1000 Great Country & Western Original Artists

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

Annotation

50-CD box of five 10-CD sub-boxes in a cardboard outer box. Each sub-box is also sold separately:

* Box 1 (discs 1-10): 20.4936-321, barcode 4011222049360
* Box 2 (discs 11-20): 20.4937-321, barcode 4011222049377
* Box 3 (discs 21-30): 20.4938-321, barcode 4011222049384
* Box 4 (discs 31-40): 20.4939-321, barcode 4011222049391
* Box 5 (discs 41-50): 20.4940-321, barcode 4011222049407

Each CD sleeve carries its own catalogue number: disc 1 = 20.3401 … disc 50 = 20.3450 (discs 11–15 are printed 20.3411-2 … 20.3415-2).

Mediums 13–16, 18–21, 23–31, 33 and 34 are the same pressings as 400 Country Greats (release 78db63e2-48a3-4a9c-bc22-2a005e00b259); disc IDs, tracklists and recordings are shared.

Discs 22 and 32 contain German-language country by German acts (Tennessee, Cissy, Gunther Gabriel, Sammy’s Saloon, Jo Quint, Country Rose, Tex Haper, Tex Robinson).

Track titles are normalised to MusicBrainz style; obvious sleeve misprints (e.g. “Fulsom Prison Blues”, “Appartment 9”, “Phils So Right”) were corrected. Artist credits are as printed on the sleeves.

Annotation last modified on 2026-10-24 14:04 UTC.

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Building Heartaches
recording of:
I’m Building Heartaches
writer:
Garland Perry Cochran (Nashville singer and songwriter) and Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson2:00
2Almost Persuaded
recording of:
Almost Persuaded (Glenn Sutton/Billy Sherrill song)
writer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger) and Glenn Sutton (US songwriter and producer)
Barbara Mandrell3:10
3Mountain Dew
Danny Davis & The Nashville Brass1:49
4Jonesy
George Jones2:02
5Drifter
Barbara Fairchild4:16
6Bob’s First Fiddle Tune
recording of:
Bob’s First Fiddle Tune
composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
Bob Wills0:37
7Maybelline
cover recording of:
Maybellene
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Salee Music Company
Carl Perkins2:13
8It’s Only Make Believe
recording of:
It’s Only Make Believe
writer:
Jack Nance (in 1958) and Conway Twitty (in 1958)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Tree Publishing Co., Inc. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Conway Twitty2:21
9Ways of the World
George Jones1:34
10Follow Me Back to Lousisville
recording of:
Follow Me Back to Louisville
lyricist and composer:
Bill Davidson
Don Williams featuring Emelou Harris2:36
11Phantom
Ferlin Husky3:24
12Three Cigarettes in an Ash Tray
recording of:
Three Cigarettes (in an Ashtray)
writer:
Eddie Miller (US country music songwriter) and W.S. Stevenson
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
Patsy Cline2:15
13I’ll Start Tomorrow
Porter Wagoner2:40
14Rockin’ in the Parking Lot
Razzy Bailey3:03
15In the Want Ads
Mickey Gilley2:02
16That’s the Way Love Goes
cover recording of:
That’s the Way Love Goes
writer:
Lefty Frizzell (US country singer & songwriter), Sanger D. Shafer and Sanger D. Shafer (Sanger D. "Whitey" Shafer; American country songwriter and musician)
Merle Haggard3:04
17Song and Dance Man
Johnny Paycheck2:42
18Love Gets All Over Me
Jackson Stonewall2:45
19Too Old for the Dress
Barbara Fairchild4:18
20Touch Me
recording of:
Touch Me
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson2:31
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