Ultimate Country - The First Ladies and Gentlemen of Country

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Tracklist

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1CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Times a’Wastin’
recording of:
Times A'Wastin'
lyricist and composer:
Boudleaux Bryant
June Carter Cash & Carl Smith2:10
2Train of Love
recording of:
Train of Love
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
Johnny Cash2:22
3A Church, a Courtroom and Then Goodbye
vocals:
Patsy Cline
recording of:
A Church, a Courtroom and Then Goodbye
writer:
Eddie Miller (US country music songwriter) and W.S. Stevenson
Patsy Cline43:04
4Where Does a Broken Heart Go
recording of:
Where Does a Broken Heart Go?
lyricist and composer:
Mary Reeves
Jim Reeves2:22
5Cryin’ Cause I Love You
recording of:
Cryin' Cause I Love You
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
Marty Robbins2:37
6North Wind
Slim Whitman2:43
7Foolish Heart
Faron Young2:22
8Silver Threads and Golden Needles
recording of:
Silver Threads and Golden Needles
writer:
Dick Reynolds (country songwriter) and Jack Rhodes (songwriter, producer, guitarist)
publisher:
Central Songs, Fort Knox Music Co, Fort Knox Music Inc. and Trio Music Co., Inc.
Wanda Jackson2:37
9Release Me
Ray Price2:42
10(That’s What You Get) For Lovin’ Me
Waylon Jennings2:24
11I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive
recording of:
I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive (on 1952-06-13)
writer:
Fred Rose (songwriter) and Hank Williams (country music legend)
Hank Williams2:27
12Raw Hide
banjo:
Rudy Lyle (on 1951-01-20)
double bass:
Joel Price (on 1951-01-20)
fiddle:
Merle "Red" Taylor (country/bluegrass fiddler, songwriter, and singer) (on 1951-01-20)
guitar:
Jimmy Martin (US bluegrass musician) (on 1951-01-20)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1951-01-20)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-01-20)
recording of:
Rawhide (mandolin instrumental) (on 1951-01-20)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
Bill Monroe2:37
13The Angels Are Singing (In Heaven Tonight)
The Stanley Brothers3:03
14Love or Hate
Kitty Wells2:44
15Corrine, Corrina
Chet Atkins2:14
16The Golden Rocket
Hank Snow2:46
17I Wanna Play House With You
Eddy Arnold2:12
18Just Can’t Live That Fast (Any More)
Lefty Frizzell2:04
19Movie Magg
recording of:
Movie Magg (in 1955-01)
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
publisher:
Carl Perkins Music Inc., Knox Music and Wren Music Co.
Carl Perkins2:10
20Country Boy
‘Little’ Jimmy Dickens2:57
21Tennessee Saturday Night
recording of:
Tennessee Saturday Night (on 1947-08-12)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Hughes (Western Swing musician/songwriter)
publisher:
Hill and Range (publisher)
Red Foley2:41
22Diggy Liggy Lo
James “Jimmy” Newman2:21
23It Ain’t No Use
fiddle:
Doyle Strickland (on 1952-05-19)
guitar:
Charlie Mercer (on 1952-05-19)
harmonica:
Wayne Raney (on 1952-05-19)
tenor guitar:
Wallace Mercer (on 1952-05-19)
vocals:
Charlie Mercer (on 1952-05-19) and Wallace Mercer (on 1952-05-19)
recording of:
It Ain’t No Use
writer:
Lonnie Polk and Guy Willis
The Mercer Brothers2:38
24I Just Don’t Understand
recording of:
I Just Don’t Understand
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
Willie Nelson2:56
25Letter to Heaven
recording of:
Letter to Heaven
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
publisher:
Owepar Publishing Inc.
Dolly Parton2:43
2CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Ruby (Don’t take Your Love to Town)Kenny Rogers42:56
2Get Rhythm
recording of:
Get Rhythm
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Hi-Lo Music
Johnny Cash2:14
3Crazy Arms
recording of:
Crazy Arms (on 1956-03-01)
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)
Ray Price32:34
4What Am I Worth
recording of:
What Am I Worth
writer:
Darrell Edwards and George Jones (US country music vocalist)
George Jones2:47
5Drinking Tequila
recording of:
Drinking Tequila
lyricist and composer:
Bob Center
Jim Reeves2:46
6Maybellene
cover recording of:
Maybellene
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Salee Music Company
Marty Robbins2:32
7I’ve Loved and Lost Again
recording of:
I’ve Loved and Lost Again
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Miller (US country music songwriter)
Patsy Cline2:35
8Lovesick Blues
recording of:
Lovesick Blues
lyricist:
Irving Mills and Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1949-11-01)
composer:
Cliff Friend (US composer, lyricist & pianist)
arranger:
Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1949-11-01)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Jack Mills, Inc. (on 1922-04-03) and Mills Music, Inc. (from 1930 to present)
Hank Williams2:45
9Secret Love
recording of:
Secret Love (song from “Calamity Jane”)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Sammy Fain
publisher:
Chappell, Remick Music Corp., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell North America and Warner Chappell North America Ltd.
sub-publisher:
Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
part of:
The 26th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1953 winner)
part of:
Calamity Jane (stage musical)
Slim Whitman2:48
10Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young
recording of:
Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young
lyricist and composer:
Joe Allison
Faron Young2:18
11We’ve Got Things to Do
June Carter Cash2:25
12I Didn’t Sleep a Wink Last NightWillie Nelson2:13
13Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue)
Chet Atkins2:36
14Ridin’ the Sunshine Special
Johnny Horton2:15
15Please Don’t Let Me Love You
Red Sovine2:35
16Daydreamin
James “Jimmy” Newman3:03
17Stompy Joe
Hank Locklin2:25
18I’m an Old, Old Man (Tryin’ to live While I Can)
recording of:
I’m an Old, Old Man
lyricist and composer:
Lefty Frizzell (US country singer & songwriter)
Lefty Frizzell2:28
19Blackberry Boogie
recording of:
Blackberry Boogie
writer:
Tennessee Ernie Ford (in 1952)
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:29
20Crying in the Chapel
Darrell Glenn3:02
21I Heard the Jukebox Playing
Kitty Wells2:15
22Your Papa Ain’t Steppin’ Anymore
Sheb Wooley2:44
23Back Street Affair
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1952-07-29)
recording of:
Back Street Affair (on 1952-07-29)
composer:
Jimmy Rule and Billy Wallace (Country artist)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation
Webb Pierce42:46
24Rub-A-Dub-Dub
Hank Thompson2:15
25Release Me
cover recording of:
Release Me
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.
Dolly Parton2:16

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ASIN:DE: B000UYT9M6 [info]