown
composer:
Earl Scruggs
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:43
2Bluegrass Stomp
Bill Monroe2:59
3Square Dance Tennessee
Red Foley2:16
4Moon Over Montana
Jimmy Wakely2:57
5Hey! Hey! Hey!
The Stanley Brothers2:44
6Move It on Over
recording of:
Move It on Over (on 1947-04-21)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI)
Hank Williams2:46
7Cotton Eyed Joe
recording of:
Cotton‐Eyed Joe (traditional song)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 942)
Bob Wills1:48
8Divorce Me C.O.D.
Johnny Bond2:43
9Pale Moon
Tex Williams2:06
10Wreck on the Highway
recording of:
Wreck on the Highway (aka I Didn't Hear Nobody Pray)
lyricist and composer:
Dorsey Dixon
Roy Acuff2:48
11I Wouldn’t Treat a Dog Like You’re Treating Me
Ferlin Husky1:55
12I Didn’t Know the Gun Was Loaded
Jean Shepard2:14
13You’ll Rue the Day
Spade Cooley2:52
14Death at the Bar
Kitty Wells3:03
15Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain
Hank Snow2:41