Country USA: 1953

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

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1No Help Wanted
The Carlisles2:28
2Hey, Joe!
Carl Smith2:32
3Eddy's Song
recording of:
Eddy’s Song
writer:
Cy Coben (songwriter) and Charles R. Grean
Eddy Arnold2:24
4There Stands the Glass
recording of:
There Stands the Glass (in 1953)
lyricist:
Audrey Greisham and Mary Jean Shurtz
composer:
Russ Hull
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation
Webb Pierce3.652:26
5Paying for That Back Street Affair
Kitty Wells2:39
6Yesterday's Girl
Hank Thompson3:08
7I Let the Stars Get in My Eyes
Goldie Hill2:36
8Your Cheatin' Heart
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1952-09-23)
bass:
Floyd D. 'Lightnin'' Chance (on 1952-09-23)
drums (drum set):
Farris Coursey (on 1952-09-23)
electric guitar:
Chet Atkins (on 1952-09-23)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (on 1952-09-23)
guitar:
Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1952-09-23)
steel guitar:
Don Helms (on 1952-09-23)
vocals:
Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1952-09-23)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 28), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 213) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 237)
recording of:
Your Cheatin’ Heart (on 1952-09-23)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff Rose Music Ltd. (UK), Fred Rose Music (BMI-affiliated), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1952-10-31), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) (from 2002 until 2021-01-06) and Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995) (from 2021-01-06 to present)
Hank Williams42:44
9(Now and Then, There's) A Fool Such as I
recording of:
(Now and Then There’s) a Fool Such as I
lyricist and composer:
Bill Trader
publisher:
LeFevre Sing Pub. Co., MCA Music Inc. (US-based music publishers) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Hank Snow2:32
10I Couldn't Keep From Crying
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1952-11-26)
recording of:
I Couldn’t Keep From Crying (on 1952-11-26)
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
Marty Robbins2:48
11It's Been So Long
Webb Pierce2:22
12Crying in the Chapel
Rex Allen3:11
13Mexican Joe
live recording of:
Mexican Joe (in 1959)
lyricist and composer:
Mitchell Torok
recording of:
Mexican Joe
lyricist and composer:
Mitchell Torok
Jim Reeves42:40
14Rub-A-Dub-Dub
Hank Thompson2:16
15Kaw-Liga
recording of:
Kaw‐Liga (on 1952-09-23)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Rose (songwriter) and Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Milene Music. Inc (ASCAP) (on 1952-12-02)
Hank Williams52:35
16I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know
producer:
Chet Atkins
recording of:
I Forgot More Than You’ll Ever Know
lyricist and composer:
Cecil A. Null (in 1947)
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc. and Fairway Music Corp. (on 1953-10-10)
The Davis Sisters3:02
17I'll Go on Alone
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1952-06-03)
producer:
Don Law
recording of:
I’ll Go on Alone (on 1952-06-03)
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
Marty Robbins2:42
18Shake a Hand
Red Foley2:57
19I'm Walking the Dog
cover recording of:
I'm Walking the Dog
writer:
Cliff Grimsley (US country musician) and Tex Grimsley (US country fiddler)
Webb Pierce2:28
20(How Much Is) That Hound Dog in the Window
recording of:
(How Much Is) That Hound Dog in the Window
parody version of:
(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?
Homer & Jethro2:49
21Bimbo
recording of:
Bimbo (1953 song)
lyricist and composer:
Rod Morris
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc.
Jim Reeves2:49
22Take These Chains From My Heart
recording of:
Take These Chains From My Heart (on 1952-09-23)
writer:
Hy Heath and Fred Rose (songwriter)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1952-10-31)
Hank Williams2:38
23A Dear John Letter
performer:
Jean Shepard (American honky tonk singer-songwriter)
recording of:
A Dear John Letter
writer:
Billy Barton (country/rockabilly), Charles “Fuzzy” Owen and Lewis Tally
publisher:
American Music, Inc.
cover recording of:
A Dear John Letter
writer:
Billy Barton (country/rockabilly), Charles “Fuzzy” Owen and Lewis Tally
publisher:
American Music, Inc.
Jean Shepard & Ferlin Husky2:33
24Wake Up, Irene
recording of:
Wake Up Irene (in 1953)
composer:
Weldon Allard and Johnny Hathcock
Hank Thompson2:15

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Release group

part of:Country USA (Time-Life Music) (number: 20) (order: 20)