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℗ «2019 Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group»

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Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Swingin’
recording engineer:
Lou Bradley (American producer, engineer, also songwriter)
producer:
John Anderson (US country music singer-songwriter) and Lou Bradley (American producer, engineer, also songwriter)
acoustic guitar and guitar:
Vern Pilder
baritone guitar:
X. Lincoln (country/rockabilly)
bass guitar:
Larry Emmons
drums (drum set):
James Wolfe (country drummer)
fiddle and mandolin:
Tom Morley (fiddle & guitar)
flute and saxophone:
Billy Puett
guitar:
John Anderson (US country music singer-songwriter)
organ and piano:
Mike Jordan (country pianist)
steel guitar:
Buck Reed
background vocals:
Donna Kay Anderson and Deanna Anderson Wall
recorded at:
Columbia Studio B (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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)
53:05
2She Just Started Liking Cheatin’ Songs
recording of:
She Just Started Liking Cheatin' Songs
lyricist and composer:
Kent Robbins
52:24
3Black Sheep
cover recording of:
Black Sheep
writer:
Robert B. Altman and Daniel Dean Darst
recording of:
Black Sheep
writer:
Robert B. Altman and Danny Darst (singer/songwriter)
42:58
4Would You Catch a Falling Star
engineer:
Lou Bradley (American producer, engineer, also songwriter)
producer:
John Anderson (US country music singer-songwriter) and Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter)
cover recording of:
Would You Catch a Falling Star
writer:
Bobby Braddock
publisher:
Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
recording of:
Would You Catch a Falling Star
writer:
Bobby Braddock
publisher:
Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
42:57
5I’m Just an Old Chunk of Coal (But I’m Gonna Be a Diamond Some Day)
cover recording of:
Old Chunk of Coal
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joe Shaver
publisher:
BJ Shaver Music and Sony/ATV Songs LLC (in 1978)
43:47
61959
recording of:
1959
writer:
Gary Lee Gentry
53:00
7Wild and Blue
recording engineer:
Lou Bradley (American producer, engineer, also songwriter)
producer:
John Anderson (US country music singer-songwriter) and Lou Bradley (American producer, engineer, also songwriter)
acoustic guitar and guitar:
Vern Pilder
baritone guitar:
X. Lincoln (country/rockabilly)
bass guitar:
Larry Emmons
drums (drum set):
James Wolfe (country drummer)
fiddle and mandolin:
Tom Morley (fiddle & guitar)
flute and saxophone:
Billy Puett
guitar:
John Anderson (US country music singer-songwriter)
organ and piano:
Mike Jordan (country pianist)
steel guitar:
Buck Reed
background vocals:
Donna Kay Anderson and Deanna Anderson Wall
recorded at:
Columbia Studio B (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 85)
recording of:
Wild and Blue
lyricist, writer and composer:
Sherill (American country songwriter)
publisher:
Candy Cane Music and Sweet Baby Music
52:50
8Chicken Truck
recording of:
Chicken Truck
writer:
John Anderson (US country music singer-songwriter), Monroe Fields and James Ervan Parker
52:43
9Your Lying Blue Eyes
recording of:
Your Lying Blue Eyes
lyricist and composer:
Ken McDuffie
cover recording of:
Your Lying Blue Eyes
lyricist and composer:
Ken McDuffie
43:03
10Down In Tennessee
cover recording of:
Down in Tennessee
writer:
Wayland Holyfield
recording of:
Down in Tennessee
writer:
Wayland Holyfield
43:24
11I Just Came Home to Count the Memories
engineer:
Lou Bradley (American producer, engineer, also songwriter)
producer:
John Anderson (US country music singer-songwriter) and Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter)
recording of:
I Just Came Home to Count the Memories
writer:
Glenn Ray (country music composer)
publisher:
Contention Music
53:33
12Countrified
producer:
John Anderson (US country music singer-songwriter) and Jim Ed Norman
recording of:
Countrified
writer:
Tom Lazaros (US songwriter)
3:28
13Let Somebody Else Drive
recording of:
Let Somebody Else Drive
writer:
Merle Kilgore and Mack Vickery
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI) and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
32:39
14Tokyo, Oklahoma
recording of:
Tokyo, Oklahoma
composer:
Mack Vickery
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI)
52:43
15Honky Tonk Crowd
producer:
John Anderson (US country music singer-songwriter) and Jim Ed Norman
recording of:
Honky Tonk Crowd
writer:
Larry Cordle and Lionel A. Delmore
publisher:
Amanda-Lin Music, Foggy Jonz Music Company and Jack & Bill Music Co.
43:43
16She Sure Got Away with My Heart
producer:
John Anderson (US country music singer-songwriter) and Lou Bradley (American producer, engineer, also songwriter)
cover recording of:
She Sure Got Away With My Heart
writer:
Walt Aldridge and Tom Brasfield
recording of:
She Sure Got Away With My Heart
writer:
Walt Aldridge and Tom Brasfield
42:48
17It’s All Over Now
cover recording of:
It’s All Over Now
writer:
Bobby Womack and Shirley Jean Womack
publisher:
ABKCO Music Ltd. and ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”)
33:22
18Red Georgia Clay
producer:
John Anderson (US country music singer-songwriter) and Lou Bradley (American producer, engineer, also songwriter)
recording of:
Red Georgia Clay
writer:
Bill Emerson (country singer/songwriter), Hal Bynum and Jody Emerson
publisher:
Andite Invasion (publisher), Column Two Music, Irving Music (BMI) and John Anderson Music Company, Inc.
52:35
19Shoot Low Sheriff!
cover recording of:
Shoot Low, Sheriff!
writer:
Monroe Fields and Carmol Taylor
42:12
20The Fightin’ Side of Me
producer:
John Anderson (US country music singer-songwriter) and Jim Ed Norman
cover recording of:
The Fightin’ Side of Me
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
was commissioned by:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
3:02
21Long Black Veil
recording engineer:
Lou Bradley (American producer, engineer, also songwriter)
producer:
John Anderson (US country music singer-songwriter) and Lou Bradley (American producer, engineer, also songwriter)
acoustic guitar and guitar:
Vern Pilder
baritone guitar:
X. Lincoln (country/rockabilly)
bass guitar:
Larry Emmons
drums (drum set):
James Wolfe (country drummer)
fiddle and mandolin:
Tom Morley (fiddle & guitar)
flute and saxophone:
Billy Puett
guitar:
John Anderson (US country music singer-songwriter)
organ and piano:
Mike Jordan (country pianist)
steel guitar:
Buck Reed
background vocals:
Donna Kay Anderson and Deanna Anderson Wall
vocals:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
recorded at:
Columbia Studio B (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
The Long Black Veil
lyricist and composer:
Danny Dill and Marijohn Wilkin
publisher:
Cedarwood Music, Cedarwood Pub. Co., Inc. and PolyGram Music Publishing
53:15
22I Wish I Could Write You a Song
producer:
John Anderson (US country music singer-songwriter) and Lou Bradley (American producer, engineer, also songwriter)
recording of:
I Wish I Could Write You a Song
writer:
John Anderson (US country music singer-songwriter) and Lionel A. Delmore
publisher:
Al Gallico Music Corp.
43:10
23Peace In the Valley
producer:
John Anderson (US country music singer-songwriter) and Jim Ed Norman
cover recording of:
There’ll Be Peace in the Valley for Me
publisher:
Thomas A. Dorsey (blues and gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”) (on 1939-01-25)
lyricist and composer:
Thomas A. Dorsey (blues and gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp., Rightsong Music, Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
33:43
24Haunted House
cover recording of:
Haunted House
lyricist and composer:
Robert Geddins
publisher:
ATV Music Corp. and B-Flat Publishing
43:13
25The Arms of a Fool
cover recording of:
The Arms of a Fool
writer:
Ronal McCown
42:39

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