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
1If You Were Mine
recording of:
If You Were Mine
lyricist and composer:
Cy Coben (songwriter)
Jim Reeves1:55
2Nine Pound Hammer
cover recording of:
Nine Pound Hammer (Merle Travis version)
writer:
Merle Travis
version of:
Nine Pound Hammer
Jimmy Dean2:28
3I Could Never Be Ashamed of You
recording of:
I Could Never Be Ashamed of You
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
Johnny Cash2:11
4Dear Alice
Johnny Lee3:02
5If I Could See the World
recording of:
If I Could See the World (Through the Eyes of a Child)
writer:
Sammy Masters (1950s Country and Western, Rockabilly artist), Lewis R. Pope and Collen Satterwhite
Patsy Cline2:52
6Jole Blon
recording of:
Jole Blon
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Waylon Jennings1:59
7Keeping Up With the Jones
recording of:
Keeping Up With the Jones’
lyricist and composer:
Justin Tubb (country music singer and songwriter)
Johnny Paycheck2:59
8Real Roses
recording of:
Real Roses
lyricist and composer:
Lyle Moraine
Burl Ives2:06
9Shady Grove
recording of:
Shady Grove
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4456)
Bill Monroe2:05
10If It Was Easy
Ed Bruce & Lynn Anderson3:13
11Just Call Me Lonesome
recording of:
Just Call Me Lonesome
lyricist and composer:
Rex Griffin (American country musician and songwriter)
publisher:
Forrest Music Corp. (on 1953-10-23)
Jim Reeves2:13
12Ruby Don’t Take Your Love to TownKenny Rogers3.652:56
13If You Want to Be My Woman
recording of:
If You Want to Be My Woman
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
Merle Haggard2:48
14In Care of the Blues
recording of:
In Care of the Blues (on 1957-05-23)
writer:
Eddie Miller (US country music songwriter) and W.S. Stevenson
Patsy Cline2:33
15Frisco
Johnny Lee3:19
16I Forgot to Remember to Forget
recording of:
I Forgot to Remember to Forget
writer:
Charlie Feathers and Stan Kesler (US session musician, composer and producer)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
Johnny Cash1:56
17One Last Time
Jimmy Dean2:52
18Molly
recording of:
Molly
lyricist and composer:
Alex Harvey (American country singer of the early 70s)
Kenny Rogers3:04
19Lorena
recording of:
Lorena
writer:
Charlie Williams (Country songwriter)
is based on:
Lorena
Waylon Jennings2:23
20Roll Up Some Inspiration
recording of:
Roll Up Some Inspiration
lyricist and composer:
Augie Meyers
Burl Ives2:59
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