All-Time 75 Country & Western

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1I 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 Cash2:45
2Walking After Midnight
vocals:
Patsy Cline
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records Ltd. (do not use as an imprint; UK subsidiary of MCA Records) (in 1957)
cover recording of:
Walkin’ After Midnight
lyricist:
Don Hecht
composer:
Alan Block and Don Hecht
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Patsy Cline4.62:35
3White Lightning
cover recording of:
White Lightning (in 1959)
lyricist and composer:
J. P. Richardson
publisher:
Glad Music Co.
George Jones2:33
4Tennessee Waltz
recording of:
Tennessee Waltz
lyricist:
Redd Stewart (in 1946)
composer:
Pee Wee King (in 1946)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI), Cinephonic Music Co., Ltd. and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
Patti Page2:59
5Don’t Fence Me In
recording of:
Don’t Fence Me In
lyricist:
Robert Fletcher (US poet) (in 1934) and Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
Frankie Laine3:08
6I Washed My Hands in Muddy Waters
recording of:
I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water
lyricist and composer:
Joe Babcock
publisher:
Mariposa Music Inc. (publisher)
Stonewall Jackson2:53
716 Tons
recording of:
Sixteen Tons
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
publisher:
American Music, Inc. and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
Merle Travis2:06
8Let’s Think About Living
recording of:
Let’s Think About Living
lyricist and composer:
Boudleaux Bryant
Bob Luman2:02
9Am I That Easy to Forget
recording of:
Am I That Easy to Forget
writer:
Carl Belew, Shelby Singleton and W.S. Stevenson
Carl Belew2:21
10Tender Years
recording of:
Tender Years
composer:
Darrell Edwards
publisher:
Glad Music Co. and Glad Music Ltd.
George Jones2:25
11High Noon
Frankie Laine2:46
12Sugartime
cover recording of:
Sugartime
composer:
Odis Echols and Charlie Phillips
Johnny Cash1:49
13Waterloo
recording of:
Waterloo
writer:
John D. Loudermilk and Marijohn Wilkin
Stonewall Jackson2:21
14Baby I Want You to Love Me
recording of:
Baby I Want to Love You
Freddy Fender3:04
15Snowbird
Del Wood2:22
16Country Boy
Cowboy Copas2:32
17The Last Letter
Willie Nelson3:00
18Moonlight Gambler
recording of:
Moonlight Gambler (1956 song)
lyricist:
Bob Hilliard
composer:
Philip Springer
Frankie Laine2:52
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1Little Green Apples
recorded in:
Tennessee, United States
producer:
Jerry Kennedy
recording of:
Little Green Apples (on 1968-01-24)
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Russell
publisher:
Peter Maurice (publisher) and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
Roger Miller2:34
2The Ways of a Woman in Love
recording of:
Ways of a Woman in Love
writer:
Bill Justis and Charlie Rich (US country singer)
Johnny Cash2:24
3Honky Tonk Merry Go Round
recording of:
Honky Tonk Merry Go Round
writer:
Frank Simon (US composer, conductor, and cornetist) and Stan Gardner
Patsy Cline2:21
4Rain, Rain, Rain
Frankie Laine2:51
5I Just Don’t Understand
recording of:
I Just Don’t Understand
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
Willie Nelson2:55
6Two Little Orphans
cover recording of:
Two Little Orphans
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton2:41
7Wings of a Dove
recording of:
On the Wings of a Dove
lyricist and composer:
Bob Ferguson
publisher:
Belinda Music, Fort Knox Music Co, Husky Music Co. Inc. and Larrick Music Co.
Ferlin Husky1:57
8A Man Can Cry
recording of:
A Man Can Cry
writer:
Wayne Duncan (american songwriter) and Freddy Fender
Freddy Fender2:21
9Answer Me
recording of:
Answer Me, My Love
lyricist:
Fred Rauch, Carl Sigman and Gerhard Winkler
composer:
Fred Rauch and Gerhard Winkler
translator:
Carl Sigman
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
translated version of:
Mütterlein
Frankie Laine2:32
10Six Days on the Road
cover recording of:
Six Days on the Road
writer:
Earl Green and Carl Montgomery
publisher:
Newkeys Music, Inc. and Tune Publishing, Inc.
Dave Dudley2:13
11Ruby Don’t Take Your Love to Town
cover recording of:
Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town
lyricist and composer:
Mel Tillis
publisher:
Cedarwood Publishing Company, Inc., Universal Cedarwood Publishing and Universal Music Publishing International Ltd.
Kenny Rogers42:54
12Big Bad John
recording of:
Big Bad John (1961 song)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Dean
writer:
Roy Acuff
Jimmy Dean3:01
13I Let My Mind Wonder
recording of:
I Let My Mind Wander
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson (in 1966)
publisher:
Sony Tree Publishing Co., Inc. (in 2000)
Willie Nelson3:47
14Release Me
cover recording of:
Release Me
additional writer:
W.S. Stevenson
writer:
Eddie Miller (US country music songwriter), Dub Williams (pseudonym used by James Pebworth) and Robert Yount (songwriter)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Four Star Sales, Roschelle Publishing and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd.
Dolly Parton3.52:14
15A Good Year for the Roses
recording of:
A Good Year for the Roses
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Chesnut
George Jones3:08
16Ballad of a Teenage Queen
recording of:
Ballad of a Teenage Queen
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
Johnny Cash2:13
17Reuben James
recording of:
Reuben James
writer and composer:
Barry Etris and Alex Harvey (American country singer of the early 70s)
publisher:
Unart Music Corp.
Kenny Rogers4.52:46
18Rawhide
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 Laine2:04
19No Tomorrow in Sight
recording of:
No Tomorrow in Sight
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Tree Publishing Co., Inc. and Sony Tree Publishing Co., Inc. (in 2000)
Willie Nelson3:03
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1From a Jack to King
recording of:
From a Jack to a King
lyricist and composer:
Ned Miller
publisher:
Burlington Music Ltd., IQ Music Ltd. and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
Ned Miller2:07
2I Fall to Pieces
vocals:
Patsy Cline
part of:
Rolling Stone: 40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time (2019 re-issued) (number: 40) and Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 72)
cover recording of:
I Fall to Pieces
composer:
Hank Cochran (Nashville singer and songwriter) and Harlan Howard
Patsy Cline52:49
3Wasted Days and Wasted Nights
recording of:
Wasted Days and Wasted Nights
writer:
Wayne Duncan (drums) and Freddy Fender
Freddy Fender2:42
4Please Help Me I’m Falling
recording of:
Please Help Me, I’m Falling
lyricist and composer:
Hal Blair and Don Robertson (“Happy Whistler” songwriter)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Carlin Music Corporation, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Don Robertson Music Corp., Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A (BMI-affiliated) and Ross Jungnickel, Inc.
Hank Locklin2:12
5I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
cover recording of:
I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH (2002–today), Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1949-10-31) and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) (from 2002 to present)
Billie Jo Spears2:22
6Country Boy
recording of:
Country Boy
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Knox Music Ltd.
Johnny Cash1:51
7December Days
recording of:
December Day
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson (in 1968)
Willie Nelson2:34
8Seven Lonely Days
cover recording of:
Seven Lonely Days
writer:
Marshall Brown (jazz musician, conductor, educator), Alden Shuman and Earl S. Shuman (composer / lyricist)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
Dave Dudley2:16
9Do Wack a Do
recording of:
Do-Wacka-Do
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
Roger Miller1:42
10Sixteen Tons
recording of:
Sixteen Tons
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
publisher:
American Music, Inc. and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
Frankie Laine2:21
11Send Me the Pillow
recording of:
Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On
lyricist and composer:
Hank Locklin
publisher:
Four Star Sales Co.
Hank Locklin2:26
12Makin’ Believe
cover recording of:
Making Believe
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Work (Country music singer and songwriter)
Dolly Parton2:39
13King of the Road
recording of:
King of the Road
lyricist:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”) (in 1964)
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd.
Roger Miller2:22
14I Feel Sorry for Him
recording of:
I Feel Sorry For Him
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
Willie Nelson2:23
15Hey Porter
recording of:
Hey, Porter
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and West One Music (production music label, prefix: WOM)
Johnny Cash2:11
16Mule Trin
cover recording of:
Mule Train
composer:
Fred Glickman, Hy Heath and Johnny Lange
publisher:
Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and W. Disney Mus. (music publisher, do not use as release label)
part of:
The 23rd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Frankie Laine2:35
17Heartaches
cover recording of:
Heartaches
lyricist:
Al Hoffman
composer:
John Klenner
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Universal-On Backstreet Music, Inc.
Patsy Cline2:11
18Humming Bird
Frankie Laine2:24
19Desperado
cover recording of:
Desperado
writer:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles) and Don Henley
publisher:
Benchmark Music, Cass County Music, Kicking Bear, Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH (2017 – present), Red Cloud Music, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division) and Warner Bros. Music GmbH (publisher) (in 1981)
Lynn Anderson3:22
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1Before the Next Teardrop Falls
cover recording of:
Before the Next Teardrop Falls
writer:
Vivian Keith and Ben Peters (country music songwriter)
publisher:
Shelby Singleton Music Inc.
Freddy Fender2:33
2She’s Got You
recording of:
She’s Got You
lyricist and composer:
Hank Cochran (Nashville singer and songwriter)
Patsy Cline4.652:59
3Folsom Prison Blues
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1955-07-30)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1955-07-30)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1955-07-30)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-07-30)
recording of:
Folsom Prison Blues (on 1955-07-30)
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 Cash4.352:46
4It’s Four in the Morning
recording of:
It’s Four in the Morning (1971 song)
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Chesnut
Faron Young2:48
5You’ll Always Have Someone
recording of:
You’ll Always Have Someone
writer:
Hank Cochran (Nashville singer and songwriter) and Willie Nelson
publisher:
Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
Willie Nelson3:01
6Born to Loose
recording of:
Born to Lose
lyricist and composer:
Frankie Brown
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI) (on 1943-05-29)
Johnny Cash2:12
7Where Do We Go From Here
recording of:
Where Do We Go From Here
writer:
Geno Lenardo and Richard Patrick
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Happy Ditties From Paradise and Topanga Hippies Smell
Don Williams2:53
8Sally Was a Good Old Girl
cover recording of:
Sally Was a Good Old Girl
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
publisher:
Pamper Music, Inc. and Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
Waylon Jennings2:23
9Foggy Mountain Breakdown
recording of:
Foggy Mountain Breakdown
composer:
Earl Scruggs
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs2:08
10Wind Me Up
Faron Young2:25
11Blue Bayou
cover recording of:
Blue Bayou
lyricist:
Joe Melson (in 1963) and Roy Orbison (in 1963)
composer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (in 1961)
Lynn Anderson3:46
12There Goes My Everything
recording of:
There Goes My Everything (1965 song)
lyricist and composer:
Dallas Frazier (American songwriter and musician)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Elvis Presley Music Inc., Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1965-11-24), Blue Crest Music, Inc. (on 1965-11-24) and Husky Music (on 1965-11-24)
version of:
En gång är ingen gång
Anne Murray3:26
13Daddy
recording of:
Daddy
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
recording of:
Daddy
writer:
Donna Fargo
Donna Fargo32:55
14Ruby Tuesday
cover recording of:
Ruby Tuesday
writer:
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”)
Don Williams2:57
15I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
recording of:
I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH (2002–today), Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1949-10-31) and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) (from 2002 to present)
B.J. Thomas3:07
16Silver Wings
recording of:
Silver Wings
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
Freddy Fender2:53
17Abilene
cover recording of:
Abilene
writer:
Lester Brown, Bob Gibson (folk singer), John D. Loudermilk and Albert Stanton (pseudonym for Al Brackman)
Waylon Jennings1:55
18Help Me Make It Through the Night
Sammi Smith2:24
19Rosen Garden
cover recording of:
Rose Garden
lyricist and composer:
Joe South
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Lynn Anderson2:54