Beginner’s Guide to Country
Compilation by Various Artists
Released 17 March 2008
Tracklist
- CD 1: Hardcore Country – Cowboys, Cowgirls & Old‐Timers
- 1Whiskey RiverWillie Nelson4:04
- 2Coat of Many ColoursDolly Parton3:044.2 ★
- 3Pancho and LeftyMerle Haggard and Willie Nelson4:48
- 4A Good Year for the RosesGeorge Jones3:03
- 5Blue Moon of KentuckyBill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys3:03
- 6My Tennessee Mountain HomeMaria Muldaur3:31
- 7The Silver Tongued Devil and IKris Kristofferson3:37
- 8Delta DawnTanya Tucker2:564.5 ★
- 9Wasted Days and Wasted NightsFreddy Fender2:49
- 10Somebody Touched MeThe Dillards2:25
- 11Pistol Packin’ MamaHoyt Axton2:44
- 12Do It in a HeartbeatCarlene Carter3:30
- 13I’m the Only HellJohnny Paycheck3:07
- 14Oh Lonesome MeDon Gibson2:314.0 ★
- 15Dueling BanjosEric Weissberg & Deliverance3:163.8 ★
- CD 2: Classic Country – Idols, Legends & Honky‐Tonk Heroes
- 1Ring of FireJohnny Cash2:36
- 2Stand by Your ManTammy Wynette2:413.8 ★
- 3I Love You BecauseElvis Presley2:41
- 4Passionate KissesMary Chapin Carpenter3:19
- 5Blue Eyes Crying in the RainWillie Nelson2:203.8 ★
- 6Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes BlueCrystal Gayle2:324.4 ★
- 7I’m on My Way Home AgainThe Everly Brothers2:22
- 8Big CityMerle Haggard3:013.0 ★
- 9Rose GardenLynn Anderson2:49
- 10Honky Tonk ManDwight Yoakam2:484.5 ★
- 11Mister SandmanChet Atkins2:16
- 12Rainy DaysMandy Barnett3:50
- 13AustinBlake Shelton3:503.0 ★
- 14Here’s a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)Travis Tritt2:33
- 15Beyond the BluesBeth Nielsen Chapman4:59
- CD 3: Rocking Country – Outlaws, Rebels & Mavericks
- 1You Aint’ Goin NowhereThe Byrds2:36
- 2Desperadoes Waiting for a TrainGuy Clark4:32
- 3Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ DownKris Kristofferson4:323.5 ★
- 43:55
- 5That’s All It TookGram Parsons2:58
- 6Give Back the Key to My HeartUncle Tupelo3:25
- 7Guitar TownSteve Earle2:354.5 ★
- 8Blue BayouLinda Ronstadt3:534.2 ★
- 9Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way?Waylon Jennings2:55
- 10Train Leaves Here This Mornin’Dillard & Clark3:50
- 11This Broken HeartThe Mavericks3:47
- 12Longhaired RedneckDavid Allan Coe3:234.0 ★
- 13Drunkard’s DreamGene Parsons2:38
- 14The Devil Went Down to GeorgiaCharlie Daniels3:36
- 15Leaving Louisiana in the Broad DaylightRodney Crowell3:25
Release credits
- recording [2]
- producer [5]
- bass [5]
- lead vocals [5], mandolin [5]
- drums (drum set) [5]
- producer [2.2, 1.8]
- producer [2]
- piano [5]
- background vocals [10], fiddle [10]
- producer [15]
- guitar [5]
- fiddle [5]
- mix [7], recording [7]
- steel guitar [8]
- vocal [2]
- electric piano [8]
- background vocals [8]
- acoustic guitar [10], background vocals [10], vocal [10]
- banjo [5]
- arranger [15]
- producer [3]
- piano [10]
- drums (drum set) [7]
- double bass [5]
- bass [10]
- drums (drum set) [10]
- guitar [5], mandolin [5]
- background vocals [8], bass guitar [8], mandolin [8]
- vocal [3]
- guitar [5]
- lead vocals [8]
- assistant [8]
- harmonica [5]
- drums (drum set) [5]
- electric guitar [10], producer [10]
- producer [8]
- engineer [5]
- cowbell [8], drums (drum set) [8], electronic drum set [8]
- task [2]
- lead vocals [7]
- marimba [8]
- lead vocals [2]
- background vocals [8]
- background vocals [8]
- engineer [3]
- mix [8], recording [8]
- acoustic guitar [8]
- arranger [5], guitar [5], producer [5], vocal [5]
Issues
- B17 March 2008