Ultimate Country Driving Songs

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Radio
Big & Rich3:48
2Hillbilly Deluxe
recording of:
Hillbilly Deluxe
writer:
Brad Crisler (American country music songwriter, singer, producer) and Craig Wiseman (country music songwriter)
Brooks & Dunn4:19
3Get Down on the Road
recording of:
Get on Down the Road
writer:
David Lee Murphy, Rivers Rutherford and Chuck Wicks
Adam Brand3:12
4Fast Car
The Wilkinsons3:46
5Get Away
Peter McWhirter3:32
6Comin’ Back in a Cadillac
recording of:
Comin’ Back in a Cadillac
writer:
Benjamin A. Daniel, Clint Daniels, Lynn Hutton and Rob McNelley
Joe Nichols3:40
7Drive
Steve Forde2:57
8Full Tank
Travis Collins4:22
9Ghost Town
The McClymonts2:54
10Mud on the Tires
part of:
Holler's Best 2000s Country Songs (number: 24)
recording of:
Mud on the Tires
writer:
Chris DuBois (US country songwriter and music publisher) and Brad Paisley
publisher:
Sea Gayle Music LLC
Brad Paisley3.53:30
11Take Me Home, Country Roads
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
assistant producer:
Jean Kaplow
producer:
Milt Okun
acoustic guitar [6-string guitar] and lead vocals:
John Denver
banjo and pedal steel guitar:
Eric Weissberg
double bass:
Dick Kniss
guitar:
Bill Danoff and Michael Taylor (Guitarist & former member of the John Denver Band)
membranophone:
Gary Chester (studio drummer and educator)
piano:
Frank Owens (American pianist)
background vocals:
Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert and Starland Vocal Band
vocals:
John Denver
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-07-18 (number: 41), Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 94) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 358)
recording of:
Take Me Home, Country Roads (on 1971-02-04)
anthem of:
West Virginia, United States
writer:
Bill Danoff, John Denver and Taffy Nivert
publisher:
BMG Ruby Songs, Cherry Lane Music Ltd., Dino Park Publishing, JD Legacy Publishing, My Pop’s Songs, Reservoir Media Music and Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company Inc. (in 1971)
sub-publisher:
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) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division)
John Denver3.93:11
12Highwaymen
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1984-10-03)
assistant engineer:
Ken Criblez and Larry Greenhill
engineer:
David Cherry and Chips Moman
producer:
Chips Moman
bass:
Mike Leech (Nashville session musician and arranger) (on 1984-10-03) and Jimmy Tittle (country singer, songwriter, guitarist and bass player) (on 1984-10-03)
drums (drum set):
Gene Chrisman (on 1984-10-03)
guitar:
Paul Davis (American singer) (on 1984-10-03), Waylon Jennings (US country musician) (on 1984-10-03), Kris Kristofferson (on 1984-10-03), Chips Moman (on 1984-10-03), Willie Nelson (on 1984-10-03) and Johnny Rodriguez (country singer & songwriter) (on 1984-10-03)
harmonica:
Mickey Raphael (on 1984-10-03)
keyboard:
Paul Davis (American singer) (on 1984-10-03), Bobby Emmons (on 1984-10-03) and Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter) (on 1984-10-03)
mandolin:
Marty Stuart (on 1984-10-03)
background vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1984-10-03), Paul Davis (American singer) (on 1984-10-03), Waylon Jennings (US country musician) (on 1984-10-03), Kris Kristofferson (on 1984-10-03), Chips Moman (on 1984-10-03), Willie Nelson (on 1984-10-03) and Johnny Rodriguez (country singer & songwriter) (on 1984-10-03)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1984-10-03), Waylon Jennings (US country musician) (on 1984-10-03), Kris Kristofferson (on 1984-10-03) and Willie Nelson (on 1984-10-03)
performer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend), Waylon Jennings (US country musician), Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1985), CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1985), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (2004–2008) (in 1985), Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since 2009; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1985) and 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 1985, in 2003)
recorded at:
Moman's Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1984-10-03) and Woodland Sound Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1984-10-03)
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group nominees (number: 1986)
cover recording of:
The Highwayman (on 1984-10-03)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
White Oak Songs
recording of:
The Highwayman
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
White Oak Songs
The Highwaymen4.453:03
13Time for Me to Ride
Toby Keith25:21
14Pick Me Up
The Sunny Cowgirls3:38
15Kickin’ It Up
John Michael Montgomery3:20
16In My Car (I’ll Be the Driver)
recording of:
In My Car (I’ll Be the Driver)
writer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange) and Shania Twain
Shania Twain3:18
17Good Light in Broome
Neil Murray4:32
18Foggy Mountain Breakdown
Ian Simpson & John Kane2:41