Best of Country

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per back cover: "To obtain the highest possible quality some tracks are live recordings or have been re-recorded by the original artists or one or more members of the original groups"

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Elvira
cover recording of:
Elvira
lyricist and composer:
Dallas Frazier (American songwriter and musician)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (in 1965)
Kenny Rogers42:43
2Wasted Days and Wasted Nights
recording of:
Wasted Days and Wasted Nights
writer:
Wayne Duncan (drums) and Freddy Fender
Freddy Fender4.52:44
3It’s Late
Ricky Nelson2:00
4Take It to the Limit
recording of:
Take It to the Limit
writer:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles), Don Henley and Randy Meisner
publisher:
Cass County Music, Nebraska Music, Red Cloud Music, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), 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), 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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Tom Jones2:26
5Silver Threads and Golden Needles
Brenda Lee2:34
6Kansas City
cover recording of:
Kansas City (aka “K.C. Loving”)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber (in 1952)
composer:
Mike Stoller (in 1952)
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd., Jerry Leiber Music, Mike Stoller Music (ASCAP), Peter Maurice Music Co., Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Wanda Jackson2:15
7Twilight Time
recording of:
Twilight Time
lyricist:
Buck Ram
composer:
Artie Dunn, Al Nevins and Morty Nevins
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), Devon Music Inc., EMI Davis Music Australia Pty Limited, Porgie Music, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Victoria Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
translated version of:
Al caer la noche
The Platters2:45
8Medley
Al Martino3:11
9You’re Lookin’ at Country
recording of:
You're Looking at Country
lyricist and composer:
Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn2:15
10Don’t Throw Your Love Away
The Fortunes2:19
11On Her Way to Be a Woman
recording of:
On Her Way to Being a Woman
lyricist and composer:
Tony McCashen
Don Williams2:37
12Your Old Love Letters
recorded at:
Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1959)
live recording of:
Old Love Letters
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Bond (country music guitarist, singer, songwriter and historian)
Jim Reeves2:43
13Help Me Make It Through the Night
Charley Pride2:48
14A Good Year for the Roses
recording of:
A Good Year for the Roses
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Chesnut
George Jones3:04
15To All the Girls I Loved Before
Acker Bilk3:31
16Home Is Where You’re Happy
recording of:
Home Is Where You’re Happy
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
Willie Nelson43:03
17Fast as You
Andy Lloyd3:14
18Achy Breaky Heart
The Full Moon Guitars2:33