Sick, Sober and Sorry · Great Country Hits of the 1950s

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1▼CD: Great Country Hits of 1951
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	I Love You a Thousand Ways recording of: I Love You a Thousand Ways writer: Lefty Frizzell (US country singer & songwriter) and Jim Beck	Lefty Frizzell		2:47
2	The Strange Little Girl	Cowboy Copas		2:52
3	The Golden Rocket recording of: The Golden Rocket lyricist and composer: Hank Snow	Hank Snow		2:48
4	Hot Rod Race	Arkie Shibley		2:31
5	I Can’t Help It recording of: I Can’t Help It (If I’m Still in Love With You) (on 1951-03-16) lyricist and composer: Hank Williams (country music legend) publisher: Chappell & Co. and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-04-25)	Hank Williams		2:26
6	I’m Waiting Just for You	Hawkshaw Hawkins		2:49
7	The Shot Gun Boogie recording of: Shotgun Boogie (in 1957) lyricist and composer: Tennessee Ernie Ford publisher: Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.	Tennessee Ernie		2:37
8	There’s Been a Change in Me recording of: There’s Been a Change in Me lyricist and composer: Cy Coben	Eddy Arnold		2:16
9	I Don’t Want to Be Free	Jimmy Wakely & Margaret Whiting		2:36
10	The Rhumba Boogie recording of: Rhumba Boogie lyricist and composer: Hank Snow	Hank Snow		2:49
11	Tennessee Waltz recorded in: Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1947-12-02) accordion: Pee Wee King (on 1947-12-02) fiddle: James Boyd (1940s fiddler) (on 1947-12-02) and Redd Stewart (on 1947-12-02) steel guitar: Roy Jewell Ayres (on 1947-12-02) recording of: Tennessee Waltz (on 1947-12-02) lyricist: Redd Stewart (in 1946) composer: Pee Wee King (in 1946) publisher: Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI), Cinephonic Music Co., Ltd. and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)	Pee Wee King		3:00
12	Down Yonder recording of: Down Yonder lyricist and composer: L. Wolfe Gilbert	Del Wood		2:27
13	Cherokee Boogie (Eh‐oh‐aleena) recording of: Cherokee Boogie lyricist and composer: Moon Mullican and William Redbird	Moon Mullican		3:06
14	Cold, Cold Heart recording of: Cold, Cold Heart (on 1950-12-21) lyricist and composer: Hank Williams (country music legend) publisher: Rightsong Music Inc., Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd. and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-02-16)	Hank Williams		2:46
15	Let’s Live a Little	Carl Smith		2:51
16	Chew Tobacco Rag	Zeb Turner		2:40
17	Kentucky Waltz cover recording of: Kentucky Waltz (on 1950-12-13) lyricist and composer: Bill Monroe (in 1945)	Eddy Arnold		2:35
18	I Want to Be with You Always recording of: I Want to Be With You Always writer: Lefty Frizzell (US country singer & songwriter) and Jim Beck publisher: Peer International Corporation (BMI)	Lefty Frizzell		3:04
19	Sick, Sober and Sorry	Johnny Bond		2:40
20	I Wanna Play House With You recording of: I Wanna Play House With You (on 1951-04-18) lyricist, writer and composer: Cy Coben	Eddy Arnold		2:13
21	Mockingbird Hill recording of: Mockin’ Bird Hill lyricist and composer: Vaughn Horton (from 1929 until 1930) publisher: Southern Music Publ. Co. Ltd.	Les Paul & Mary Ford		2:18
22	Hey Good Lookin’ recording of: Hey, Good Lookin’ (on 1951-03-16) lyricist and composer: Hank Williams (country music legend) publisher: Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-03-16)	Hank Williams	4	2:57
23	Poison Love recording of: Poison Love writer: Tillman Franks and Elmer Laird previously attributed to: Ruby L. Laird	Johnnie and Jack		2:20
24	Always Late (With Your Kisses) recording of: Always Late (with Your Kisses) writer: Blackie Crawford and Lefty Frizzell (US country singer & songwriter)	Lefty Frizzell		3:07
25	Slow Poke recording of: Slow Poke writer: Pee Wee King and Chilton Price	Pee Wee King		3:03
26	Let Old Mother Have Her Way	Carl Smith		2:51
27	(There’ll Be) Peace in the Valley (For Me)	Red Foley		3:13
28	Cryin’ Heart Blues producer: Stephen H. Sholes double bass: Paul Rice (Rice Brothers Gang (hillbilly string band, not bluegrass)) (on 1951-05-06) fiddle: Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1951-05-06) guitar: Jack Anglin (on 1951-05-06) and Eddie Hill (Musician, Songwriter, Country Music DJ) (on 1951-05-06) maracas and lead vocals: Johnnie Wright (US country music singer-songwriter) (on 1951-05-06) resonator guitar [dobro] and baritone vocals: Ray Atkins (US dobro player) (on 1951-05-06) tenor vocals: Jack Anglin (on 1951-05-06) recorded at: Acoustic Equipment (active in 1940s and 1950s) in Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1951-05-06) recording of: Cryin’ Heart Blues (on 1951-05-06) lyricist and composer: Joe Brown (songwriter, "Cryin' Heart Blues")	Johnnie and Jack		2:33

2▼CD: Great Country Hits of 1952
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Too Old to Cut the Mustard recording of: Too Old to Cut the Mustard lyricist and composer: Bill Carlisle	The Carlisles		2:20
2	Give Me More, More, More (Of Your Kisses)	Lefty Frizzell		2:18
3	Talk to Your Heart recording of: Talk to Your Heart lyricist and composer: Ray Price (American country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist)	Ray Price		2:44
4	Wondering	Webb Pierce	4	3:01
5	Music Makin’ Mama From Memphis recording of: Music Makin' Mama From Memphis lyricist and composer: Hank Snow	Hank Snow		2:27
6	’Tis Sweet to Be Remembered	Cowboy Copas		3:04
7	(When You Feel Like You’re in Love) Don’t Just Stand There recording of: Don't Just Stand There (When You Feel Like You're in Love) writer: Jack Henley and Ernest Tubb	Carl Smith		2:24
8	Settin’ the Woods on Fire recording of: Settin’ the Woods on Fire (on 1952-06-13) lyricist and composer: Ed G. Nelson (Popular music songwriter and bandleader) and Fred Rose (songwriter) publisher: Milene Music. Inc (ASCAP) (on 1952-07-29)	Hank Williams		2:38
9	Easy on the Eyes recording of: Easy on the Eyes writer: Eddy Arnold and Cy Coben	Eddy Arnold		2:36
10	High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me) recording of: High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me) lyricist: Ned Washington composer: Dimitri Tiomkin publisher: Leo Feist, Inc. part of: The 25th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 25)	Tex Ritter		2:50
11	The Wild Side of Life	Hank Thompson		2:45
12	Honky Tonk Blues recording of: Honky Tonk Blues (on 1951-12-11) lyricist and composer: Hank Williams (country music legend) publisher: Fred Rose Music (BMI-affiliated), Hiriam Music and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1948-11-30)	Hank Williams	5	2:13
13	That Heart Belongs to Me	Webb Pierce		2:55
14	Are You Teasing Me recording of: Are You Teasing Me writer: Charlie Louvin and Ira Louvin	Carl Smith		2:38
15	Blackberry Boogie recording of: Blackberry Boogie writer: Tennessee Ernie Ford (in 1952)	Tennessee Ernie		2:29
16	A Full Time Job recording of: A Full Time Job (on 1952-05-15) writer: Gerry Teifer	Eddy Arnold		2:30
17	Don’t Stay Away (Till Love Grows Cold)	Lefty Frizzell		2:58
18	Almost	George Morgan		2:55
19	It 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 Wells		2:34
20	Jambalaya (On the Bayou) recording of: Jambalaya (On the Bayou) lyricist and composer: Hank Williams (country music legend) publisher: Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Acuff-Rose-Opryland Music Limited (UK), Fred Rose Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1952-07-28)	Hank Williams		2:55
21	Backstreet Affair recording of: Back Street Affair composer: Jimmy Rule and Billy Wallace (Country artist) publisher: Carlin Music Corporation	Webb Pierce	4	2:46
22	Don’t Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes	Slim Willet		2:51
23	Indian Love Call recording of: Indian Love Call (from the 1924/1936 musicals “Rose Marie”) lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) and Otto Harbach composer: Rudolf Friml and Herbert Stothart (composer) publisher: Bill-Bob Publ. Company, Chappell Music Ltd. and Harms, Inc. (on 1924-09-02) part of: Rose-Marie (1924 operetta-style musical) part of: Rose-Marie (1936 musical film)	Slim Whitman		3:11
24	The Gold Rush Is Over recording of: The Gold Rush Is Over lyricist and composer: Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer)	Hank Snow		2:19
25	Waiting in the Lobby of Your Heart recording of: Waiting in the Lobby of Your Heart composer: Billy Gray (American country singer / songwriter) and Hank Thompson	Hank Thompson		2:27
26	Too Old to Cut the Mustard	Ernest Tubb & Red Foley		2:50
27	Half as Much recording of: Half as Much (on 1951-08-10) lyricist and composer: Curley Williams (in 1951) publisher: Fred Rose Music, Inc. (in 1951) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-10-17)	Hank Williams		2:45
28	Don’t Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes	Skeets McDonald		2:46

3▼CD: Great Country Hits of 1953
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	I Let the Stars Get in My Eyes	Goldie Hill		2:37
2	Goin’ Steady recording of: Goin' Steady lyricist and composer: Faron Young	Faron Young		2:42
3	Crying in the Chapel	Darrell Glenn		3:01
4	(Now And Then There’s) A Fool Such As I recording of: (Now and Then There’s) a Fool Such as I lyricist and composer: Bill Trader publisher: LeFevre Sing Pub. Co., MCA Music Inc. (US-based music publishers) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)	Hank Snow		2:30
5	Midnight	Red Foley		3:15
6	I’ll Go on Alone recorded in: Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1952-06-03) producer: Don Law recording of: I’ll Go on Alone (on 1952-06-03) lyricist and composer: Marty Robbins	Marty Robbins		2:43
7	I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive recording of: I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive (on 1952-06-13) writer: Fred Rose (songwriter) and Hank Williams (country music legend)	Hank Williams		2:28
8	Trademark	Carl Smith		2:21
9	No Help Wanted recording of: No Help Wanted lyricist and composer: Bill Carlisle	The Carlisles		2:27
10	No Help Wanted #2	Ernest Tubb & Red Foley		2:33
11	Eddy’s Song recording of: Eddy’s Song writer: Cy Coben and Charles R. Grean	Eddy Arnold		2:22
12	Kaw‐Liga recording of: Kaw‐Liga lyricist and composer: Fred Rose (songwriter) and Hank Williams (country music legend) publisher: Milene Music. Inc (ASCAP) (on 1952-12-02)	Hank Williams		2:35
13	Seven Lonely Days	Bonnie Lou		2:20
14	Your Cheatin’ Heart recording of: Your Cheatin’ Heart lyricist and composer: Hank Williams (country music legend) publisher: Acuff Rose Music Ltd. (UK), Fred Rose Music (BMI-affiliated), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1952-10-31), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) (from 2002 until 2021-01-06) and Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995) (from 2021-01-06 to present)	Hank Williams		2:43
15	Mexican Joe recording of: Mexican Joe lyricist and composer: Mitchell Torok	Jim Reeves		2:41
16	Take These Chains From My Heart recording of: Take These Chains From My Heart (on 1952-09-23) writer: Hy Heath and Fred Rose (songwriter) publisher: Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1952-10-31)	Hank Williams		2:40
17	It’s Been So Long	Webb Pierce	4	2:21
18	Is Zat You, Myrtle?	The Carlisles	3	2:05
19	That’s Me Without You	Sonny James		2:34
20	Rub‐A‐Dub‐Dub recording of: Rub-A-Dub-Dub composer: Hank Thompson	Hank Thompson		2:16
21	Hey Joe recording of: Hey Joe lyricist: Boudleaux Bryant composer: Boudleaux Bryant (in 1953)	Carl Smith		2:32
22	A Dear John Letter performer: Jean Shepard (American honky tonk singer-songwriter) recording of: A Dear John Letter writer: Billy Barton (country/rockabilly), Charles “Fuzzy” Owen and Lewis Tally cover recording of: A Dear John Letter writer: Billy Barton (country/rockabilly), Charles “Fuzzy” Owen and Lewis Tally	Jean Shepard with Ferlin Husky		2:33
23	I Forgot More Than You’ll Ever Know recording of: I Forgot More Than You’ll Ever Know lyricist and composer: Cecil A. Null (in 1947) publisher: EMI Unart Catalog Inc. and Fairway Music Corp. (on 1953-10-10)	The Davis Sisters		3:02
24	I Couldn’t Keep From Crying recording of: I Couldn’t Keep From Crying lyricist and composer: Marty Robbins	Marty Robbins		2:47
25	There Stands the Glass recording of: There Stands the Glass lyricist: Audrey Greisham and Mary Jean Shurtz composer: Russ Hull publisher: Carlin Music Corporation	Webb Pierce		2:26
26	Caribbean recording of: Caribbean lyricist and composer: Mitchell Torok	Mitchell Torok		2:31
27	Let Me Be the One	Hank Locklin		2:30
28	(How Much Is) That Hound Dog in the Window recording of: (How Much Is) That Hound Dog in the Window parody version of: (How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?	Homer & Jethro		2:48

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