The Country Music Hall of Fame (Columbia House club edition)

~ Release by Kitty Wells (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1952-05-03)
bass:
Johnnie Wright (US country music singer-songwriter) (on 1952-05-03)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1952-05-03)
guitar:
Jack Anglin (on 1952-05-03)
steel guitar:
Harold "Shot" Jackson (US country music guitar and dobro player) (on 1952-05-03)
lead vocals:
Kitty Wells (on 1952-05-03)
vocals:
Kitty Wells (on 1952-05-03)
recording of:
It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels (on 1952-05-03)
lyricist and composer:
J.D. Miller (Louisiana songwriter and producer Joseph Denton Miller)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
quotes lyrics from:
The Wild Side of Life
52:34
2I Heard the Jukebox Playing
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1952-09-16)
lead vocals:
Kitty Wells (on 1952-09-16)
recording of:
I Heard the Jukebox Playing (on 1952-09-16)
writer:
Linda Baggett (country songwriter), Webb Pierce and Kitty Wells
2:17
3Icicles Hanging From Your Heart
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1953-01-12)
lead vocals:
Kitty Wells (on 1953-01-12)
2:13
4My Cold, Cold Heart Is Melted Now
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1953-07-10)
lead vocals:
Kitty Wells (on 1953-07-10)
2:51
5I Gave My Wedding Dress Away
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1953-09-17)
lead vocals:
Kitty Wells (on 1953-09-17)
recording of:
I Gave My Wedding Dress Away (on 1953-09-17)
writer:
Hy Heath and Fred Rose (songwriter)
2:39
6Release Me
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1954-01-19)
lead vocals:
Kitty Wells (on 1954-01-19)
cover recording of:
Release Me (on 1954-01-19)
additional writer:
W.S. Stevenson
writer:
Eddie Miller (US country music songwriter), Dub Williams (pseudonym used by James Pebworth) and Robert Yount (songwriter)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Four Star Sales, Roschelle Publishing and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd.
2:51
7Making Believe
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-01-15)
lead vocals:
Kitty Wells (on 1955-01-15)
recording of:
Making Believe (in 1955)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Work (Country music singer and songwriter)
2:54
8I’d Rather Stay Home
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-01-15)
lead vocals:
Kitty Wells (on 1955-01-15)
2:47
9Searching (For Someone Like You)
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-12-17)
fiddle:
Ray Crisp (US fiddler) (on 1955-12-17) and Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (on 1955-12-17)
lead vocals:
Kitty Wells (on 1955-12-17)
recording of:
Searching (For Someone Like You) (on 1955-12-17)
writer:
Pee Wee Maddux (songwriter, steel guitarist and fiddler)
2:46
10I Can’t Stop Loving You
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-12-20)
background vocals:
Johnnie Wright (US country music singer-songwriter) (on 1957-12-20)
lead vocals:
Kitty Wells (on 1957-12-20)
cover recording of:
I Can’t Stop Lovin’ You (on 1957-12-20)
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson (US songwriter and country musician)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose-Opryland Music Limited (UK), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1958-02-07)
2:17
11Mommy for a Day
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-10-27)
fiddle:
Ray Crisp (US fiddler) (on 1958-10-27) and Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (on 1958-10-27)
guitar:
Eddie Hill (Musician, Songwriter, Country Music DJ) (on 1958-10-27), Herman Wade (on 1958-10-27) and Johnnie Wright (US country music singer-songwriter) (on 1958-10-27)
steel guitar:
Bob Foster (US steel guitarist) (on 1958-10-27)
lead vocals:
Kitty Wells (on 1958-10-27)
recording of:
Mommy for a Day (on 1958-10-27)
writer:
Harlan Howard and Buck Owens
2:33
12Amigo’s Guitar
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1959-07-31)
guitar:
Ray Edenton (on 1959-07-31) and John D. Loudermilk (on 1959-07-31)
steel guitar:
Johnny Sibert (US steel guitarist) (on 1959-07-31)
background vocals:
The Jordanaires (southern gospel group) (on 1959-07-31)
lead vocals:
Kitty Wells (on 1959-07-31)
recording of:
Amigo’s Guitar (on 1959-07-31)
writer:
Roy Botkin, John D. Loudermilk and Kitty Wells
42:42
13Heartbreak, U.S.A.
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1960-07-13)
lead vocals:
Kitty Wells (on 1960-07-13)
recording of:
Heartbreak U.S.A. (on 1960-07-13)
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
2:40
14Will Your Lawyer Talk to God
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1962-03-21)
lead vocals:
Kitty Wells (on 1962-03-21)
2:30
15Password
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1964-01-03)
bass:
Joe Zinkan (on 1964-01-03)
drums (drum set):
Leo Taylor (US country musician, guitar/drums, active since 1960s) (on 1964-01-03)
electric guitar:
Paul Yandell (on 1964-01-03)
guitar:
Harold Bradley (on 1964-01-03) and Ray Edenton (on 1964-01-03)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1964-01-03)
steel guitar:
Pete Drake (steel guitar player) (on 1964-01-03)
background vocals:
The Jordanaires (southern gospel group) (on 1964-01-03)
lead vocals:
Kitty Wells (on 1964-01-03)
2:36
16A Woman Half My Age
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-05-25)
guitar:
Harold Bradley (on 1965-05-25), Bill Phillips (US country music vocalist) (on 1965-05-25) and Paul Yandell (on 1965-05-25)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1965-05-25)
steel guitar:
Stu Basore (on 1965-05-25)
lead vocals:
Kitty Wells (on 1965-05-25)
2:42

Credits

Release

art direction:Bill Barnes (design/illustration)
Jim Kemp (designer and art director)
miscellaneous support:Alan Stoker (Country Music Foundation) (task: audio restoration)
producer:Country Music Foundation
design:Bill Barnes (design/illustration)
Deb Mahalanobis
Wesley Ligon (designer)
Lee Ann Ramey
part of:The Country Music Hall of Fame (MCA series) (order: 2)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/6064341 [info]