25 Country & Western Ballads, Volume 4

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

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Walking After Midnight
cover recording of:
Walkin’ After Midnight
lyricist:
Don Hecht
composer:
Alan Block and Don Hecht
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Patsy Cline2:36
2A Good Year for the Roses
recording of:
A Good Year for the Roses
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Chesnut
George Jones3:13
3Hey Porter
recording of:
Hey, Porter
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and West One Music (production music label, prefix: WOM)
Johnny Cash2:13
4Desperado
cover recording of:
Desperado
writer:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles) and Don Henley
publisher:
Benchmark Music, Cass County Music, Kicking Bear, Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH (2017 – present), Red Cloud Music, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), 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 Warner Bros. Music GmbH (publisher) (in 1981)
Lynn Anderson3:24
5Goodnight Irene
recording of:
Goodnight Irene (on 1950-07-30)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ledbetter and John A. Lomax
publisher:
Lodlow Music, Spencer Music Corp., TRO-Ludlow Music, Inc. and Tyler Music Ltd.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 11681)
translated version of:
Godnatt Irene
Gene Autry2:49
6Please Help Me I’m Falling
recording of:
Please Help Me, I’m Falling
lyricist and composer:
Hal Blair and Don Robertson (“Happy Whistler” songwriter)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Carlin Music Corporation, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Don Robertson Music Corp., Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A (BMI-affiliated) and Ross Jungnickel, Inc.
Hank Locklin2:13
7I Fall to Pieces
vocals:
Patsy Cline
part of:
Rolling Stone: 40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time (2019 re-issued) (number: 40) and Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 72)
cover recording of:
I Fall to Pieces
composer:
Hank Cochran (Nashville singer and songwriter) and Harlan Howard
Patsy Cline52:50
8It’s Only Make Believe
recording of:
It’s Only Make Believe (on 1958-05-07)
writer:
Jack Nance (in 1958) and Conway Twitty (in 1958)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Tree Publishing Co., Inc. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Conway Twitty42:15
9Do Wacka Do
recording of:
Do-Wacka-Do
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
Roger Miller1:42
10The Ways of a Woman in Love
recording of:
Ways of a Woman in Love
writer:
Bill Justis and Charlie Rich (US country singer)
publisher:
Hi Lo Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated)
Johnny Cash2:25
11Country Days and Country Nights
Pat Boone1:53
12She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye
cover recording of:
She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye
writer:
Doug Gilmore and Mickey Newbury (American songwriter)
Kenny Rogers2:22
13Two Little Orphans
cover recording of:
Two Little Orphans
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton2:42
14Suffering in Silence
Willie Nelson2:29
15The Race Is On
recording of:
The Race Is On
composer:
Don Rollins (US songwriter from Nashville, born 1961)
publisher:
Glad Music Publishing and Recording LP, Pappy Daily Music, Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and Palace Music AB (in 1978)
George Jones2:06
16A Man Can Cry
recording of:
A Man Can Cry
writer:
Wayne Duncan (american songwriter) and Freddy Fender
Freddy Fender2:22
17Country Boy
Cowboy Copas2:32
18I Believe
cover recording of:
I Believe
writer:
Ervin Drake (Songwriter), Irvin Graham, Jimmy Shirl (Songwriter) and Al Stillman
publisher:
Adaken Music, Cromwell Music, Inc., Gentlemen Jim Music Corp., Hampshire House Publishing Corp., L and S Freedom Music, Lindabet Music Corporation, Tadzio Music Corp., The Songwriters Guild, The Stillman Song Company and TRO Essex Music Ltd.
Frankie Laine2:19
19Mathilda
Freddy Fender2:28
20Moonlight Gambler
recording of:
Moonlight Gambler (1956 song)
lyricist:
Bob Hilliard
composer:
Philip Springer
Frankie Laine2:53
21Back in the Saddle Again
vocals:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 196)
recording of:
Back in the Saddle (on 1946-02-13)
writer:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”) and Ray Whitley (country & western singer/songwriter)
publisher:
Gene Autry’s Western Music Publishing Co. and Western Music Publishing Co., Inc. (on 1939-07-24)
Gene Autry2:48
22Abilene
cover recording of:
Abilene
writer:
Lester Brown, Bob Gibson (folk singer), John D. Loudermilk and Albert Stanton (pseudonym for Al Brackman)
Waylon Jennings1:54
23Country Music Is Here to Stay
recording of:
Country Music Is Here to Stay
lyricist and composer:
Ferlin Husky
Ferlin Husky2:55
24For the Good Times
cover recording of:
For the Good Times
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Careers Music, Inc., Careers-BMG Music, Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd., Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd., Valentine Music Ltd. and Universal Music Careers (in 1968)
Billie Jo Spears3:50
25There Must Be a Reason
Frankie Laine3:12