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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1All Shook Up
cover recording of:
All Shook Up
writer:
Otis Blackwell (American pianist, singer and songwriter) and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Global (publisher) and Shalimar Music Corp.
Carl Perkins2:10
2Mule Skinner Blues
recording of:
New Mule Skinner Blues (revised lyrics, first recorded by Bill Monroe ca. 1950)
lyricist:
George Vaughn
composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
version of:
Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues)
Bill Monroe2:44
3It Wasn’t God Who Made Honkey Tonk Angels
recording of:
It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels
lyricist and composer:
J.D. Miller (Louisiana songwriter and producer Joseph Denton Miller)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
quotes lyrics from:
The Wild Side of Life
Dolly Parton2:22
4It’ll Be Easy
Jimmy Dean2:01
5Come Home to My Heart
recording of:
Coming Home to My Heart
lyricist and composer:
Sam Born
Johnny Paycheck3:50
6Faded Love
recording of:
Faded Love
miscellaneous support:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1971)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) and John Wills (Texas fiddler)
publisher:
Anne‐Rachel Music Corp. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 1951)
is based on:
Darling Nellie Gray
Merle Haggard3:45
7Hungry for Love
vocals:
Patsy Cline
recording of:
Hungry for Love
writer:
Eddie Miller (US country music songwriter) and W.S. Stevenson
Patsy Cline2:29
8Baby for You
recording of:
Baby for You
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
Ferlin Husky2:24
9I Love You a Thousand Ways
recording of:
I Love You a Thousand Ways
writer:
Lefty Frizzell (US country singer & songwriter) and Jim Beck
David Frizzell3:13
10Another Day, Another Year
recording of:
Another Day Another Year
lyricist and composer:
Marty Cooper (US producer & songwriter)
Burl Ives2:47
11Get Rhythm
recording of:
Get Rhythm
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Hi-Lo Music
Johnny Cash2:17
12Congratulations
Johnny Lee2:37
13Always Leaving, Always Gone
recording of:
Always Leavin’, Always Gone
lyricist and composer:
Dick Monda
Kenny Rogers2:25
14It Turns Me Inside Out
recording of:
It Turns Me Inside Out
lyricist and composer:
Jan Crutchfield
Lee Greenwood2:43
15Caught in the Middle
Mickey Gilley2:04
16Honky Tonk Merry Go Around
recording of:
Honky Tonk Merry Go Round
writer:
Frank Simon (US composer, conductor, and cornetist) and Stan Gardner
Patsy Cline2:22
17I Keep Coming Back
Razzy Bailey4:11
18Big Mamou
cover recording of:
Big Mamou
writer:
Link Davis (rockabilly / country artist)
Waylon Jennings2:29
19Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
recorded at:
Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1959)
live cover recording of:
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? (in 1959)
lyricist and composer:
Scott Wiseman (in 1945)
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), MCA Duchess Music Corporation, Universal Duchess Music Corp., Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), 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 Leeds Music Ltd. (in 1982)
Jim Reeves1:18
20Camptown Ladies
recording of:
Camptown Ladies
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Kenny Rogers2:02
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