100 Essential Tracks: Country Hits

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1Tonight the Heartache’s on Me
recording of:
Tonight the Heartache's on Me
writer:
Bob Morrison (US songwriter) (in 1994), Johnny MacRae (American songwriter) (in 1994) and Mary W. Francis (in 1994)
Joy Lynn White2:57
2Remember When
music videos:
Remember When (music video) by Alan Jackson (US country singer/songwriter)
part of:
Billboard Decade End Chart: Country (2000's) (number: 39)
recording of:
Remember When
lyricist and composer:
Alan Jackson (US country singer/songwriter)
Alan Jackson4.54:33
3Crazy Little Thing Called Love
cover recording of:
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury (in 1979)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), 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), Beechwood Music Corp. (in 1979), Queen Music Ltd. (in 1979) 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)
included in:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
Dwight Yoakam52:23
4Love Letters From Old Mexico
Leslie Satcher4:02
5Like the Rain
Clint Black4:24
6Born Country
recording of:
Born Country
writer:
Byron Hill and John Sweers
composer:
Byron Hill and John Schweers
Alabama3:20
7Run for the Roses
engineer and mixer:
Marty Lewis (engineer)
producer:
Dan Fogelberg and Marty Lewis (engineer)
bass, piano, background vocals and lead vocals:
Dan Fogelberg
drums (drum set):
Russ Kunkel (session drummer)
harmonica:
Jimmie Fadden
pedal steel guitar:
Al Perkins (Texas born guitarist esp. steel guitar)
mixed at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Run for the Roses
composer:
Dan Fogelberg
Dan Fogelberg54:22
8Silver Moon
recording of:
Silver Moon
lyricist and composer:
Michael Nesmith
Michael Nesmith3:11
9Blue 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 Ronstadt4.253:58
10Streets of Baltimore
recording of:
Streets of Baltimore
writer:
Tompall Glaser (country music vocalist) and Harlan Howard
Gram Parsons2:53
11Angel of the Morning
recording engineer:
Joe Chiccarelli
associate producer:
Otha Young
producer:
Richard Landis
mixer:
Michael Verdick
arranger:
Charles Calello
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1981) and Liberty Records (a division of Capitol Records, Inc. since 1980 – not for release label use, but for copyrights and record company credits only) (in 1981)
mixed at:
Location Recorders, Inc. in New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
Angel of the Morning (on 1980-09-04)
lyricist and composer:
Chip Taylor (US singer/songwriter)
publisher:
April Music, EMI Blackwood, EMI Songs Ltd. and Unichappell Music
recording of:
Angel of the Morning
lyricist and composer:
Chip Taylor (US singer/songwriter)
publisher:
April Music, EMI Blackwood, EMI Songs Ltd. and Unichappell Music
Juice Newton4.354:12
12Still Learning How to Fly
Rodney Crowell4:12
13Tonight I Think I’m Gonna Go Downtown
recording of:
Tonight I Think I’m Gonna Go Downtown
writer:
Jimmie Dale Gilmore and John Reed (Texan guitarist)
Jimmie Dale Gilmore2:54
14If I Were You
Collin Raye2:53
15Do Ya
K.T. Oslin4:06
16Runaway Train
Rosanne Cash4:02
17Unbreakable Heart
engineer:
Joe Romersa
producer:
Howie Epstein
lead vocals:
Carlene Carter
recording of:
Unbreakable Heart
lyricist and composer:
Benmont Tench
Carlene Carter53:42
18Ghost in This House
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group nominees (number: 1991)
recording of:
Ghost in This House
lyricist and composer:
Hugh Prestwood
Shenandoah53:38
19When You Say Nothing at All
recording of:
When You Say Nothing at All (from 1988 to present)
writer:
Paul Overstreet (country singer and songwriter) and Don Schlitz
Keith Whiteley4.353:44
20Forever and Ever Amen
engineer:
Joe Borgan (engineer) and Mike Reese (mastering engineer) (task: mastering)
producer:
Kyle Lehning
acoustic guitar:
Russ Barenberg, Larry Byrom, Mark Casstevens, Steve Gibson (US country vocalist and guitarist) and Brent Mason
bass guitar:
David Hungate and Jack Williams (US guitarist/singer‐songwriter from South Carolina)
drums (drum set):
Larry Londin and James Cary Stroud
electric guitar:
Steve Gibson (US country vocalist and guitarist) and Brent Mason
fiddle:
Mark O’Connor (US bluegrass, country and classical fiddler/composer)
harmonica:
Kirk "Jelly Roll" Johnson (harmonica player Kirk Johnson) and Terry McMillan
keyboard:
Dennis Burnside
pedal steel guitar:
Doyle Grisham
percussion:
Paul Franklin (steel guitarist) and Terry McMillan
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Jerry Douglas (US guitar and dobro player)
background vocals:
Kathy Baillie, Sherri Huffman, Alan LeBoeuf, Dennis Locorriere, Paul Overstreet (country singer and songwriter), Lisa Silver, Diane Tidwell and Dennis Wilson (country vocals, bassist)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 48)
recording of:
Forever and Ever, Amen
writer:
Paul Overstreet (country singer and songwriter) and Don Schlitz
publisher:
April Girl Songs, Midnight Boy Songs, Scarlet Moon Music Inc and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Randy Travis4.653:32
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