First Ladies of Country

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1CD: Disc 1
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1Jolene
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 Oct 1, 2008; 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), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 28), 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 Parton4.252:41
2Stand By Your Man
producer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
lead vocals:
Tammy Wynette (in 1968)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 8) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 473)
recording of:
Stand by Your Man (in 1968)
writer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger) and Tammy Wynette
publisher:
Al Gallico Music Corp., EMI Al Gallico Music Corp., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Tammy Wynette42:41
3Crazy
producer:
Owen Bradley
vocals:
Patsy Cline
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1961)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 3), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 85) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 195)
recording of:
Crazy (Willie Nelson song) (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Patsy Cline4.152:44
4Rose Garden
cover recording of:
Rose Garden (in 1970)
lyricist and composer:
Joe South
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
version of:
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Lynn Anderson4.152:55
5Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records Nashville (in 1975), Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1976), Liberty Records (a division of Capitol Records, Inc. since 1980 – not for release label use, but for copyrights and record company credits only) (in 1976) and Capitol Nashville (in 1977, in 1979)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 71)
cover recording of:
Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
lyricist and composer:
Richard Leigh (American country music songwriter and singer)
publisher:
EMI Catalogue Partnership Australia Pty Ltd, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
Crystal Gayle4.42:33
6Boulder to BirminghamEmmylou Harris3:35
7Blue Bayou
recording engineer and mixer:
Val Garay
assistant engineer:
Mark Howlett
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar:
Waddy Wachtel (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
bass guitar [bass] and mandolin:
Kenny Edwards (Bryndle/Stone Poneys/Linda Ronstadt) (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
cowbell, drums (drum set) and electronic drum set [syn-drums]:
Rick Marotta (US drummer/percussionist) (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
electric piano:
Don Grolnick (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
marimba:
Steve Forman (US percussionist) (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
steel guitar:
Dan Dugmore (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
background vocals:
Kenny Edwards (Bryndle/Stone Poneys/Linda Ronstadt) (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22) and Don Henley (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
lead vocals:
Linda Ronstadt (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Asylum Records (Warner Music subsidiary) (in 1977), WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1978) and Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 2017)
recorded at:
Sound Factory, LA (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 61)
cover recording of:
Blue Bayou (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
lyricist:
Joe Melson (in 1963) and Roy Orbison (in 1963)
composer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (in 1961)
Linda Ronstadt4.253:56
8Delta Dawn
producer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
background vocals:
The Jordanaires (southern gospel group) and The Nashville Edition
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1972-03-17)
cover recording of:
Delta Dawn (on 1972-03-17)
writer:
Larry Collins and Alex Harvey (American country singer of the early 70s)
publisher:
Big Ax Music, EMI April Music Inc., EMI Catalogue, EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Tanya Tucker4.52:57
9Coal 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 Lynn43:01
10Country Girl
June Carter Cash2:54
11Country Sunshine
recording of:
Country Sunshine (1973 song)
writer:
Billy Davis (r&b producer/songwriter/performer Roquel Davis), Dottie West and Diane Whiles (Songwriter)
Dottie West2:04
12Paper Roses
cover recording of:
Paper Roses
lyricist:
Janice Torre (songwriter and lyricist)
composer:
Fred Spielman (songwriter)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
Marie Osmond2:40
13Blanket on the Ground
recording of:
Blanket on the Ground
lyricist and composer:
Roger Bowling
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Billie Jo Spears3:34
14Grandpa (Tell Me ’bout the Good Old Days)
acoustic guitar [acoustic lead guitar]:
Don Potter (on 1985-06-07, on 1985-07-26)
bass:
Jack Williams (US multi-instrumentalist and arranger) (on 1985-05-27)
drums (drum set):
Eddie Bayers (on 1985-05-27)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Mark Casstevens (on 1985-05-27) and Don Potter (on 1985-05-27)
piano:
Bobby Ogdin (on 1985-05-27)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Sonny Garrish (on 1985-06-07)
steel guitar:
Sonny Garrish (on 1985-05-27)
vocals:
Naomi Judd (on 1985-05-27) and Wynonna Judd (on 1985-05-27)
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group nominees (number: 1987 winner)
recording of:
Grandpa (Tell Me ’bout the Good Ol’ Days) (in 1985)
writer:
Jamie O’Hara
The Judds4.54:15
15To Know Him Is to Love Him
recording engineer and producer:
George Massenburg
mastering:
Doug Sax
assistant engineer:
Sharon Rice (Los Angeles sound engineer)
acoustic bass guitar:
Kenny Edwards (Bryndle/Stone Poneys/Linda Ronstadt)
acoustic guitar:
Albert Lee (guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Russ Kunkel (session drummer)
guitar:
Ry Cooder
Hawaiian guitar and mandolin:
David Lindley
vocals:
Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt
cover recording of:
To Know Him Is to Love Him (from 1986-01 until 1986-11)
lyricist and composer:
Phil Spector
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Bourne Music Ltd., Mother Bertha Music Inc. and Vogue Music
Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton & Linda Ronstadt43:52
16Fancy
music videos:
Fancy by Reba McEntire
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 65)
cover recording of:
Fancy (in 1990-04)
lyricist and composer:
Bobbie Gentry
recording of:
Fancy
lyricist and composer:
Bobbie Gentry
Reba McEntire3.54:58
17Tennessee Flat Top Box
producer:
Rodney Crowell
cover recording of:
Tennessee Flat Top Box
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp. and Song of Cash
Rosanne Cash33:17
18Something In Red
cover recording of:
Something in Red
lyricist and composer:
Angela Kaset
Lorrie Morgan44:39
19He Thinks He’ll Keep Her
additional recording engineer:
Marshall Morgan (record producer)
recording engineer and mixer:
Bob Dawson (engineer and producer)
assistant engineer:
Toby Seay
producer:
Mary Chapin Carpenter and John Jennings (supporting guitarist for Mary Chapin Carpenter)
acoustic guitar:
Mary Chapin Carpenter
bass:
Bob Glaub
drums (drum set):
Andy Newmark
guitar [black guitar]:
John Jennings (supporting guitarist for Mary Chapin Carpenter)
guitar [red guitars (3!)]:
John Jorgenson
Hammond organ:
Benmont Tench
piano:
Matt Rollings (American composer, musician and record producer)
background vocals:
Mary Chapin Carpenter and John Jennings (supporting guitarist for Mary Chapin Carpenter)
additionally recorded at:
The Doghouse (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recorded at and mixed at:
Bias Studios (Springfield location, 1980 to present) in Springfield, Virginia, United States
recording of:
He Thinks He’ll Keep Her
lyricist and composer:
Mary Chapin Carpenter and Don Schlitz
Mary Chapin Carpenter4:04
20Blame It on Your HeartPatty Loveless53:35
21Tell Me Why
Wynonna3:50
22Independence Day
additional recording engineer:
Mike Poole (engineer) and Clarke Schleicher (American producer, engineer and mixing engineer.)
assistant recording engineer and assistant mixer:
Anthony S. Martin (background vocals/production assistant)
recording engineer and mixer:
Ed Seay
editor:
Don Cobb and Carlos Grier
acoustic guitar:
Bill Hullett (session guitarist) and Paul Worley
bass guitar:
Joe Chemay
drums (drum set):
Lonnie Wilson (drummer, songwriter, and producer)
electric guitar:
Brent Mason
keyboard:
Steve Nathan
steel guitar:
Paul Franklin (steel guitarist)
background vocals:
Ashley Cleveland, Vicki Hampton, Mary Ann Kennedy (American country singer), Martina McBride and Pamela Rose (American singer songwriter)
additionally recorded at:
Javelina Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
mixed at and engineered at:
The Money Pit in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
music videos:
Independence Day (music video) by Martina McBride
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 45)
recording of:
Independence Day
lyricist and composer:
Gretchen Peters
publisher:
Cross Keys Publishing Co., Purple Crayon Music and Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing
Martina McBride4.653:24
2CD: Disc 2
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1How Do I Live
recording of:
How Do I Live
lyricist and composer:
Diane Warren (US songwriter)
publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division) and Realsongs (from 1997 to present)
part of:
The 70th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
LeAnn Rimes4.54:26
2Songbird
Eva Cassidy3:44
3She’s in Love with the Boy
assistant recording engineer:
Dave Sinko
recording engineer:
Gary Laney
producer and mixer:
Garth Fundis
acoustic guitar:
Bobby All
bass guitar:
Dave Pomeroy
drums (drum set):
Eddie Bayers
electric guitar:
Brent Mason
fiddle:
Rob Hajacos
piano:
Matt Rollings (American composer, musician and record producer)
steel guitar:
Paul Franklin (steel guitarist)
background vocals [harmony vocal]:
Garth Fundis and Trisha Yearwood
recorded at and mixed at:
Sound Emporium Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
music videos:
She’s in Love with the Boy by Trisha Yearwood
recording of:
She’s in Love with the Boy
lyricist and composer:
Jon Ims
publisher:
Asylum Music, Inc. (from 1989 to present) and Rites of Passage Music (from 1989 to present)
Trisha Yearwood44:06
4No Place That Far
guest vocals:
Vince Gill
recording of:
No Place That Far
writer:
Sara Evans, Tony Martin (US country music songwriter) and Tom Shapiro
Sara Evans43:38
5I Hope You Dance
part of:
Holler's Best 2000s Country Songs (number: 12) and Billboard Decade End Chart: Country (2000's) (number: 23)
recording of:
I Hope You Dance
writer:
Mark D. Sanders (American Country Music songwriter) and Tia Sillers
publisher:
Choice is Tragic Music (from 2000 to present), Ensign Music Corporation (from 2000 to present), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (from 2000 to present) and Soda Creek Songs (from 2000 to present)
Lee Ann Womack feat. Sons of the Desert4:02
6Before He Cheats
recording engineer and mixer:
Derek Bason
assistant engineer:
Chris Ashburn, Mike Boden and Nick Holman
producer:
Mark Bright
acoustic guitar:
Bryan Sutton
bass guitar [bass]:
Jimmie Lee Sloas
drums (drum set):
Lonnie Wilson (drummer, songwriter, and producer)
electric guitar:
Tom Bukovac and JT Corenflos
fiddle:
Jonathan Yudkin
keyboard:
Steve Nathan
percussion:
Eric Darken
steel guitar:
Mike Johnson (steel guitarist)
background vocals:
Lisa Cochran and Wes Hightower
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
19 Recordings Ltd. (not for release label use! record company founded by Simon Fuller) (in 2005)
recorded at:
Electrokitty Recording in Seattle, Washington, United States, Starstruck Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States and The Plant Recording Studios (1981–2008) in Sausalito, California, United States
mixed at:
Starstruck Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
music videos:
Before He Cheats by Carrie Underwood
commentary:
Before He Cheats (commentary) by Carrie Underwood
part of:
Billboard Decade End Chart: Country (2000's) (number: 14), Holler's Best 2000s Country Songs (number: 30), Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 67) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 381)
recording of:
Before He Cheats
writer:
Josh Kear and Chris Tompkins (American songwriter based in Nashville)
publisher:
Mighty Underdog Music, Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing and That Little House Music
Carrie Underwood3.93:21
7Redneck Woman
additional recording engineer:
Todd Gunnerson and Steve Marcantonio
assistant recording engineer:
Paul Hart (country producer)
recording engineer and mixer:
Bart Pursley
associate producer:
John Rich (US country musician, Big & Rich, Lonestar)
producer:
Joe Scaife and Mark Wright (country music producer & songwriter)
assistant mixer:
Paul Hart (country producer) and Lowell Reynolds
part of:
Holler's Best 2000s Country Songs (number: 5) and Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 197)
recording of:
Redneck Woman
writer:
John Rich (US country musician, Big & Rich, Lonestar) and Gretchen Wilson
Gretchen Wilson53:43
8Sometimes It Takes Balls to Be a Woman
Elizabeth Cook3:18
9Best Days of Your Life
producer:
Chris Lindsey (Country music songwriter)
bass:
Jimmie Lee Sloas
cello:
John Catchings
drums (drum set):
Shannon Forrest
electric guitar:
Tom Bukovac and Troy Lancaster (US guitarist / studio musician)
instruments:
Ilya Toshinsky (Russian guitar and banjo player)
piano:
Jimmy Nichols
viola:
Kristin Wilkinson (Nashville songwriter and viola player)
violin:
Dave Angell and David Davidson (violinist)
background vocals:
Karyn Rochelle
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot Country Songs of 2009 (number: 37)
recording of:
Best Days of Your Life
lyricist:
Kellie Pickler and Taylor Alison Swift (Taylor Swift)
composer:
Kellie Pickler and Taylor Swift
publisher:
Pickle Butt Publishing, Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and Taylor Swift Music (publisher)
Kellie Pickler43:47
10Johnny and June
Heidi Newfield3:37
11Simple LoveAlison Krauss4:45
12Hello Cruel World
Gretchen Peters4:23
13Need You Now
Wonderland3:49
14Stuck Like Glue
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2010 (number: 81)
recording of:
Stuck Like Glue
writer:
Kristian Bush, Shy Carter, Kevin Griffin (member of Better Than Ezra) and Jennifer Nettles
Sugarland3.94:08
15If I Die Young
producer:
Paul Worley
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2011 (number: 35) and Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2010 (number: 92)
recording of:
If I Die Young
lyricist and composer:
Kimberly Perry
The Band Perry4.53:44
16Mr. Know It All
recording of:
Mr. Know It All
writer:
Brian Seals (US composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist), Esther Dean, Brett James (American singer, songwriter and record producer) and Dante Jones (American songwriter, record producer, based in Los Angeles)
Kelly Clarkson3:39
17Hush Hush
Pistol Annies3:25
18Girl in a Country Song
additional recording engineer:
Aaron Scherz
assistant recording engineer:
Kam Luchterhand, Jeff Sochor (lead vocals [vocals]) and Todd Tidwell
recording engineer:
Jim Cooley (engineer), Steve Marcantonio, Seth Morton (engineer) and Sean Neff (lead vocals [vocals])
producer:
Dann Huff and Aaron Scherz
assistant mixer:
Drew Bollman
mixer:
Justin Niebank
editor:
Nick Lane (engineer, Nashville, TN-based), Sean Neff and Aaron Scherz
additionally recorded at:
Studio With a View Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recorded at:
Love Shack Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (lead vocals [vocals]), Sound Stage Studios (Nashville, TN studio) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States and Starstruck Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
mixed at:
Hound’s Ear Studio (at Leipers Fork, TN) in Franklin, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Girl in a Country Song
writer:
Maddie Marlow, Aaron Scherz and Taylor Dye
Maddie & Tae3:40
19Mama’s Broken HeartMiranda Lambert42:58
20Follow Your ArrowKacey Musgraves3.53:19
21Master PretenderFirst Aid Kit53:45