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.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Cry
cover recording of:
Cry
lyricist and composer:
Churchill Kohlman
writer:
Kohlman
Lynn Anderson3:14
29,999,999 Tears
recording of:
9,999,999 Tears
lyricist and composer:
Razzy Bailey
Razzy Bailey2:30
3Ain’t No Wheels on This Ship
producer:
Owen Bradley
vocals:
Patsy Cline
recording of:
Ain’t No Wheels on This Ship
writer:
Wayland Chandler (1950s rockabilly artist) and W.S. Stevenson
Patsy Cline51:55
4A Rose Is a Rose Is a Rose
Jimmy Dean2:44
5Always Late
Merle Haggard3:23
6Hobo Heaven
Boxcar Willie2:48
7After the Great Depression
Razzy Bailey3:19
8Blue Moon of Kentucky
recording of:
Blue Moon of Kentucky
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (in 1946)
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)), Peer International Corporation (BMI), Southern Music Publishing ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic), Southern Music Publishing Company Limited and ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
Bill Monroe2:11
9Down the Hall
Ed Bruce2:28
10Ballad of a Teenage Queen
recording of:
Ballad of a Teenage Queen
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
Johnny Cash2:15
11Come On InPatsy Cline2:03
12Ain’t No Trick
recording of:
Ain't No Trick (It Takes Magic)
writer:
Jim Hurt (country music songwriter) and Steve Pippin (American songwriter, session singer and actor)
Lee Greenwood0:49
13Bluegrass Breakdown
recording of:
Blue Grass Breakdown
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Bill Monroe2:31
14Fools for Each Other
Ed Bruce & Lynn Anderson3:42
15A Thing Called Love
Jimmy Dean2:13
16Belshazzar
recording of:
Belshazzar
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music
Johnny Cash2:31
17Fool’s Gold
Lee Greenwood3:33
18Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
cover recording of:
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
lyricist and composer:
Rodney Crowell
publisher:
Visa Music
Lynn Anderson2:28
19Cry Not for Me
Patsy Cline2:29
20Candy Store
Razzy Bailey1:45
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