Golden Age of Country

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Annotation

Deluxe Edition

Annotation last modified on 2020-03-04 16:51 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Waltz Across Texas: Disc One
2▶CD: Waltz Across Texas: Disc Two
3▶CD: Hard‐To‐Find Hits: Disc One
4▶CD: Hard‐To‐Find Hits: Disc Two
5▶CD: Crazy Arms: Disc One
6▶CD: Crazy Arms: Disc Two
7▶CD: Honky‐Tonk Man: Disc One
8▶CD: Honky‐Tonk Man: Disc Two
9▶CD: The Wild Side of Life
10▶CD: Hillbilly Heaven
11▶CD: Sing Me Back Home: Disc One
12▶CD: Sing Me Back Home: Disc Two
13▼CD: Ring of Fire: Disc One
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Ring of Fire
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1963-03-25)
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
bass:
Marshall Grant
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins
guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) and Jack Clement
piano:
Bill Pursell
trumpet:
Bill McElhiney
lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
vocals and performer:
The Carter Family (later generations of the family after 1943)
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 1963, in 1977)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1963-03-25)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 25), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 87), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 201) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 388)
cover recording of:
Ring of Fire (on 1963-03-25)
writer:
June Carter Cash (American Country singer and songwriter) and Merle Kilgore
publisher:
Painted Desert Music Corporation
Johnny Cash4.252:37
2A White Sport Coat (and a Pink Carnation)
recorded in:
New York, United States (on 1957-01-25)
producer:
Mitch Miller
recording of:
A White Sport Coat and a Pink Carnation (on 1957-01-25)
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
Marty Robbins2:31
3(I’m So) Afraid of Losing You Again
recording of:
So Afraid of Losing You Again
writer:
Dallas Frazier (American songwriter and musician) and Arthur Leo “Doodle” Owens (American country music singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Charley Pride3:49
4Sea of Heartbreak
recording of:
Sea of Heartbreak
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Paul Hampton (US singer/songwriter composer and actor)
publisher:
Sonet Music AB
Don Gibson2:33
5The Ways to Love a Man
recording of:
The Ways to Love a Man
writer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger), Glenn Sutton (US songwriter and producer) and Tammy Wynette
Tammy Wynette2:29
6Don’t Be Angry
recording of:
Don’t Be Angry
lyricist and composer:
Wade Jackson (Stonewall Jackson's older brother)
Stonewall Jackson3:01
7Mexican Joe
live recording of:
Mexican Joe (in 1959)
lyricist and composer:
Mitchell Torok
recording of:
Mexican Joe
lyricist and composer:
Mitchell Torok
Jim Reeves42:40
8I Love You a Thousand Ways
recording of:
I Love You a Thousand Ways
writer:
Lefty Frizzell (US country singer & songwriter) and Jim Beck
Lefty Frizzell2:47
9I Don’t Hurt Anymore
recording of:
I Don’t Hurt Anymore (on 1953-12-16)
writer:
Don Robertson (“Happy Whistler” songwriter) and Jack Rollins (songwriter)
Hank Snow and his Rainbow Ranch Boys2:58
10There’s Been a Change in Me
recording of:
There’s Been a Change in Me
lyricist and composer:
Cy Coben (songwriter)
Eddy Arnold & His Tennessee Plowboys2:17
11Then and Only Then
cover recording of:
Then and Only Then
lyricist and composer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality)
recording of:
Then and Only Then
lyricist and composer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality)
Connie Smith32:26
12Just Someone I Used to Know
vocals:
Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner
cover recording of:
A Girl I Used to Know
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
publisher:
Glad Music Co., Jack Music, Inc. and Songs of PolyGram, Inc.
recording of:
Just Someone I Used to Know
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
cover recording of:
Just Someone I Used to Know
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
Porter Wagoner32:24
13The First Thing Ev’ry Morning (and the Last Thing Ev’ry Night)
recording of:
The First Thing Every Morning
writer:
Jimmy Dean and Ruth Roberts
Jimmy Dean2:11
14I Want You, I Need You, I Love You
engineer:
Bob Ferris (engineer)
bass:
Bill Black (US bassist/leader for Elvis/Bill Black's Combo) (on 1956-04-14)
drums (drum set):
D.J. Fontana (on 1956-04-14)
guitar:
Chet Atkins (on 1956-04-14) and Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (on 1956-04-14)
piano:
Marvin Hughes (on 1956-04-14)
lead vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1956-04-14)
vocals:
Brock Speer (on 1956-04-14), Ben Speer (on 1956-04-14), Lena Brock "Mom" Speer (on 1956-04-14) and Gordon Stoker (US pianist, tenor vocalist and music publisher) (on 1956-04-14)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1956) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 2003)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-04-14)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 25)
recording of:
I Want You, I Need You, I Love You (on 1956-04-14)
writer:
Ira Kosloff and Maurice Mysels
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Cherry Lane Music Publishing, Cherry River Music, Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Elvis Presley Music, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Gladys Music and Williamson Music Company
Elvis Presley52:43
15Poison Love
recording of:
Poison Love
writer:
Tillman Franks and Elmer Laird
previously attributed to:
Ruby L. Laird
Johnnie and Jack2:22
14▶CD: Ring of Fire: Disc Two
15▶CD: Don’t Worry: Disc One
16▶CD: Don’t Worry: Disc Two
17▶CD: Heartbreak U.S.A.: Disc One
18▶CD: Heartbreak U.S.A.: Disc Two