The Greatest Country & Western Songs (reissue)

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

Annotation

SPARS code: AAD
Individual cat#s: CDS 51002, CDS 51075, CDS 51076

Annotation last modified on 2026-06-08 14:41 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Stars of Country & Western
2▼CD: Stars of Country & Western, Vol. 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Hey Porter
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1955-03-22)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1955-03-22)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1955-03-22)
lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (in 1955)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Entertainment Corporation (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 1955) and Sun Record Company (in 1955)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-03-22)
recording of:
Hey, Porter (on 1955-03-22)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and West One Music (production music label, prefix: WOM)
Johnny Cash3.52:12
2Listen to a Country Song
cover recording of:
Listen to a Country Song
writer:
Al Garth (American musician and singer, he plays Saxophone, Horn, Violin and other instruments.) and Jim Messina
Lynn Anderson2:43
3A Moment Isn’t Very Long
recording of:
A Moment Isn’t Very Long
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Tree Publishing Co., Inc. and Sony Tree Publishing Co., Inc. (in 2000)
Willie Nelson3:00
4Hallelujah Special
recording of:
Hallelujah Special
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
Carl Perkins2:53
5I’m Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes
Floyd Tillman2:28
6Seven Lonely Days
cover recording of:
Seven Lonely Days
writer:
Marshall Brown (jazz musician, conductor, educator), Alden Shuman and Earl S. Shuman (composer / lyricist)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
Patsy Cline2:10
7Mule Train
recording of:
Mule Train
composer:
Fred Glickman, Hy Heath and Johnny Lange
publisher:
Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and W. Disney Mus. (music publisher, do not use as release label)
part of:
The 23rd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Frankie Laine2:32
8Six Days on Road
cover recording of:
Six Days on the Road
writer:
Earl Green (songwriter) and Carl Montgomery (songwriter)
publisher:
Newkeys Music, Inc. and Tune Publishing, Inc.
Dave Dudley2:12
9Follow Me Back to Louisville
recording of:
Follow Me Back to Louisville
lyricist and composer:
Bill Davidson
Don Williams2:30
10Settin’ Flat on Ready
Cowboy Copas2:39
11Jolie Blon
Moon Mullican2:32
12Done Rovin’
recording of:
Done Rovin’
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Horton
Johnny Horton2:40
13Crazy Arms
recording of:
Crazy Arms
writer:
Ralph Mooney (in 1954) and Chuck Seals (in 1954)
publisher:
Champion Music Corp., Leeds Music, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (in 1956) and MCA Music Svenska AB (in 1978)
George Jones2:34
14Don’t Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes
Slim Willet2:48
15A‐11
cover recording of:
A-11
lyricist and composer:
Hank Cochran (Nashville singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
Johnny Paycheck2:15
16Walking a Mile in My Shoes
recording of:
Walk a Mile in My Shoes
lyricist and composer:
Joe South
publisher:
Bike Music, BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Lowery Music, Lowery Music Co. Inc. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Joe South3:33
3▶CD: Stars of Country & Western, Vol. 3