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Various Artists - Greatest Country Hits Of 1960 (Various Artists) (CD)

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Various Artists - Greatest Country Hits Of 1960 (Various Artists) (CD)

This release continues the series of 4-CD sets which comprises selected annual collections of the biggest US country hits of each year, and fills in a gap in the series at the start of the 1960s. This great-value 114-track collection covers the year of 1960, during which time Billboard published a country Top 30 called Hot C&W Sides, and it comprises every rec…

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This release continues the series of 4-CD sets which comprises selected annual collections of the biggest US country hits of each year, and fills in a gap in the series at the start of the 1960s. This great-value 114-track collection covers the year of 1960, during which time Billboard published a country Top 30 called Hot C&W Sides, and it comprises every record which peaked in the top 25 places in that chart during the year, excluding a few records which are unavailable for copyright reasons. Despite the fact that the pop landscape had been transformed over the preceding years by rock 'n' roll and it's aftermath, and with the new decade the British Invasion was only two or three years away, the charts still had a familiar look about them for country fans, with many traditional established country stars well-represented, like Ernest Tubb, Webb Pierce, Hank Snow, Hank Thompson, Kitty Wells and Ray Price, although the smoother Nashville sound certainly characterised many of the hits, especially from artists like Jim Reeves, Marty Robbins, Hank Locklin, Don Gibson, and Faron Young. There were also some hot new kids on the block like Buck Owens, Roy Drusky, and Jimmy Dean, along with some highly collectable obscurities among the many one-hit wonders. It's a fascinating and entertaining musical snapshot of the country scene as it entered a new decade, and with an in-depth 12,000+ word booklet with background notes on every record, it gives a solid overview of the most popular country music of the year. Track List: Disc: 1 1. Don Gibson - I'm Movin' on 2. George Jones - Money to Burn 3. Kitty Wells - Amigo's Guitar 4. The Browns - Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair) 5. Marion Worth - Are You Willing, Willie 6. Hank Thompson ; the Brazos Valley Boys - I Didn't Mean to Fall in Love 7. Faron Young - Face to the Wall 8. Faron Young - Riverboat 9. Bill Anderson - Dead or Alive 10. Jim Reeves - He'll Have to Go 11. Webb Pierce - No Love Have I 12. Stonewall Jackson - Mary Don't You Weep 13. Jan Howard - the One You Slip Around with 14. Jimmie Skinner - Riverboat Gambler 15. Johnny Cash - Straight A's in Love 16. Connie Hall - the Bottle or Me 17. Curly Putman - the Prison Song 18. Mel Tillis ; Bill Phillips - Georgia Town Blues 19. Lewis Pruitt - Timbrook 20. Johnny Sea - Nobody's Darling But Mine 21. Johnny Cash - I Love You Because 22. Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys - Crying My Heart Out Over You 23. George Morgan - You're the Only Good Thing (That's Happened to Me) 24. Wynn Stewart - Wishful Thinking 25. Roy Drusky - Another (Just Like Me) 26. Archie Campbell - Trouble in the Amen Corner 27. Skeeter Davis - Am I That Easy to Forget? 28. Claude Gray - Family Bible Disc: 2 1. Elmer Snodgrass and the Musical Pioneers - Until Today 2. Jimmy Newman - I Miss You Already 3. Don Gibson - Just One More Time 4. Marty Robbins - Big Iron 5. Johnny Horton - Sink the Bismarck 6. The Browns - the Old Lamplighter 7. Hank Snow - Rockin', Rollin' Ocean 8. Hank Thompson - a Six Pack to Go 9. Stonewall Jackson - Life of a Poor Boy 10. Hank Locklin - Please Help Me I'm Falling 11. Webb Perce - (Doin' the) Lovers Leap 12. Stonewall Jackson - Why I'm Walkin' 13. Johnny Cash - Smiling Bill McCall 14. George Jones - Accidentally on Purpose 15. Ray Price - One More Time 16. Johnny Cash - Seasons of My Heart 17. Webb Pierce - Is It Wrong (For Loving You) 18. Wilma Lee ; Stoney Cooper - Johnny, My Love (Grandma's Diary) 19. Charlie Walker - Who Will Buy the Wine 20. Jimmie Skinner - Lonesome Road Blues 21. Buck Owens - Above and Beyond 22. Faron Young - Your Old Used to Be 23. Sonny James - Jenny Lou 24. Kitty Wells - Left to Right 25. Jeanne Black - He'll Have to Stay 26. Freddie Hart - the Key's in the Mailbox 27. Carl Belew - Too Much to Lose 28. Ernest Ashworth - Each Moment (Spent with You) Disc: 3 1. Gene Woods - the Ballad of Wild River 2. Ted Self - (Little Angel) Come Rock Me to Sleep 3. The Fendermen - Mule Skinner Blues 4. Loretta Lynn - I'm a Honky Tonk Girl 5. Connie Francis - Everybody's Somebody's Fool 6. Lewis Pruitt - Softly and Tenderly (I'll Hold You in My Arms) 7. Jimmy Newman - a Lovely Work of Art 8. Marion Worth - That's My Kind of Love 9. Ray Godfrey - the Picture 10. Buddy Paul - This Old Town (Is Such a Lonely Place) 11. Jim Reeves - I Know One 12. Hank Snow - Miller's Cave 13. Bill Leatherwood - the Long Walk 14. Laverne Downs - But You Used to 15. Jim Reeves - I'm Getting Better 16. Bill Anderson - the Tip of My Fingers 17. George Jones - Out of Control 18. Roy Drusky - Anymore 19. Don Gibson - Far, Far Away 20. Johnny Cash - Second Honeymoon 21. Ernest Tubb - Ev'rybody's Somebody's Fool 22. Adrian Roland - Imitation of Love 23. Bob Wills - Heart to Heart Talk 24. Charlie Ryan and the Timberline Riders - Hot Rod Lincoln 25. Skeeter Davis - (I Can't Help You) I'm Falling Too 26. Webb Pierce - Drifting Texas Sand 27. Hank Thompson - She's Just a Whole Lot Like You 28. Lou Smith - Cruel Love 29. Kitty Wells - Carmel By the Sea Disc: 4 1. Bobby Barnett - This Old Heart 2. Jimmie Skinner - Reasons to Live 3. Wilma Lee ; Stoney Cooper - This Ole House 4. Jimmy Smart - Broken Dream 5. Connie Hall - the Poison in Your Hand 6. Warren Smith - I Don't Believe I'll Fall in Love Today 7. Connie Hall - It's Not Wrong 8. Faron Young - There's Not Any Like You Left 9. Ray Price - I Can't Run Away from Myself 10. Bobby Helms - Lonely River Rhine 11. Buck Owens - I've Got a Right to Know 12. Billy Walker - I Wish You Love 13. Skeets McDonald - This Old Broken Heart 14. Ferlin Husky - Wings of a Dove 15. Bob Luman - Let's Think About Living 16. Clyde Beavers - Here I Am Drunk Again 17. Buck Owens - Excuse Me (I Think I've Got a Heartache) 18. George Hamilton IV - Before This Day Ends 19. Jimmy Newman - Wanting You with Me Tonight 20. Ray Price - I Wish I Could Fall in Love Today 21. Ernest Ashworth - You Can't Pick a Rose in December 22. Alan Riddle - the Moon Is Crying 23. Stonewall Jackson - a Little Guy Called Joe 24. Ray Sanders with the Anita Kerr Singers - a World So Full of Love 25. Jim Reeves - Am I Losing You 26. Jim Reeves - I Missed Me 27. Webb Pierce - Fallen Angel 28. Marion Worth - I Think I Know 29. The Browns - Send Me the Pillow That You Dream on

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This release continues the series of 4-CD sets which comprises selected annual collections of the biggest US country hits of each year, and fills in a gap in the series at the start of the 1960s. This great-value 114-track collection covers the year of 1960, during which time Billboard published a country Top 30 called Hot C&W Sides, and it comprises every record which peaked in the top 25 places in that chart during the year, excluding a few records which are unavailable for copyright reasons. Despite the fact that the pop landscape had been transformed over the preceding years by rock 'n' roll and it's aftermath, and with the new decade the British Invasion was only two or three years away, the charts still had a familiar look about them for country fans, with many traditional established country stars well-represented, like Ernest Tubb, Webb Pierce, Hank Snow, Hank Thompson, Kitty Wells and Ray Price, although the smoother Nashville sound certainly characterised many of the hits, especially from artists like Jim Reeves, Marty Robbins, Hank Locklin, Don Gibson, and Faron Young. There were also some hot new kids on the block like Buck Owens, Roy Drusky, and Jimmy Dean, along with some highly collectable obscurities among the many one-hit wonders. It's a fascinating and entertaining musical snapshot of the country scene as it entered a new decade, and with an in-depth 12,000+ word booklet with background notes on every record, it gives a solid overview of the most popular country music of the year. Track List: Disc: 1 1. Don Gibson - I'm Movin' on 2. George Jones - Money to Burn 3. Kitty Wells - Amigo's Guitar 4. The Browns - Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair) 5. Marion Worth - Are You Willing, Willie 6. Hank Thompson ; the Brazos Valley Boys - I Didn't Mean to Fall in Love 7. Faron Young - Face to the Wall 8. Faron Young - Riverboat 9. Bill Anderson - Dead or Alive 10. Jim Reeves - He'll Have to Go 11. Webb Pierce - No Love Have I 12. Stonewall Jackson - Mary Don't You Weep 13. Jan Howard - the One You Slip Around with 14. Jimmie Skinner - Riverboat Gambler 15. Johnny Cash - Straight A's in Love 16. Connie Hall - the Bottle or Me 17. Curly Putman - the Prison Song 18. Mel Tillis ; Bill Phillips - Georgia Town Blues 19. Lewis Pruitt - Timbrook 20. Johnny Sea - Nobody's Darling But Mine 21. Johnny Cash - I Love You Because 22. Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys - Crying My Heart Out Over You 23. George Morgan - You're the Only Good Thing (That's Happened to Me) 24. Wynn Stewart - Wishful Thinking 25. Roy Drusky - Another (Just Like Me) 26. Archie Campbell - Trouble in the Amen Corner 27. Skeeter Davis - Am I That Easy to Forget? 28. Claude Gray - Family Bible Disc: 2 1. Elmer Snodgrass and the Musical Pioneers - Until Today 2. Jimmy Newman - I Miss You Already 3. Don Gibson - Just One More Time 4. Marty Robbins - Big Iron 5. Johnny Horton - Sink the Bismarck 6. The Browns - the Old Lamplighter 7. Hank Snow - Rockin', Rollin' Ocean 8. Hank Thompson - a Six Pack to Go 9. Stonewall Jackson - Life of a Poor Boy 10. Hank Locklin - Please Help Me I'm Falling 11. Webb Perce - (Doin' the) Lovers Leap 12. Stonewall Jackson - Why I'm Walkin' 13. Johnny Cash - Smiling Bill McCall 14. George Jones - Accidentally on Purpose 15. Ray Price - One More Time 16. Johnny Cash - Seasons of My Heart 17. Webb Pierce - Is It Wrong (For Loving You) 18. Wilma Lee ; Stoney Cooper - Johnny, My Love (Grandma's Diary) 19. Charlie Walker - Who Will Buy the Wine 20. Jimmie Skinner - Lonesome Road Blues 21. Buck Owens - Above and Beyond 22. Faron Young - Your Old Used to Be 23. Sonny James - Jenny Lou 24. Kitty Wells - Left to Right 25. Jeanne Black - He'll Have to Stay 26. Freddie Hart - the Key's in the Mailbox 27. Carl Belew - Too Much to Lose 28. Ernest Ashworth - Each Moment (Spent with You) Disc: 3 1. Gene Woods - the Ballad of Wild River 2. Ted Self - (Little Angel) Come Rock Me to Sleep 3. The Fendermen - Mule Skinner Blues 4. Loretta Lynn - I'm a Honky Tonk Girl 5. Connie Francis - Everybody's Somebody's Fool 6. Lewis Pruitt - Softly and Tenderly (I'll Hold You in My Arms) 7. Jimmy Newman - a Lovely Work of Art 8. Marion Worth - That's My Kind of Love 9. Ray Godfrey - the Picture 10. Buddy Paul - This Old Town (Is Such a Lonely Place) 11. Jim Reeves - I Know One 12. Hank Snow - Miller's Cave 13. Bill Leatherwood - the Long Walk 14. Laverne Downs - But You Used to 15. Jim Reeves - I'm Getting Better 16. Bill Anderson - the Tip of My Fingers 17. George Jones - Out of Control 18. Roy Drusky - Anymore 19. Don Gibson - Far, Far Away 20. Johnny Cash - Second Honeymoon 21. Ernest Tubb - Ev'rybody's Somebody's Fool 22. Adrian Roland - Imitation of Love 23. Bob Wills - Heart to Heart Talk 24. Charlie Ryan and the Timberline Riders - Hot Rod Lincoln 25. Skeeter Davis - (I Can't Help You) I'm Falling Too 26. Webb Pierce - Drifting Texas Sand 27. Hank Thompson - She's Just a Whole Lot Like You 28. Lou Smith - Cruel Love 29. Kitty Wells - Carmel By the Sea Disc: 4 1. Bobby Barnett - This Old Heart 2. Jimmie Skinner - Reasons to Live 3. Wilma Lee ; Stoney Cooper - This Ole House 4. Jimmy Smart - Broken Dream 5. Connie Hall - the Poison in Your Hand 6. Warren Smith - I Don't Believe I'll Fall in Love Today 7. Connie Hall - It's Not Wrong 8. Faron Young - There's Not Any Like You Left 9. Ray Price - I Can't Run Away from Myself 10. Bobby Helms - Lonely River Rhine 11. Buck Owens - I've Got a Right to Know 12. Billy Walker - I Wish You Love 13. Skeets McDonald - This Old Broken Heart 14. Ferlin Husky - Wings of a Dove 15. Bob Luman - Let's Think About Living 16. Clyde Beavers - Here I Am Drunk Again 17. Buck Owens - Excuse Me (I Think I've Got a Heartache) 18. George Hamilton IV - Before This Day Ends 19. Jimmy Newman - Wanting You with Me Tonight 20. Ray Price - I Wish I Could Fall in Love Today 21. Ernest Ashworth - You Can't Pick a Rose in December 22. Alan Riddle - the Moon Is Crying 23. Stonewall Jackson - a Little Guy Called Joe 24. Ray Sanders with the Anita Kerr Singers - a World So Full of Love 25. Jim Reeves - Am I Losing You 26. Jim Reeves - I Missed Me 27. Webb Pierce - Fallen Angel 28. Marion Worth - I Think I Know 29. The Browns - Send Me the Pillow That You Dream on