Dim Lights, Thick Smoke & Hillbilly Music: Country & Western Hit Parade, 1956

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

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Singing the Blues
recording of:
Singing the Blues
lyricist and composer:
Melvin Endsley (in 1956)
publisher:
Acuff Rose Opryland Ltd. (UK) and Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK)
Marty Robbins2:30
2You Don’t Know Me
recording of:
You Don’t Know Me
writer:
Eddy Arnold and Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), Unichappell Music, Inc. (in 1955), Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) (on 1955-08-19) and Mijac Music (in 2006)
sub-publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 2006)
Eddy Arnold2:39
3Crazy Arms
recording of:
Crazy Arms
writer:
Ralph Mooney (in 1954) and Chuck Seals (in 1954)
publisher:
Champion Music Corp., Leeds Music, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (in 1956) and MCA Music Svenska AB (in 1978)
Ray Price2:35
4Lonely Street
recording of:
Lonely Street
writer:
Carl Belew, Kenny Sowder and W.S. Stevenson
Carl Belew3:07
5Folsom Prison Blues
recording of:
Folsom Prison Blues
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Carlin Music Corporation and Hi Lo Music
is based on:
Crescent City Blues
Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Two2:53
6Sweet Dreams
Faron Young2:46
7Honky Tonk Man
recording of:
Honky Tonk Man (1956 song)
writer:
Tillman Franks, Johnny Horton and Howard Hausey
publisher:
Universal Cedarwood Publishing
Johnny Horton2:16
8Conscience I’m Guilty
Hank Snow2:31
9What Am I Worth
recording of:
What Am I Worth
writer:
Darrell Edwards and George Jones (US country music vocalist)
George Jones2:51
10A Poor Man’s Riches
Benny Barnes2:08
11I Take the Chance
Jim Edward, Maxine And Bonnie Brown2:46
12I Don’t Believe You’ve Met My Baby
recording of:
I Don’t Believe You’ve Met My Baby
lyricist and composer:
Autry Inman
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
The Louvin Brothers2:10
13Ruby, Are You Mad?
recording of:
Ruby, Are You Mad
composer:
Cousin Emmy
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (in 1979)
The Osborne Brothers & Harley "Red" Allen3:02
14I Know You’re Married
banjo and tenor vocals:
Don Reno (bluegrass banjoist, Reno & Smiley member, father of Don Wayne Reno) (on 1956-08-27)
double bass:
John Palmer (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1956-08-27)
fiddle:
Mack Magaha (Bluegrass Fiddler) (on 1956-08-27) and Benny Williams (US bluegrass fiddler/multi-instrumentalist) (on 1956-08-27)
guitar and lead vocals:
Red Smiley (American bluegrass and country musician) (on 1956-08-27)
mandolin:
Benny Williams (US bluegrass fiddler/multi-instrumentalist) (on 1956-08-27)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1956-08-27)
recording of:
I Know You’re Married but I Love You Still (on 1956-08-27)
writer:
Mack Magaha (Bluegrass Fiddler) and Don Reno (bluegrass banjoist, Reno & Smiley member, father of Don Wayne Reno)
Reno and Smiley2:40
15Eat, Drink and Be Merry (Tomorrow You’ll Cry)
recording of:
Eat, Drink and Be Merry (Tomorrow You'll Cry)
writer:
Celia Ferguson and Sandra Ferguson
Porter Wagoner2:27
16Yes I Know Why
Webb Pierce2:31
17I Walk the Line
recording of:
I Walk the Line
lyricist and composer:
John R. Cash (country music legend) (in 1956)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Bug Music, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A (BMI-affiliated) and House of Cash, Inc. (BMI-affiliated, publisher for works of Johnny Cash)
Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Two2:48
18I’m a One Woman Man
recording of:
I’m a One‐Woman Man
writer:
Tillman Franks and Johnny Horton
publisher:
Universal Cedarwood Publishing
Johnny Horton2:02
19Silver Threads and Golden Needles
recording of:
Silver Threads and Golden Needles
writer:
Dick Reynolds (country songwriter) and Jack Rhodes
publisher:
Central Songs, Fort Knox Music Co, Fort Knox Music Inc. and Trio Music Co., Inc.
Wanda Jackson2:40
20The Blackboard of My Heart
recording of:
Blackboard of My Heart
writer:
Lyle Gaston and Hank Thompson
Hank Thompson2:19
21I’ve Got a New Heartache
Ray Price2:45
22Just One More
recording of:
Just One More
lyricist and composer:
George Jones (US country music vocalist)
George Jones2:45
23Cash on the Barrelhead
recording of:
Cash on the Barrelhead
writer:
Charlie Louvin and Ira Louvin
The Louvin Brothers2:44
24Waltz of the Angels
Wynn Stewart3:10
25According to My Heart
recording of:
According to My Heart
lyricist and composer:
Gary Walker (1960s–70s country producer/songwriter)
Jim Reeves2:31
26Searching (For Someone Else)
Kitty Wells2:27
27I Can’t Quit (I’ve Gone Too Far)
recording of:
I Can’t Quit
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
Marty Robbins2:30
28These Hands
Hank Snow2:53
29Who Will Buy the Wine
Billy Mize2:36
30Dixie Fried
recording of:
Dixie Fried
composer:
Howard Griffen and Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
publisher:
Carl Perkins Music Inc., Hi Lo Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated) and Wren Music Co.
Carl Perkins2:26