Country’s Greatest: 54 Country Hits

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Tracklist

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1Help Me Make It Through the Night
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 71)
Sammi Smith2:25
2Crying Time
Skeeter Davis2:33
3I’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. Thomas3:03
4Which Way You Goin’ Billy
cover recording of:
Which Way You Goin’ Billy?
writer:
Susan Jacks and Terry Jacks
Billie Jo Spears3:08
5Stand by Your Man
cover recording of:
Stand by Your Man (on 1968-10-10)
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)
Lynn Anderson2:43
6It’s Four in the Morning
recording of:
It’s Four in the Morning (1971 song)
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Chesnut
Faron Young2:47
7Am I That Easy to Forget
Carl Belew2:24
8Makin’ Believe
cover recording of:
Making Believe (in 1963)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Work (Country music singer and songwriter)
Dolly Parton42:32
9A Man Can Cry
recording of:
A Man Can Cry
writer:
Wayne Duncan (american songwriter) and Freddy Fender
Freddy Fender2:22
10Tom Dooley
recording of:
Tom Dooley
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4192)
The Kingston Trio3:17
11Daddy
recording of:
Daddy
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
recording of:
Daddy
writer:
Donna Fargo
Donna Fargo32:57
12I Cried All the Way to the Altar
recording of:
I Cried All the Way to the Alter
lyricist and composer:
Bob Fournoy
Patsy Cline2:24
13Leaving on a Jet Plane
cover recording of:
Leaving on a Jet Plane (on 1970-05-20)
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
publisher:
BMG Ruby Songs, Cherry Lane Music Publishing Inc, Cherry Lane Music, Inc., Reservoir Media Music (B) and 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)
Bobby Bare43:22
14Goodbye Little Darling
recording of:
Goodbye Little Darlin’, Goodbye
lyricist and composer:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”) and Johnny Marvin
publisher:
Western Music Publishing Co., Inc. (on 1940-03-15) and Chappell & Co., Inc. (library/production music) (on 1940-05-07)
Johnny Cash2:16
15I Take It on Home
recording engineer:
Lou Bradley (American producer, engineer, also songwriter) (on 1972-06-13)
engineer:
Lou Bradley (American producer, engineer, also songwriter)
producer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
background vocals:
The Jordanaires (southern gospel group) (on 1972-06-13)
lead vocals:
Charlie Rich (US country singer) (on 1972-06-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
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 1973)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1972-06-13)
cover recording of:
I Take It On Home (on 1972-06-13)
lyricist and composer:
Kenny O’Dell
publisher:
House of Gold Music, Inc.
recording of:
I Take It On Home (on 1972-06-13)
lyricist and composer:
Kenny O’Dell
publisher:
House of Gold Music, Inc.
Charlie Rich2:53
16Suffering in Silence
Willie Nelson2:33
17I’m Gonna Sing You a Sad Song Suzy
recording of:
I'm Gonna Sing You A Sad Song Susie
lyricist and composer:
Mike Settle
Kenny Rogers3:02
18Crying
Glen Campbell3:12
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