#1 Country

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1New Shade of Blue
acoustic guitar, electric guitar and pedal steel guitar [pedal steel]:
John McFee (singer, songwriter, guitarist for The Doobie Brothers)
bass guitar:
Stu Cook
drums (drum set):
Keith Knudsen
keyboard and lead vocals:
Kurt Howell
background vocals:
David Jenkins (US guitarist for Pablo Cruise & Southern Pacific), Keith Knudsen and John McFee (singer, songwriter, guitarist for The Doobie Brothers)
recording of:
New Shade of Blue
writer:
John McFee (singer, songwriter, guitarist for The Doobie Brothers) and André Pessis
Southern Pacific3:48
2I Won’t Take Less Than Your Love
recording of:
I Won't Take Less Than Your Love
writer:
Paul Overstreet (country singer and songwriter) and Don Schlitz
Tanya Tucker W/Paul Davis & Paul Overstreet3:41
3Country Girls
John Schneider3:13
4(Lost His Love) On Our Last Date
recording of:
(Lost Her Love) On Our Last Date
lyricist:
Conway Twitty
composer:
Floyd Cramer
version of:
Last Date (original instrumental version)
Emmylou Harris3:33
5Heartbeat in the Darkness
recording of:
Heartbeat in the Darkness
writer:
Dave Loggins and Russell Smith (US country songwriter)
Don Williams3:51
6Grandpa (Tell Me Bout the Good Old Days)
The Judds3:59
7The Best Year of My Life
Eddie Rabbitt3:14
8It Takes a Little Rain (to Make Love Grow)
The Oak Ridge Boys3:58
9A Little Good News
recording of:
A Little Good News
writer:
Charlie Black (US country songwriter), Tommy Rocco and Rory Bourke
Anne Murray3:08
10Lookin’ for Love
Johnny Lee3:38
11I Can’t Get Close Enough
Exile4:12
12Strong Enough to Bend
additional recording engineer:
Steve Day (Recording Engineer)
assistant recording engineer:
Chris Hammond
recording engineer and mixer:
Scott Hendricks (producer)
producer:
Jerry Crutchfield (Country & Pop record producer, songwriter, musician)
assistant mixer:
Mark Nevers
acoustic guitar:
Dan Potter
bass guitar:
Bob Wray (American Bassist)
drums (drum set):
James Stroud
electric guitar:
Steve Gibson (US country vocalist and guitarist) and Kenny Mims
fiddle:
Mark O’Connor (US bluegrass, country and classical fiddler/composer)
keyboard:
Mitch Humphries
mandolin and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Steve Gibson (US country vocalist and guitarist)
resonator guitar [pedal dobro] and steel guitar:
Paul Franklin (steel guitarist)
saxophone:
Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist)
synthesizer:
David Innis
background vocals:
Michael Black (Vocalist), Jessica Boucher, Beth Nielsen Chapman (American singer and songwriter), Carol Chase, Greg Gordon (backing vocalist), Katerina Kitridge, Diane Vanette, Hurshel Wiginton, Dennis Wilson (country vocals, bassist) and Curtis Young (country singer)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas
mixed at:
The Castle (Castle Recording Studios) in Franklin, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Strong Enough to Bend
writer:
Beth Nielsen Chapman (American singer and songwriter) and Don Schlitz
Tanya Tucker42:45
13My Only Love
The Statler Brothers3:18
14I’m Gonna Miss You, Girl
Michael Martin Murphey3:55
15Tell It Like It Is
Billy Joe Royal2:59
16Are You Ever Gonna Leave Me
Holly Dunn2:41
17Set ’Em Up Joe
Vern Gosdin2:27
18Do You Love as Good as You Look
The Bellamy Brothers3:00
19The Gift
The McCarters3:52
20You Look So Good in Love
George Strait3.53:12