Roots

~ Release by The Everly Brothers (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Annotation

Please don't remove the dates on tracks 1 and 13, they are part of the track title.

Annotation last modified on 2006-02-03 05:28 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
A1Introduction: The Everly Family (1952)
1:12
A2Mama Tried
cover recording of:
Mama Tried (on 1968-07-20)
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
2:18
A3Less of Me
cover recording of:
Less of Me (on 1968-07-16)
lyricist and composer:
Glen Campbell (US country singer, guitarist & actor)
3:03
A4T for Texas (Blue Yodel No. 1)
cover recording of:
Blue Yodel (Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas)) (on 1968-07-20)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
publisher:
Ralph Peer (publisher 1920s) (on 1928-02-03)
part of:
Blue Yodels by Jimmie Rodgers
53:32
A5I Wonder If I Care as Much
producer:
Lenny Waronker
bass:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter) (on 1968-09-17), Ray Pohlman (on 1968-09-17) and Terry Slater (songwriter Terry Ertl) (on 1968-09-17)
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist) (on 1968-09-17)
guitar:
Sam McCue, David Cohen (British guitarist) (on 1968-09-17) and Ron Elliott (guitarist/songwriter, member of The Beau Brummels) (on 1968-09-17)
keyboard:
Van Dyke Parks (on 1968-09-26)
piano:
Larry Knechtel (on 1968-09-17)
steel guitar:
Buddy Emmons (on 1968-09-19)
recorded at:
United Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1968-09-17) and United Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1968-09-19: steel guitar; on 1968-09-26: keyboard)
recording of:
I Wonder If I Care as Much (on 1968-09-17)
lyricist and composer:
Don Everly
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
2:58
A6Ventura Boulevard
recording of:
Ventura Boulevard (on 1968-07-12)
lyricist and composer:
Ron Elliott (guitarist/songwriter, member of The Beau Brummels)
2:50
A7Shady Grove
recording of:
Shady Grove
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4456)
2:30
B1Illinois
recording of:
Illinois (on 1968-09-30)
lyricist and composer:
Randy Newman (American singer‐songwriter and score composer)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell North America
2:12
B2Living Too Close to the Ground
recording of:
Living Too Close to the Ground (on 1968-09-17)
lyricist and composer:
Terry Slater (songwriter Terry Ertl)
2:16
B3You Done Me Wrong
cover recording of:
You Done Me Wrong (on 1968-04-10)
writer:
George Jones (US country music vocalist) and Ray Price (American country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist)
2:17
B4Turn Around
cover recording of:
Turn Around (on 1968-07-12)
writer:
Bob Durand and Ron Elliott (guitarist/songwriter, member of The Beau Brummels)
2:48
B5Sing Me Back Home
cover recording of:
Sing Me Back Home (on 1968-07-16)
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
5:19
B6Montage: The Everly Family (1952) / Shady Grove / Kentucky
2:43