Classic Country: 1950-1964
Compilation by Various Artists
Released 15 October 2002
Tracklist
- CD 1: 1950-1959
- 1Walkin’ After MidnightPatsy Cline2:364.6 ★
- 2My Special AngelBobby Helms2:59
- 3The Three BellsThe Browns2:52
- 4It’s Only Make BelieveConway Twitty2:14
- 5Young LoveSonny James2:32
- 6I Can’t Stop Lovin’ YouDon Gibson2:37
- 7The Battle of New OrleansJohnny Horton2:34
- 8Sixteen TonsTennessee Ernie Ford2:384.6 ★
- 9I Walk the LineJohnny Cash2:45
- 10You Win AgainJerry Lee Lewis2:57
- 11Crazy ArmsRay Price2:35
- 12Hey Good Lookin’Hank Williams2:564.0 ★
- 13I’m Moving OnHank Snow2:504.0 ★
- 14Singing the BluesMarty Robbins2:27
- 15Don’t Be CruelElvis Presley2:02
- CD 2: Golden '50s
- 1White LightningGeorge Jones2:472.0 ★
- 2There Stands the GlassWebb Pierce2:253.6 ★
- 3Your Cheatin’ HeartHank Williams2:443.2 ★
- 4Heartbreak HotelElvis Presley2:11
- 5Bye Bye LoveThe Everly Brothers2:23
- 6Oh Lonesome MeDon Gibson2:324.0 ★
- 7WaterlooStonewall Jackson2:29
- 8Heartaches by the NumberRay Price3:00
- 9Its Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk AngelsKitty Wells2:335.0 ★
- 10A White Sport Coat (and a Pink Carnation)Marty Robbins2:32
- 11Tennessee WaltzPatti Page3:043.0 ★
- 12Cattle CallEddy Arnold2:33
- 13GoneFerlin Husky2:24
- 14Four WallsJim Reeves2:53
- 15Send Me the Pillow You Dream OnHank Locklin2:30
- CD 3: 1960-1964
- 1The Race Is OnGeorge Jones2:09
- 2Please Help Me I’m FallingHank Locklin2:23
- 3Dang MeRoger Miller1:51
- 4Last DateFloyd Cramer2:294.0 ★
- 5The Wings of a DoveFerlin Husky2:19
- 6CrazyPatsy Cline2:444.1 ★
- 7I’m SorryBrenda Lee2:43
- 8North to AlaskaJohnny Horton2:52
- 9Hell Have to GoJim Reeves2:214.4 ★
- 10StillBill Anderson2:49
- 11From a Jack to a KingNed Miller2:11
- 12Walk on ByLeroy Van Dyke2:224.0 ★
- 13Understand Your ManJohnny Cash2:44
- 14Saginaw, MichiganLefty Frizzell3:06
- 15Wolverton MountainClaude King2:57
- CD 4: Early '60s
- 1I Fall to PiecesPatsy Cline2:495.0 ★
- 2Hello WallsFaron Young2:24
- 3Welcome to My WorldJim Reeves2:36
- 4Sea of HeartbreakDon Gibson2:34
- 5AbileneGeorge Hamilton IV2:13
- 6Detroit CityBobby Bare2:474.0 ★
- 7Six Days on the RoadDave Dudley2:23
- 8My Heart Skips a BeatBuck Owens2:26
- 9She Thinks I Still CareGeorge Jones2:355.0 ★
- 10Three Hearts in a TangleRoy Drusky2:44
- 11The End of the WorldSkeeter Davis2:38
- 12Once a DayConnie Smith2:214.0 ★
- 13Don’t Let Me Cross OverCarl Butler2:58
- 14El PasoMarty Robbins4:41
- 15Let It Be MeThe Everly Brothers2:35
Release credits
- steel guitar [1]
- vocal [10]
- acoustic bass guitar [1]
- acoustic guitar [8]
- trumpet [8]
- electric guitar [3], producer [3.4, 3.9, 4.6]
- bass clarinet [8]
- steel guitar [3]
- drums (drum set) [1]
- double bass [13]
- drums (drum set) [3]
- bass [3]
- trombone [8]
- electric guitar [1]
- guitar [13], vocal [13]
- guitar [3], vocal [3]
- piano [1]
- bass [1]
- performer [12]
- guitar [9]
- arranger [8], conductor [8]
- guitar [13]
- producer [3]
- vocal [9]
- bass [9]
- performer [8]
- steel guitar [13]
- lead vocals [9], vocal [9]
- conductor [8]
- producer [4.1, 3.6, 3.10]
- vocal [3.6, 1.1, 4.1]
- fiddle [9]
- acoustic guitar [1]
- clarinet [8]
- vocal [3]
- double bass [8]
- drums (drum set) [8]
- steel guitar [9]
- finger snaps [8], lead vocals [8]
- fiddle [3]
- fiddle [13]
Issues
- C15 October 2002