Legends of Country

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Annotation

10-CD set

Annotation last modified on 2023-05-01 00:42 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Country Sunshine
2▶CD: Country Sunshine
3▶CD: Always On My Mind
4▶CD: Always On My Mind
5▼CD: Hello Darlin’
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1Sleeping Single in a Double Bed
Barbara Mandrell2:18
2Coal Miner’s Daughter
acoustic guitar:
Ray Edenton (on 1969-11-01)
banjo:
Bob Thompson (guitar & banjo player) (on 1970-09-15)
double bass [bass]:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1969-11-01)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Murrey Harman, Jr. (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1969-11-01)
electric bass guitar [6-string electric bass guitar]:
Harold Bradley (on 1969-11-01)
electric guitar:
Thomas Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1969-11-01)
piano:
Hargus Robbins (on 1969-11-01)
steel guitar:
Harald Rugg (on 1969-11-01)
vocals:
The Jordanaires (southern gospel group) (on 1969-11-01) and Loretta Lynn (on 1969-11-01)
recorded at:
Bradley’s Barn in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, United States (on 1969-11-01, on 1970-09-15)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 14) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 255)
recording of:
Coal Miner’s Daughter (on 1969-11-01)
lyricist and composer:
Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn43:01
3Somebody’s Knockin’
recording of:
Somebody’s Knockin’ (1980 song)
lyricist:
Ed Penney (songwriter)
composer:
Jerry Gillespie (songwriter)
publisher:
Tri‐Chappell Music, Inc.
Terri Gibbs2:54
4Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town
cover recording of:
Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town
lyricist and composer:
Mel Tillis
publisher:
Cedarwood Publishing Company, Inc., Universal Cedarwood Publishing and Universal Music Publishing International Ltd.
Kenny Rogers42:56
5The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A.
recording of:
The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA (1972 song)
lyricist and composer:
Donna Fargo
Donna Fargo2:32
6I Love
recording of:
I Love
lyricist and composer:
Tom T. Hall
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
Tom T. Hall2:08
7It’s Four in the Morning
recording of:
It’s Four in the Morning (1971 song)
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Chesnut
Faron Young2:59
8God Bless the U.S.A.
recording of:
God Bless the U.S.A.
lyricist and composer:
Lee Greenwood
Lee Greenwood3:17
9Paper Roses
cover recording of:
Paper Roses
lyricist:
Janice Torre (songwriter and lyricist)
composer:
Fred Spielman (songwriter)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
recording of:
Paper Roses
lyricist:
Janice Torre (songwriter and lyricist)
composer:
Fred Spielman (songwriter)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
Marie Osmond2:41
10Before the Next Teardrop Falls
cover recording of:
Before the Next Teardrop Falls
writer:
Vivian Keith and Ben Peters (country music songwriter)
publisher:
Shelby Singleton Music Inc.
Freddy Fender52:36
11Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good
recording of:
Lord I Hope This Day Is Good
lyricist and composer:
David Hanner
publisher:
Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) and Universal-Sable Music (from 1981 to present)
Don Williams4:05
12Bed of Rose’s
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group nominees (number: 1971)
The Statler Brothers32:27
13You’ve Never Been This Far Before
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 151)
recording of:
You’ve Never Been This Far Before
lyricist and composer:
Harold Lloyd Jenkins
Conway Twitty3.53:00
14Satin Sheets
Jeanne Pruett3:16
15Country Bumpkin
Cal Smith3:37
6▶CD: Hello Darlin’
7▶CD: Lookin’ for Love
8▶CD: Lookin’ for Love

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