Kings of Country

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Annotation

BMG Special Products
Booklet 32 pages, 4x4-1/4 inches written by Gary Theroux, Senior Music Editor, Reader's Digest Music.

Annotation last modified on 2024-05-22 22:03 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1For the Good Times
Ray Price3:49
2Heartaches by the Number
Ray Price3:01
3I Won’t Mention It Again
recording of:
I Won’t Mention It Again
writer:
Cameron Mullins and Carolyn Jean Yates
Ray Price3:31
4City Lights
recording of:
City Lights
lyricist and composer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality)
publisher:
Bill Anderson Music (in 1958)
Ray Price2:56
5You’re the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me
recording of:
Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me
lyricist and composer:
James D. Weatherly (American singer/songwriter)
Ray Price3:44
6Dang Me
recording of:
Dang Me
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
Roger Miller1:46
7England Swings
recording of:
England Swings
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Roger Miller1:57
8Chug‐a‐Lug
Roger Miller2:02
9King of the Road
recording of:
King of the Road
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 Miller2:28
10Engine, Engine #9
recording of:
Engine Engine #9
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
Roger Miller2:17
11Okie From Muskogee
recording of:
Okie From Muskogee (on 1969-07-17)
writer:
Roy Burris and Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Merle Haggard3.652:43
12The Roots of My Raising
cover recording of:
The Roots of My Raising
composer:
Tommy Collins (American country singer, songwriter and guitarist) and Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
recording of:
The Roots of My Raising
composer:
Tommy Collins (American country singer, songwriter and guitarist) and Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
Merle Haggard42:46
13Mama Tried
producer:
Ken Nelson (US record producer (’48‐’76) Capitol Records, country music)
bass:
Jerry Ward (Howard Ward Lowe, American bassist and songwriter) (on 1968-05-09)
drums (drum set):
Eddie Burris (on 1968-05-09)
electric guitar:
Roy Nichols (on 1968-05-09)
guitar:
Glen Campbell (US country singer, guitarist & actor) (on 1968-05-09)
resonator guitar:
James Burton (guitarist) (on 1968-05-09)
background vocals:
Bonnie Owens (US country singer) and Glen Campbell (US country singer, guitarist & actor) (on 1968-05-09)
lead vocals:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (on 1968-05-09)
recorded at and mixed at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1968-05-09)
recording of:
Mama Tried (on 1968-05-09)
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Merle Haggard4.52:11
14If We Make It Through December
recording of:
If We Make It Through December
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Merle Haggard2:47
15The Fightin’ Side of Me
recording of:
The Fightin’ Side of Me
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
was commissioned by:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Merle Haggard2:54
16Galveston
producer:
Al De Lory
lead vocals:
Glen Campbell (US country singer, guitarist & actor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records Nashville (in 1969, in 2001)
additionally recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1969-01-09)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1968-11-26)
cover recording of:
Galveston (on 1968-11-26)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
EMI Songs Australia
Glen Campbell2:40
17Wichita Lineman
Glen Campbell3:02
18Rhinestone Cowboy
Glen Campbell3:04
19By the Time I Get to Phoenix
lead vocals:
Glen Campbell (US country singer, guitarist & actor)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 450)
cover recording of:
By the Time I Get to Phoenix (on 1967-08-17)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
Charles Koppelman Music, Jonathan Three Music Co. and Martin Bandier Music
Glen Campbell3.52:43
20Southern Nights
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Liberty Records (a division of Capitol Records, Inc. since 1980 – not for release label use, but for copyrights and record company credits only) (in 1977)
cover recording of:
Southern Nights
lyricist and composer:
Allen Toussaint
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Glen Campbell3.72:55
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