Classic Country: 1980-1984

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

Tracklist

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▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Swingin’
recording of:
Swingin’
writer:
John Anderson (US country music singer-songwriter) and Lionel A. Delmore
publisher:
Foggy Jonz Company, Irving Music (BMI), John Anderson Music Company, Inc., Lionel Delmore Music Co. and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
John Anderson3:05
2Lookin’ for Love
recording of:
Lookin’ for Love
writer:
Bob Morrison (US songwriter), Wanda Mallette and Patti Ryan
publisher:
Patti Ryan Music, Southern Days Music Division and Wanda Mallette Music
Johnny Lee3:32
3Houston (Means I’m One Day Closer to You)
Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers Band2:57
4(There’s) No Gettin’ Over Me
recording of:
(There's) No Gettin' Over Me
writer:
Walt Aldridge and Tom Brasfield
Ronnie Milsap3:15
5Common Man
John Conlee2:43
6That’s the Way Love Goes
cover recording of:
That’s the Way Love Goes
writer:
Lefty Frizzell (US country singer & songwriter) and Sanger D. Shafer
Merle Haggard3:05
7Love Is the First Degree
recording of:
Love in the First Degree
writer:
Tim DuBois (music executive) and Jim Hurt (country music songwriter)
Alabama3:14
8I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool
recording of:
I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool
lyricist and composer:
Rhonda Kye Fleming (American singer-songwriter) and Dennis Morgan (US songwriter)
Barbara Mandrell53:39
9Drivin’ My Life Away
recording of:
Drivin’ My Life Away
writer:
David Malloy, Eddie Rabbitt (US country singer & songwriter) and Even Stevens (singer / songwriter)
Eddie Rabbitt3:16
10Elvira
producer:
Ron Chancey
recording of:
Elvira
lyricist and composer:
Dallas Frazier (American songwriter and musician)
The Oak Ridge Boys2:41
11Islands in the Stream
vocals:
Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1983)
recording of:
Islands in the Stream
writer:
Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb
publisher:
BMG Music, Careers Music, Inc., Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Crompton Songs, Gibb Brothers Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Summerhill Songs, Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton4.354:10
12I Believe in You
recording of:
I Believe in You
writer:
Roger Cook (singer, songwriter, producer) and Sam Hogin
Don Williams4:07
13Always on My Mind
producer:
Chips Moman
bass:
Mike Leech (on 1981-10-11)
drums (drum set):
Gene Chrisman (on 1981-10-11)
guitar:
Johnny Christopher (Guitarist, lyricist, composer, singer, session musician) (on 1981-10-11), Willie Nelson (on 1981-10-11) and Reggie Young (guitarist and songwriter) (on 1981-10-11)
harmonica:
Mickey Raphael (on 1981-10-11)
keyboard:
Bobby Woods (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter) (on 1981-10-11) and Bobby Emmons (on 1981-10-11)
vocals:
Willie Nelson (on 1981-10-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1982, in 2003)
recorded at:
Moman's Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1981-10-11)
live cover recording of:
Always on My Mind (on 1981-10-11)
writer:
Johnny Christopher (Guitarist, lyricist, composer, singer, session musician), Mark James (Francis Rodney Zambon, composer of “Suspicious Minds”) and Wayne Carson Thompson
publisher:
Bike Music, Budde Songs Inc., Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing (Hong Kong) Ltd., Lovolar Music, Peermusic (S.E. Asia) Ltd., Rose Bridge Music, Screen Gems, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Sebanine Music
Willie Nelson4.753:34
14Party Time
T.G. Sheppard3:35
15All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)
recording of:
All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams, Jr.
Hank Williams, Jr.3.53:56
▼CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I Love a Rainy Night
recording of:
I Love a Rainy Night
writer:
David Malloy, Eddie Rabbitt (US country singer & songwriter) and Even Stevens (singer / songwriter)
Eddie Rabbitt53:11
2Slow Hand
cover recording of:
Slow Hand
lyricist:
John Bettis
composer:
Michael Clark (songwriter, composer)
publisher:
Flying Dutchman Music Co., Sweet Harmony Music Inc. (US work publisher), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Conway Twitty52:56
3Crying My Heart Out Over You
Ricky Skaggs3:01
4Theme From the Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol’ Boys)
producer:
Richie Albright
bass:
Jerry Bridges (from 1980 until 1980-06-23)
drums (drum set):
Richie Albright (from 1980 until 1980-06-23)
guitar:
Waylon Jennings (from 1980 until 1980-06-23), Gordon Payne (from 1980 until 1980-06-23) and Randy Scruggs (from 1980 until 1980-06-23)
piano:
Clifford Barny Robertson (from 1980 until 1980-06-23)
resonator guitar:
Ralph Mooney (from 1980 until 1980-06-23)
background vocals:
Carter Robertson (from 1980 until 1980-06-23)
lead vocals:
Waylon Jennings (from 1980 until 1980-06-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1980), RCA Corporation (formerly Radio Corporation of America till late 1960s, became BMG Music in 1986) (in 1980) and RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1980)
recorded at:
American Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1980, on 1980-06-23)
recording of:
Theme From the Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol’ Boys) (from 1980 until 1980-06-23)
composer:
Waylon Jennings
publisher:
Rich Way Music, Inc., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Waylon Jennings32:10
5You’re the Reason God Made Oklahoma
David Frizzell & Shelly West3:25
6Never Been So Loved (In All My Life)
Charley Pride3:07
7Elizabeth
The Statler Brothers3:28
8He Stopped Loving Her Today
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 142) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 270)
recording of:
He Stopped Loving Her Today
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Braddock and Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr.
George Jones3:19
9Somewhere Between Right and Wrong
recording of:
Somewhere Between Right and Wrong
lyricist and composer:
Earl Thomas Conley
Earl Thomas Conley4:07
10She Got the Gold Mine (I Got the Shaft)
Jerry Reed3:18
11Wild and Blue
recording of:
Wild and Blue
lyricist, writer and composer:
John Scott Sherrill (American country songwriter)
publisher:
Candy Cane Music and Sweet Baby Music
John Anderson2:43
12’Til I Gain Control Again
cover recording of:
Till I Gain Control Again
lyricist and composer:
Rodney Crowell
publisher:
Tessa Publishing Co
Crystal Gayle3:59
13The Closer You Get
edit of:
The Closer You Get by Alabama
recording of:
The Closer You Get
writer:
Mark Gray (US country music artist) and J.P. Pennington
Alabama43:37
14The Sweetest Thing (I’ve Ever Known)
recording engineer:
Joe Chiccarelli
associate producer:
Otha Young
producer:
Richard Landis
mixer:
Michael Verdick
arranger:
Charles Calello
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1981)
mixed at:
Location Recorders, Inc. in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)
lyricist and composer:
Otha Young
Juice Newton24:08
15On the Road Again
engineer and mixer:
Bradley Hartman
producer:
Willie Nelson
bass:
Bee Spears (in 1979)
drums (drum set):
Paul English (US drummer for Willie Nelson) (in 1979) and Rex Ludwick (US drummer) (in 1979)
guitar:
Johnny Gimble (in 1979), Willie Nelson (in 1979) and Jody Payne (in 1979)
harmonica:
Mickey Raphael (in 1979)
percussion:
Paul English (US drummer for Willie Nelson) (in 1979)
piano:
Bobbie Nelson (in 1979)
vocals:
Willie Nelson (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 2003)
engineered at:
The Enactron Truck in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1979)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 471)
recording of:
On the Road Again (in 1979)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
EMI Full Nelson Music
Willie Nelson4.152:31

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Release

ASIN:US: B000BZ6RWY [info]

Release Group

part of:Classic Country (Time-Life Music) (number: 11) (order: 11)