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
1Orange Blossom Special
recording of:
Orange Blossom Special
lyricist and composer:
Ervin Rouse
publisher:
Glanco Music (BMI-affiliated) and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
Bill Monroe2:32
2One More Time Billy Brown
recording of:
One More Time Billy Brown
lyricist and composer:
Marty Cooper (US producer & songwriter)
Burl Ives2:53
3Country Soul
recording of:
Country Soul
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Elgin (US country musician and songwriter)
Carl Perkins2:59
4Little Orphans
recording of:
Two Little Orphans
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton2:38
5Don’t Fall Asleep at the Wheel
Ferlin Husky2:48
6Lay It Down
recording of:
Lay It Down
lyricist and composer:
Gene Thomas (US country singer)
Kenny Rogers4:20
7Let’s Pick Up the Pieces
Jimmy Dean2:37
8I Love You Honey
recording of:
I Love You Honey
writer:
Eddie Miller (US country music songwriter) and W.S. Stevenson
Patsy Cline2:17
9Daddy 2
Johnny Lee3:44
10I’m a Coward
Johnny Paycheck2:23
11If Heartaches Are the Fashion
recorded at:
Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1959)
live recording of:
If Heartaches is the Fashion (in 1959)
writer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”) and Jim Reeves (US country & pop singer)
Jim Reeves2:23
12Loser
recording of:
Loser
lyricist and composer:
Mike Settle
Kenny Rogers3:08
13Thank You for Changin’ My Life
recording of:
Thank You for Changing My Life
lyricist and composer:
Lee Greenwood
Lee Greenwood2:49
14Fulsom Prison Blues
recording of:
Folsom Prison Blues
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Carlin Music Corporation and Hi Lo Music
is based on:
Crescent City Blues
Merle Haggard3:15
15Guess Things Happen That Way
recording of:
Guess Things Happen That Way
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
Johnny Cash1:53
16I’m Blue AgainPatsy Cline2:08
17I’m Not Looking Back Anymore
recording of:
I’m Not Looking Back Anymore
writer:
Bob McKee (1960s-1970s US country artist) and Frank Myers (songwriter)
Johnny Paycheck2:50
18Me and Red and Bill
Jimmy Dean3:30
19Don’t Think Twice, It’s Allright
cover recording of:
Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
lyricist:
Bob Dylan (in 1962)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) (in 1962) and Bob Dylan (in 1962)
arranger:
Paul Clayton (in 1962) and Bruce Langhorne (in 1962)
publisher:
Budde Musikverlag (German publisher), Neue Welt Musikverlag, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Witmark & Sons Essex Music, Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1963 until 1991), Warner Bros.‐Seven Arts Records, Inc. (“a subsidiary and licensee of Warner Bros.‐Seven Arts, Inc.”) (in 1965) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
adaptations:
Anna olla älä huoli lain
version of:
Who’s Gonna Buy You Ribbons (When I’m Gone)
Waylon Jennings2:42
20Daddy Sang Bass
cover recording of:
Daddy Sang Bass
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
is based on:
Will the Circle Be Unbroken?
Carl Perkins2:13
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