Sony Soundtrack for a Century: Country: The American Tradition

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Big Bad John
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-08-18)
recording of:
Big Bad John (1961 song) (on 1961-08-18)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Dean
Jimmy Dean43:02
2Ring of Fire
recording of:
Ring of Fire
writer:
June Carter Cash (American Country singer and songwriter) and Merle Kilgore
publisher:
Painted Desert Music Corporation
Johnny Cash2:37
3Flowers on the Wall
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 1965)
recording of:
Flowers on the Wall (in 1965)
lyricist and composer:
Lew DeWitt
publisher:
Wallflower Music
The Statler Brothers42:21
4Foggy Mountain Breakdown
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 57)
recording of:
Foggy Mountain Breakdown
composer:
Earl Scruggs
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:21
5Almost Persuaded
recording of:
Almost Persuaded (Glenn Sutton/Billy Sherrill song)
writer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger) and Glenn Sutton (US songwriter and producer)
David Houston2:58
6Hickory Wind
engineer:
Charlie Bragg and Roy Halee
producer:
Gary Usher
lead vocals:
Gram Parsons (on 1968-03-09)
samples from:
Sweetheart of the Rodeo (stereo) by The Byrds (American rock band) (on 1968-08-30)
recording of:
Hickory Wind (on 1968-03-09)
composer:
Bob Buchanan and Gram Parsons
The Byrds43:33
7Stand 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 Wynette42:42
8Rose Garden
cover recording of:
Rose Garden
lyricist and composer:
Joe South
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Lynn Anderson2:57
9Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1972-04-25)
cover recording of:
Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again) (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
live recording of:
Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again) (on 1972-04-25)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
recording of:
Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson3:49
10Behind Closed Doors
engineer:
Lou Bradley (American producer, engineer, also songwriter)
background vocals:
The Nashville Edition
lead vocals:
Charlie Rich (US country singer)
recording of:
Behind Closed Doors
lyricist and composer:
Kenny O’Dell
Charlie Rich52:57
11Would You Lay With Me (in a Field of Stone)
recording of:
Would You Lay With Me (in a Field of Stone)
lyricist and composer:
David Allan Coe
Tanya Tucker2:25
12Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain
engineer:
Phil York
producer:
Willie Nelson
bass:
Bee Spears (in 1975-02)
drums (drum set):
Billy English (US drummer/percussionist for Willie Nelson) (in 1975-02) and Paul English (US drummer for Willie Nelson) (in 1975-02)
guitar:
Bucky Meadows (American session musician) (in 1975-02), Willie Nelson (in 1975-02) and Jody Payne (in 1975-02)
harmonica:
Mickey Raphael (in 1975-02)
mandolin:
Jody Payne (in 1975-02)
piano:
Bobbie Nelson (in 1975-02)
vocals:
Willie Nelson (in 1975-02)
arranger:
Willie Nelson
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 2003)
recorded at:
Autumn Sound Studios in Garland, Texas, United States (in 1975-02)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time (2019 re-issued) (number: 16), Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 27), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 253) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 302)
cover recording of:
Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain (in 1975-02)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Rose (songwriter)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Milene Music (publisher) and Sony/ATV Milene Music
Willie Nelson42:20
13Golden Ring
performer:
Tammy Wynette
cover recording of:
Golden Ring
writer:
Bobby Braddock and Rafe Van Hoy (American songwriter, musician and producer)
George Jones & Tammy Wynette3:03
14Take This Job and Shove It
recording of:
Take this Job and Shove it
lyricist and composer:
David Allan Coe
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Johnny Paycheck2:38
15The Devil Went Down to Georgia
recording of:
The Devil Went Down to Georgia
writer:
Charlie Daniels, Joel "Taz" DiGregorio, Fred Edwards (drummer and songwriter), Charlie Hayward (Member of The Charlie Daniels Band), John Crain and James W. Marshall
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. and Hat Band Music (in 1979)
The Charlie Daniels Band3:36
16He Stopped Loving Her Today
bass:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1980-02-06)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Carrigan (US drummer) (on 1980-02-06)
guitar:
Phil Baugh (on 1980-02-06), Billy R. Sanford (guitar) (on 1980-02-06) and Pete Wade (on 1980-02-06)
harmonica:
Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1980-02-06)
piano:
Hargus Robbins (on 1980-02-06)
steel guitar:
Pete Drake (steel guitar player) (on 1980-02-06)
strings and background vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1980-02-06)
vocals:
George Jones (US country music vocalist) (on 1980-02-06)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time (2019 re-issued) (number: 4), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 142) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 270)
recording of:
He Stopped Loving Her Today (on 1980-02-06)
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Braddock and Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr.
George Jones3:17
17Seven Year Ache
recording of:
Seven Year Ache (in 1981)
lyricist and composer:
Rosanne Cash
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI) and Hotwire Music
Rosanne Cash3:18
18Crying My Heart Out Over You
Ricky Skaggs3:01
19Pancho and Lefty
producer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter), Chips Moman and Willie Nelson
bass:
Mike Leech (in 1982-11)
drums (drum set):
Gene Chrisman (in 1982-11)
fiddle and mandolin:
Johnny Gimble (in 1982-11)
guitar:
Johnny Christopher (Guitarist, lyricist, composer, singer, session musician) (in 1982-11), Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1982-11), Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (in 1982-11), Chips Moman (in 1982-11), Willie Nelson (in 1982-11), Lewis Talley (in 1982-11) and Reggie Young (guitarist and songwriter) (in 1982-11)
harmonica:
Mickey Raphael (in 1982-11)
keyboard:
Bobby Emmons (in 1982-11) and Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter) (in 1982-11)
saxophone:
Don Markham (in 1982-11)
background vocals:
Johnny Christopher (Guitarist, lyricist, composer, singer, session musician) (in 1982-11), Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1982-11), Willie Nelson (in 1982-11) and Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter) (in 1982-11)
vocals:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1982-11) and Willie Nelson (in 1982-11)
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 2003)
recorded at:
Moman's Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1982-11) and Pedernales Recording Studio in Spicewood, Texas, United States (in 1982-11)
cover recording of:
Pancho and Lefty (in 1982-11)
lyricist and composer:
Townes Van Zandt
Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson44:48
20I Couldn’t Leave You If I Tried
Rodney Crowell3:19
21He Thinks He’ll Keep Her
recording of:
He Thinks He’ll Keep Her
lyricist and composer:
Mary Chapin Carpenter and Don Schlitz
Mary Chapin Carpenter4:06
22How Can I Help You Say Goodbye
recording of:
How Can I Help You Say Goodbye
writer:
Burton Collins and Karen Taylor-Good
Patty Loveless4:26
23Third Rock From the Sun
Joe Diffie2:50
24Wide Open Spaces
assistant recording engineer:
Chip Matthews and Mike Wruck
recording engineer:
Eric Legg
additional producer:
Jim Burnett, Mark Capps (recording engineer), Tony Castle (engineer), Erik Hellerman, Clarke Schleicher (American producer, engineer and mixing engineer.) and Ed Simonton
producer:
Blake Chancey and Paul Worley
assistant mixer:
Christopher Rowe and Shawn Simpson
mixer:
John Guess
editor:
Jim Burnett, Don Cobb and Carlos Grier
acoustic guitar:
Mark Casstevens, Billy Crain, Billy Joe Walker, Jr., Paul Worley and Emily Erwin (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
banjo and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Emily Erwin (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
bass:
Joe Chemay and Michael Rhodes
congas [conga], shakers [shaker] and tambourine:
Tom Roady
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Greg Morrow (session drummer)
electric guitar:
George Marinelli, Billy Joe Walker, Jr. and Paul Worley
fiddle and mandolin:
Martie Seidel (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
Hammond organ [B-3 organ] and piano:
Matt Rollings (American composer, musician and record producer)
steel guitar:
Lloyd Maines
lead vocals:
Natalie Maines (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
vocals:
Emily Erwin (from 1997-03 until 1997-08) and Martie Seidel (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
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 1998)
recorded at:
Westwood Studio
mixed at:
The Workstation
edited at:
Georgetown Masters in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
additionally produced at:
Sound Stage Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Soundshop in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, The Money Pit in Nashville, Tennessee, United States and Westwood Studio
recording of:
Wide Open Spaces (from 1997-03 until 1997-08)
lyricist and composer:
Susan Gibson
publisher:
Pie-Eyed Music (in 1997)
Dixie Chicks53:44