Country Gold

Description

The songs that grace this comprehensive 3CD package all come from the golden age of country music. Often called ‘white man’s blues’, there is a strong case to be made for country music being the authentic beating-heart of the United States. For nearly a century now, country music has been captured on cylinder, vinyl, tape and compact disc. In America during the 1950s, while rock & roll battled calypso as the nation’s favourite sound, meanwhile in the background, these classic country songs could be heard across the land – all the way from the Gulf of Mexico, right up to the frozen wastes of Minnesota. After the golden age of what might be called pure country, came country-rock, alt-country and Americana. But the 60 songs gathered together here are plain and simple country music – at its best.

Tracklisting

Disc 1
1. Rose Garden – Lynn Anderson
2. Crazy – Patsy Cline
3. Hello Walls – Faron Young
4. Big Bad John – Jimmy Dean
5. Harper Valley P.T.A. – Jeannie C. Riley
6. Walk On By – Leroy Van Dyke
7. Behind Closed Doors – Charlie Rich
8. I Walk the Line – Johnny Cash
9. Please Help Me, I’m Falling – Hank Locklin
10. She Thinks I Still Care – George Jones
11. Battle of New Orleans – Johnny Horton
12. Oh Lonesome Me – Don Gibson
13. The Story of My Life – Marty Robbins
14. You Win Again – Jerry Lee Lewis
15. It Keeps Right On A-hurtin’ – Johnny Tillotson
16. Hey Good Lookin’ – Hank Williams
17. He’ll Have to Go – Jim Reeves
18. Foolin’ Around – Buck Owens
19. The Wild Side of Life – Hank Thompson
20. Funny How Time Slips Away – Willie Nelson
Disc 2
1. I’m Sorry – Brenda Lee
2. Folsom Prison Blues – Johnny Cash
3. Welcome to My World – Jim Reeves
4. The Auctioneer – Leroy Van Dyke
5. Crazy Arms – Ray Price
6. I Fall to Pieces – Patsy Cline
7. Wings of a Dove – Ferlin Husky
8. El Paso – Marty Robbins
9. Misery Loves Company – Porter Wagoner
10. Sea of Heartbreak – Don Gibson
11. Lonely Street – Johnny Tillotson
12. Your Cheatin’ Heart – Hank Williams
13. The 3:10 to Yuma – Frankie Laine
14. Juke Box Blues – June Carter
15. Tender Years – George Jones
16. Heartbreak U.S.A. – Kitty Wells
17. Five Feet High and Rising – Johnny Cash
18. It’s Sure Gonna Hurt – Dolly Parton
19. Heartaches By the Number – Buck Owens
20. It’s Only Make Believe – Conway Twitty
Disc 3
1. Night Life – Willie Nelson
2. Six Days On the Road – Dave Dudley
3. My Special Angel – Bobby Helms
4. She’s Got You – Patsy Cline
5. Tennessee Flat Top Box – Johnny Cash
6. From a Jack to a King – Ned Miller
7. Rawhide – Frankie Laine
8. Send Me the Pillow You Dream On – Johnny Tillotson
9. Cold, Cold Heart – Hank Williams
10. North to Alaska – Johnny Horton
11. I’m a Honky Tonk Girl – Loretta Lynn
12. Sixteen Tons – Tennessee Ernie Ford
13. Gone – Ferlin Husky
14. Release Me – Ray Price
15. The Long Black Veil – Burl Ives
16. I’m Movin’ On – Hank Snow
17. I Don’t Hurt Anymore – Faron Young
18. Kisses Sweeter Than Wine – Jimmie Rodgers
19. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? – Jim Reeves
20. I Can’t Stop Loving You – Ray Charles