Ultimate Country

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▶CD 1
▼CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Islands in the Stream
vocals:
Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
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 1983)
recording of:
Islands in the Stream
writer:
Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb
publisher:
BMG Music, Careers Music, Inc., Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Crompton Songs, Gibb Brothers Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Summerhill Songs, Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers4.354:11
2I Can Help
engineer:
Chip Young (American session guitarist, bassist, producer in the genre of country)
producer:
Billy Swan and Chip Young (American session guitarist, bassist, producer in the genre of country)
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Christopher (Guitarist, lyricist, composer, singer, session musician)
bass:
Mike Leech
electric guitar:
Chip Young (American session guitarist, bassist, producer in the genre of country) and Reggie Young (guitarist and songwriter)
instruments:
Paul Richmond (engineer)
membranophone:
Hayward Bishop
recorded at:
Youngun Sound Studio in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
I Can Help
lyricist and composer:
Billy Swan
publisher:
CBS Songs and Combine Music Corp.
Billy Swan43:59
3Ain’t Nothing ’bout You
recording of:
Ain’t Nothing ’bout You
writer:
Rivers Rutherford and Tom Shapiro
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), Memphisto Music Inc (Macirhyco Music Div), Songs of Mojo One, Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and Universal Music Corporation (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Brooks & Dunn3:22
4Born to Fly
recording of:
Born to Fly
writer:
Sara Evans, Marcus Hummon and Darrell Scott (Country musician)
Sara Evans4.55:37
5Me and Bobby McGee
recording of:
Me and Bobby McGee
lyricist and composer:
Fred Foster and Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Combine Music Corp.
Kris Kristofferson4:15
6Highwayman
The Highwaymen3:03
7Mamma’s Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys
bass:
Sherman Hayes (in 1977-11)
drums (drum set):
Richie Albright (in 1977-11)
guitar:
John Hug (in 1977-11), Waylon Jennings (in 1977-11), Chips Moman (in 1977-11), Gordon Payne (in 1977-11), Rance Wasson (in 1977-11) and Reggie Young (guitarist and songwriter) (in 1977-11)
harmonica:
Gordon Payne (in 1977-11)
keyboard and organ:
Barny Robertson (in 1977-11)
steel guitar:
Ralph Mooney (in 1977-11)
background vocals:
Barny Robertson (in 1977-11), Gordon Payne (in 1977-11), Carter Robertson (in 1977-11), Rance Wasson (in 1977-11) and Becky Williams (country vocals) (in 1977-11)
lead vocals:
Waylon Jennings (in 1977-11) and Willie Nelson (in 1977-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1977) and RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1978)
recorded at:
American Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1977-11)
cover recording of:
Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys (in 1977-11)
writer:
Ed Bruce (American country music songwriter, singer and actor) and Patsy Bruce
publisher:
Tree Publishing Inc.
Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson2:33
8Pickup Man
Joe Diffie3:37
9Take This Job and Shove It
recording of:
Take this Job and Shove it
lyricist and composer:
David Allan Coe
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Johnny Paycheck2:37
10A Good Run of Bad Luck
recording of:
A Good Run of Bad Luck
writer:
Clint Black and Hayden Nicholas
Clint Black2:43
11I Just Call You Mine
cover recording of:
I Just Call You Mine
writer:
Jess Cates, Ty Lacy and Dennis Matkosky
Martina McBride4:22
12Angel Eyes
Love and Theft3:08
13I Feel Lucky
additional recording engineer:
Marshall Morgan (Record producer)
recording engineer:
Bob Dawson (engineer and producer)
assistant engineer:
Toby Seay
producer:
Mary Chapin Carpenter and John Jennings (supporting guitarist for Mary Chapin Carpenter)
mixer:
Marshall Morgan (Record producer)
acoustic guitar:
John Jennings (supporting guitarist for Mary Chapin Carpenter)
bass:
J.T. Brown (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Robbie Magruder
electric guitar:
John Jennings (supporting guitarist for Mary Chapin Carpenter) and Mike McAdam
piano:
Jon Carroll (of Starland Vocal Band, on vocals, keyboard, guitar)
background vocals:
J.T. Brown (bassist), Jon Carroll (of Starland Vocal Band, on vocals, keyboard, guitar) and John Jennings (supporting guitarist for Mary Chapin Carpenter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1992)
additionally recorded at:
The Doghouse (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recorded at:
Bias Studios (Springfield location, 1980 to present) in Springfield, Virginia, United States
mixed at:
The Doghouse (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
I Feel Lucky
lyricist and composer:
Mary Chapin Carpenter and Don Schlitz
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc.
Mary Chapin Carpenter3:33
14Daddy’s Money
recording of:
Daddy’s Money
writer:
Bob DiPiero (Award-winning American country music songwriter), Mark D. Sanders (American Country Music songwriter) and Steve Seskin
Ricochet53:04
15Barefoot Blue Jean Night
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
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 2011)
recording of:
Barefoot Blue Jean Night
writer:
Dylan Altman, Eric Paslay and Terry Sawchuk (Country musician from Canada)
publisher:
Spirit of Nashville One
Jake Owen2:48
16Here I Am
Patty Loveless3:03
17That’s the Way Love Goes
cover recording of:
That’s the Way Love Goes
writer:
Lefty Frizzell (US country singer & songwriter) and Sanger D. Shafer
Merle Haggard3:02
18We Believe in Happy Endings
recording of:
We Believe in Happy Endings
lyricist and composer:
Bob McDill
Earl Thomas Conley with Emmylou Harris3:36
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part of:Ultimate (Sony Music series) (order: 2)