Dim Lights, Thick Smoke & Hillbilly Music: Country & Western Hit Parade, 1970

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Hello Darlin’
recording of:
Hello Darlin’
lyricist and composer:
Conway Twitty
Conway Twitty2:28
2Rose Garden
cover recording of:
Rose Garden (in 1970)
lyricist and composer:
Joe South
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Lynn Anderson4.152:54
3Once More With Feeling
recording of:
Once More With Feeling
writer:
Kris Kristofferson and Shel Silverstein
Jerry Lee Lewis2:26
4The Fightin’ Side of Me
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
Merle Haggard2:55
5What Is Truth
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1970-03-09)
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
recording of:
What Is Truth? (on 1970-03-09)
lyricist and composer:
John R. Cash (country music legend)
Johnny Cash42:40
6How I Got to Memphis
cover recording of:
That’s How I Got to Memphis
lyricist and composer:
Tom T. Hall
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Bobby Bare2:31
7Thank God and Greyhound
Roy Clark2:40
8Coal Miner’s Daughter
acoustic guitar:
Ray Edenton (on 1969-11-01)
banjo:
Bob Thompson (guitar & banjo player) (on 1970-09-15)
double bass [bass]:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1969-11-01)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Murrey Harman, Jr. (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1969-11-01)
electric bass guitar [6-string electric bass guitar]:
Harold Bradley (on 1969-11-01)
electric guitar:
Thomas Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1969-11-01)
piano:
Hargus Robbins (on 1969-11-01)
steel guitar:
Harald Rugg (on 1969-11-01)
vocals:
The Jordanaires (southern gospel group) (on 1969-11-01) and Loretta Lynn (on 1969-11-01)
recorded at:
Bradley’s Barn in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, United States (on 1969-11-01, on 1970-09-15)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 14) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 255)
recording of:
Coal Miner’s Daughter (on 1969-11-01)
lyricist and composer:
Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn43:02
9Gone Girl
Tompall Glaser & The Glaser Brothers3:23
10Mule Skinner Blues (Blue Yodel #8)
recording of:
Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
part of:
Blue Yodels by Jimmie Rodgers
Dolly Parton23:10
11Welfare Cadilac
Guy Drake3:17
12Amos Moses
recording of:
Amos Moses
lyricist:
Jerry Reed
composer:
Jerry Hubbard
Jerry Reed2:22
13Help Me Make It Through the Night
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Dominion Entertainment, Inc. (company credits only; file no releases here!) (in 1971)
cover recording of:
Help Me Make It Through the Night (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
BMG Songs Ltd., Combine Music Corp., EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd., Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd. and KPM (music publisher)
sub-publisher:
Air Music Scandinavia AB
Sammi Smith2:35
14A Week in a Country Jail
recording of:
A Week in a Country Jail
lyricist and composer:
Tom T. Hall
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Tom T. Hall3:03
15Wild Horses
cover recording of:
Wild Horses
writer:
Mick Jagger (The 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 Brothers6:23
16Is Anybody Goin’ to San Antone?
recording of:
Is Anybody Goin' to San Antone
writer:
Dave Kirby (US country singer/songwriter) and Glenn Martin (1960s country pop)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Charley Pride2:14
17For the Good Times
bass guitar:
Joe Zinkan (on 1970-03-16)
bell and vibraphone:
Richard Farrell Morris (on 1970-03-16)
drums (drum set):
Willie Ackerman (US studio drummer) (on 1970-03-16)
guitar:
Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1970-03-16)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1970-03-16)
steel guitar:
Harold L. "Curly" Chalker (on 1970-03-16) and James C. Day (on 1970-03-16)
vocals:
Ray Price (American country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist) (on 1970-03-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
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 1970)
cover recording of:
For the Good Times (on 1970-03-16)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Careers Music, Inc., Careers-BMG Music, Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd., Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd., Valentine Music Ltd. and Universal Music Careers (in 1968)
Ray Price3:50
18Run, Woman, Run
recording of:
Run, Woman, Run
writer:
Ann Booth, Duke Goff and Dan Hoffman
Tammy Wynette12:29
19A Good Year for the Roses
producer:
Bob L. Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader)
bass:
Bob L. Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1970-02-26)
drums (drum set):
Kenneth A. Buttrey (on 1970-02-26)
guitar:
Jerry ‘Chip Young’ Stembridge (American session guitarist, bassist, producer in the genre of country) (on 1970-02-26), George Jones (US country music vocalist) (on 1970-02-26) and Kelton D. ‘Kelso’ Herston (on 1970-02-26)
piano:
William Whitney ‘Bill’ Pursell (on 1970-02-26)
steel guitar:
Pete L. Rodis Drake (steel guitar player) (on 1970-02-26)
background vocals [vocal chorus]:
The Jordanaires (southern gospel group) (on 1970-02-26)
vocals:
George Jones (US country music vocalist) (on 1970-02-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
[unknown] (special purpose label - DO NOT USE!) (in 1970)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1970-02-26)
recording of:
A Good Year for the Roses (on 1970-02-26)
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Chesnut
George Jones43:05
20The Taker
recording of:
The Taker
writer:
Kris Kristofferson and Shel Silverstein
publisher:
Combine Music Corp.
Waylon Jennings2:23
21Joshua
vocals:
Dolly Parton (in 1970)
recording of:
Joshua
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
publisher:
Owepar Publishing Inc. and Velvet Apple Music
Dolly Parton3.53:01
22There Must Be More to Love Than This
producer:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”), Jerry Kennedy, Linda Gail Lewis and Roy Dea
recording of:
There Must Be More to Love Than This
writer:
Bill Taylor (US rock & roll/western swing/country songwriter, vocalist & trumpeter William Eugene Taylor)
composer:
Thomas LaVerne
Jerry Lee Lewis2:45
23After the Fire Is Gone
producer:
Owen Bradley
acoustic guitar:
Ray Edenton (on 1970-11-09)
double bass [bass]:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1970-11-09)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Tommy Markham (country music songwriter) (on 1970-11-09)
electric bass guitar [6-string electric bass guitar]:
Harold Bradley (on 1970-11-09)
electric guitar:
Herman Wade (on 1970-11-09)
piano:
Hargus Robbins (on 1970-11-09)
steel guitar:
John Hughey (on 1970-11-09)
background vocals:
Hoyt Hawkins (on 1970-11-09), Neal Matthews (on 1970-11-09), Mildred Kirkham (on 1970-11-09), Gordon Stoker (US pianist, tenor vocalist and music publisher) (on 1970-11-09) and Ray Walker (US bass singer, Jordanaires member) (on 1970-11-09)
vocals:
Loretta Lynn (on 1970-11-09) and Conway Twitty (on 1970-11-09)
recorded at:
Bradley’s Barn in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, United States (on 1970-11-09)
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group nominees (number: 1972 winner)
recording of:
After the Fire Is Gone (on 1970-11-09)
lyricist and composer:
L.E. White (bluegrass fiddler and songwriter)
Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty2:41
24Sunday Morning Coming Down
cover recording of:
Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
recording of:
Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
Johnny Cash4:08
25Chicken on the Ground
Billy Joe Shaver2:50
26Fifteen Years Ago
recording of:
Fifteen Years Ago
lyricist and composer:
Raymond Smith (1960-70s UK guitar player)
publisher:
Hello Darlin’ Music (Conway Twitty)
Conway Twitty3:12
27My Woman, My Woman, My Wife
recording of:
My Woman, My Woman, My Wife
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
publisher:
Mariposa Music Inc. (publisher) (in 1970)
Marty Robbins3:35
28How I Love Them Old Songs
recording of:
How I Love Them Old Songs
writer:
Mickey Newbury (American songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
Mickey Newbury3:49