Various Artists - Only Country 1965-1969

Title: Only Country 1965-1969 Artist: Various Artists Release Date: 12/19/1995 Re-Released On: 0/0/1995 Label: JCI Associated Labels Duration: 52:07 Album Type(s): Various artists collection, Greatest Hits UPCs: 051091315429, 051091315443 Genre: Country Styles: Traditional Country, Country-Pop, Rockabilly, Honky Tonk, Nashville Sound/Countrypolitan Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 1 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Almost Persuaded :: David Houston
2. For Loving You :: Bill Anderson, Jan Howard
3. Blue Kentucky Girl :: Loretta Lynn
4. Okie from Muskogee :: Merle Haggard
5. Since I Met You Baby :: Sonny James
6. Wish I Didn't Have to Miss You :: Jack Greene, Jeannie Seely
7. Yesterday, When I Was Young :: Roy Clark
8. Flowers on the Wall :: The Statler Brothers
9. A Week in a Country Jail :: Tom T. Hall
10. You Don't Hear :: Kitty Wells
11. I've Got a Tiger by the Tail :: Buck Owens
12. Daddy Sang Bass :: Johnny Cash
13. Skip a Rope :: Henson Cargill
14. The Bridge Washed Out :: Warner Mack
15. Who's Julie :: Mel Tillis
16. What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me) :: Jerry Lee Lewis
17. There Goes My Everything :: Jack Greene
18. Hurt Her Once for Me :: The Wilburn Brothers
19. Next in Line :: Conway Twitty
20. Galveston :: Glen Campbell

Year Type Label Catalog # 1995 CD JCI Associated Labels 3154

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It's Only Country 1965-1969 follows the pattern of JCI's It's Only series, offering a seemingly random collection of 20 hits from a given genre for a period of five years. These songs weren't necessarily the biggest hits of these five years, although there are a number of classics and smashes here. It may be hard to deduce exactly why these songs were chosen, but the end results are nevertheless quite entertaining. All of the songs are featured in their original hit versions, not remakes, which isn't always the case with midline country collections. Furthermore, there a few cuts that aren't easy to find on other collections or even greatest-hits albums, which means it's interesting to collectors as well as casual fans. Most importantly, each volume captures the feeling of the era, even if it's missing several big hits, and that's what makes the series a nice introductory overview for curious listeners. Among the highlights on It's Only Country 1965-1969 are David Houston's "Almost Persuaded," Loretta Lynn's "Blue Kentucky Girl," Merle Haggard's "Okie from Muskogee," Roy Clark's "Yesterday When I Was Young," the Statler Brothers' "Flowers on the Wall," Tom T. Hall's "Week in a Country Jail," Buck Owens' "I've Got a Tiger By the Tail," Johnny Cash's "Daddy Sang Bass," Jerry Lee Lewis' "What Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)," Conway Twitty's "Next in Line," Glen Campbell's "Galveston" and Henson Cargill's sublime "Skip a Rope." ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Name Credits Bill Anderson Performer Buck Owens Performer Conway Twitty Performer David Houston Performer Glen Campbell Performer Henson Cargill Performer Jack Greene Performer Jan Howard Performer Jerry Lee Lewis Performer Johnny Cash Performer Kitty Wells Performer Loretta Lynn Performer Mel Tillis Performer Merle Haggard & the Strangers Performer Roy Clark Performer Sonny James Performer The Statler Brothers Performer The Wilburn Brothers Performer Tom T. Hall Performer Warner Mack Performer