Fifty Years of Country Music From Mercury 1945–1995

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

Tracklist

1▶CD: 1945-1957
2▶CD: 1957-1969
3▼CD: 1970-1995
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1Chicken on the Ground
Billy Joe Shaver2:49
2Would You Take Another Chance on Me
recording of:
Would You Take Another Chance on Me
writer:
Bill Rice and Jerry Foster (50s rockabilly/country artist, songwriter)
publisher:
Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Jerry Lee Lewis2:53
3Ridin’ My Thumb to Mexico
Johnny Rodriguez2:09
4She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye
Jerry Kennedy & Friends2:57
5Come on Joe
Jo-El Sonnier3:53
6Last Cheater’s Waltz
Sonny Throckmorton3:39
7Teach Me to Cheat
The Kendalls2:15
8Sally Let Your Bangs Hang Down
cover recording of:
Sally Let Your Bangs Hang Down
writer:
Fred Maddox and Rose Maddox
Merle Haggard and Leona Williams3:20
9Oh Baby Mine (I Get So Lonely)
assistant engineer:
Lee Groitzsch and Vicki Hicks
engineer:
Brent King (US recording engineer)
producer:
Jerry Kennedy
recorded at:
Sound Stage Studios (Nashville, TN studio) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
(Oh Baby Mine) I Get So Lonely
lyricist and composer:
Pat Ballard
The Statler Brothers2:31
10Old Violin
Johnny Paycheck3:48
11Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses
recording of:
Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses
writer:
Gene Nelson (American songwriter) and Paul Nelson (Country songwriter)
publisher:
Believus Or Not Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Kathy Mattea3:24
12Don’t Give Candy to a Stranger
Larry Boone3:20
13Our Last Night
Donna Fargo3:09
14Johnnie Can’t Dance
Wayne Toups2:53
15Dumas Walker
The Kentucky Headhunters2:53
16Goin’ by the Book
recording of:
Goin’ by the Book
lyricist and composer:
Chester A. Lester
Johnny Cash3:23
17Rockin’ the Love Boat
The Normaltown Flyers2:50
18Cadillac Style
Sammy Kershaw2:57
19Achy Breaky Heart
producer:
Jim Cotton and Joe Scaife
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 2011)
music videos:
Achy Breaky Heart by Billy Ray Cyrus
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 464)
cover recording of:
Achy Breaky Heart
lyricist and composer:
Donald L. Tress
Billy Ray Cyrus2.53:26
20Should’ve Been a Cowboy
music videos:
Should’ve Been a Cowboy by Toby Keith (US country singer & guitarist)
recording of:
Should’ve Been a Cowboy
writer:
Toby Keith (US country singer & guitarist)
Toby Keith4.53:31
21Falling Out of Love
John & Audrey Wiggins2:56
22(That’s Why They Call It Cheatin’) It Ain’t Fair
Wesley Dennis3:22
23Any Man of Mine
assistant engineer:
Craig White (US producer, engineer and mixer)
engineer:
Nick Keca and Ron Reynolds
producer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
assistant mixer:
Simon Pressy
mixer:
Lynn Peterzell
arranger:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) and Mercury Records (the holding company; for use as ℗&© credits only!) (in 2022)
recorded at:
A.R.P. Track Productions (Recording studio in Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs) in Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs, Québec (Quebec), Canada (from 1994 until 1995) and Sound Stage Recording Studios (Nashville, TN studio) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (from 1994 until 1995)
mixed at:
Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec (Quebec), Canada
music videos:
Any Man of Mine by Shania Twain
recording of:
Any Man of Mine
writer:
Robert John Lange and Shania Twain
Shania Twain3.654:07