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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1Billy in the Low Ground
recording of:
Billy in the Lowground (on 1964-11-19)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Bob Wills1:15
2Did We Have You Come This Far to Say
recording of:
Did We Have to Come This Far (to Say Goodbye)
writer:
Dallas Frazier (American songwriter and musician) and Arthur Leo “Doodle” Owens (American country music singer-songwriter)
Connie Smith3:17
3Let Me Be the Judge
cover recording of:
Let Me Be the Judge
lyricist and composer:
Conway Twitty
Conway Twitty2:16
4In My Life
cover recording of:
In My Life
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Don Williams featuring Emelou Harris2:01
5Mommy for a Day
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-10-27)
fiddle:
Ray Crisp (US fiddler) (on 1958-10-27) and Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (on 1958-10-27)
guitar:
Eddie Hill (Musician, Songwriter, Country Music DJ) (on 1958-10-27), Herman Wade (on 1958-10-27) and Johnnie Wright (US country music singer-songwriter) (on 1958-10-27)
steel guitar:
Bob Foster (US steel guitarist) (on 1958-10-27)
lead vocals:
Kitty Wells (on 1958-10-27)
recording of:
Mommy for a Day (on 1958-10-27)
writer:
Harlan Howard and Buck Owens
Kitty Wells2:30
6Send Me Down to Tuscon
Mel Tilis2:00
7Home Again in My Heart
Nitty Gritty Dirt3:14
8Nothing Between
recording of:
Nothing Between
lyricist and composer:
Porter Wagoner
Porter Wagoner3:04
9Leaning on Jeses
Ralph Stanley2:11
10I’ll Be Coming Back for More
T.G. Sheppard1:58
11Crying in the Rain
cover recording of:
Crying in the Rain (Everly Brothers song)
lyricist:
Howard Greenfield
writer:
Carole King (US singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
Tammy Wynette3:18
12Free and Easy
Terri Gibbs3:14
13Good Hearted Woman
cover recording of:
Good Hearted Woman
writer:
Waylon Jennings (US country musician) and Willie Nelson
publisher:
Baron Music Publishing Co. and Willie Nelson Music
Tina Turner3:18
14Wild Side of Life
recording of:
The Wild Side of Life
lyricist and composer:
Arlie Carter and William Warren
writer:
F. Worth
publisher:
Commodore Music Corp., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Leeds Music Ltd., Unart Music Corp. and Leeds Music (in 1976)
Freddy Fender2:22
15An American Trilogy
recording of:
An American Trilogy
lyricist and arranger:
Mickey Newbury (American songwriter)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
medley of:
Dixie
medley of:
All My Trials
medley of:
Battle Hymn of the Republic
Dottie West5:32
16Farewell Party
Gene Watson2:26
17I Can’t Change Overnight
recording of:
I Can’t Change Overnight
writer:
George Jones (US country music vocalist) and Country Johnny Mathis (US country singer and songwriter)
George Jones2:37
18Suspiros Del Chanchamayo
Glen Yarborough2:09
19Your Song
Johnny Lee3:43
20I Didn’t Sleep a WinkWillie Nelson2:10
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