Essential Country

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young
cover recording of:
Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young (in 1955)
lyricist and composer:
Joe Allison
Faron Young42:18
2Something’s Burning
cover recording of:
Something’s Burning (in 1970)
lyricist and composer:
Mac Davis (US country singer, songwriter & actor)
recording of:
Something’s Burning
lyricist and composer:
Mac Davis (US country singer, songwriter & actor)
Kenny Rogers3:59
3Curly Headed Baby
T. Texas Tyler2:41
4Hey Porter
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1955-03-22)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1955-03-22)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1955-03-22)
lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (in 1955)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Entertainment Corporation (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 1955) and Sun Record Company (in 1955)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-03-22)
recording of:
Hey, Porter (on 1955-03-22)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and West One Music (production music label, prefix: WOM)
Johnny Cash3.52:12
5Wild Side of Life
recording of:
The Wild Side of Life
lyricist and composer:
Arlie Carter and William Warren
publisher:
Commodore Music Corp., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Leeds Music Ltd., Unart Music Corp. and Leeds Music (in 1976)
Hank Thompson2:42
6Take Me Back to Tulsa
recording of:
Take Me Back to Tulsa (on 1960-07-01)
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI) (on 1941-06-18)
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys2:40
7Crying Time
live recording of:
Crying Time
lyricist and composer:
Buck Owens (in 1964)
publisher:
Beachaven Music Corporation and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen3:31
8Don’t Add an Ex to Your Name
recording of:
Don’t Add an Ex to Your Name
George McCormick32:33
9So Much to Do
recording of:
So Much to Do
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
Willie Nelson43:08
10Feudin’ & Fightin’
recording of:
Feudin’ & Fightin’
Dorothy Shaw3:17
11Let the Teardrops Full
recording of:
Let the Teardrops Fall
writer:
Charles Beam, Charles Jiles and W.S. Stevenson
Patsy Cline42:34
12She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye
cover recording of:
She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye
writer:
Doug Gilmore and Mickey Newbury (American songwriter)
Ed Bruce2:45
13Play It Cool Man
recording of:
Play It Cool Man
lyricist and composer:
George Jones (US country music vocalist)
George Jones42:38
14Sunshine
recording of:
Sunshine
lyricist and composer:
Fern Carr
Billie Jo Spears42:45
15Follow Me Back to Louisville
recording of:
Follow Me Back to Louisville
lyricist and composer:
Bill Davidson
Don Williams42:42
16Lorena
cover recording of:
Lorena
writer:
Charlie Williams (Country songwriter)
is based on:
Lorena
Waylon Jennings2:16