Contemporary Country: The Early ’80s, Pure Gold

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I Ain’t Living Long Like This
producer:
Richie Albright
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1979, in 1980)
cover recording of:
I Ain’t Living Long Like This (in 1979)
lyricist and composer:
Rodney Crowell
publisher:
Jolly Cheeks Music (publisher) and Visa Music
Waylon Jennings3:38
2Heartbroke
producer:
Ricky Skaggs
acoustic guitar:
Ricky Skaggs
bass guitar [bass]:
Jesse Chambers
drums (drum set):
Rodney Price (drummer)
electric guitar:
Ray Flacke
fiddle:
Bobby Hicks (American bluegrass fiddler)
piano:
Mickey Merritt
steel guitar:
Bruce Bouton
background vocals:
George Grantham and Ricky Skaggs
vocals:
Ricky Skaggs
recorded at:
Audio Media Recorders in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 190)
recording of:
Heartbroke
lyricist and composer:
Guy Clark
publisher:
World Song Publishing
cover recording of:
Heartbroke
lyricist and composer:
Guy Clark
publisher:
World Song Publishing
Ricky Skaggs3:18
3Fourteen Carat Mind
recording of:
Fourteen Carat Mind
writer:
Dallas Frazier (American songwriter and musician) and Larry Lee (Songwriter)
Gene Watson42:41
4I Always Get Lucky With You
cover recording of:
I Always Get Lucky With You
writer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter), Freddy Powers (American country music singer-songwriter) and Bobby Harris Whitson
George Jones3:20
5All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)
recording of:
All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams, Jr.
Hank Williams, Jr.43:59
6Can’t Even Get the Blues
recording of:
Can't Even Get the Blues
writer:
Rick Carnes and Tom Damphier
Reba McEntire32:28
7Night Games
assistant engineer:
Doug Crider
engineer:
Bill Harris (US sound engineer)
producer:
Norris “Norro” Wilson
horn [horns]:
Nashville Horn Works
strings:
Nashville String Machine
strings arranger:
D. Bergen White (American arranger, producer, conductor, musician, composer and singer)
recorded at:
Music City Music Hall in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Night Games (Charley Pride song)
writer:
Blake Mevis and Norris “Norro” Wilson
Charley Pride42:44
8My Heart
recording of:
My Heart
writer:
Don Pfrimmer and Charles Quillen (Country songwriter)
Ronnie Milsap42:42
9Pancho and Lefty
producer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter), Chips Moman and Willie Nelson
bass:
Mike Leech (in 1982-11)
drums (drum set):
Gene Chrisman (in 1982-11)
fiddle and mandolin:
Johnny Gimble (in 1982-11)
guitar:
Johnny Christopher (Guitarist, lyricist, composer, singer, session musician) (in 1982-11), Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1982-11), Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (in 1982-11), Chips Moman (in 1982-11), Willie Nelson (in 1982-11), Lewis Talley (in 1982-11) and Reggie Young (guitarist and songwriter) (in 1982-11)
harmonica:
Mickey Raphael (in 1982-11)
keyboard:
Bobby Emmons (in 1982-11) and Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter) (in 1982-11)
saxophone:
Don Markham (in 1982-11)
background vocals:
Johnny Christopher (Guitarist, lyricist, composer, singer, session musician) (in 1982-11), Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1982-11), Willie Nelson (in 1982-11) and Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter) (in 1982-11)
vocals:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1982-11) and Willie Nelson (in 1982-11)
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:
Moman's Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1982-11) and Pedernales Recording Studio in Spicewood, Texas, United States (in 1982-11)
cover recording of:
Pancho and Lefty (in 1982-11)
lyricist and composer:
Townes Van Zandt
Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson4.654:49
10The Closer You Get
edit of:
The Closer You Get by Alabama (country band, aka “Wildcountry”)
recording of:
The Closer You Get
writer:
Mark Gray (US country music artist) and J.P. Pennington
Alabama43:37
11I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool
recording of:
I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool
lyricist and composer:
Rhonda Kye Fleming (American singer-songwriter) and Dennis Morgan (US songwriter)
Barbara Mandrell with George Jones3:39
12Swingin’
recording engineer:
Lou Bradley (American producer, engineer, also songwriter)
producer:
John Anderson (US country music singer-songwriter) and Lou Bradley (American producer, engineer, also songwriter)
acoustic guitar and guitar:
Vern Pilder
baritone guitar:
X. Lincoln (country/rockabilly)
bass guitar:
Larry Emmons
drums (drum set):
James Wolfe (country drummer)
fiddle and mandolin:
Tom Morley (fiddle & guitar)
flute and saxophone:
Billy Puett
guitar:
John Anderson (US country music singer-songwriter)
organ and piano:
Mike Jordan (country pianist)
steel guitar:
Buck Reed
background vocals:
Donna Kay Anderson and Deanna Anderson Wall
recorded at:
Columbia Studio B (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Swingin’
writer:
John Anderson (US country music singer-songwriter) and Lionel A. Delmore
publisher:
Foggy Jonz Company, Irving Music (BMI), John Anderson Music Company, Inc., Lionel Delmore Music Co. and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
John Anderson53:04
13I’d Love to Lay You Down
recording of:
I’d Just Love to Lay You Down
lyricist and composer:
Fred MacRae
publisher:
Music City Music
Conway Twitty43:20
14Elvira
producer:
Ron Chancey
recording of:
Elvira
lyricist and composer:
Dallas Frazier (American songwriter and musician)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (in 1965)
The Oak Ridge Boys2:40
15Somebody’s Knockin’
recording of:
Somebody’s Knockin’ (1980 song)
lyricist:
Ed Penney (songwriter)
composer:
Jerry Gillespie (songwriter)
publisher:
Tri‐Chappell Music, Inc.
Terri Gibbs2:56
16Good Ole Boys Like Me
recording of:
Good Ole Boys Like Me (1980 song)
lyricist and composer:
Bob McDill
Don Williams44:13
17Amarillo by Morning
music videos:
Amarillo By Morning (music video) by George Strait
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 10)
cover recording of:
Amarillo by Morning
writer:
Paul Fraser (Country songwriter) and Terry Stafford
George Strait52:54
18My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
recording engineer:
Dan Wallin
assistant engineer:
Ollie Cotton
producer:
Dave Grusin (American pianist and score composer), Willie Nelson, Sydney Pollack and Larry Rosen
guitar:
Willie Nelson (in 1979)
harmonica:
Mickey Raphael (in 1979)
vocals:
Willie Nelson (in 1979)
remixer:
Larry Rosen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) 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 2003)
cover recording of:
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
lyricist and composer:
Sharon Rice
Willie Nelson43:07
19I’m Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home
recording of:
I’m Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home
lyricist and composer:
Dewayne Blackwell (American songwriter)
David Frizzell3:58
20Thirty-Nine and Holding
producer:
Eddie Kilroy
acoustic guitar:
Steve Chapman (drummer)
acoustic guitar and banjo:
Bobby Thompson (guitar & banjo player)
bass guitar:
Bobby Dyson
electric guitar:
Dave Kirby (US country singer/songwriter) and Duke Faglier
electric guitar and fiddle:
Kenneth Lovelace
electric piano and organ:
Bunky Keels
horn:
John Gobe, Terry Mead and Rex Peer
membranophone and percussion:
Jimmy Isbell (American drummer and percussionist)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (from 1980-06 until 1980-08)
steel guitar:
Stu Basore and Russ Hicks
strings:
The Shelly Kurland Strings
background vocals and choir vocals:
The Lea Jane Singers
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (from 1980-06 until 1980-08)
strings arranger:
Billy Strange
recording of:
Thirty Nine and Holding
writer:
Bill Rice and Jerry Foster (50s rockabilly/country artist, songwriter)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc.
Jerry Lee Lewis2:58
21Blue Moon With Heartache
producer:
Rodney Crowell
bass:
Emory Gordy
drums (drum set):
Larry Londin
electric guitar:
Jerry McGee
electric piano:
Tony Brown (US producer, pianist and keyboardist)
steel guitar:
Hank DeVito
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
Rosemary Butler and Maxayne Lewis
strings arranger:
Emory Gordy, Jr.
recording of:
Blue Moon With Heartache
lyricist and composer:
Rosanne Cash
Rosanne Cash4:29
22My Favorite Memory
producer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) and Lewis Talley
recording of:
My Favorite Memory
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
Merle Haggard43:05

Credits

Release

ASIN:US: B000M4ZF04 [info]

Release group

part of:Contemporary Country (Time-Life Music) (number: 9) (order: 9)