Nashville Was the Roughest

Original Release Date:  June 10, 1998

Track Listing

• 1. King of a Lonely Castle
• 2. (There'll Be) Someone Waiting for You
• 3. To Make a Long Story Short (She's Gone)
• 4. I Never Cared for You
• 5. You Left Me a Long, Long Time Ago
• 6. I Feel That Old Feeling
• 7. King of a Lonely Castle
• 8. Pretty Paper
• 9. What a Merry Christmas This Could Be
• 10. Healing Hands of Time
• 11. Talk to Me
• 12. Whisky Walzer
• 13. Little Darling
• 14. Permanently Lonely
• 15. Healing Hands of Time
• 16. Ashamed
• 17. She's Not for You
• 18. Are You Sure
• 19. Night Life
• 20. Mr. Record Man
• 21. Healing Hands of Time
• 22. Funny How Time Slips Away
• 23. My Own Peculiar Way
• 24. One Day at a Time
• 25. It Should Be Easier Now
• 26. Darkness on the Face of the Earth
• 27. Buddy
• 28. Hello Walls
• 29. So Much to Do
• 30. Within Your Crowd
• 31. Did I Ever Love You
• 32. And So Will You My Love
• 33. I Just Can't Let You Say Goodbye
• 34. Down to Our Last Goodbye
• 35. Fraulein
• 36. I Love You Because
• 37. I'd Trade All of My Tomorrows (For Just One Yesterday)
• 38. Making Believe
• 39. Home in San Antone
• 40. Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me)
• 41. Columbus Stockade Blues
• 42. Seasons of My Heart
• 43. Heartaches by the Number
• 44. Go on Home
• 45. My Window Faces the South
• 46. San Antonio Rose
• 47. I'm Still Not over You
• 48. San Antonio Rose
• 49. Columbus Stockade Blues
• 50. He Sits at My Table
• 51. A Wonderful Yesterday
• 52. The Party's Over
• 53. One in a Row
• 54. Make Way for a Better Man
• 55. Did I Ever Love You
• 56. And So Will You My Love
• 57. I Just Can't Let You Say Goodbye
• 58. Down to Our Last Goodbye
• 59. A Wonderful Yesterday
• 60. The Party's Over
• 61. One in a Row
• 62. Make Way for a Better Man
• 63. Have I Stayed Away Too Long?
• 64. Some Other World
• 65. If It's Wrong to Love You
• 66. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
• 67. You Made Me Live, Love and Die
• 68. Born to Lose
• 69. What Now My Love
• 70. Lovin' Lies
• 71. Teach Me to Forget
• 72. Tender Years
• 73. A Mansion on the Hill
• 74. Something to Think About
• 75. Blackjack County Chains
• 76. Don't Say Love or Nothing
• 77. You Ought to Hear Me Cry
• 78. I Don't Feel Anything
• 79. Hold Me Tighter
• 80. I'll Stay Around
• 81. A Moment Isn't Very Long
• 82. The Ghost
• 83. No Tomorrow in Sight
• 84. There Goes a Man
• 85. Go Away
• 86. Once Alone
• 87. End of Understanding
• 88. To Make a Long Story Short (She's Gone)
• 89. Suffering in Silence
• 90. Truth Number One
• 91. When I Don't Have You
• 92. Someday You'll Call My Name
• 93. Wild Memories
• 94. December Day
• 95. Pages
• 96. Little Things
• 97. Good Times
• 98. She's Still Gone
• 99. Sweet Memories
• 100. Johnny One Time
• 101. Jimmy's Road
• 102. Bring Me Sunshine
• 103. I Let My Mind Wander
• 104. I Just Don't Understand
• 105. I Just Dropped By
• 106. The Local Memory
• 107. Natural to Be Gone
• 108. Love Has a Mind of Its Own
• 109. I'll Walk Alone
• 110. It Will Come to Pass
• 111. My Own Peculiar Way
• 112. The Message
• 113. That's All
• 114. Any Old Arms Won't Do
• 115. Johnny One Time
• 116. Jimmy's Road
• 117. Bring Me Sunshine
• 118. Bloody Mary Morning
• 119. Pins and Needles (In My Heart)
• 120. Everybody's Talkin'
• 121. Crazy Arms
• 122. I Gotta Get Drunk
• 123. Wabash Cannonball
• 124. One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)
• 125. Who Do I Know in Dallas
• 126. Both Sides Now
• 127. It Could Be Said That Way
• 128. Once More With Feeling
• 129. Follow Me Around
• 130. Minstrel Man
• 131. Where Do You Stand?
• 132. When We Live Again
• 133. If You Could See What's Going Through My Mind
• 134. Happiness Lives Next Door
• 135. I've Seen That Look on Me (A Thousand Times)
• 136. I Don't Feel Anything
• 137. Laying My Burdens Down
• 138. How Long Have You Been There
• 139. Senses
• 140. Sunday Morning Coming Down
• 141. What Can You Do to Me Now
• 142. The Losers Song
• 143. Fire and Rain
• 144. I Can Cry Again
• 145. I'm a Memory
• 146. That's Why I Love Her So
• 147. If You Could See What's Going Through My Mind
• 148. The Losers Song
• 149. Yours Love
• 150. Kneel at the Feet of Jesus
• 151. Today I Started Loving You Again
• 152. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
• 153. Will You Remember Mine
• 154. Wonderful Future
• 155. Wake Me When It's Over
• 156. Help Me Make It Through the Night
• 157. Rainy Day Blues
• 158. If You Really Loved Me
• 159. Words Don't Fit the Picture
• 160. What Do You Want Me to Do?
• 161. Stay Away from Lonely Places
• 162. Good Hearted Woman
• 163. Home Is Where You're Happy
• 164. My Kind of Girl
• 165. I'd Rather You Didn't Love Me
• 166. Undo the Right
• 167. One Step Beyond
• 168. I Want a Girl
• 169. Country Willie
• 170. You Left Me a Long, Long Time Ago
• 171. London
• 172. A Moment Isn't Very Long
• 173. Who'll Buy My Memories?
• 174. No Love Around
• 175. Come on Home
• 176. Mountain Dew
• 177. Dallas
• 178. San Antonio
• 179. Streets of Laredo
• 180. Who Put All My Ex's in Texas
• 181. The Hill Country Theme
• 182. Waltz Across Texas
• 183. Travis Letter
• 184. Remember the Alamo
• 185. Texas in My Soul
• 186. There's a Little Bit of Everything in Texas
• 187. Beautiful Texas
• 188. Medley: Where's the Show/Let Me Be a Man
• 189. In God's Eyes
• 190. Family Bible
• 191. It's Not for Me to Understand
• 192. Medley: These Are Difficult Times/Remember the Good Times
• 193. Summer of Roses
• 194. December Day
• 195. Yesterday's Wine
• 196. Me and Paul
• 197. Goin' Home
• 198. Phases, Stages, Circles, Cycles and Scenes
• 199. Pretend I Never Happened
• 200. Sister's Coming Home
• 201. Down at the Corner Beer Joint
• 202. I'm Falling in Love Again
• 203. Chet's Tune
• 204. Poor Old Ugly Gladys Jones
• 205. Introduction- Bo Powell/Willie Introduces Band [Live]
• 206. Medley: Mr. Record Man/Hello Walls/One Day at a Time [Live]
• 207. Medley: The Last Letter/Half a Man [Live]
• 208. I Never Cared for You
• 209. Yesterday [Live]
• 210. Touch Me [Live]
• 211. Something to Think About [Live]
• 212. I Just Can't Let You Say Goodbye [Live]
• 213. How Long Is Forever [Live]
• 214. Night Life [Live]
• 215. Medley: Opportunity to Cry/Permanently Lonely [Live]
• 216. My Own Peculiar Way [Live]
• 217. I Love You Because [Live]
• 218. I'm Still Not over You [Live]
• 219. There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight [Live]

Credits

• Homer & Jethro: Vocals
• Buddy Emmons: Composer, Guitar (Steel)
• Eddy Arnold: Vocals
• Chet Atkins: Guitar, Leader, Producer
• Bobby Bare: Vocals
• Floyd Cramer: Piano, Leader, Vocals
• Waylon Jennings: Vocals
• Kris Kristofferson: Composer
• Hank Locklin: Vocals
• Willie Nelson: Guitar, Composer, Leader, Vocals, Overdubs, Vocal Overdubs
• Eddie Rabbitt: Composer
• Jerry Reed: Vocals
• Hank Snow: Vocals
• Buddy Spicher: Fiddle
• Ray Stevens: Organ, Vibraphone
• Merle Travis: Composer
• Dottie West: Vocals
• Shel Silverstein: Composer
• Connie Smith: Vocals
• Billy Gene English: Drums
• James Burton: Guitar, Leader
• Pete Drake: Guitar (Steel)
• Bill Justis: Contractor
• Zeb Turner: Composer
• Johnny Bush: Photography, Illustrations
• Anita Kerr: Choir, Chorus
• Jimmy Day: Bass, Guitar (Steel)
• Dewey Groom: Composer
• George Hamilton IV: Vocals
• Grady Martin: Guitar (Electric), Leader
• Norma Jean: Vocals
• Wade Ray: Fiddle
• Ernest Tubb: Composer
• Archie Campbell: Vocals
• Eddie Dean: Composer
• Byron Bach: Cello
• Brenton Banks: Violin
• Homer Banks: Composer
• George Binkley III: Violin
• Hal Blair: Composer
• Harold Bradley: Guitar
• Jim Ed Brown: Vocals
• Wayne Butler: Trombone, Sax (Tenor)
• Kenny Buttrey: Drums
• Sammy Cahn: Composer
• Jenny Carson: Composer
• A.P. Carter: Composer
• Marvin Chantry: Viola
• Danny Davis: Producer
• Skeeter Davis: Vocals
• Jimmy Dean: Vocals
• Ray Edenton: Guitar
• Dolores Edgin: Choir, Chorus
• Paul English: Drums
• Colin Escott: Photography, Illustrations
• Bob Ferguson: Producer
• Dennis Ferrante: Mixing
• Fred Foster: Composer, Producer
• Solie Fott: Violin
• Don Gant: Choir, Chorus
• Dennis Good: Trombone
• Buddy Harman: Drums, Contractor
• Ginger Holladay: Choir, Chorus
• Mary Holladay: Choir, Chorus
• Lillian Hunt: Violin
• Roy M. "Junior" Husky: Bass
• Alan Jackson: Composer
• Felton Jarvis: Producer
• Dave Kirby: Guitar
• Millie Kirkham: Choir, Chorus
• Sheldon Kurland: Violin
• Skip Lane: Flute
• Jerry Livingston: Composer
• John D. Loudermilk: Vocals
• Pierre Menard: Violin
• Ralph Mooney: Composer
• Wayne Moss: Guitar, Composer, Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Rhythm)
• Weldon Myrick: Guitar (Steel)
• Norman Ray: Sax (Baritone)
• Louis Dean Nunley: Choir, Chorus
• W. O'Daniel Lee & His Hillbillys: Composer
• Bonnie Owens: Composer
• June Page: Choir, Chorus
• Billy Puett: Flute
• Leon Rhodes: Guitar (Electric)
• Temple Riser: Choir, Chorus
• Hargus "Pig" Robbins: Organ, Piano, Harpsichord
• Billy Sanford: Guitar (Electric)
• Velma Smith: Guitar
• Dan Spears: Bass
• Glen Spreen: Organ, Harpsichord
• Keith Stegall: Composer
• Jerry Stembridge: Dobro, Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Rhythm), Overdubs
• Henry Strzelecki: Bass
• Jule Styne: Composer
• C. Robert Thompson: Banjo
• George Tidwell: Trumpet
• David Vanderkooi: Cello
• Porter Wagoner: Vocals
• Carole Walker: Violin
• Bergen White: Celeste, Leader, Vibraphone, Contractor
• Terry Williams: Trombone
• Hank Williams: Composer
• Norris Wilson: Choir, Chorus
• Stephanie Woolf: Violin
• Dave Zettner: Bass, Guitar
• Dorothy Ann Dillard: Choir, Chorus
• Herman Wade: Guitar, Guitar (Electric)
• Glenn Baxter: Trumpet
• Howard Carpenter: Violin, Viola
• Laurence Harvin: Violin
• Priscilla Ann Hubbard: Choir, Chorus
• Rich Kienzle: Liner Notes, Biographical Information
• Charlie McCoy: Guitar, Harmonica, Piano, Bass (Electric), Vibraphone
• William Whitney Pursell: Piano
• Lillian Vannhunt: Violin
• Mary Greene: Choir, Chorus
• Bob Moore: Bass, Leader
• Karl Garvin: Trumpet
• Jerry Reed Hubbard: Dobro, Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Leader
• Don Bowman: Vocals
• Shirley Collie: Composer
• Jan Crutchfield: Composer
• Ray C. Walker: Choir, Chorus
• Albert Coleman: Violin
• Norbert Putman: Bass, Leader
• Raymond Jackson: Composer
• Jerry Glenn Kennedy: Guitar (Electric)
• William Guilford Wright, Jr.: Vocals, Choir, Chorus
• Les Leverett: Photography, Illustrations
• R.A. Andreas: Photography, Illustrations
• Richard Weize: Reissue Producer, Tape Research, Discography
• Sylke Holtrop: Artwork
• Harold E. Cruthirds, Jr.: Cello Arrangement
• Kenneth Goldsmith: Violin
• John W. Greubel: Drums
• Adryan Russ: Composer
• Holger Von Bargen: Art Direction
• Velma E. Williams Smith: Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm)
• Nadine Wuppesahl: Artwork
• James L. Wilkerson: Bass, Vibraphone, Tic Tac
• Byron Williams: Violin
• William Paul Ackerman: Drums
• Homer Randolph: Saxophone
• John Bush Shinn III: Drums
• Scotty Wiseman: Composer
• Don Stovall: Composer
• Cy Coben: Composer
• Dearest Dean: Composer
• Ken Devine: Composer
• Kent Westberry: Composer
• Achim Elsner: Mastering
• Homer: Vocals
• Jethro: Vocals
• Martin Kathan: Violin, Viola
• Peter Drake: Guitar (Steel)
• Victor Battista: Bass
• Anna Johnson: Choir, Chorus
• Richard Farrell Morris: Percussion
• Jeannie M. Ogletree: Choir, Chorus
• Harold R. "Ray Stevens" Ragsdale: Organ, Piano, Choir, Chorus, Vibraphone
• Dana King: French Horn
• Shirley Nelson: Composer
• David Briggs: Piano
• Wolf Kabitzky: Producer
• David VanOsdale: Viola
• Troy Jack Drake: Bass
• Douglas Williams: Xylophone, Vibraphone
• Damon Elliott: French Horn
• O'Daniel: Composer
• Jerry P. Blanton: Composer
• F. Jenkins: Composer