Country Greats: Golden Country Classics

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Take Me Home Countryroads
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
assistant producer:
Jean Kaplow
producer:
Milt Okun
acoustic guitar [6-string guitar] and lead vocals:
John Denver
banjo and pedal steel guitar:
Eric Weissberg
double bass:
Dick Kniss
guitar:
Bill Danoff and Michael Taylor (Guitarist & former member of the John Denver Band)
membranophone:
Gary Chester (studio drummer and educator)
piano:
Frank Owens (American pianist)
background vocals:
Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert and Starland Vocal Band
vocals:
John Denver
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 94) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 358)
recording of:
Take Me Home, Country Roads (on 1971-02-04)
anthem of:
West Virginia, United States
writer:
Bill Danoff, John Denver and Taffy Nivert
publisher:
BMG Ruby Songs, Dino Park Publishing, JD Legacy Publishing, My Pop’s Songs, Reservoir Media Music and Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company Inc. (in 1971)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division)
John Denver4.33:16
2You’re My Best Friend
recording of:
You’re My Best Friend
writer:
Wayland Holyfield
publisher:
Cavalcade Music
Don Williams2:50
3Rose Garden
recording of:
Rose Garden
lyricist and composer:
Joe South
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
version of:
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Lynn Anderson2:53
4He Stopped Loving Her Today
live cover recording of:
He Stopped Loving Her Today (in 1981)
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Braddock and Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr.
Tom Jones2:58
5Always on My Mind
producer:
Chips Moman
bass:
Mike Leech (on 1981-10-11)
drums (drum set):
Gene Chrisman (on 1981-10-11)
guitar:
Johnny Christopher (Guitarist, lyricist, composer, singer, session musician) (on 1981-10-11), Willie Nelson (on 1981-10-11) and Reggie Young (Guitarist and songwriter) (on 1981-10-11)
harmonica:
Mickey Raphael (on 1981-10-11)
keyboard:
Bobby Woods (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter) (on 1981-10-11) and Bobby Emmons (on 1981-10-11)
vocals:
Willie Nelson (on 1981-10-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1981, in 1982, in 2003) and CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Moman's Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1981-10-11)
recording of:
Always on My Mind (on 1981-10-11)
writer:
Johnny Christopher (Guitarist, lyricist, composer, singer, session musician), Mark James (Francis Rodney Zambon, composer of “Suspicious Minds”) and Wayne Carson Thompson
publisher:
Bike Music, Budde Songs Inc., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Lovolar Music, Peermusic (S.E. Asia) Ltd., Rose Bridge Music, Screen Gems, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Sebanine Music
sub-publisher:
Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (Hong Kong) Ltd. (EMI Music Publishing (Hong Kong) Limited) and Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
Willie Nelson4.653:33
6You Never Can Tell
Billie Jo Spears2:42
7I Love You Because
recording of:
I Love You Because
lyricist and composer:
Leon Payne (Country/Rockabilly artist)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1949-10-12)
Jim Reeves2:47
8Cry! Cry! Cry!
recording of:
Cry! Cry! Cry!
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher)
Johnny Cash2:26
9Behind Closed Doors
recording engineer:
Lou Bradley (American producer, engineer, also songwriter) (on 1972-11-12)
producer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
background vocals:
The Nashville Edition (on 1972-11-12)
lead vocals:
Charlie Rich (US country singer) (on 1972-11-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1973) and Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1972-11-12)
recording of:
Behind Closed Doors (on 1972-11-12)
lyricist and composer:
Kenny O’Dell
publisher:
House of Gold Music, Inc.
Charlie Rich52:56
10Jambalaya
Johnny Russell2:18
11El Paso
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 66)
recording of:
El Paso (on 1959-04-07)
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Mariposa Music Inc. (publisher), Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
Marty Robbins54:23
12Rawhide
vocals:
Frankie Laine (on 1958-06-19)
orchestra:
Jimmy Carroll & His Orchestra (on 1958-06-19)
recording of:
Rawhide (on 1958-06-19)
publisher:
Mrs. Ned Washington (wife of American lyricist Ned Washington)
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
Dimitri Tiomkin
publisher:
Catharine Hinen Music, Largo Music, MCA Music Ltd., Patti Washington Music and Volta Music Corporation
Frankie Laine42:02
13Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records Nashville (in 1975), Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1976), Liberty Records (a division of Capitol Records, Inc. since 1980 – not for release label use, but for copyrights and record company credits only) (in 1976) and Capitol Nashville (in 1977, in 1979)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 71)
cover recording of:
Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
lyricist and composer:
Richard Leigh (American country music songwriter and singer)
publisher:
EMI Catalogue Partnership Australia Pty Ltd, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
Crystal Gayle4.42:34
14Harper Valley PTA
cover recording of:
Harper Valley PTA
lyricist and composer:
Tom T. Hall
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Jeannie C. Riley3:12

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