The History of Country Music: The Eighties, Volume One

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Tracklist

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▼CD 1
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	9 to 5 baritone saxophone: Kim S. Hutchcroft (in 1980) bass guitar: Abraham Laboriel (in 1980) drums (drum set): Richard Schlosser (drummer) (in 1980) guitar: Jeff Baxter (in 1980) and Martin K. Walsh (in 1980) percussion: Leonard Castro (in 1980) piano: Larry Knechtel (in 1980) saxophone: Tom Saviano (in 1980) trombone: William Reichenbach (jazz trombonist) (in 1980) trumpet: Jerry Hey (in 1980) background vocals: Anita Ball (in 1980), Denise Maynelli (in 1980) and Stephanie Spruill (in 1980) vocals: Dolly Parton (in 1980) 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 1980) recording of: 9 to 5 (in 1980) lyricist and composer: Dolly Parton publisher: Fox Fanfare Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music and Velvet Apple Music	Dolly Parton	4.5	2:41
2	City of New Orleans cover recording of: City of New Orleans lyricist and composer: Steve Goodman (folk musician) publisher: Sony/ATV Tunes LLC	Willie Nelson		4:50
3	Love in the First Degree recording of: Love in the First Degree writer: Tim DuBois (music executive) and Jim Hurt (country music songwriter)	Alabama		3:18
4	Theme From the Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol’ Boys) recording of: Theme From the Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol’ Boys) composer: Waylon Jennings publisher: Rich Way Music, Inc., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)	Waylon Jennings		2:08
5	Thank God for the Radio recording of: Thank God for the Radio writer: Max D. Barnes (American singer/songwriter) and Robert John Jones (Rocky Topp)	The Kendalls		2:55
6	My Heart	Ronnie Milsap		2:41
7	She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft)	Jerry Reed		3:18
8	True Love Ways	Mickey Gilley		2:56
9	Seven Year Ache recording of: Seven Year Ache lyricist and composer: Rosanne Cash	Rosanne Cash		3:17
10	I Believe in You recording of: I Believe in You writer: Roger Cook (singer, songwriter, producer) and Sam Hogin	Don Williams		4:05
11	Give Me Wings	Michael Johnson		3:38
12	You Look So Good in Love	George Strait	4	3:12
13	He’s Back Am I’m Blue recording of: He's Back and I'm Blue composer: Robert Anderson (US country songwriter) and Michael Woody	Desert Rose Band		3:07
14	Goin’ Gone	Kathy Mattea		4:27
15	Whatever Happened to Old Fashioned Love recording of: Whatever Happened to Old Fashioned Love writer: Lewis Anderson	B.J. Thomas		3:26
16	A Fire I Can’t Put Out	George Strait	3.5	3:00
17	I Wouldn’t Change You If I Could	Ricky Skaggs		3:00
18	Can’t Stop My Heart From Loving You	The O’Kanes		2:50

▼CD 2
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Have Mercy	The Judds	5	3:22
2	Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night)	Ronnie Milsap		4:15
3	My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys cover recording of: My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys lyricist and composer: Sharon Rice	Willie Nelson		3:07
4	Somebody Lied	Ricky Van Shelton		3:20
5	Cajun Moon	Ricky Skaggs		3:45
6	He Stopped Loving Her Today part of: The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 142) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 270) recording of: He Stopped Loving Her Today lyricist and composer: Bobby Braddock and Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr.	George Jones		3:18
7	Bobbie Sue recording of: Bobbie Sue writer: Wood Newton, Adele Tyler and Dan Tyler (Songwriter, artist, author and performer)	The Oak Ridge Boys		2:53
8	Fourteen Carat Mind recording of: Fourteen Carat Mind writer: Dallas Frazier (American songwriter and musician) and Larry Lee (Songwriter)	Gene Watson		2:40
9	Never Been So Loved (In All My Life)	Charley Pride		3:02
10	Older Women	Ronnie McDowell		2:40
11	Drifter	Sylvia		2:29
12	The Wanderer	Eddie Rabbitt		3:23
13	I’ll Still Be Loving You	Restless Heart		3:58
14	I Think I’ll Just Stay Here and Drink recording of: I Think I’ll Just Stay Here and Drink lyricist and composer: Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)	Merle Haggard		3:32
15	Radio Heart	Charly McClain		3:11
16	Common Man	John Conlee		2:42
17	Take Me Down recording of: Take Me Down writer: Mark Gray (US country music artist) and J.P. Pennington	Alabama		3:43
18	Elizabeth	The Statler Brothers		3:27