All Time Classic Country Tearjerkers

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Tracklist

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1Blue Bayou
recording engineer and mixer:
Val Garay
assistant engineer:
Mark Howlett
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar:
Waddy Wachtel (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
bass guitar [bass] and mandolin:
Kenny Edwards (Bryndle/Stone Poneys/Linda Ronstadt) (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
cowbell, drums (drum set) and electronic drum set [syn-drums]:
Rick Marotta (US drummer/percussionist) (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
electric piano:
Don Grolnick (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
marimba:
Steve Forman (US percussionist) (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
steel guitar:
Dan Dugmore (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
background vocals:
Kenny Edwards (Bryndle/Stone Poneys/Linda Ronstadt) (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22) and Don Henley (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
lead vocals:
Linda Ronstadt (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Asylum Records (Warner Music subsidiary) (in 1977), WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1978) and Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 2017)
recorded at:
Sound Factory, LA (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 61)
cover recording of:
Blue Bayou (English) (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
lyricist:
Joe Melson (in 1963) and Roy Orbison (in 1963)
composer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (in 1961)
Linda Ronstadt4.253:54
2Little Rock n Roller
recording engineer and mixer:
Chuck Ainlay
drums (drum set):
Harry Stinson
lead vocals:
Steve Earle (US folk/rock singer/songwriter)
recorded at:
Sound Stage Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
The Castle (Castle Recording Studios) in Franklin, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Little Rock ’n’ Roller
lyricist and composer:
Steve Earle (US folk/rock singer/songwriter)
publisher:
Goldline Music, Inc.
Steve Earle34:49
3Pledging My Love
Emmylou Harris2:57
4I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing
cover recording of:
I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing
lyricist and composer:
Diane Warren (US songwriter)
publisher:
Realsongs (ended), Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
The 71st Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Mark Chesnutt3:56
5The End of the World
engineer:
Bill Porter (engineer)
producer:
Chet Atkins
vocals:
Skeeter Davis
recording of:
The End of the World (in 1962)
lyricist:
Sylvia Dee (American lyricist)
composer:
Arthur Kent
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Summit Music Corp, (ASCAP-affiliated)
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Skeeter Davis4.152:37
6The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face
cover recording of:
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
lyricist and composer:
Ewan MacColl (folksinger, songwriter, actor)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Essex Music Publishing, Harmony Music Publishing (subsidiary of Viva Entertainment), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Stormking Music Inc. and Westbury Music Ltd.
Vern Gosdin3:54
7Old 8x10
Randy Travis2:58
8D-I-V-O-R-C-E
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 59)
recording of:
D-I-V-O-R-C-E (1968 song) (in 1968)
lyricist:
Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr.
composer:
Bobby Braddock
Tammy Wynette3.252:57
9He’s Back and I’m Blue
producer:
Paul Worley
recording of:
He's Back and I'm Blue
composer:
Robert Anderson (US country songwriter) and Michael Woody
Desert Rose Band3:06
10Lock Stock and Teardrops
producer:
Owen Bradley
bass:
Henry Strzelecki
bass guitar:
Harold Bradley
electric guitar:
Pete Wade
fiddle:
Rob Hajacos
guitar:
Jimmy Capps (guitarist (session), James D. Capps)
membranophone:
Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter)
piano:
Hargus “Pig” Robbins
steel guitar:
Hal Rugg
vocals:
Tennessee (Country vocals)
cover recording of:
Lock, Stock and Teardrops
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
k.d. lang43:29
11Over the Rainbow
producer:
Eddie Kilroy
acoustic guitar:
Steve Chapman (drummer)
acoustic guitar and banjo:
Bobby Thompson (guitar & banjo player)
bass guitar:
Bobby Dyson
electric guitar:
Dave Kirby (US country singer/songwriter) and Duke Faglier (guitarist and songwriter)
electric guitar and fiddle:
Kenneth Lovelace
electric piano and organ:
Bunky Keels
horn:
John Gobe, Terry Mead (trumpet player) and Rex Peer
membranophone and percussion:
Jimmy Isbell (American drummer and percussionist)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (from 1980-06 until 1980-08)
steel guitar:
Stu Basore and Russ Hicks (guitarist)
strings:
The Shelly Kurland Strings
background vocals and choir vocals:
The Lea Jane Singers
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (from 1980-06 until 1980-08)
strings arranger:
Billy Strange
cover recording of:
Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1938)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1938)
premiered by:
Judy Garland (in 1939)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Partnership Ltd., EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Leo Feist Music, Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., United Partnership Ltd. and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
sub-publisher:
香港商百代音樂股份有限公司台灣分公司 (EMI Music Publishing (S.E.Asia) Ltd., Taiwan Branch), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
The 12th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1939 winner)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1942 Arlen/Harburg musical)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film soundtrack)
Jerry Lee Lewis3:46
12Crazy
cover recording of:
Crazy (Willie Nelson song)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
recording of:
Crazy (Willie Nelson song)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Kenny Rogers33:16
13Wonderful Tonight
cover recording of:
Wonderful Tonight
lyricist and composer:
Eric Clapton
publisher:
E.C. Music (UK work publisher for Eric Clapton), Throat Music, Throat Music Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Charlie Rich3:04
14It Wouldn’t Have Made Any Difference
recording of:
It Wouldn’t Have Made Any Difference
lyricist and composer:
Todd Rundgren
publisher:
Fiction Music Inc., Humanoid Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Alison Krauss4:21
15The Wind Beneath My Wings
recording of:
Wind Beneath My Wings
writer:
Larry Henley (singer songwriter) and Jeff Silbar
publisher:
Silbar’Songs and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Lee Greenwood3:56
16Sand and Water
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1997)
recording of:
Sand and Water
lyricist and composer:
Beth Nielsen Chapman (American singer and songwriter)
publisher:
BNC Songs Inc.
Beth Nielsen Chapman54:06
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ASIN:UK: B0000E6RR9 [info]