Classic Country: 1980–1984

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
19 to 5
producer:
Gregg Perry (American producer, arranger, songwriter and keyboardist)
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 (American soul/disco singer, songwriter, and percussionist) (in 1980)
vocals:
Dolly Parton (in 1980)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1980) and Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since 2009; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1980)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 191)
recording of:
9 to 5 (in 1980)
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Dunbar Music Canada Ltd. (Canadian publisher), Fox Fanfare Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music and Velvet Apple Music
part of:
The 53rd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1980 nominee)
Dolly Parton3.552:47
2I Believe in You
recording of:
I Believe in You
writer:
Roger Cook (US‐based British singer, songwriter and producer) and Sam Hogin (Samuel Harper Hogin)
Don Williams4:07
3He Stpooed Loving Her Today
recording of:
He Stopped Loving Her Today
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Braddock and Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr.
George Jones3:18
4Theme From the Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol’ Boys)
recording of:
Theme From the Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol’ Boys)
composer:
Waylon Jennings (US country musician)
publisher:
Rich Way Music, Inc., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named 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 Jennings2:10
5There’s No Gettin’ Over Me
recording of:
(There's) No Gettin' Over Me
writer:
Walt Aldridge and Tom Brasfield
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc.
Ronnie Milsap3:15
6Elvira
producer:
Ron Chancey (producer and songwriter)
recording of:
Elvira
lyricist and composer:
Dallas Frazier (American songwriter and musician)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (in 1965)
OAK RIDGE2:40
7When Me Make Love
producer:
Alabama (country band, aka “Wildcountry”) and Harold Shedd
recording of:
When We Make Love
composer:
Troy Seals (Troy Harold Seals, American singer, songwriter, and guitarist) and Mentor Williams (songwriter & producer)
Alabama53:39
8Seven Year Ache
recording of:
Seven Year Ache
lyricist and composer:
Rosanne Cash
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI), Hotwire Music and Monster Beach Music
Rosanne Cash3:19
9That’s the Way Love Does
cover recording of:
That’s the Way Love Goes
writer:
Lefty Frizzell (US country singer & songwriter), Sanger D. Shafer and Sanger D. Shafer (Sanger D. "Whitey" Shafer; American country songwriter and musician)
Merle Haggard3:03
10You Don’t Know Me
Mickey Gilley3:07
11Why Baby Why
assistant engineer:
Doug Crider
engineer:
Bill Harris (US sound engineer)
producer:
Norris “Norro” Wilson (singer, songwriter and producer)
background vocals [vocal accompaniment]:
The Cherry Sisters
recorded at:
Music City Music Hall in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
Why Baby Why (in 1983)
writer:
Darrell Edwards and George Jones (US country music vocalist)
live cover recording of:
Why Baby Why
writer:
Darrell Edwards and George Jones (US country music vocalist)
Charley Pride32:08
12It’s Hard to Be Humble
recording of:
It’s Hard to Be Humble
lyricist and composer:
Mac Davis (US country singer, songwriter & actor)
Mac Davis4:23
13Angel of the Morning
recording engineer:
Joe Chiccarelli
associate producer:
Otha Young
producer:
Richard Landis
mixer:
Michael Verdick
arranger:
Charles Calello
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1981) and Liberty Records (a division of Capitol Records, Inc. since 1980 – not for release label use, but for copyrights and record company credits only) (in 1981)
mixed at:
Location Recorders, Inc. in New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
Angel of the Morning (on 1980-09-04)
lyricist and composer:
Chip Taylor (US singer/songwriter)
publisher:
April Music, EMI Blackwood, EMI Songs Ltd. and Unichappell Music
Juice Newton4.354:10
14I Love a Rainy Night
recording of:
I Love a Rainy Night
writer:
David Malloy (American country music and pop songwriter, record producer and A&R executive), Eddie Rabbitt (US country singer & songwriter) and Even Stevens (singer / songwriter)
Eddie Rabbitt3:11
15Always on My Mind
producer:
Chips Moman
bass:
Mike Leech (Nashville session musician and arranger) (on 1981-10-11)
drums (drum set):
Gene Chrisman (on 1981-10-11)
guitar:
Johnny Christopher (guitarist, lyricist, composer, singer, session musician) (on 1981-10-11), Willie Nelson (on 1981-10-11) and Reggie Young (guitarist and songwriter) (on 1981-10-11)
harmonica:
Mickey Raphael (on 1981-10-11)
keyboard:
Bobby Woods (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter) (on 1981-10-11) and Bobby Emmons (on 1981-10-11)
vocals:
Willie Nelson (on 1981-10-11)
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 1981, in 1982, in 2003) and CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Moman's Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1981-10-11)
cover recording of:
Always on My Mind (on 1981-10-11)
writer:
Johnny Christopher (guitarist, lyricist, composer, singer, session musician), Mark James (Francis Zambon, composer of “Suspicious Minds”) and Wayne Carson Thompson
publisher:
Bike Music, Budde Songs Inc., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Lovolar Music, Peermusic (S.E. Asia) Ltd., Rose Bridge Music, Screen Gems, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Sebanine Music
sub-publisher:
Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (Hong Kong) Ltd. (EMI Music Publishing (Hong Kong) Limited) and Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
Willie Nelson4.73:33
2▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Better Love Next Time
producer:
Ron Haffkine
recording of:
Better Love Next Time
composer:
Larry Keith (American songwriter in AOR Rock, Country, R&B), Steve Pippin (American songwriter, session singer and actor) and Johnny Slate
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Dr. Hook3.653:03
2Starting Over Again
vocals:
Dolly Parton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since 2009; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1979)
cover recording of:
Starting Over Again
writer:
Bruce Sudano and Donna Summer (soul/disco diva)
publisher:
Earborne Music, Rick S. Music (publishing company associated with Casablanca) and Sweet Summer Night Music
Dolly Parton43:59
3Listen to the Radio
recording of:
Listen to the Radio
lyricist and composer:
Fred O. Knipe (songwriter)
Don Williams3:13
4Pancho and Lefty
producer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter), Chips Moman and Willie Nelson
bass:
Mike Leech (Nashville session musician and arranger) (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 & Willie Nelson4.754:50
5Feels So Right
recording of:
Feels So Right
lyricist and composer:
Randy Owen
Alabama3:34
6She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft)
Jerry Reed3:18
7My Heart
Ronnie Milsap2:44
8Something in My Heart
Ricky Skaggs3:02
9Somewhere Between Right and Wrong
Earl Thomas4:07
10Party Time
T.G. Sheppard3:35
11Only You (And You Alone)
cover recording of:
Only You
lyricist and composer:
Buck Ram
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Hollis Music, Inc., Robert Mellin, Inc., Tro-Hollis Music, Inc., Wildwood Music and Sherwin Music (publisher) (in 1973)
Reba McEntire32:51
12Housten (Means I’m One Day Closer to You)
Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers Band2:57
13Let It Be Me
Willie Nelson3:31
14Swingin’
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
15Crying
cover recording of:
Crying
lyricist:
Joe Melson (in 1961) and Roy Orbison (in 1961)
composer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff Rose Music Ltd. (UK), Acuff Rose Music, Inc. (not for publishing), Barbara Orbison Music Company, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Orbi-Lee Music, R-Key Darkus Music, Rondor Music, Rondor Music (Australia) P/L, Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1961-08-16)
part of:
50/50
recording of:
Crying
lyricist:
Joe Melson (in 1961) and Roy Orbison (in 1961)
composer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff Rose Music Ltd. (UK), Acuff Rose Music, Inc. (not for publishing), Barbara Orbison Music Company, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Orbi-Lee Music, R-Key Darkus Music, Rondor Music, Rondor Music (Australia) P/L, Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1961-08-16)
part of:
50/50
Don McLean3:42

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