Ultimate America

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1All-American Girl
additional assistant recording engineer:
Aaron Kasdorf and Todd Tidwell
additional recording engineer:
J.R. Rodriguez
assistant recording engineer and assistant mixer:
Chris Ashburn and Nathan Dickinson
recording engineer and mixer:
Derek Bason
producer:
Mark Bright
editor:
Nathan Dickinson and J.R. Rodriguez
recorded at and mixed at:
Starstruck Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
commentary:
All‐American Girl (commentary) by Carrie Underwood
part of:
Holler's Best 2000s Country Songs (number: 26)
recording of:
All-American Girl
writer:
Ashley Gorley, Kelley Lovelace and Carrie Underwood
publisher:
Carrie Okie Music, Didn't Have To Be Music, EMI April Music Inc., Music of Windswept and Songs of Combustion Music
Carrie Underwood2.653:35
2Take Me Home, Country Roads
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
assistant producer:
Jean Kaplow
producer:
Milt Okun
acoustic guitar [6-string guitar] and lead vocals:
John Denver
banjo and pedal steel guitar:
Eric Weissberg
double bass:
Dick Kniss
guitar:
Bill Danoff and Michael Taylor (Guitarist & former member of the John Denver Band)
membranophone:
Gary Chester (studio drummer and educator)
piano:
Frank Owens (American pianist)
background vocals:
Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert and Starland Vocal Band
vocals:
John Denver
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 94) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 358)
recording of:
Take Me Home, Country Roads (on 1971-02-04)
anthem of:
West Virginia, United States
writer:
Bill Danoff, John Denver and Taffy Nivert
publisher:
BMG Ruby Songs, Cherry Lane Music Ltd., Dino Park Publishing, JD Legacy Publishing, My Pop’s Songs, Reservoir Media Music and Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company Inc. (in 1971)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division)
John Denver4.43:11
3American Kids
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2014 (number: 73)
Kenny Chesney3.253:04
4The Devil Went Down to Georgia
recording of:
The Devil Went Down to Georgia
writer:
Charlie Daniels, Joel "Taz" DiGregorio, Fred Edwards (drummer and songwriter), Charlie Hayward (Member of The Charlie Daniels Band), John Crain and James W. Marshall
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Hat Band Music (in 1979)
Charlie Daniels53:36
5California Girls
Gretchen Wilson32:50
6El Paso
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 66)
recording of:
El Paso (on 1959-04-07)
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Mariposa Music Inc. (publisher), Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
Marty Robbins54:24
7My Old Kentucky Home
cover recording of:
Old Kentucky Home
lyricist, writer and composer:
Randy Newman (American singer‐songwriter and score composer)
publisher:
January Music Corp., Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell North America
Johnny Cash2:49
8Highwayman
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1984-10-03)
assistant engineer:
Ken Criblez and Larry Greenhill
engineer:
David Cherry and Chips Moman
producer:
Chips Moman
bass:
Mike Leech (on 1984-10-03) and Jimmy Tittle (on 1984-10-03)
drums (drum set):
Gene Chrisman (on 1984-10-03)
guitar:
Paul Davis (American singer) (on 1984-10-03), Waylon Jennings (US country musician) (on 1984-10-03), Kris Kristofferson (on 1984-10-03), Chips Moman (on 1984-10-03), Willie Nelson (on 1984-10-03) and Johnny Rodriguez (country singer & songwriter) (on 1984-10-03)
harmonica:
Mickey Raphael (on 1984-10-03)
keyboard:
Paul Davis (American singer) (on 1984-10-03), Bobby Emmons (on 1984-10-03) and Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter) (on 1984-10-03)
mandolin:
Marty Stuart (on 1984-10-03)
background vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1984-10-03), Paul Davis (American singer) (on 1984-10-03), Waylon Jennings (US country musician) (on 1984-10-03), Kris Kristofferson (on 1984-10-03), Chips Moman (on 1984-10-03), Willie Nelson (on 1984-10-03) and Johnny Rodriguez (country singer & songwriter) (on 1984-10-03)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1984-10-03), Waylon Jennings (US country musician) (on 1984-10-03), Kris Kristofferson (on 1984-10-03) and Willie Nelson (on 1984-10-03)
performer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend), Waylon Jennings (US country musician), Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1985), CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1985), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1985), 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 1985) and 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 1985, in 2003)
recorded at:
Moman's Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1984-10-03) and Woodland Sound Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1984-10-03)
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group nominees (number: 1986)
cover recording of:
The Highwayman (on 1984-10-03)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
White Oak Songs
recording of:
The Highwayman
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
White Oak Songs
The Highwaymen4.453:04
9Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)
recording of:
Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)
composer:
Bobby Emmons and Chips Moman
publisher:
Baby Chick Music, Baby Chick Music, Inc. and Essex (publisher)
Waylon Jennings3:21
10Song of the South
Alabama3.853:12
11Boys From the South
Pistol Annies3:41
12American Beautiful
The Henningsens33:07
13The Ballad of Lucy Jordan
recording of:
The Ballad of Lucy Jordan
lyricist and composer:
Shel Silverstein
publisher:
Evil Eye Music Inc.
Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show3:56
14The Ballad of Jed Clampett
recording of:
The Ballad of Jed Clampett
lyricist and composer:
Paul Henning (TV screenwriter and songwriter)
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs with The Foggy Mountain Boys2:04
15Country Boy
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot Country Songs of 2009 (number: 46)
recording of:
Country Boy
lyricist and composer:
Alan Jackson (US country singer/songwriter)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc. and Tri Angels Music
Alan Jackson3.354:05
16A Little Bit Stronger
part of:
Billboard Decade End Chart: Hot Country Songs (2010's) (number: 42)
recording of:
A Little Bit Stronger
writer:
Luke Laird (country music songwriter), Hillary Lindsey and Hillary Scott
Sara Evans4:18
17Mr. Know It All (country version)
recording of:
Mr. Know It All
writer:
Brian Seals (US composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist), Esther Dean, Brett James (American singer, songwriter and record producer) and Dante Jones (American songwriter, record producer, based in Los Angeles)
Kelly Clarkson3:38
18Oklahoma Sky
background vocals:
Allison Moorer
recording of:
Oklahoma Sky
lyricist and composer:
Allison Moorer
Miranda Lambert14:46
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ASIN:UK: B01B2M9JK6 [info]

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part of:Ultimate (Sony Music series) (order: 13)