Essential Country

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

Tracklist

CD 1
CD 2
CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Before He CheatsCarrie Underwood3.93:20
2It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere
guest vocals:
Jimmy Buffett
performer:
Jimmy Buffett
recording of:
It's Five O' Clock Somewhere
writer:
Jim Brown (Bluegrass pianist and keyboardist) and Don Rollins (US songwriter from Nashville, born 1961)
Alan Jackson4.53:51
3High Cotton
recording of:
High Cotton
writer:
Scott Anders (American songwriter, has often worked as co-writer of Roger Murrah) and Roger Murrah (songwriter)
Alabama3:01
4Cowgirls Don’t Cry
Brooks & Dunn3:35
5Gunpowder & Lead
recording of:
Gunpowder & Lead
lyricist and composer:
Miranda Lambert and Heather Little (Songwriter)
Miranda Lambert3:12
6Born to Fly
recording of:
Born to Fly
writer:
Sara Evans, Marcus Hummon and Darrell Scott (Country musician)
Sara Evans4.55:36
7Redneck Woman
additional recording engineer:
Todd Gunnerson and Steve Marcantonio
assistant recording engineer:
Paul Hart (country producer)
recording engineer and mixer:
Bart Pursley
associate producer:
John Rich (US country musician)
producer:
Joe Scaife and Mark Wright (country music producer & songwriter)
assistant mixer:
Paul Hart (country producer) and Lowell Reynolds
recording of:
Redneck Woman
writer:
John Rich (US country musician) and Gretchen Wilson
Gretchen Wilson53:36
8Now I Know
Lari White4:33
9Don’t Blink
Kenny Chesney4:14
10A Good Run of Bad LuckClint Black2:43
11If I Were You (and She Were Mine)
Collin Raye2:52
12Meet in the Middle
recording of:
Meet in the Middle (Diamond Rio song)
writer:
Jim Foster (Canadian singer-songwriter), Chapin Hartford and Don Pfrimmer
Diamond Rio4.53:18
13What Part of No
cover recording of:
What Part of No (in 1992)
lyricist and composer:
Wayne Perry (songwriter) and Gerald Smith (Nashville country and gospel songwriter, singer)
Lorrie Morgan2:45
14Put Yourself in My Place
Pam Tillis2:49
15Here I Am
Patty Loveless3:04
16Amazed
producer:
Dann Huff
recording of:
Amazed
writer:
Marv Green (American country singer / songwriter and composer), Chris Lindsey (Country music songwriter) and Aimee Mayo (American songwriter)
Lonestar14:01
17Tonight 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 White2:55
18He Thinks He’ll Keep Her
additional recording engineer:
Marshall Morgan (Record producer)
recording engineer and mixer:
Bob Dawson (engineer and producer)
assistant engineer:
Toby Seay
producer:
Mary Chapin Carpenter and John Jennings (supporting guitarist for Mary Chapin Carpenter)
acoustic guitar:
Mary Chapin Carpenter
bass:
Bob Glaub
drums (drum set):
Andy Newmark
guitar [black guitar]:
John Jennings (supporting guitarist for Mary Chapin Carpenter)
guitar [red guitars (3!)]:
John Jorgenson
Hammond organ:
Benmont Tench
piano:
Matt Rollings (American composer, musician and record producer)
background vocals:
Mary Chapin Carpenter and John Jennings (supporting guitarist for Mary Chapin Carpenter)
additionally recorded at:
The Doghouse (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recorded at and mixed at:
Bias Studios (Springfield location, 1980 to present) in Springfield, Virginia, United States
recording of:
He Thinks He’ll Keep Her
lyricist and composer:
Mary Chapin Carpenter and Don Schlitz
Mary Chapin Carpenter4:03
19Line Dance Party
The Woolpackers2:40
20Wild Angels
recording of:
Wild Angels
composer:
Matraca Berg and Harry Stinson
Martina McBride43:46

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distributed by:Sony Music Entertainment Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SME since 2009)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 2010)