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
1Take Me Back
recording of:
Take Me Back
lyricist and composer:
Terry Nelson Skinner
Carl Perkins2:48
2Take Me Back to Texas
recording of:
Take Me Back to Tulsa
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI) (on 1941-06-18)
Bob Wills2:22
3Cheatin Is
recording of:
Cheatin’ Is
writer:
Rafe Van Hoy (American songwriter, musician and producer)
Barbara Fairchild2:31
4Goodbye Isn’t Really Good at All
recording of:
Goodbye Isn’t Really Good at All
lyricist and composer:
Don Williams (country singer-songwriter)
Don Williams2:54
5Chapel in the Moonlight
recording of:
In the Chapel in the Moonlight
lyricist and composer:
Billy Hill (US songwriter) (in 1936)
Faron Young2:56
6Gone
recording of:
Gone
lyricist and composer:
Smokey Rogers
Ferlin Husky2:22
7Talk to Me
Freddy Fender2:12
8Della and the Dealer
recording of:
Della and the Dealer
lyricist and composer:
Hoyt Axton
Hoyt Axton3:21
9When It’s Sleepy Time Downs
Jimmy Dean2:12
10The Race Is On
Johnny Paycheck2:07
11Blaze of Golry
Mickey Gilley2:33
12Lead Me to Calvary
Oak Ridge Quartet3:00
13Louisiana Saturday Night
Porter Wagoner2:08
14Singin’ Other Peoples Songs
Razzy Bailey3:06
15The King Is Gone
Ronnie McDowell3:58
16I Just Stopped to Tell You Hello
Terri Gibbs2:34
17I Can’t Find the Time
recording of:
I Can’t Find the Time
writer:
Eddie Cochran (US rock and roll musician active in 1950s) and Willie Nelson
publisher:
Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
Willie Nelson2:45
18Broken Heart
recording of:
Broken Heart
lyricist and composer:
Conway Twitty
Conway Twitty2:30
19An Ordinary Day
Don Williams featuring Emelou Harris3:03
20Swinging Doors
Faron Young2:48
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