55 Original Country Classics
Compilation by Various Artists
Released 1988
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Oh Lonesome MeDon Gibson2:48
- 2I Walk the LineJohnny Cash2:43
- 3Four WallsJim Reeves2:50
- 4I Really Don’t Want to KnowEddy Arnold2:514.0 ★
- 5Crying in the ChapelRex Allen3:07
- 6White LightningGeorge Jones2:472.0 ★
- 7I Fall to PiecesPatsy Cline2:485.0 ★
- 8Tips of My FingersRoy Clark2:42
- 9Chattanoogie Shoe Shine BoyRed Foley2:45
- 10Talk Back Trembling LipsErnest Ashworth2:36
- 11Crazy ArmsRay Price2:32
- 12Young LoveSonny James2:30
- 13SecretlyJimmie Rodgers2:373.0 ★
- 14Blue Suede ShoesCarl Perkins2:14
- 15Jambalaya (On the Bayou)Hank Williams2:53
- 16Happy BirthdayLoretta Lynn2:03
- 17Why Baby WhyWebb Pierce & Red Sovine2:30
- 18Always Late (With Your Kisses)Lefty Frizzell3:06
- 19Slow PokePee Wee King & His Golden West Cowboys3:01
- 20Bye Bye LoveThe Everly Brothers2:20
- 21One by OneRed Foley & Kitty Wells2:55
- 22Loose TalkCarl Smith2:32
- 23Gonna Find Me a BluebirdMarvin Rainwater2:31
- 24Let Me Be the OneHank Locklin2:29
- 25Once a DayConnie Smith2:194.0 ★
- 26My Special AngelBobby Helms2:57
- 27Mama Sang a SongBill Anderson3:272.0 ★
- CD 2
- 1Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ OnJerry Lee Lewis2:52
- 2Let’s Think About LivingBob Luman2:05
- 3Softly and Tenderly (I’ll Hold You in My Arms)Lewis Pruitt2:35
- 4Misery Loves CompanyPorter Wagoner2:36
- 5I Don’t Hurt AnymoreHank Snow2:58
- 6The End of the WorldSkeeter Davis2:38
- 7Lovesick BluesHank Williams2:45
- 8Devoted to YouThe Everly Brothers2:27
- 9Walk on ByLeroy Van Dyke2:234.0 ★
- 10A Dear John LetterFerlin Husky & Jean Shepard2:33
- 11SlowlyWebb Pierce2:33
- 12Country Music is Here to StaySimon Crum3:11
- 13You’re the Only World I KnowSonny James2:15
- 14Goodnight IreneRed Foley & Ernest Tubb3:03
- 15Making BelieveKitty Wells2:48
- 16Wings of a DoveFerlin Husky2:21
- 17The Wild Side of LifeHank Thompson2:42
- 18I Don’t Believe You’ve Met My BabyThe Louvin Brothers2:09
- 19Right or WrongWanda Jackson2:38
- 20Shotgun BoogieTennessee Ernie Ford2:374.0 ★
- 21Release MeJimmie Heap2:42
- 22Girl on the BillboardDel Reeves2:424.0 ★
- 23Country GirlFaron Young2:36
- 24Don’t Let the Stars Get in Your EyesSkeets McDonald2:46
- 25Old RiversWalter Brennan2:47
- 26Lonesome 7-7203Hawkshaw Hawkins2:43
- 27Slippin’ AroundJimmy Wakely & Margaret Whiting2:113.0 ★
- 28Kisses Sweeter Than WineJimmie Rodgers2:204.0 ★
Release credits
- steel guitar [7]
- vocal [27]
- piano [20]
- acoustic bass guitar [7]
- producer [3-4]
- double bass [20]
- drums (drum set) [7]
- acoustic guitar [20]
- guitar [9]
- electric guitar [7]
- piano [7]
- bass [7]
- fiddle [20]
- performer [10]
- electric guitar [20]
- producer [7, 27]
- vocal [7]
- acoustic guitar [7]
- performer [21], solo [9]
- drums (drum set) [20]
- steel guitar [20]
- vocal [20]
- vocal [9]
Issues
51988