The Big Country: 46 Great Songs From the West

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▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1(Ghost) Riders in the Sky
producer:
Brian Ahern
banjo [banjo-lute] and mandocello:
Bob Johnson (American banjo player from Chattanooga, Tennessee) (from 1979-02 until 1979-04)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (from 1979-02 until 1979-04)
electric bass guitar:
Marshall Grant (from 1979-02 until 1979-04)
electric guitar:
Bob Wootton (from 1979-02 until 1979-04)
fiddle:
Ricky Skaggs (from 1979-02 until 1979-04)
French horn:
Jack Hale (trombone) (from 1979-02 until 1979-04) and Bob Lewin (from 1979-02 until 1979-04)
guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (from 1979-02 until 1979-04), Jack Clement (from 1979-02 until 1979-04), Jerry Hensley (from 1979-02 until 1979-04) and Jack Routh (from 1979-02 until 1979-04)
hammered dulcimer:
Alisa Jones (US hammered dulcimer player) (from 1979-02 until 1979-04)
percussion:
Mark Morris (drummer & percussionist) (from 1979-02 until 1979-04)
piano:
Earl Poole Ball (US country pianist) (from 1979-02 until 1979-04)
trumpet:
Jack Hale (trombone) (from 1979-02 until 1979-04), Wayne Jackson (trumpet/trombone (Memphis Horns/Mar-Keys)) (from 1979-02 until 1979-04) and Bob Lewin (from 1979-02 until 1979-04)
vocals:
The Carter Family (later generations of the family after 1943) (from 1979-02 until 1979-04), Johnny Cash (country music legend) (from 1979-02 until 1979-04) and Jan Howard (from 1979-02 until 1979-04)
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) (in 1979)
cover recording of:
(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend (from 1979-02 until 1979-04)
lyricist and composer:
Stan Jones (US songwriter and actor "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky") (on 1948-06-05)
publisher:
Revega Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Johnny Cash4.353:46
2Delta Dawn
recording of:
Delta Dawn
writer:
Larry Collins and Alex Harvey (American country singer of the early 70s)
publisher:
Big Ax Music, EMI April Music Inc., EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Tanya Tucker2:55
3Behind Closed Doors
engineer:
Lou Bradley (American producer, engineer, also songwriter)
background vocals:
The Nashville Edition
lead vocals:
Charlie Rich
recording of:
Behind Closed Doors
lyricist and composer:
Kenny O’Dell
Charlie Rich52:56
4That’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
5Singing My Song
recording of:
Singing My Song
writer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger), Glenn Sutton (US songwriter and producer) and Tammy Wynette
Tammy Wynette2:23
6From a Distance
cover recording of:
From a Distance
lyricist and composer:
Julie Gold (in 1985)
publisher:
Grow Your Own Music, Winged Wheel, ビクターミュージックアーツ 第四事業部, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
The Byrds3:14
7The River Unbroken
recording of:
The River Unbroken
writer:
David Batteau and Darrell Brown
Dolly Parton4:02
8Do Right Woman, Do Right Man
cover recording of:
Do Right Woman, Do Right Man
writer:
Chips Moman and Dan Penn
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), TRO Essex Music Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Barbara Mandrell2:11
9I Can’t Get Close Enough
Exile4:12
10Waitin’ for the Deal to Go Down
Dixiana3:17
11What Do I Know
Ricochet3:36
12Born in the Dark
Doug Stone3:50
13New Way (to Light Up an Old Flame)
Joe Diffie42:44
14Not That Different
Collin Raye53:57
15Jukebox Junkie
Ken Mellons2:42
▼CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Nashville (in 1977)
cover recording of:
Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
lyricist and composer:
Richard Leigh (American country music songwriter and singer)
publisher:
EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
Crystal Gayle4.42:38
2She’s My Rock
cover recording of:
She’s My Rock
writer:
S.K. Dobbins
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Famous Music Corp. (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Ironside Music and Sony/ATV Harmony
George Jones2:28
3Cheatin’ Is
recording of:
Cheatin’ Is
writer:
Rafe Van Hoy (American songwriter, musician and producer)
Barbara Fairchild2:38
4Easy to Please
Janie Fricke2:44
5Sometimes When We Touch
cover recording of:
Sometimes When We Touch
lyricist:
Dan Hill (Canadian singer/songwriter)
composer:
Barry Mann
publisher:
Anthem Entertainment A (work publisher), Dyad Music Ltd., Mann and Weil Songs, Inc., McCauley Music Ltd., Ole Media Management LP II, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and フジパシフィックミュージック
Tammy Wynette & Mark Gray3:38
6Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile
recording of:
Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile
lyricist and composer:
J.C. Cunningham
David Allan Coe3:41
7It Ain’t Me, Babe
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1964-08-27)
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
performer:
June Carter Cash (American Country singer and songwriter)
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) (in 1970)
cover recording of:
It Ain’t Me, Babe (on 1964-08-27)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1964-05)
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner/Chappell (from 1964 until 1992) and Special Rider Music (from 1992 to present)
Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash3:04
8Slow Dancing
cover recording of:
Slow Dancing
lyricist and composer:
Jack Tempchin
publisher:
Jazz Bird Music (ASCAP) and WC Music Corp.
Johnny Duncan3:59
9She’s Crazy for Leavin’
Rodney Crowell3:15
10Almost Persuaded
recording of:
Almost Persuaded (Glenn Sutton/Billy Sherrill song) (on 1966-04-07)
writer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger) and Glenn Sutton (US songwriter and producer)
David Houston2:56
11One True Love
The O’Kanes3:20
12The Very Best Is You
recording of:
The Very Best Is You
writer:
Larry Shell (Studio musician, a songwriter, a publisher) and Frank Stephens
Charly McClain2:47
13Houston (Means I’m One Day Closer to You)
Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers Band2:55
14As Simple as That
Mike Reid3:27
15Highwayman
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1984-10-03)
assistant engineer:
Ken Criblez and Larry Greenhill
engineer:
David Cherry and Chips Moman
producer:
Chips Moman
bass:
Mike Leech (on 1984-10-03) and Jimmy Tittle (on 1984-10-03)
drums (drum set):
Gene Chrisman (on 1984-10-03)
guitar:
Paul Davis (American singer) (on 1984-10-03), Waylon Jennings (on 1984-10-03), Kris Kristofferson (on 1984-10-03), Chips Moman (on 1984-10-03), Willie Nelson (on 1984-10-03) and Johnny Rodriguez (country singer & songwriter) (on 1984-10-03)
harmonica:
Mickey Raphael (on 1984-10-03)
keyboard:
Paul Davis (American singer) (on 1984-10-03), Bobby Emmons (on 1984-10-03) and Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter) (on 1984-10-03)
mandolin:
Marty Stuart (on 1984-10-03)
background vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1984-10-03), Paul Davis (American singer) (on 1984-10-03), Waylon Jennings (on 1984-10-03), Kris Kristofferson (on 1984-10-03), Chips Moman (on 1984-10-03), Willie Nelson (on 1984-10-03) and Johnny Rodriguez (country singer & songwriter) (on 1984-10-03)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1984-10-03), Waylon Jennings (on 1984-10-03), Kris Kristofferson (on 1984-10-03) and Willie Nelson (on 1984-10-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1985), CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1985), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008) (in 1985), 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 1985) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1985, in 2003)
recorded at:
Moman's Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1984-10-03) and Woodland Sound Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1984-10-03)
cover recording of:
The Highwayman (on 1984-10-03)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
White Oak Songs
The Highwaymen4.43:01
▼CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Tennessee Flat Top Box
producer:
Rodney Crowell
cover recording of:
Tennessee Flat Top Box
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
Rosanne Cash3:10
2Rock ’n Roll (I Gave You the Best Years of My Life)
Mac Davis3:30
3I Got You
Shenandoah53:46
4Crime of Passion
Ricky Van Shelton3:23
5Loved Too Much
Ty Herndon53:41
6Yesterday Once More
Moe Bandy2:58
7Top of the World
cover recording of:
Top of the World
lyricist:
John Bettis
composer:
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Hammer and Nails Music, Inc. and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Lynn Anderson2:57
8She’s Got a Mind of Her Own
James Bonamy3:27
9Hillbilly Girl With the Blues
recording of:
Hillbilly Girl With the Blues
lyricist and composer:
Lacy J. Dalton (US country musician)
Lacy J. Dalton2:39
10Cajun Moon
Ricky Skaggs3:43
11She’s All I Got
Johnny Paycheck2:55
12My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
producer:
Willie Nelson and Sydney Pollack
guitar:
Willie Nelson (in 1979)
harmonica:
Mickey Raphael (in 1979)
vocals:
Willie Nelson (in 1979)
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) (in 2003)
cover recording of:
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
lyricist and composer:
Sharon Rice
Willie Nelson43:07
13The Sons of Katie Elder
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-06-11)
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
cover recording of:
The Sons of Katie Elder (on 1965-06-11)
lyricist:
Ernie Sheldon
composer:
Elmer Bernstein (American score composer)
Johnny Cash2:33
14The Hanging Tree
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1958-10-11)
recording of:
The Hanging Tree (on 1958-10-11)
lyricist:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter)
composer:
Jerry Livingston (songwriter)
Marty Robbins2:52
15Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
recording of:
Gunfight at the OK Corral
composer:
Dimitri Tiomkin
Frankie Laine2:19
16Nevada Smith
Merle Kilgore3:04

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