Legends of Country: Classic Hits of the ’50s, ’60s & ’70s

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Accompanies PBS television special of the same name.

Annotation last modified on 2018-05-24 10:32 UTC.

Tracklist

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1When You’re Hot, You’re Hot
recording of:
When You’re Hot, You’re Hot
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Reed
Jerry Reed2:20
2Wasted Days and Wasted Nights
recording of:
Wasted Days and Wasted Nights
writer:
Wayne Duncan (drums) and Freddy Fender
Freddy Fender2:54
3Rose Garden
cover recording of:
Rose Garden
lyricist and composer:
Joe South
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Lynn Anderson2:55
4Rhinestone Cowboy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Nashville Records (country label, used to be under Starday Records in Nashville, TN, today under Capitol Records, Inc.) (in 1975) and Capitol Records Nashville (in 2003)
recording of:
Rhinestone Cowboy (on 1975-02-24)
lyricist and composer:
Larry Weiss (American singer-songwriter)
publisher:
House of Weiss Music Co, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner Chappell North America
Glen Campbell43:17
5The 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 Rich2:44
6Help Me Make It Through the Night
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Dominion Entertainment, Inc. (company credits only; file no releases here!) (in 1971)
cover recording of:
Help Me Make It Through the Night (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
BMG Songs Ltd., Combine Music Corp., EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd., Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd. and KPM (music publisher)
sub-publisher:
Air Music Scandinavia AB
Sammi Smith2:34
7Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys
bass:
Sherman Hayes (in 1977-11)
drums (drum set):
Richie Albright (in 1977-11)
guitar:
John Hug (in 1977-11), Waylon Jennings (US country musician) (in 1977-11), Chips Moman (in 1977-11), Gordon Payne (in 1977-11), Rance Wasson (in 1977-11) and Reggie Young (Guitarist and songwriter) (in 1977-11)
guitar [guitar harmony] and harmonica:
Gordon Payne (in 1977-11)
keyboard and organ:
Barny Robertson (in 1977-11)
steel guitar:
Sherman Hayes (in 1977-11) and Ralph Mooney (in 1977-11)
background vocals:
Barny Robertson (in 1977-11), Gordon Payne (in 1977-11), Carter Robertson (in 1977-11), Rance Wasson (in 1977-11) and Becky Williams (country vocals) (in 1977-11)
lead vocals:
Waylon Jennings (US country musician) (in 1977-11) and Willie Nelson (in 1977-11)
vocals:
Waylon Jennings (US country musician) (in 1977-11) and Willie Nelson (in 1977-11)
performer:
Waylon Jennings (US country musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1977), RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1978) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 2003)
recorded at:
American Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1977-11)
cover recording of:
Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys (in 1977-11)
writer:
Ed Bruce (American country music songwriter, singer and actor) and Patsy Bruce
publisher:
Tree Publishing Inc.
version of:
Mama Don't Let Your Cowboys Grow Up to Be Babies
Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson42:33
8Kiss an Angel Good Mornin’
recording of:
Kiss an Angel Good Mornin' (1971 song)
lyricist and composer:
Ben Peters (country music songwriter)
Charley Pride2:04
9Take 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
10Convoy
recording of:
Convoy
lyricist:
C.W. McCall
composer:
Chip Davis (founder of Mannheim Steamroller)
C.W. McCall3:49
11The Gambler
engineer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
producer:
Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist)
lead vocals:
Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Liberty Records, Inc. (in 1978) and Capitol Records Nashville (in 2006)
recorded at:
Jack Clement Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 21)
cover recording of:
The Gambler
writer and composer:
Don Schlitz
publisher:
Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing and Writer's Night Music
Kenny Rogers4.53:34
12Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records Nashville (in 1975), Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1976), Liberty Records (not for release label use, but for copyrights and record company credits related to US label Liberty) (in 1976) and Capitol Nashville (in 1977, in 1979)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 71)
cover recording of:
Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
lyricist and composer:
Richard Leigh (American country music songwriter and singer)
publisher:
EMI Catalogue Partnership Australia Pty Ltd, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
Crystal Gayle4.42:38
13I Will Always Love You
recording of:
I Will Always Love You
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), Owepar Publishing Inc. and Velvet Apple Music
Dolly Parton53:07
14Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)
recording of:
Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)
composer:
Bobby Emmons and Chips Moman
publisher:
Baby Chick Music, Baby Chick Music, Inc. and Essex (publisher)
Waylon Jennings3:18
15The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A.
recording of:
The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA (1972 song)
lyricist and composer:
Donna Fargo
Donna Fargo2:33
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 Jones53:18
17It Was Almost Like a Song
recording of:
It Was Almost Like a Song
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Archie Jordan
publisher:
Casa David and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Ronnie Milsap3:39
18On the Road Again
recording of:
On the Road Again
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Full Nelson Music and EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!)
part of:
The 53rd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Willie Nelson2:36
19For the Good Time
Ray Price3:49

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ASIN:US: B000JLQPTA [info]