Country Greats: The Ultimate Collection

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Dance the Night Away
producer:
Don Cook (US country producer/songwriter) and Raul Malo (The Mavericks lead singer, country music)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records Nashville (a division of MCA Records Inc.) (in 1997)
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group nominees (number: 1999)
recording of:
Dance the Night Away
lyricist and composer:
Raul Malo (The Mavericks lead singer, country music)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and Rumbalo Music
The Mavericks3.44:23
2Paper in Fire
assistant engineer:
Rick Fettig
engineer and mixer:
Don Gehman and David Leonard (US producer and engineer)
producer:
Don Gehman and John Mellencamp
engineered at:
Belmont Mall (John Mellencamp's private studio) in Belmont, Indiana, United States (from 1986-09 until 1987-06)
recording of:
Paper in Fire
lyricist and composer:
John Mellencamp
John Mellencamp3.753:52
3Stuck Like Glue
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2010 (number: 81)
recording of:
Stuck Like Glue
writer:
Kristian Bush, Shy Carter, Kevin Griffin (member of Better Than Ezra) and Jennifer Nettles
Sugarland3.954:08
4Don’t Be Bad
recording of:
Don't Be Sad
writer:
Ryan Adams (US singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer & poet), Mike Daly (American producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist) and James Iha
Whiskeytown3:22
5Courtesy of the Red, White & Blue
part of:
The Village Voice – The 50 Worst Songs of the ’00s (number: 18) and Billboard Hot 100: 2025-07-19 (number: 31)
recording of:
Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)
lyricist and composer:
Toby Keith (US country singer & guitarist)
Toby Keith33:16
6Spiders & Snakes
recording of:
Spiders and Snakes
writer:
David Bellamy (Bellamy Brothers) and Jim Stafford
Jim Stafford3:00
7You Win Again
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Charly Records (from 2008 to present)
cover recording of:
You Win Again
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1952-09-03)
recording of:
You Win Again
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1952-09-03)
Jerry Lee Lewis2:56
8Living a Lie
Jon Langford1:50
9Fast Train Down
recording engineer:
Ken Sluiter (audio engineer and musician)
recorded at:
Kingsize Sound Labs (Chicago) in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Waco Brothers4:46
10The Road Goes on Forever
Joe Ely4:34
11Don’t Come the Cowboy With Me Sonny Jim
recording of:
Don’t Come the Cowboy With Me Sonny Jim!
lyricist and composer:
Kirsty MacColl
Kirsty MacColl3:49
12Big Brown Eyes
engineer and producer:
Chuck Uchida
drums (drum set) [trap kit]:
Philip Peeples
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Murry Hammond
guitar:
Ken Bethea and Rhett Miller
lead vocals:
Rhett Miller
vocals:
Murry Hammond
recorded at:
Attica Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States
recording of:
Big Brown Eyes
writer:
Ken Bethea, Murry Hammond, Rhett Miller and Philip Peeples
Old 97’s4:26
13Harlem River Blues
recording engineer and mixer:
Adam Bednarik
producer:
Justin Townes Earle and Skylar Wilson
acoustic guitar:
Justin Townes Earle
double bass [upright bass]:
Bryn Davies (US bassist, cellist, and pianist)
drums (drum set) [drums] and percussion:
Bryan Owings
electric guitar:
Jason Isbell
organ:
Skylar Wilson
choir vocals:
Rayland Baxter, Alex Caress, Jordan Caress, Bryn Davies (US bassist, cellist, and pianist), Justin Townes Earle, Josh Hadley, Jason Isbell and Caitlin Rose
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bloodshot Records (Independent record label based in Chicago, IL)
recorded at and mixed at:
House of David in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Harlem River Blues
lyricist and composer:
Justin Townes Earle
Justin Townes Earle3.52:48
14I Walk the Line
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1956-04-02)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1956-04-02)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1956-04-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Entertainment Corporation (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 1956) and Sun Record Company (in 1956)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-04-02)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 30), Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 33) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 76)
recording of:
I Walk the Line (on 1956-04-02)
lyricist and composer:
John R. Cash (country music legend) (in 1956)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Bug Music, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A (BMI-affiliated) and House of Cash, Inc. (BMI-affiliated, publisher for works of Johnny Cash)
Johnny Cash4.152:43
15Wild Horses
cover recording of:
Wild Horses (in 1970)
writer:
Mick Jagger (Rolling Stones) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”)
The Flying Burrito Brothers46:22
16Birdcall Morning
recording of:
Birdcall Morning
lyricist and composer:
Joe Walsh (Eagles/James Gang)
Joe Walsh3:45
17Release Me
producer:
Jack Clement, Bill Justis and Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton (in 1959-03)
guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1959-03)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (in 1959-03)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (in 1959-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1974)
cover recording of:
Release Me (in 1959-03)
additional writer:
W.S. Stevenson
writer:
Eddie Miller (US country music songwriter), Dub Williams (pseudonym used by James Pebworth) and Robert Yount (songwriter)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Four Star Sales, Roschelle Publishing and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd.
Jerry Lee Lewis2:10
18I’ve Never Been This Far Before
Rita Remington3:14
19Blackland Farmer
Sleepy LaBeef2:21
20Red Cadillac and a Black Moustache
recording of:
Red Cadillac and a Black Moustache
lyricist and composer:
Lillian May and Willie B. Thompson,
publisher:
Unart Music Corp.
Warren Smith2:17
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part of:The Ultimate Collection (Union Square Music, ULTIM5CD) (number: 010) (order: 7)