Dim Lights Thick Smoke & Hillbilly Music: Country & Western Hit Parade, 1967

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Ode to Billie Joe
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records Nashville (in 1967)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 191) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 412)
recording of:
Ode to Billie Joe (in 1967-03)
lyricist and composer:
Bobbie Gentry
publisher:
Larry Shayne Music, Inc.
Bobbie Gentry54:13
2Ruby (Don’t take Your Love to Town)
Johnny Darrell2:17
3Mental Revenge
cover recording of:
Mental Revenge
lyricist and composer:
Mel Tillis
publisher:
Cedarwood Pub. Co., Inc.
Waylon Jennings2:21
4I Won’t Come in While He’s There
recording of:
I Won’t Come in While He’s There
writer:
Gene Davis
Jim Reeves2:11
5Break My Mind
George Hamilton IV2:18
6Laura (What’s He Got That I Ain’t Got)
recording of:
Laura (What’s He Got That I Ain’t Got)
writer:
Leon Ashley and Margie Singleton
Leon Ashley2:33
7Branded Man
recording of:
Branded Man
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Merle Haggard3:06
8What Kind of Girl (Do You Think I Am)?
Loretta Lynn2:50
9Pop a Top
recording of:
Pop a Top
lyricist and composer:
Nat Stuckey
Jim Ed Brown2:19
10Danny Boy
Ray Price4:59
11Little Ole Wine Drinker Me
Robert Mitchum2:28
12Gentle on My Mind
recording of:
Gentle on My Mind
lyricist and composer:
John Hartford
publisher:
Acuff Rose Publications Ltd. and Ensign Music Corp.
John Hartford3:00
13By the Time I Get to Phoenix
recording of:
By the Time I Get to Phoenix
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
strings arranger:
Mick Harvey
publisher:
Charles Koppelman Music, Jonathan Three Music Co. and Martin Bandier Music
Glen Campbell2:50
14Tonight Carmen
recording of:
Tonight Carmen
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
Marty Robbins2:45
15Life Turned Her That Way
part of:
Rolling Stone: 40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time (2019 re-issued) (number: 19)
Mel Tillis2:20
16Where Does the Good Times Go
engineer:
Terry Gaiser and Ken Hackett
recorded at:
Buck Owens Studio in Bakersfield, California, United States
recording of:
Where Does the Good Times Go
writer:
Buck Owens
Buck Owens2:17
17What Does It Take (To Keep a Man Like You Satisfied)
Skeeter Davis2:37
18The Chokin’ Kind
recording of:
The Chokin’ Kind
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs (SOCAN) and Wilderness Music Publishing Co.
Waylon Jennings2:27
19Jackson
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1967-01-11)
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
instruments:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
vocals:
June Carter Cash (American Country singer and songwriter) and Johnny Cash (country music legend)
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 1967)
live cover recording of:
Jackson (on 1967-01-11)
writer:
Jerry Leiber and Billy Edd Wheeler
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
recording of:
Jackson
writer:
Jerry Leiber and Billy Edd Wheeler
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
cover recording of:
Jackson
writer:
Jerry Leiber and Billy Edd Wheeler
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Johnny Cash & June Carter42:45
20Sing Me Back Home
recording of:
Sing Me Back Home
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Merle Haggard2:46
21Tears Will Be the Chaser for Your Wine
Wanda Jackson2:29
22Guitar Man
Jerry Reed2:28
23Jackson Ain’t a Very Big Town
Norma Jean2:28
24Walk Through This World With Me
cover recording of:
Walk Through This World With Me
writer:
Kay Savage and Sandra Seamons
George Jones2:29
25My Elusive Dreams
recording of:
My Elusive Dreams (1967 song)
writer:
Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr. and Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
publisher:
London Tree Music Ltd.
David Houston, Tammy Wynette2:52
26It’s Such a Pretty World Today
recording of:
It’s Such a Pretty World Today
lyricist and composer:
Dale Noe (Country music songwriter and musician)
Wynn Stewart2:30
27Sam’s Place
recording of:
Sam's Place
writer:
Buck Owens and Red Simpson (American country singer and songwriter)
Buck Owens1:59
28I Don’t Wanna Play House
recording of:
I Don’t Wanna Play House
writer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger) and Glenn Sutton (US songwriter and producer)
Tammy Wynette2:36
29Does My Ring Hurt Your Finger
recording of:
Does My Ring Hurt Your Finger
writer:
Jan Crutchfield and Don Robertson (“Happy Whistler” songwriter)
Country Charlie Pride2:17
30Cold Hard Facts of Life
recording of:
The Cold Hard Facts of Life
lyricist and composer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality)
Porter Wagoner3:14
31Nashville Cats
recording of:
Nashville Cats
lyricist and composer:
John Sebastian
The Lovin’ Spoonful2:34