The History of Country Music: The Sixties, Volume Two

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Please Help Me I’m Falling
recording of:
Please Help Me, I’m Falling
lyricist and composer:
Hal Blair and Don Robertson (“Happy Whistler” songwriter)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Carlin Music Corporation, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Don Robertson Music Corp., Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A (BMI-affiliated) and Ross Jungnickel, Inc.
Hank Locklin2:56
2Distant Drums
engineer:
Jim Malloy
producer:
Chet Atkins
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 1966)
recording of:
Distant Drums (1961 song) (on 1966-02-09)
lyricist and composer:
Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer)
Jim Reeves2:52
3My Life
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (from 1969-01 until 1969-01-03, on 1969-01-03)
producer:
Owen Bradley
vocals:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality) (on 1969-01-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
recording of:
My Life (Throw It Away If You Want To) (on 1969-01-03)
writer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality)
publisher:
London Tree Music Ltd., Solo Copyright Bureau and Stallion Music, Inc.
Bill Anderson2:41
4Louisiana Man
Rusty & Doug Kershaw2:33
5A Boy Named Sue
recording of:
A Boy Named Sue
lyricist and composer:
Shel Silverstein
Johnny Cash3:46
6Don’t Worry
recording of:
Don’t Worry
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
Marty Robbins3:15
7A Week in a Country Jail
recording of:
A Week in a Country Jail
lyricist and composer:
Tom T. Hall
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Tom T. Hall3:04
8Detroit City
producer:
Chet Atkins
cover recording of:
Detroit City (on 1963-04-18)
writer:
Danny Dill and Mel Tillis
Bobby Bare42:51
9Misery Loves Company
recording of:
Misery Loves Company
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Reed
Porter Wagoner2:35
10Almost Persuaded
recording of:
Almost Persuaded (Glenn Sutton/Billy Sherrill song)
writer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger) and Glenn Sutton (US songwriter and producer)
David Houston2:58
11I Fall to Pieces
vocals:
Patsy Cline
part of:
Rolling Stone: 40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time (2019 re-issued) (number: 40) and Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 72)
cover recording of:
I Fall to Pieces
composer:
Hank Cochran (Nashville singer and songwriter) and Harlan Howard
Patsy Cline52:48
12There Goes My Everything
recording of:
There Goes My Everything (1965 song)
lyricist and composer:
Dallas Frazier (American songwriter and musician)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Elvis Presley Music Inc., Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1965-11-24), Blue Crest Music, Inc. (on 1965-11-24) and Husky Music (on 1965-11-24)
version of:
En gång är ingen gång
Jack Greene2:34
13King of the Road
recorded in:
Tennessee, United States (on 1964-11-03)
producer:
Jerry Kennedy
vocals:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”) (on 1964-11-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Smash (in 1965)
recording of:
King of the Road (on 1964-11-03)
lyricist:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”) (in 1964)
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd.
Roger Miller4.52:28
14Yes Mr. Peters
recording of:
Yes, Mr. Peters
writer:
Steve Karliski and Larry Kolber
Roy Drusky & Priscilla Mitchell2:34
15To See My Angel Cry
recording of:
To See My Angel Cry
writer:
Charles Haney, Conway Twitty and L.E. White (bluegrass fiddler and songwriter)
Conway Twitty2:34
16What Kind of Deal Is This
Bill Carlisle2:24
17Heartbreak USA
recording of:
Heartbreak U.S.A.
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
Kitty Wells2:37
18The First Thing Every Morning
recording of:
The First Thing Every Morning
writer:
Jimmy Dean and Ruth Roberts
Jimmy Dean2:08
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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Already It’s Heaven
David Houston2:43
2Hello Vietnam
recording of:
Hello Vietnam
lyricist and composer:
Tom T. Hall
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Johnny Wright3:07
3I Love You More Today
recording of:
I Love You More Today
lyricist and composer:
L.E. White (bluegrass fiddler and songwriter)
Conway Twitty2:33
4Abilene
recording of:
Abilene (in 1963)
writer:
Lester Brown, Bob Gibson (folk singer), John D. Loudermilk and Albert Stanton (pseudonym for Al Brackman)
George Hamilton IV2:13
5Until My Dreams Come True
Jack Greene2:33
6500 Miles Away From Home
producer:
Chet Atkins
cover recording of:
500 Miles Away From Home (in 1963)
writer:
Bobby Bare, Hedy West and Charlie Williams (Country songwriter)
version of:
500 Miles
Bobby Bare3.52:43
7Once a Day
recording of:
Once a Day (in 1964)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation
Connie Smith42:20
8I Want to Go With You
recording of:
I Want to Go With You (1966 song)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Cochran (Nashville singer and songwriter)
Eddy Arnold2:36
9Is It Really Over
recording of:
Is It Really Over
lyricist and composer:
Jim Reeves (US country & pop singer)
Jim Reeves2:15
10Wolverton Mountain
recording of:
Wolverton Mountain
composer:
Merle Kilgore and Claude King
publisher:
Painted Desert Music Corp.
Claude King2:59
11Harper Valley P.T.A.
cover recording of:
Harper Valley PTA
lyricist and composer:
Tom T. Hall
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Jeannie C. Riley3:13
12Skip a Rope
recording of:
Skip a Rope
lyricist and composer:
Jack Moran and Glenn Douglas Tubb (Country music and gospel songwriter)
publisher:
Tree Publishing Co., Inc. (in 1967)
Henson Cargill2:36
13Mama Sang a Song
producer:
Owen Bradley
vocals:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality) (from 1961-06 until 1961-06-05, on 1961-06-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1973)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-06-05)
recording of:
Mama Sang a Song (on 1961-06-05)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality)
publisher:
Bill Anderson Music, Leeds Music, Leeds Music Ltd., MCA Music Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Bill Anderson23:27
14Charlie’s Shoes
recording of:
Charlie’s Shoes
lyricist and composer:
Roy Baham
Billy Walker2:15
15Fifth City
producer:
Owen Bradley
acoustic guitar:
Ray Edenton (on 1968-01-09)
banjo:
Harold Morrison (on 1968-01-09)
double bass [bass]:
Joe Zinkan (on 1968-01-09)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Larry Estes (on 1968-01-09)
electric guitar:
Thomas Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1968-01-09)
guitar:
Pete Wade (on 1968-01-09)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1968-01-09)
steel guitar:
Pete Drake (steel guitar player) (on 1968-01-09)
vocals:
Anita Kerr Singers (mixed vocal group) (on 1968-01-09) and Loretta Lynn (on 1968-01-09)
recorded at:
Bradley’s Barn in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, United States (on 1968-01-09)
recording of:
Fist City
lyricist and composer:
Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn2:12
16Sweet Dreams
cover recording of:
Sweet Dreams
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson (US songwriter and country musician)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1955-12-28)
Patsy Cline52:34
17Begging to You
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1963-09-10)
recording of:
Begging to You (on 1963-09-10)
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
Marty Robbins2:29
18The Bridge Washed Out
recording of:
The Bridge Washed Out
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Louis, Mart Melshee and Sandra Smith (US songwriter)
Warner Mack2:17