The Greatest Country Collection

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▼ CD 1
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Why Not Me part of: Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 84) recording of: Why Not Me writer: Harlan Howard, Brent Maher and Sonny Throckmorton (American country singer / songwriter)	The Judds	5	3:29
2	Let Your Love Flown	The Bellamy Brothers		3:15
3	Annie’s Song recording of: Annie’s Song lyricist and composer: John Denver publisher: Winter Hill Music	John Denver		3:09
4	Both Sides Now recording of: Both Sides Now lyricist and composer: Joni Mitchell arranger: Benedikt Jahnel publisher: Crazy Crow Music, Essex Music of Australia Pty. Ltd., Siquomb Pub. Corp., ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label)	Anne Murray		3:20
5	Some Broken Hearts Never Mend cover recording of: Some Broken Hearts Never Mend lyricist and composer: Wayland Holyfield	Telly Savalas		2:39
6	King 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 Miller		2:28
7	Before the Next Teardrop Falls recording of: Before the Next Teardrop Falls writer: Vivian Keith and Ben Peters (country music songwriter) publisher: Shelby Singleton Music Inc.	Freddy Fender		2:34
8	Jambalaya	Pat Boone		2:59
9	Somewhere Between	Grant & Forsyth		3:23
10	Rhinestone Cowboy recording of: Rhinestone Cowboy lyricist and composer: Larry Weiss (American singer-songwriter) publisher: House of Weiss Music Co and Warner Chappell North America	Glenn Campbell		3:14
11	Rawhide recording of: Rawhide publisher: Mrs. Ned Washington (wife of American lyricist Ned Washington) lyricist: Ned Washington composer: Dimitri Tiomkin publisher: Catharine Hinen Music, Largo Music, MCA Music Ltd., Patti Washington Music and Volta Music Corporation	Frankie Laine		2:03
12	Here You Come Again recording of: Here You Come Again lyricist: Cynthia Weil composer: Barry Mann publisher: Dyad Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Summerhill Songs	Billie Jo Spears		2:27
13	Blue Bayou cover recording of: Blue Bayou lyricist: Joe Melson (in 1963) and Roy Orbison (in 1963) composer: Joe Melson and Roy Orbison publisher: Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (in 1961)	Piet Veerman		3:50
14	I Just Can’t Help Believin’ cover recording of: I Just Can’t Help Believin’ writer: Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil publisher: Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Screen Gems-Columbia Music Ltd. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)	B.J. Thomas		3:00
15	The 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 (Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)	Skeeter Davis		2:40
16	Together Again	Saskia & Serge		3:54
17	Rose Garden cover recording of: Rose Garden lyricist and composer: Joe South publisher: BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC	Lynn Anderson		3:00
18	Maria	Arthur Ebeling		3:21
19	Ruby 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. 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 Rogers	4	2:50

▼ CD 2
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Jackson recording of: Jackson writer: Jerry Leiber and Billy Edd Wheeler publisher: Sony/ATV Songs LLC	Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood		2:47
2	Let It Be Me recording of: Let It Be Me lyricist: Pierre Delanoë composer: Gilbert Bécaud translator: Mann Curtis publisher: BMG Music Publishing France, EMA-Suisse, Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Songs of Universal, Inc. and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) sub-publisher: ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 translated version of: Je t’appartiens	The Everly Brothers		2:38
3	Crying recording of: Crying lyricist: Joe Melson (in 1961) and Roy Orbison (in 1961) composer: Joe Melson and Roy Orbison publisher: Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1961-08-16) part of: 50/50	Don McLean		3:51
4	High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me) cover 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)	Anny Schilder		3:27
5	Please 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 Locklin		2:58
6	Big Bad John recording of: Big Bad John (1961 song) lyricist and composer: Jimmy Dean	Jimmy Dean		2:59
7	All Alone Am I	Timi Yuro		2:38
8	The Old Country Church	The Oak Ridge Boys		2:45
9	To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before cover recording of: To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before writer: Hal David and Albert Hammond publisher: BMG Gold Songs, BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use!), Casa David Music, EMI April Music Inc. and Songs of Fujimusic	Hammond & West		3:29
10	Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue	Marie Williams		2:36
11	I Walk the Line	Johnny Cash		2:45
12	Oh Lonesome Me cover recording of: Oh Lonesome Me 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)	The Walkers		3:56
13	Crying Time cover recording of: Crying Time lyricist and composer: Buck Owens (in 1964) publisher: Beachaven Music Corporation and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing	Ray Charles		2:56
14	Makin’ Believe cover recording of: Making Believe lyricist and composer: Jimmy Work (Country music singer and songwriter)	Dolly Parton		2:46
15	Hello Mary Lou	Ricky Nelson		2:19
16	My Sweet Country Home	Alabama		2:08
17	Nothing’s Changed, Nothing’s New	Willie Nelson		4:00
18	These Boots Are Made for Walkin’	Nancy Sinatra		2:43
19	Almost Persuaded	Sommerset		3:00
20	There Goes My Everything recording of: There Goes My Everything (1965 song) lyricist and composer: Dallas Frazier (American songwriter and musician) publisher: Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Elvis Presley Music Inc., Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1965-11-24), Blue Crest Music, Inc. (on 1965-11-24) and Husky Music (on 1965-11-24) version of: En gång är ingen gång	Anne Murray		3:24

▼ CD 3
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Blanket on the Ground	Billie Jo Spears		3:35
2	Walkin’ After Midnight	Patsy Cline		2:34
3	If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body engineer: Jim Crosby (engineer) (in 1978) and Michael Lloyd (US guitarist/singer producer) (in 1978) producer: Michael Lloyd (US guitarist/singer producer) (in 1978) acoustic guitar and lead vocals: David Bellamy (Bellamy Brothers) (in 1978) and Howard Bellamy (Bellamy Brothers) (in 1978) bass guitar: Jesse Chambers (in 1978) drums (drum set): Rodney Price (drummer) (in 1978) electric guitar: Carl Chambers (in 1978) keyboard: Joe LaFrandre (in 1978) steel guitar: Danny Jones (US steel guitarist) (in 1978) part of: Grammy Award: Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group nominees (number: 1980) recording of: If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me (in 1978) lyricist and composer: David Bellamy (Bellamy Brothers)	The Bellamy Brothers	2	3:11
4	Thorn Between Two Lovers	Grant & Forsyth		3:40
5	Calypso	John Denver		3:49
6	Good Year for the Roses recording of: A Good Year for the Roses lyricist and composer: Jerry Chesnut	George Jones		3:11
7	To Know Him Is to Love Him	The Shirelles		2:26
8	Wasted Days and Wasted Nights	Freddy Fender		2:44
9	Top of the World cover recording of: Top of the World lyricist: John Bettis composer: Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters) publisher: Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Hammer and Nails Music, Inc. and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.	Lynn Anderson		2:50
10	You Needed Me	Piet Veerman		3:26
11	Bernadine	Pat Boone		2:09
12	Tom Dooley	The Kingston Trio		3:04
13	Desperado	Tony Willé		3:33
14	Send Me the Pillow	Hank Locklin		2:25
15	The Last Farewell	Roger Whittaker		3:41
16	The French Song	Sandra Van Reijs		3:15
17	O What a Thrill	Albert West		3:05
18	Yippy Ah Yeah - Yippy Ah Yeah (Ghost Riders in the Sky / Some Broken Hearts / Country Roads / Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town / Jolene / I’m Glad I’m a Country Girl / Jambalaya / Oh Lonesome Me / Yippy Ah Yeah)	Saskia & Serge		4:08
19	Have I Told You Lately	Jim Reeves		1:21
20	Tell Me Why	Wynonna Judd		3:42

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