Contemporary Country: The Early ’80s

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Somewhere Between Right and Wrong
recording of:
Somewhere Between Right and Wrong
lyricist and composer:
Earl Thomas Conley
Earl Thomas Conley4:07
2Wild and Blue
recording engineer:
Lou Bradley (American producer, engineer, also songwriter)
producer:
John Anderson (US country music singer-songwriter) and Lou Bradley (American producer, engineer, also songwriter)
acoustic guitar and guitar:
Vern Pilder
baritone guitar:
X. Lincoln (country/rockabilly)
bass guitar:
Larry Emmons
drums (drum set):
James Wolfe (country drummer)
fiddle and mandolin:
Tom Morley (fiddle & guitar)
flute and saxophone:
Billy Puett
guitar:
John Anderson (US country music singer-songwriter)
organ and piano:
Mike Jordan (country pianist)
steel guitar:
Buck Reed
background vocals:
Donna Kay Anderson and Deanna Anderson Wall
recorded at:
Columbia Studio B (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 85)
recording of:
Wild and Blue
lyricist, writer and composer:
John Scott Sherrill (American country songwriter)
publisher:
Candy Cane Music and Sweet Baby Music
John Anderson52:43
3Seven Year Ache
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)
recording of:
Seven Year Ache (in 1981)
lyricist and composer:
Rosanne Cash
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI), Hotwire Music and Monster Beach Music
Rosanne Cash3:15
4You’re Gonna Ruin My Bad Reputation
Ronnie McDowell3:07
5Love in the First Degree
recording of:
Love in the First Degree
writer:
Tim DuBois (music executive) and Jim Hurt (country music songwriter)
Alabama3:14
6Houston (Means I’m One Day Closer to You)
Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers Band2:57
7Slow Hand
cover recording of:
Slow Hand
lyricist:
John Bettis
composer:
Michael Clark (songwriter, composer)
publisher:
Flying Dutchman Music Co., Sweet Harmony Music, Inc. (US publisher), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Conway Twitty52:56
8(There’s) No Gettin’ Over Me
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1981)
recording of:
(There's) No Gettin' Over Me
writer:
Walt Aldridge and Tom Brasfield
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc.
Ronnie Milsap3:15
9Crying My Heart Out Over You
Ricky Skaggs3:01
10I Will Always Love You
engineer:
Tom Pick
producer:
Bob Ferguson
banjo:
Bobby Thompson (guitar & banjo player) (on 1973-06-13) and Buck Trent (on 1973-06-13)
bass:
Bobby Dyson (on 1973-06-13)
drums (drum set):
Ralph Gallant (on 1973-06-13)
fiddle:
Johnny Gimble (on 1973-06-13) and Mack Magaha (Bluegrass Fiddler) (on 1973-06-13)
guitar:
Jimmy Colvard (American session guitarist) (on 1973-06-13), Dave Kirby (US country singer/songwriter) (on 1973-06-13) and Dolly Parton (on 1973-06-13)
piano:
Hargus "Pig" Robbins (on 1973-06-13)
steel guitar:
Stu Basore (on 1973-06-13)
background vocals:
Joe Babcock (on 1973-06-13), Dolores Edgin (on 1973-06-13), June Page (on 1973-06-13) and Hurshel Wiginton (on 1973-06-13)
vocals:
Dolly Parton (on 1973-06-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
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:
RCA Studio B (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1973-06-13)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 34)
recording of:
I Will Always Love You (on 1973-06-13)
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), Owepar Publishing Inc. and Velvet Apple Music
Dolly Parton3.83:08
11A Country Boy Can Survive
acoustic guitar:
Kenneth E. Bell (on 1981-04-14)
bass:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter) (on 1981-04-14)
clarinet:
Jerry Vinett (on 1981-04-14)
drums (drum set):
James C. Stroud (on 1981-04-14)
electric guitar:
Billy Joe Walker, Jr. (on 1981-04-14)
guitar:
Paul N. Worley (on 1981-04-14) and Bobby Thompson (guitar & banjo player) (on 1981-04-14)
harmonica:
Terry Lee McMillan (on 1981-04-14)
piano:
Lawrance Knechtel (on 1981-04-14)
saxophone:
Terry M. Meade (on 1981-04-14)
sitar:
Reggie Young (Guitarist and songwriter) (on 1981-04-14)
trombone:
Irv Kane (on 1981-04-14)
vocals:
Hank Williams, Jr. (on 1981-04-14)
recording of:
A Country Boy Can Survive (on 1981-04-14)
writer:
Hank Williams, Jr.
Hank Williams, Jr.3.354:17
12Big City
recorded at:
20th Fingerlakes Grassroots Festival, Grandstand Stage; Trumansburg, NY [7.22.10] (2010-07-22)
recording of:
Big City
writer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) and Dean Holloway (American country songwriter, producer)
live recording of:
Big City
writer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) and Dean Holloway (American country songwriter, producer)
Merle Haggard33:01
13Lookin’ For Love
recording of:
Lookin’ for Love
writer:
Bob Morrison (US songwriter), Wanda Mallette and Patti Ryan (US singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Bob Morrison Music Inc, Patti Ryan Music, Songs of Mojo Two LLC, Southern Days Music Division, Southern Nights Music and Wanda Mallette Music
Johnny Lee3:32
14You’re the First Time I’ve Thought About Leaving
recording of:
You’re the First Time I’ve Thought About Leaving
writer:
Kerry Chater and Dickey Lee
Reba McEntire42:55
15You’re the Reason God Made Oklahoma
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group nominees (number: 1982)
David Frizzell & Shelly West3:26
16He Stopped Loving Her Today
bass:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1980-02-06)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Carrigan (US drummer) (on 1980-02-06)
guitar:
Phil Baugh (on 1980-02-06), Billy R. Sanford (guitar) (on 1980-02-06) and Pete Wade (on 1980-02-06)
harmonica:
Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1980-02-06)
piano:
Hargus Robbins (on 1980-02-06)
steel guitar:
Pete Drake (steel guitar player) (on 1980-02-06)
strings and background vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1980-02-06)
vocals:
George Jones (US country music vocalist) (on 1980-02-06)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time (2019 re-issued) (number: 4), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 142) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 270)
recording of:
He Stopped Loving Her Today (on 1980-02-06)
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Braddock and Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr.
George Jones53:19
17I Love a Rainy Night
recording of:
I Love a Rainy Night
writer:
David Malloy (American country music and pop songwriter, record producer and A&R executive), Eddie Rabbitt (US country singer & songwriter) and Even Stevens (singer / songwriter)
Eddie Rabbitt53:11
18American Made
recording of:
American Made
writer:
Bob DiPiero (Award-winning American country music songwriter) and Pat McManus (American singer/songwriter and producer)
The Oak Ridge Boys2:41
19Islands in the Stream
producer:
Albhy Galuten, Barry Gibb and Karl Richardson
vocals:
Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
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 1983)
produced for:
Karlbhy Productions
recording of:
Islands in the Stream
writer:
Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb
publisher:
BMG Music, Careers Music, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Crompton Songs, Gibb Brothers Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Summerhill Songs, Unichappel Music, Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton44:11
20I Believe in You
recording of:
I Believe in You
writer:
Roger Cook (US‐based British singer, songwriter and producer) and Sam Hogin
Don Williams4:06
21Could I Have This Dance
recording engineer:
Ken Friesen (engineer with Eastern Sound, active 1960s–1990s)
producer:
Jim Ed Norman
mixer:
Eric Prestidge
acoustic guitar:
Aidan Mason
bass:
Mike Bowden
electric guitar:
George Hebert
electric piano:
Brian Gatto
percussion:
John Anderson (percussionist)
piano [acoustic piano]:
Pat Riccio, Jr.
steel guitar:
Jay Dee Maness (American pedal steel guitarist)
strings:
Alan Broadbent
lead vocals:
Anne Murray (Canadian pop/country singer)
conductor:
Alan Broadbent
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 2012)
recording of:
Could I Have This Dance
writer:
Wayland Holyfield and Bob House (songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Anne Murray4.53:16
22On the Road Again
recorded in:
Austin, Texas, United States (in 1979)
engineer and mixer:
Bradley Hartman
producer:
Willie Nelson
bass:
Bee Spears (in 1979)
drums (drum set):
Paul English (US drummer for Willie Nelson) (in 1979) and Rex Ludwick (US drummer) (in 1979)
guitar:
Johnny Gimble (in 1979), Willie Nelson (in 1979) and Jody Payne (in 1979)
harmonica:
Mickey Raphael (in 1979)
percussion:
Paul English (US drummer for Willie Nelson) (in 1979)
piano:
Bobbie Nelson (in 1979)
vocals:
Willie Nelson (in 1979)
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 2003)
engineered at:
The Enactron Truck in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1979)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 471)
live recording of:
On the Road Again (in 1979)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Full Nelson Music and EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!)
part of:
The 53rd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Willie Nelson4.152:30

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part of:Contemporary Country (Time-Life Music) (number: 3) (order: 3)