Easy-Listening Country: Best of the 70’s

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Tracklist

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1Kiss an Angel Good Morning
producer:
Jack Clement
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 19)
recording of:
Kiss an Angel Good Mornin' (1971 song) (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Ben Peters (country music songwriter)
recording of:
Kiss an Angel Good Mornin' (1971 song) (in 1994)
lyricist and composer:
Ben Peters (country music songwriter)
Charley Pride4.22:04
2Sleeping Single in a Double Bed
Barbara Mandrell2:22
3(Hey Won’t You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song
recording of:
(Hey Won’t You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song (1974 song)
writer:
Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist) and Chips Moman
B.J. Thomas3:26
4You’ve Never Been This Far Before
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 151)
recording of:
You’ve Never Been This Far Before
lyricist and composer:
Harold Lloyd Jenkins
Conway Twitty3.653:02
5Bright Lights, Big City
Sonny James2:37
6Help Me Make it Through the Night
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Dominion Entertainment, Inc. (company credits only; file no releases here!) (in 1971)
cover recording of:
Help Me Make It Through the Night (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
BMG Songs Ltd., Combine Music Corp., EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd., Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd. and KPM (music publisher)
sub-publisher:
Air Music Scandinavia AB
Sammi Smith2:34
7There Won’t Be Anymore
recording of:
There Won't Be Anymore
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Rich (US country singer)
publisher:
Charles Rich Music, Inc.
Charlie Rich2:26
8All the Gold in California
Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers Band2:41
9Talking in Your Sleep
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Liberty Records (a division of Capitol Records, Inc. since 1980 – not for release label use, but for copyrights and record company credits only) (in 1978)
recording of:
Talking in Your Sleep (in 1978)
writer:
Roger Cook (US‐based British singer, songwriter and producer) and Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter)
publisher:
G.O.A.L. Music Ltd. (publisher), Roger Cook Music and The International Music Network
Crystal Gayle22:56
10Jolene
engineer:
Tom Pick
producer:
Bob Ferguson
banjo:
Bobby Thompson (guitar & banjo player) (on 1972-05-03) and Buck Trent (on 1972-05-03)
bass:
Bobby Dyson (on 1972-05-03)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Malone (session drummer/percussion) (on 1972-05-03)
electric guitar:
Jimmy Colvard (American session guitarist) (on 1972-05-03)
fiddle:
Johnny Gimble (on 1972-05-03) and Mack Magaha (Bluegrass Fiddler) (on 1972-05-03)
guitar:
Dolly Parton (on 1972-05-03)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Dave Kirby (US country singer/songwriter) (on 1972-05-03)
piano:
Hargus "Pig" Robbins (on 1972-05-03)
steel guitar:
Stu Basore (on 1972-05-03)
background vocals:
Joe Babcock (on 1972-05-03), Dolores Edgin (on 1972-05-03), June Page (on 1972-05-03) and Hurshel Wiginton (on 1972-05-03)
vocals:
Dolly Parton (on 1972-05-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1973) and Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since 2009; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1973)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1972-05-03)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 1), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-09-05 (number: 16), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-09-12 (number: 22), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 28), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-09-19 (number: 44), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 63) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 217)
recording of:
Jolene (on 1972-05-03)
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH (2017–present), Owepar Publishing Inc. and Velvet Apple Music
Dolly Parton4.252:42
11Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain
engineer:
Phil York (engineer and producer known to have worked at Autumn Sound Studios, Garland, TX)
producer:
Willie Nelson
bass:
Bee Spears (in 1975-02)
drums (drum set):
Billy English (US drummer/percussionist for Willie Nelson) (in 1975-02) and Paul English (US drummer for Willie Nelson) (in 1975-02)
guitar:
Bucky Meadows (American session musician) (in 1975-02), Willie Nelson (in 1975-02) and Jody Payne (in 1975-02)
harmonica:
Mickey Raphael (in 1975-02)
mandolin:
Jody Payne (in 1975-02)
piano:
Bobbie Nelson (in 1975-02)
vocals:
Willie Nelson (in 1975-02)
arranger:
Willie Nelson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
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 2003)
recorded at:
Autumn Sound Studios in Garland, Texas, United States (in 1975-02)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time (2019 re-issued) (number: 16), Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 27), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 253) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 302)
cover recording of:
Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain (in 1975-02)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Rose (songwriter)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Milene Music (publisher) and Sony/ATV Milene Music
Willie Nelson3.82:21
12I Ain’t Never
recording of:
I Ain’t Never
writer:
Webb Pierce and Mel Tillis
Mel Tillis2:11
13Last Cheater’s Waltz
T.G. Sheppard3:47
14Rocky
Dickey Lee3:40
15It’s All Wrong, but it’s All Right
recording of:
It’s All Wrong, but It’s All Right
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton3:03
16Every Which Way but Loose
recording of:
Every Which Way but Loose
writer:
Milton Brown (songwriter), Steve Dorff (composer) and Snuff Garrett (aka.Tommy Garrett, singer, songwriter, producer and disc jockey)
Eddie Rabbitt2:52
17Together Again
cover recording of:
Together Again
lyricist and composer:
Buck Owens
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation
Emmylou Harris3:55
18(I’d Be) a Legend in My Time
Ronnie Milsap2:59
19Coal Miner’s Daughter
acoustic guitar:
Ray Edenton (on 1969-11-01)
banjo:
Bob Thompson (guitar & banjo player) (on 1970-09-15)
double bass [bass]:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1969-11-01)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Murrey Harman, Jr. (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1969-11-01)
electric bass guitar [6-string electric bass guitar]:
Harold Bradley (on 1969-11-01)
electric guitar:
Thomas Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1969-11-01)
piano:
Hargus Robbins (on 1969-11-01)
steel guitar:
Harald Rugg (on 1969-11-01)
vocals:
The Jordanaires (southern gospel group) (on 1969-11-01) and Loretta Lynn (on 1969-11-01)
recorded at:
Bradley’s Barn in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, United States (on 1969-11-01, on 1970-09-15)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 14) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 255)
recording of:
Coal Miner’s Daughter (on 1969-11-01)
lyricist and composer:
Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn43:02
20Amanda
recording engineer:
Kyle Lehning (from 1974-07-15 until 1979-04-09)
producer:
Waylon Jennings (US country musician) and Ken Mansfield
bass:
Jerry Bridges (from 1974-07-15 until 1979-04-09) and Duke Goff (from 1974-07-15 until 1979-04-09)
drums (drum set):
Richie Albright (from 1974-07-15 until 1979-04-09)
guitar:
Carl Gay (from 1974-07-15 until 1979-04-09), Waylon Jennings (US country musician) (from 1974-07-15 until 1979-04-09), Fred Newell (from 1974-07-15 until 1979-04-09), Billy Ray Reynolds (from 1974-07-15 until 1979-04-09), Larry Whitmore (from 1974-07-15 until 1979-04-09) and John Wilkin (from 1974-07-15 until 1979-04-09)
harmonica:
Roger Crabtree (from 1974-07-15 until 1979-04-09)
keyboard:
Kyle Lehning (from 1974-07-15 until 1979-04-09)
steel guitar:
Ralph Mooney (from 1974-07-15 until 1979-04-09)
lead vocals:
Waylon Jennings (US country musician) (from 1974-07-15 until 1979-04-09)
vocals:
Garth Fundis (from 1974-07-15 until 1979-04-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1974), RCA Corporation (formerly Radio Corporation of America till late 1960s, became BMG Music in 1986) (in 1974, in 1979) and RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1979, in 1980)
recorded at:
Glaser Sound Studios, Inc. (now known as Compass Sound Studio) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1974-07-15) and American Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1979-04-09)
cover recording of:
Amanda (from 1974-07-15 until 1979-04-09)
lyricist and composer:
Bob McDill
publisher:
Gold Dust Music, Ranger Bob Music and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Waylon Jennings42:58