American Roots

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Tracklist

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CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Orange Blossom
Charlie McCoy2:49
2Rawhide
cover 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 Laine2:00
3Real Life
Jimmy Title3:18
4Me and Bobby McGeeKris Kristofferson4:12
5Why 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 Judds53:25
6Stand by Your Man
producer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
lead vocals:
Tammy Wynette
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 473)
recording of:
Stand by Your Man (in 1968)
writer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger) and Tammy Wynette
publisher:
Al Gallico Music Corp., EMI Al Gallico Music Corp., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Tammy Wynette42:40
7Highwaymen
recording of:
The Highwayman
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
White Oak Songs
Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash & Kris Kristofferson3:01
8Poor Boy Blues
recording of:
Poor Boy Blues
lyricist and composer:
Paul Kennerley (English singer-songwriter, musician, record producer)
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc.
Chet Atkins & Mark Knopfler3:59
9Walk of Life
T.G. Sheppard3:48
10Our Baby’s Gone
Desert Rose Band2:41
11Give Me One More Chance
recording of:
Give Me One More Chance (Exile song)
writer:
Sonny LeMaire and J.P. Pennington
Exile2:48
12Talk to Me Fiddle
recording of:
Talk to Me Fiddle
composer:
Bruce Ray Brown, Charlie Daniels, Joel "Taz" DiGregorio, Jack Gavin and Charlie Hayward (Member of The Charlie Daniels Band)
Charlie Daniels3:39
13The Water Is Wide
James Taylor2:57
14Ballad of Davy Crockett
Fess Parker1:40
15Soul Searching
Rodney Crowell3:55
16Shallow Rivers
Dan Fogelberg6:32
17Choo Choo Boogie
Asleep at the Wheel2:57
18Grandpa
The Judds4:14
19For America
Jimmy Title4:48
20Mexican Wind
Jann Browne3:50
CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1On the Road Again
recording of:
On the Road Again
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
EMI Full Nelson Music
part of:
The 53rd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Willie Nelson2:31
2It Ain’t Me Baby
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1964-08-27)
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
performer:
June Carter Cash (American Country singer and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1970)
cover recording of:
It Ain’t Me, Babe (on 1964-08-27)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1964-05)
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner/Chappell (from 1964 until 1992) and Special Rider Music (from 1992 to present)
Johnny Cash3:02
3Eagle When She Flies
recording of:
Eagle When She Flies
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
publisher:
Velvet Apple Music
Dolly Parton43:10
4In the Battle of New Orleans
recording of:
The Battle of New Orleans
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Driftwood
publisher:
Warden Music Company Inc.
part of:
Grammy Award: Song of the Year nominees (number: 1960 winner)
is based on:
The 8th of January
Johnny Horton2:31
5I Married Her Just Because She Looks Like YouLyle Lovett3:12
6Panama Red
New Riders of the Purple Sage2:45
7Rockin’ Years
vocals:
Dolly Parton and Ricky Van Shelton
performer:
Ricky Van Shelton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1991)
cover recording of:
Rockin’ Years
publisher:
Dolly Parton
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Parton
publisher:
Southern Gallery Music
Ricky Van Shelton & Dolly Parton53:26
8Down at the Twist and Shout
recording of:
Down at the Twist and Shout
lyricist and composer:
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Mary Chapin Carpenter3:22
9Willie, Waylon and Me
recording of:
Willie, Waylon and Me
lyricist and composer:
David Allan Coe
David Allan Coe3:13
10(Ghost) Riders in the Sky
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1969-04-02)
cover recording of:
(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend (on 1969-04-02)
lyricist and composer:
Stan Jones (US songwriter and actor “(Ghost) Riders in the Sky”) (on 1948-06-05)
publisher:
Revega Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Marty Robbins3:34
11This Land Is Your Land
cover recording of:
This Land Is Your Land
lyricist and composer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1940)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 16378)
is based on:
When the World's on Fire
Pete Seeger3:45
12On the Inside
Rosanne Cash3:18
13Chains of Gold
Sweethearts of the Rodeo2:48
14Uncle Penn
recording of:
Uncle Pen
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) (in 1975)
Ricky Skaggs2:24
15The Most Beautiful Girl
cover recording of:
The Most Beautiful Girl
writer:
Rory Bourke, Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger) and Norris “Norro” Wilson
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
version of:
Hey Mister
Charlie Rich2:40
16The Bird
George Jones2:52
17Ode to Billy Joe
cover recording of:
Ode to Billie Joe
lyricist and composer:
Bobbie Gentry
publisher:
Larry Shayne Music, Inc.
Tammy Wynette4:15
18Snowbird
cover recording of:
Snowbird
lyricist and composer:
Gene MacLellan
publisher:
Beechwood Music Canada and EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
Lynn Anderson2:10
19Country Boy
Ricky Skaggs2:09
20Stay
Rodney Crowell3:45
21Tennessee Flat Top Box
recording of:
Tennessee Flat Top Box
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp. and Song of Cash
Rosanne Cash3:09
22The Jamestown Ferry
recording of:
The Jamestown Ferry (1972 song)
writer:
Bobby Borchers (American songwriter) and Mack Vickery
publisher:
Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
Tanya Tucker2:55