Country's Greatest Hits

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Hello Walls
recording of:
Hello Walls
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Pamper Music, Inc. (on 1961-02-08)
Faron Young2:17
2Please 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 Locklin2:11
3Big Bad John
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-08-18)
recording of:
Big Bad John (1961 song) (on 1961-08-18)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Dean
Jimmy Dean43:00
4Wings of a Dove
recording of:
On the Wings of a Dove
lyricist and composer:
Bob Ferguson
publisher:
Belinda Music, Fort Knox Music Co, Husky Music Co. Inc. and Larrick Music Co.
Ferlin Husky2:22
5Oh, Lonesome Me
recording of:
Oh Lonesome Me (on 1957-12-03)
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson (US songwriter and country musician)
publisher:
Acuff Rose Publications Ltd., Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI), Esperanza MV Frank Oldenburg e. K., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Don Gibson42:28
6The End of the World
recording of:
The End of the World
lyricist:
Sylvia Dee (American lyricist)
composer:
Arthur Kent
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Summit Music Corp, (ASCAP-affiliated)
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Skeeter Davis2:38
7Waterloo
recording of:
Waterloo
writer:
John D. Loudermilk and Marijohn Wilkin
Stonewall Jackson2:28
8There Goes My Everything
Jack Greene2:38
9Hey, Good Lookin’
Ace Cannon2:51
10Green, Green Grass of Home
cover recording of:
Green, Green Grass of Home
lyricist and composer:
Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr.
publisher:
Burlington Music Ltd. and Tree Music
translated version of:
Ik ben weer in m’n dorpje
Porter Wagoner2:12
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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Harper Valley P.T.A.
producer:
Shelby Singleton
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 78)
recording of:
Harper Valley PTA (on 1968-07-26)
lyricist and composer:
Tom T. Hall
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Jeannie C. Riley43:18
2Wolverton Mountain
recording of:
Wolverton Mountain
composer:
Merle Kilgore and Claude King
publisher:
Painted Desert Music Corp.
Claude King2:50
3Almost Persuaded
recording of:
Almost Persuaded (Glenn Sutton/Billy Sherrill song) (on 1966-04-07)
writer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger) and Glenn Sutton (US songwriter and producer)
David Houston2:59
4Act Naturally
Johnny Russell2:20
5It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1952-05-03)
bass:
Johnnie Wright (US country music singer-songwriter) (on 1952-05-03)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1952-05-03)
guitar:
Jack Anglin (on 1952-05-03)
steel guitar:
Harold "Shot" Jackson (US country music guitar and dobro player) (on 1952-05-03)
vocals:
Kitty Wells (on 1952-05-03)
recording of:
It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels (on 1952-05-03)
lyricist and composer:
J.D. Miller (Louisiana songwriter and producer Joseph Denton Miller)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
cover recording of:
It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels (in 1979)
lyricist and composer:
J.D. Miller (Louisiana songwriter and producer Joseph Denton Miller)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
Kitty Wells2:31
6Skip 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 Cargill2:34
7Right or Wrong
recording of:
Right or Wrong (1961 song)
lyricist and composer:
Wanda Jackson (aka the Female Elvis)
Wanda Jackson2:39
8Six Days on the Road
cover recording of:
Six Days on the Road (in 1963)
writer:
Earl Green and Carl Montgomery
publisher:
Newkeys Music, Inc. and Tune Publishing, Inc.
Dave Dudley42:17
9Abilene
George Hamilton IV2:17
10May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose
recording of:
May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose (in 1965)
lyricist and composer:
Neal Merritt
‘Little’ Jimmy Dickens2:26
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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Rose Garden
cover recording of:
Rose Garden (in 1970)
lyricist and composer:
Joe South
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Lynn Anderson4.42:55
2Lookin’ 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
3Behind Closed Doors
edit of:
Behind Closed Doors (Columbia) by Charlie Rich (US country singer)
recording of:
Behind Closed Doors
lyricist and composer:
Kenny O’Dell
Charlie Rich2:44
4The 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 Fargo2:37
5For the Good Times
part of:
Rolling Stone: 40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time (2019 re-issued) (number: 18)
cover recording of:
For the Good Times
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Careers Music, Inc., Careers-BMG Music, Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd., Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd., Valentine Music Ltd. and Universal Music Careers (in 1968)
recording of:
For the Good Times
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Careers Music, Inc., Careers-BMG Music, Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd., Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd., Valentine Music Ltd. and Universal Music Careers (in 1968)
Ray Price3:47
6Take This Job and Shove It
recording of:
Take this Job and Shove it
lyricist and composer:
David Allan Coe
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Johnny Paycheck2:41
7Help Me Make It Through the Night
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Dominion Entertainment, Inc. (company credits only; file no releases here!) (in 1971)
cover recording of:
Help Me Make It Through the Night (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
BMG Songs Ltd., Combine Music Corp., EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd., Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd. and KPM (music publisher)
sub-publisher:
Air Music Scandinavia AB
Sammi Smith2:33
8Darlene
T. Graham Brown3:11
9Before 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 Fender52:33
10God Bless the U.S.A.
recording of:
God Bless the U.S.A.
lyricist and composer:
Lee Greenwood
Lee Greenwood3:11

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