Easy-Listening Country: Best of the 70’s

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

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Kiss an Angel Good Morning
recording of:
Kiss an Angel Good Mornin' (1971 song)
lyricist and composer:
Ben Peters (country music songwriter)
Charley Pride2:04
2Sleeping Single in a Double Bed
Barbara Mandrell2:22
3(Hey Won’t You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song
recording of:
(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song (1974 song)
writer:
Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist) and Chips Moman
B.J. Thomas3:26
4You’ve Never Been This Far Before
recording of:
You've Never Been This Far Before
lyricist and composer:
Harold Lloyd Jenkins
Conway Twitty3:02
5Bright Lights, Big City
Sonny James2:37
6Help Me Make it Through the Night
cover recording of:
Help Me Make It Through the Night (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
BMG Songs Ltd., Combine Music Corp., EMI Songs Ltd. and KPM (music publisher)
Sammi Smith2:34
7There Won’t Be Anymore
recording of:
There Won't Be Anymore
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Rich
Charlie Rich2:26
8All the Gold in California
Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers Band2:41
9Talking in Your Sleep
recording of:
Talking in Your Sleep
writer:
Roger Cook (singer, songwriter, producer) and Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter)
publisher:
Roger Cook Music and The International Music Network
Crystal Gayle2:56
10Jolene
engineer:
Tom Pick
producer:
Bob Ferguson
banjo:
Bobby Thompson (guitar & banjo player) (on 1972-05-03) and Buck Trent (on 1972-05-03)
bass:
Bobby Dyson (on 1972-05-03)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Malone (session drummer/percussion) (on 1972-05-03)
electric guitar:
Jimmy Colvard (American session guitarist) (on 1972-05-03)
fiddle:
Johnny Gimble (on 1972-05-03) and Mack Magaha (Bluegrass Fiddler) (on 1972-05-03)
guitar:
Dolly Parton (on 1972-05-03)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Dave Kirby (US country singer/songwriter) (on 1972-05-03)
piano:
Hargus "Pig" Robbins (on 1972-05-03)
steel guitar:
Stu Basore (on 1972-05-03)
background vocals:
Joe Babcock (on 1972-05-03), Dolores Edgin (on 1972-05-03), June Page (on 1972-05-03) and Hurshel Wiginton (on 1972-05-03)
vocals:
Dolly Parton (on 1972-05-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1973) and 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 1973)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1972-05-03)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 28), The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 63) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 217)
recording of:
Jolene (on 1972-05-03)
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Owepar Publishing Inc. and Velvet Apple Music
Dolly Parton4.252:42
11Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain
engineer:
Phil York
producer:
Willie Nelson
bass:
Bee Spears (in 1975-02)
drums (drum set):
Billy English (US drummer/percussionist for Willie Nelson) (in 1975-02) and Paul English (US drummer for Willie Nelson) (in 1975-02)
guitar:
Bucky Meadows (American session musician) (in 1975-02), Willie Nelson (in 1975-02) and Jody Payne (in 1975-02)
harmonica:
Mickey Raphael (in 1975-02)
mandolin:
Jody Payne (in 1975-02)
piano:
Bobbie Nelson (in 1975-02)
vocals:
Willie Nelson (in 1975-02)
arranger:
Willie Nelson
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)
recorded at:
Autumn Sound Studios in Garland, Texas, United States (in 1975-02)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 253) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 302)
cover recording of:
Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain (in 1975-02)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Rose (songwriter)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. and Sony/ATV Milene Music
Willie Nelson42:21
12I Ain’t Never
recording of:
I Ain’t Never
writer:
Webb Pierce and Mel Tillis
Mel Tillis2:11
13Last Cheater’s Waltz
T.G. Sheppard3:47
14Rocky
Dickey Lee3:40
15It’s All Wrong, but it’s All Right
recording of:
It’s All Wrong, but It’s All Right
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton3:03
16Every Which Way but Loose
Eddie Rabbitt2:52
17Together Again
cover recording of:
Together Again
lyricist and composer:
Buck Owens
Emmylou Harris3:55
18(I’d Be) a Legend in My Time
Ronnie Milsap2:59
19Coal Miner’s Daughter
recording of:
Coal Miner’s Daughter
lyricist and composer:
Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn3:02
20Amanda
cover recording of:
Amanda
lyricist and composer:
Bob McDill
publisher:
Gold Dust Music, Ranger Bob Music and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Waylon Jennings2:58