The Classic Years 1952-62

Original Release Date:  1992

Track Listing

• 1. They Made Me Fall in Love With You
• 2. If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')
• 3. I've Got Five Dollars and It's Saturday Night
• 4. A Place for Girls Like You
• 5. I Can't Tell My Heart
• 6. In the Chapel in the Moonlight
• 7. If That's the Fashion
• 8. Forgive Me, Dear
• 9. Just Married
• 10. Baby My Heart
• 11. What's the Used to Love You
• 12. That's What I'd Do for You
• 13. I'm Gonna Tell Santa Claus on You
• 14. You're the Angel on My Christmas Tree
• 15. I Hardly Knew It Was You
• 16. That's What It's Like to Be Lonesome
• 17. You're Right (But I Wish You We're Wrong)
• 18. Down Lover's Lane Alone
• 19. I'm So in Love With You
• 20. Just Married
• 21. Goin' Steady
• 22. Just Out of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms)
• 23. I Can't Wait (For the Sun to Go Down)
• 24. Have I Waited Too Long
• 25. Tattle Tale Tears
• 26. What Can I Do With My Sorrow
• 27. The Good Lord Must Have Sent You
• 28. I Knew You When
• 29. Saving My Tears (For Tomorrow)
• 30. Foolish Pride
• 31. Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young
• 32. Go Back, You Fool
• 33. All Right
• 34. For the Love of a Woman Like You
• 35. It's a Great Life (If You Don't Weaken)
• 36. Better Things Than These
• 37. I've Got Five Dollars and It's Saturday Night
• 38. Turn Her Down
• 39. You're Still Mine
• 40. Sweet Dreams
• 41. Until I Met You
• 42. I'm Gonna Live Some Before I Die
• 43. Candy Kisses
• 44. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
• 45. I'll Be Satisfied With Love
• 46. I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love With You)
• 47. Your Cheatin' Heart
• 48. I'll Be Yours
• 49. Sweethearts or Strangers
• 50. Shame on You
• 51. Worried Mind
• 52. I Miss You Already (And You're Not Even Gone)
• 53. I'm a Poor Boy
• 54. You Call Everybody Darlin'
• 55. You Are My Sunshine
• 56. I'm Gonna Live Some Before I Die
• 57. Moonlight Mountain
• 58. Anything Your Heart Desires
• 59. Vacation's Over
• 60. The Shrine of St. Cecilia
• 61. Love Has Finally Come My Way
• 62. The Face of Love
• 63. That's the Way It's Gotta Be
• 64. We're Talking It Over
• 65. I Made a Fool of Myself
• 66. I'll Be Alright (In the Morning)
• 67. Your Old Used to Be
• 68. I'll Be Alright (In the Morning) [Single Version]
• 69. Out of My Heart
• 70. Everytime I'm Kissing You
• 71. Alone With You
• 72. That's the Way I Feel
• 73. I Hate Myself (For Falling in Love With You)
• 74. Last Night at the Party
• 75. A Long Time Ago
• 76. Hey, Good Lookin'
• 77. Tennessee Waltz
• 78. Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way
• 79. Making Believe
• 80. Almost
• 81. Mom and Dad's Waltz
• 82. Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes
• 83. Bouquet of Roses
• 84. Slowly
• 85. Bimbo
• 86. Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy
• 87. I Don't Hurt Anymore
• 88. I'll Go on Alone
• 89. Honey Stop! (And Think of Me)
• 90. The Locket
• 91. Snowball
• 92. When It Rains, It Pours
• 93. Rosalie (Is Gonna Get Married)
• 94. I Can't Dance
• 95. Once in a While
• 96. Riverboat
• 97. Country Girl
• 98. Face to the Wall
• 99. There's Not Any Like You Left
• 100. Forget the Past
• 101. A World So Full of Love
• 102. Hello Walls
• 103. Is She All You Thought She'd Be
• 104. Congratulations
• 105. Three Days
• 106. Safely in Love Again
• 107. Down by the River
• 108. The Part Where I Cry
• 109. I Hear You Talkin'
• 110. Big Shoes
• 111. Believing in Yourself
• 112. The Comeback
• 113. Over Lonely and Under Kissed
• 114. Things to Remember
• 115. I Fall to Pieces
• 116. A Moment Isn't Very Long
• 117. Goin' Steady
• 118. Moments to Remember
• 119. Three Days
• 120. A Lifetime Isn't Long Enough
• 121. I Can't Find the Time [2nd Recording]
• 122. Trail of Tears
• 123. I Let It Slip Away
• 124. Let's Pretend We're Lovers Again
• 125. Backtrack
• 126. How Can I Forget You
• 127. I Can't Find the Time [1st Recording]
• 128. [Untitled Hidden Track]
• 129. I'll Fly Away
• 130. Mansion Over the Hilltop
• 131. He Was There
• 132. How Long Has It Been
• 133. Beautiful Garden of Prayer
• 134. My Home Sweet Home
• 135. Suppertime
• 136. May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You
• 137. What Can He Do
• 138. He Knows Just What I Need
• 139. When I've Learned Enough to Live I'll Be Old Enough to Die
• 140. Now I Belong to Jesus
• 141. I Won't Have to Cross Jordan Alone
• 142. Traveling On
• 143. My Wonderful Lord
• 144. I Know Who Holds Tomorrow
• 145. Where Could I Go (But to the Lord)
• 146. God Bless God
• 147. Don't Take Your Love from Me
• 148. If I Had You
• 149. Stay as Sweet as You Are
• 150. My Darling, My Darling
• 151. Who Wouldn't Love You
• 152. I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me
• 153. The Object of My Affection
• 154. It All Depends on You
• 155. Thank You for a Lovely Evening
• 156. Everything I Have Is Yours
• 157. The Nearness of You
• 158. Sweet and Lovely

Credits

• Buddy Emmons: Guitar (Steel)
• Bill Anderson: Composer
• Chet Atkins: Guitar, Composer, Guitar (Electric)
• Billy Hill: Composer
• Floyd Cramer: Piano
• Jimmie Davis: Composer
• Lefty Frizzell: Composer
• Hank Garland: Guitar (Electric)
• Don Gibson: Composer
• George Jones: Composer
• George Morgan: Composer
• Willie Nelson: Composer
• Buck Owens: Guitar
• Marty Robbins: Composer
• Mel Tillis: Composer
• Faron Young: Composer, Vocals
• Hoagy Carmichael: Composer
• The Jordanaires: Vocals, Choir, Chorus
• Bud Freeman: Composer
• Linton Garner: Composer
• Jimmy McHugh: Composer
• Robert Allen: Composer
• Roger Miller: Composer
• Louis Clark: Composer
• Roy Drusky: Composer
• Merrill Moore: Piano
• Billy Walker: Composer
• Justin Tubb: Composer
• Pee Wee King: Composer
• Bob Bain: Contractor
• Tommy Collins: Composer
• Jimmy Day: Guitar (Steel)
• Jimmie Dodd: Composer
• Grady Martin: Guitar (Electric)
• Ned Miller: Composer
• Marvin Rainwater: Composer
• Redd Stewart: Composer
• Charles Wright: Composer
• Don Robertson: Composer
• Spade Cooley: Composer
• Gordon Terry: Fiddle
• Martha Carson: Composer
• Carl Belew: Composer
• Frank Loesser: Composer
• Joe Allison: Composer
• The Anita Kerr Singers: Vocals, Choir, Chorus
• Gus Arnheim: Composer
• Chester B. Atkins: Composer
• Ray Baker: Composer
• Hal Blair: Composer
• Harold Bradley: Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Rhythm)
• Lew Brown: Composer
• Billy Byrd: Guitar (Electric)
• Floyd Chance: Bass
• Lightning Chance: Bass, Percussion
• Hank Cochran: Composer
• Gertrude Cox: Composer
• Jerry Crutchfield: Composer
• Buddy DeSylva: Composer
• Ray Edenton: Banjo, Guitar (Rhythm)
• Michael Edwards: Composer
• Colin Escott: Biographical Notes
• Dorothy Fields: Composer
• Bob Foster: Guitar (Steel)
• Mack Gordon: Composer
• Bud Green: Composer
• Buddy Harman: Drums, Tambourine
• Hoyt Hawkins: Vocals, Choir, Chorus
• Ray Henderson: Composer
• Eddie Hill: Composer
• Bob Hilliard: Composer
• Harlan Howard: Composer
• Hugh Jarrett: Vocals, Choir, Chorus
• Buddy Killen: Composer
• Burton Lane: Composer
• John Lehman: Composer
• Rufus Long: Sax (Tenor)
• Neal Matthews: Choir, Chorus
• Dan McCann: Composer
• Charles Mitchell: Composer
• Ken Nelson: Producer
• Jim Odom: Composer
• Webb Pierce: Composer
• Velma Smith: Guitar (Rhythm)
• V.F. Stewart: Composer
• Al Stillman: Composer
• Paul Vance: Composer
• Wayne Walker: Composer
• Ned Washington: Composer
• Hank Williams: Composer
• Meredith Willson: Composer
• Alex Zanetis: Composer
• Jimmy Davis: Composer
• Brad Benedict: Photography, Illustrations
• Bill Carey: Composer
• Farris Coursey: Drums
• Ted Daffan: Composer
• Tommy Hill: Composer
• Marvin Hughes: Organ, Piano, Vibraphone
• Dale Potter: Fiddle
• William Whitney Pursell: Piano
• Joe Vincent: Guitar (Steel)
• Larry Walsh: Mixing
• Otto Kitsinger: Discography
• Bob Moore: Bass
• Jack Shook: Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm)
• Hugh Gordon Stoker: Vocals, Choir, Chorus
• Henry Newton "Tommy" Vaden: Fiddle
• Helen Carter: Composer
• Mae Boren Axton: Composer
• Albert E. Brumley: Composer
• Jan Crutchfield: Composer
• Danny Dill: Composer
• Merle Kilgore: Composer
• Darrell McCall: Guitar (Rhythm), Vocal Harmony
• Bill Nettles: Composer
• Lee Pockriss: Composer
• Jack Stapp: Composer
• Harry Stone: Composer
• Doyle Wilburn: Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm), Vocal Harmony
• Teddy Wilburn: Guitar, Composer, Guitar (Rhythm), Vocal Harmony
• Slim Willet: Composer
• Jimmy Work: Composer
• Jack Halloran Choir: Vocals
• Jimmy Grier & His Orchestra: Composer
• Don Roy: Photography, Illustrations, Discography
• Alvin Johnson: Composer
• Thomas Lee Jackson Jr.: Fiddle
• Loren Otis Shook: Guitar
• Jerry Strobel: Photography, Illustrations
• Stanley Lebowsky: Composer
• Neal Matthews, Jr.: Vocals
• Hoffman Nienburg: Artwork
• Hoffmann Nienburg: Art Direction
• Rebecca Everett: Mastering
• R.A. Andreas: Photography, Illustrations
• Richard Weize: Reissue Producer, Photography, Illustrations, Discography
• Billy Burd: Guitar (Electric)
• Donald Eugene Lytle: Vocal Harmony
• Tom Pritchard: Bass
• Bennett K. Schaeufele: Guitar (Steel)
• Ira F. Stanphill: Composer
• Pinky Tomlin: Composer
• Velma E. Williams Smith: Guitar (Rhythm)
• Ted Shapiro: Composer
• Ray Emmett: Tenor (Vocal)
• Tom Ramsey: Composer
• Harold Adamson: Composer
• Henry Nemo: Composer
• Reginald Connelly: Composer
• Harry Revel: Composer
• Clarence Gaskill: Composer
• Jules LeMare (Chas. N. Daniels): Composer
• Haldor Lilienas: Composer
• Mosie Lister: Composer
• Carroll Loveday: Composer
• Thelma Blackmon: Composer
• Vic McAlpin: Composer
• Glenn Reeves: Composer
• Jack Rhodes: Composer
• Robert Riley: Composer
• Jack Rollins: Composer
• Slick Slavin: Composer
• Loys Southerland: Composer
• Eddie Thorpe: Composer
• Jack Toombs: Composer
• Scotty Wiseman: Composer
• Jimmy Campbell: Composer
• Audrey Allison: Composer
• Linda Baggett: Composer
• Bud Ballad: Composer
• Bob Belyeu: Composer
• Sonny Burns: Composer
• Cliff Crawford: Composer
• Bob Cuge: Composer
• Frank Duke: Composer
• Johnny Durham: Composer
• Ted Edlin: Composer
• Lester Vanadore: Composer
• Chuck Woods: Composer
• C. Watts: Composer
• Sue Miller: Composer
• Charles E. Durham: Composer
• Rod Morris: Composer
• James E. Wilson: Guitar
• James B. Coats: Composer
• Hubert Long Choir: Vocal Harmony
• Leon Pober: Composer
• Coy Poe: Composer
• Scott Johnson: Composer
• Arthur Korb: Composer
• Buck Peddy: Composer
• Sid Kessel: Composer
• Al Fields: Composer
• Timmie Rodgers: Composer
• Red Hayes: Composer
• Owen Perry: Composer
• Donny Young: Composer