The Best of Country 1

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Take Me Home, Country Roads
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 Denver4.33:17
2Shelter of Your Arms
recording of:
The Shelter of Your Arms
lyricist and composer:
Shirley Collie (US country/rockabilly singer, yodeler, guitarist and songwriter)
publisher:
Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
Willie Nelson2:48
3I Can’t Stop Loving You
recording of:
I Can’t Stop Lovin’ You
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)
Don Gibson3:16
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 Rogers3:02
5Crazy
cover recording of:
Crazy (Willie Nelson song)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Wanda Jackson2:48
6Son of Hickery Holler’s Tramp
Johnny Darell2:55
7Am I Losing You
live recording of:
Am I Losing You (in 1959)
composer:
Jim Reeves (US country & pop singer)
publisher:
United Partnership Ltd.
recording of:
Am I Losing You
composer:
Jim Reeves (US country & pop singer)
publisher:
United Partnership Ltd.
Jim Reeves2:31
8Chrystal Chandeliers
recording of:
Crystal Chandeliers (1965 song)
lyricist and composer:
Ted Harris (US Rockabilly/Country artist Theodore Clifford Harris)
Charley Pride42:50
9Why Me Lord
cover recording of:
Why Me
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Resaca Music Publishing Co.
Johnny Cash2:10
10To the Wild Country
recording of:
To the Wild Country
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
John Denver4:18
11Me and Bobby Mc Gee
cover recording of:
Me and Bobby McGee
lyricist and composer:
Fred Foster and Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Combine Music Corp., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
Loretta Lynn2:44
12I Got a Beaver on My Lap
Red Simpson2:43
13Talk Back Trembling Lips
cover recording of:
Talk Back Trembling Lips
lyricist and composer:
John D. Loudermilk
George Jones2:33
14Mama Tried
recording of:
Mama Tried
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Merle Haggard2:16
15When I Dream
recording of:
When I Dream
lyricist and composer:
Sandy Mason Theoret
publisher:
Morning Music Ltd. and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Lynn Anderson3:39
16Wreck on the Highway
cover recording of:
Wreck on the Highway (aka I Didn't Hear Nobody Pray)
lyricist and composer:
Dorsey Dixon
George Jones & Gene Pitney2:43
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