Country Music’s Golden Hitparade

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

Tracklist

1▶CD: Million Selling Country
2▶CD: Country Superstars, Supersellers
3▶CD: Vintage Years of Country
4▼CD: Supersellers From the 50’s & 60’s
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1I Wanna Play House With You
recording of:
I Wanna Play House With You (on 1951-04-18)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Cy Coben (songwriter)
Eddy Arnold2:15
2Secret Love
Slim Whitman2:39
3Crying in the Chapel
Rex Allen3:10
4Half Breed
Marvin Rainwater2:33
5A Rose and a Baby Ruth
recording of:
A Rose and a Baby Ruth
lyricist and composer:
John D. Loudermilk
George Hamilton IV2:02
6Devoted to You
recording of:
Devoted to You
lyricist and composer:
Boudleaux Bryant
publisher:
Acuff-Rose (BMI)
The Everly Brothers2:28
7In Dreams
recording of:
In Dreams
lyricist and composer:
Roy Orbison
publisher:
Barbara Orbison Music Company, Roy Orbison Music Company, Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1963-02-13)
Roy Orbison2:52
8From a Jack to a King
recording of:
From a Jack to a King
lyricist and composer:
Ned Miller
publisher:
Burlington Music Ltd., IQ Music Ltd. and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
Ned Miller2:13
9Try a Little Kindness
recording engineer:
Peter Abbott (US recording engineer) and Joe Polito (Engineer)
producer:
Al de Lorry
lead vocals:
Glen Campbell (US country singer, guitarist & actor)
conductor:
Al de Lory
arranger:
Al de Lory
recording of:
Try a Little Kindness (on 1969-03-27)
writer:
Bobby Austin and Curt Sapaugh
Glen Campbell2:29
10North to Alaska
recording of:
North to Alaska
lyricist and composer:
Mike Phillips (songwriter of North to Alaska)
publisher:
EMI Hastings Catalog Inc
Johnny Horton2:54
11D.I.V.O.R.C.E.
recording of:
D-I-V-O-R-C-E (1968 song)
lyricist:
Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr.
composer:
Bobby Braddock
Tammy Wynette2:59
12Four Strong Winds
recording of:
Four Strong Winds
lyricist and composer:
Ian Tyson
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
Bobby Bare2:49
13Funny How Time Slips Away
Jimmy Elledge2:54
14Take a Message to Mary
recording of:
Take a Message to Mary
lyricist and composer:
Boudleaux Bryant and Felice Bryant
publisher:
Acuff-Rose (BMI) and House of Bryant Publications (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Everly Brothers2:30
15Crying
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-06-26)
producer:
Fred Foster (on 1961-06-26)
double bass [bass]:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1961-06-26)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1961-06-26)
guitar:
Boudleaux Bryant (on 1961-06-26), Harold Bradley (on 1961-06-26) and Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (on 1961-06-26)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1961-06-26)
vocals:
Roy Orbison (on 1961-06-26)
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) and Monument Record Corp. (not for release label use!) (in 1961)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 69) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 461)
recording of:
Crying (on 1961-06-26)
lyricist:
Joe Melson (in 1961) and Roy Orbison (in 1961)
composer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff Rose Music Ltd. (UK), Acuff Rose Music, Inc. (not for publishing), Barbara Orbison Music Company, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Orbi-Lee Music, R-Key Darkus Music, Rondor Music, Rondor Music (Australia) P/L, Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1961-08-16)
part of:
50/50
Roy Orbison4.652:51
16Ringo
recording of:
Ringo
writer:
Hal Blair and Don Robertson (“Happy Whistler” songwriter)
Lorne Greene3:21
17Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)
recording of:
Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)
lyricist and composer:
John D. Loudermilk
Sue Thompson3:17
18Silver Threads and Golden Needles
The Springfields2:17
19It’s Too Late
Bobby Goldsboro2:29
20Don’t Cry Daddy
recording of:
Don’t Cry Daddy
lyricist and composer:
Mac Davis (US country singer, songwriter & actor)
publisher:
B-n-B Music Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Elvis Presley Music, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Unichappell Music
Elvis Presley2:47
5▶CD: All-Time Favorites