Country Greats: The Ultimate Collection

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Dance the Night Away
producer:
Don Cook (US country producer/songwriter) and Raul Malo (The Mavericks lead singer, country music)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records Nashville (a division of MCA Records Inc.) (in 1997)
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group nominees (number: 1999)
recording of:
Dance the Night Away
lyricist and composer:
Raul Malo (The Mavericks lead singer, country music)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and Rumbalo Music
The Mavericks3.44:23
2Paper in Fire
assistant engineer:
Rick Fettig
engineer and mixer:
Don Gehman and David Leonard (US producer and engineer)
producer:
Don Gehman and John Mellencamp
engineered at:
Belmont Mall (John Mellencamp's private studio) in Belmont, Indiana, United States (from 1986-09 until 1987-06)
recording of:
Paper in Fire
lyricist and composer:
John Mellencamp
John Mellencamp3.753:52
3Stuck Like Glue
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2010 (number: 81)
recording of:
Stuck Like Glue
writer:
Kristian Bush, Shy Carter, Kevin Griffin (member of Better Than Ezra) and Jennifer Nettles
Sugarland3.954:08
4Don’t Be Bad
recording of:
Don't Be Sad
writer:
Ryan Adams (US singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer & poet), Mike Daly (American producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist) and James Iha
Whiskeytown3:22
5Courtesy of the Red, White & Blue
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-07-18 (number: 11), The Village Voice – The 50 Worst Songs of the ’00s (number: 18) and Billboard Hot 100: 2025-07-19 (number: 31)
recording of:
Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)
lyricist and composer:
Toby Keith (US country singer & guitarist)
Toby Keith33:16
6Spiders & Snakes
recording of:
Spiders and Snakes
writer:
David Bellamy (Bellamy Brothers) and Jim Stafford
Jim Stafford3:00
7You Win Again
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Charly Records (from 2008 to present)
cover recording of:
You Win Again
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1952-09-03)
recording of:
You Win Again
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1952-09-03)
Jerry Lee Lewis2:56
8Living a Lie
Jon Langford1:50
9Fast Train Down
recording engineer:
Ken Sluiter (audio engineer and musician)
recorded at:
Kingsize Sound Labs (Chicago) in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Waco Brothers4:46
10The Road Goes on Forever
Joe Ely4:34
11Don’t Come the Cowboy With Me Sonny Jim
recording of:
Don’t Come the Cowboy With Me Sonny Jim!
lyricist and composer:
Kirsty MacColl
Kirsty MacColl3:49
12Big Brown Eyes
engineer and producer:
Chuck Uchida
drums (drum set) [trap kit]:
Philip Peeples
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Murry Hammond
guitar:
Ken Bethea and Rhett Miller
lead vocals:
Rhett Miller
vocals:
Murry Hammond
recorded at:
Attica Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States
recording of:
Big Brown Eyes
writer:
Ken Bethea, Murry Hammond, Rhett Miller and Philip Peeples
Old 97’s4:26
13Harlem River Blues
recording engineer and mixer:
Adam Bednarik
producer:
Justin Townes Earle and Skylar Wilson
acoustic guitar:
Justin Townes Earle
double bass [upright bass]:
Bryn Davies (US bassist, cellist, and pianist)
drums (drum set) [drums] and percussion:
Bryan Owings
electric guitar:
Jason Isbell
organ:
Skylar Wilson
choir vocals:
Rayland Baxter, Alex Caress, Jordan Caress, Bryn Davies (US bassist, cellist, and pianist), Justin Townes Earle, Josh Hadley, Jason Isbell and Caitlin Rose
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bloodshot Records (Independent record label based in Chicago, IL)
recorded at and mixed at:
House of David in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Harlem River Blues
lyricist and composer:
Justin Townes Earle
Justin Townes Earle3.52:48
14I Walk the Line
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1956-04-02)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1956-04-02)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1956-04-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Entertainment Corporation (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 1956) and Sun Record Company (in 1956)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-04-02)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 30), Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 33) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 76)
recording of:
I Walk the Line (on 1956-04-02)
lyricist and composer:
John R. Cash (country music legend) (in 1956)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Bug Music, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A (BMI-affiliated) and House of Cash, Inc. (BMI-affiliated, publisher for works of Johnny Cash)
Johnny Cash4.152:43
15Wild Horses
cover recording of:
Wild Horses (in 1970)
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 Brothers46:22
16Birdcall Morning
recording of:
Birdcall Morning
lyricist and composer:
Joe Walsh (Eagles/James Gang)
Joe Walsh3:45
17Release Me
producer:
Jack Clement, Bill Justis and Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton (in 1959-03)
guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1959-03)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (in 1959-03)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (in 1959-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1974)
cover recording of:
Release Me (in 1959-03)
additional writer:
W.S. Stevenson
writer:
Harris (James Pebworth; Guitarist - songwriter Wrote the standard "Release Me" along with Eddie Miller (3) and Robert Yount. In most cases one or both of his pseudonyms Dub Williams and Robert Harris are credited on the releases.), Miller (US country music songwriter), Williams (pseudonym used by James Pebworth) and Young (songwriter)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Four Star Sales, Roschelle Publishing and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd.
Jerry Lee Lewis2:10
18I’ve Never Been This Far Before
Rita Remington3:14
19Blackland Farmer
Sleepy LaBeef2:21
20Red Cadillac and a Black Moustache
recording of:
Red Cadillac and a Black Moustache
lyricist and composer:
Lillian May and Willie B. Thompson,
publisher:
Unart Music Corp.
Warren Smith2:17
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part of:The Ultimate Collection (Union Square Music, ULTIM5CD) (number: 010) (order: 7)