Classic Country: 1961-1965

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

Tracklist

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CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Act NaturallyBuck Owens and His Buckaroos2:24
2This Is It
recording of:
This Is It
lyricist and composer:
Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer)
Jim Reeves3:08
3I’ve Been Everywhere
recording of:
I’ve Been Everywhere
lyricist and composer:
Geoff Mack
Hank Snow2:46
4What’s He Doin’ in My World
recording of:
What’s He Doing in My World
writer:
Carl Belew, Eddie Bush (50s US rockabilly artist on Sun Records) and Billy Joe Moore
Eddy Arnold2:12
5In the Middle of a Heartache
recording of:
In the Middle of a Heartache (1960s song)
writer:
Laurie Christenson (songwriter), Pat Franzese (songwriter) and Wanda Jackson (aka the Female Elvis)
Wanda Jackson2:35
6Talk Back Trembling Lips
recording of:
Talk Back Trembling Lips (in 1963)
lyricist and composer:
John D. Loudermilk
Ernie Ashworth2:39
7You’re the Reason
recording of:
You're the Reason (in 1961)
writer:
Bobby Edwards (American country music singer), Terry Fell, Fred Henley and Mildred Imes
publisher:
Vogue Music
Bobby Edwards & The Four Young Men2:39
8We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds
recording of:
We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds (in 1963)
lyricist and composer:
Melba Montgomery (country singer)
George Jones & Melba Montgomery2:37
9Oklahoma Hills
recording of:
Oklahoma Hills
composer:
Jack Guthrie and Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
Hank Thompson2:47
10If a Woman Answers (Hang Up the Phone)
Leroy Van Dyke2:23
11Truck Drivin’ Sun of a Gun
recording of:
Truck Drivin' Son-of-a-Gun
writer:
D. Deen (Songwriter) and R. King (1960s country artist & writer)
publisher:
Shelby Singleton Music Inc.
Dave Dudley2:26
12Four Strong Winds
recording of:
Four Strong Winds
lyricist and composer:
Ian Tyson
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
Bobby Bare2:47
13Thanks a Lot
recording of:
Thanks a Lot
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Rich
Ernest Tubb & The Texas Troubadours2:35
14Still
recording of:
Still
lyricist and composer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality)
publisher:
Johnny Bienstock Music and Moss Rose Publications, Inc.
Bill Anderson2:48
15The Ballad of Jed Clampett
recording of:
The Ballad of Jed Clampett (in 1962)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Henning (TV screenwriter)
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys1:35
CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Leavin’ on Your MindPatsy Cline2:27
2I’ve Got a Tiger by the TailBuck Owens2:14
3Things Have Gone to Pieces
cover recording of:
Things Have Gone to Pieces
lyricist and composer:
Leon Payne (Country/Rockabilly artist)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
George Jones2:55
4Girl on the Billboard
recording of:
Girl on the Billboard (in 1965)
writer:
Hank Mills, Samuel M. Garrett (in 1965) and Walter Haynes (in 1965)
Del Reeves2:41
5Misery Loves Company
recording of:
Misery Loves Company
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Reed
Porter Wagoner2:36
6Three Hearts in a Tangle
cover recording of:
Three Hearts in a Tangle
writer:
Ray Pennington and Sonny Thompson (US R&B bandleader and pianist)
Roy Drusky2:31
7Charlie’s Shoes
recording of:
Charlie’s Shoes
lyricist and composer:
Roy Baham
Billy Walker2:18
8A Wound Time Can’t Erase
recording of:
A Wound Time Can’t Erase
lyricist and composer:
Bill D. Johnson (US pedal steel guitarist and songwriter)
Stonewall Jackson2:43
9You’re the Only World I KnowSonny James2:15
10Ten Little Bottles
Johnny Bond3:36
11The Other Woman
Ray Price3:00
12Then and Only Then
recording of:
Then and Only Then
lyricist and composer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality)
Connie Smith2:28
13I Dreamed of a Hillbilly Heaven
recording of:
I Dreamed of a Hillbilly Heaven (in 1961)
writer:
Eddie Dean (Country artist) and Hal Sothern (US guitar player and composer)
Tex Ritter3:12
14Begging to You
recording of:
Begging to You
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
Marty Robbins2:31
15Yakety Axe
recording of:
Yakety Axe
lyricist:
Merle Travis
composer:
Boots Randolph and James Rich (Country songwriter / guitarist)
version of:
Yakety Sax
Chet Atkins2:04

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