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Country Music Hall of Fame contains 16 of Kitty Wells' best songs, giving a reasonably thorough overview of her career by combining big hits like "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" with minor hits like "A Woman Half My Age." The songs on this single disc were recorded for Decca Records between 1952 and 1965, so it naturally touches on many of the highlights from her artistic heyday, including "Release Me," "Making Believe," "I Can't Stop Loving You," "Mommy for a Day," and "Heartbreak, USA." It's an excellent retrospective, even though several important cuts -- including most of her up-tempo material -- is missing. Nevertheless, it's collects many of her most important songs and provides a terrific introduction to one of the most important vocalists in country music history.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Johnnie Wright, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Harold Johnson, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Cohen, Producer - Eddie Hill, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kitty Wells, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Joseph D. Miller, ComposerLyricist - Joe Zinkan, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dorris Paul Warren, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Paul Cohen, Producer - Eddie Hill, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kitty Wells, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Webb Pierce, ComposerLyricist - Joe Zinkan, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Linda Baggett, ComposerLyricist - Harold B. "Shot" Jackson, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dorris Warren, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Paul Cohen, Producer - Eddie Hill, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kitty Wells, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joe Zinkan, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Harold B. "Shot" Jackson, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dorris Warren, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1987 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Paul Cohen, Producer - Hank Williams, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Hill, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kitty Wells, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Zinkan, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Masters, ComposerLyricist - Harold B. "Shot" Jackson, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dorris Warren, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1953 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Paul Cohen, Producer - Eddie Hill, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kitty Wells, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Summer Rose, Composer - Joe Zinkan, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Harold B. "Shot" Jackson, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dorris Warren, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1953 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Robert Yount, ComposerLyricist - Dub Williams, ComposerLyricist - Louis Innis, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Cohen, Producer - EDDIE MILLER, ComposerLyricist - Chet Atkins, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ernie Newton, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Kitty Wells, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Harold B. "Shot" Jackson, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dorris Warren, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1954 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jimmy Work, ComposerLyricist - Louis Innis, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Benny Martin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Cohen, Producer - Ray Edenton, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ernie Newton, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Kitty Wells, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Harold B. "Shot" Jackson, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Felice Bryant, ComposerLyricist - Louis Innis, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Benny Martin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Cohen, Producer - Boudleaux Bryant, ComposerLyricist - Ray Edenton, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ernie Newton, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Kitty Wells, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Harold B. "Shot" Jackson, Lap Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kitty Wells, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Murphy M Jun Maddux, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Louis Innis, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Benny Martin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Don Gibson, ComposerLyricist - Owen Bradley, Producer - Kitty Wells, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Jackson, Fiddle, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Zinkan, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Harold Morrison, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Johnnie Wright, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Hill, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Buck Owens, ComposerLyricist - Harlan Howard, ComposerLyricist - Owen Bradley, Producer, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Wade, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kitty Wells, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Jackson, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Foster, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Zinkan, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Crisp, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Zinkan, Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1959 UMG Recordings, Inc.
John D. Loudermilk, ComposerLyricist - Kitty Wells, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Roy Botkin, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1959 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Harlan Howard, ComposerLyricist - Owen Bradley, Producer - Kitty Wells, MainArtist
℗ 1960 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Harlan Howard, ComposerLyricist - Kitty Wells, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Johnson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1962 UMG Recordings, Inc.
James Phillips, ComposerLyricist - Kitty Wells, MainArtist
℗ 1964 Geffen Records
Kitty Wells, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Virginia Kennedy, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1965 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Country Music Hall of Fame contains 16 of Kitty Wells' best songs, giving a reasonably thorough overview of her career by combining big hits like "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" with minor hits like "A Woman Half My Age." The songs on this single disc were recorded for Decca Records between 1952 and 1965, so it naturally touches on many of the highlights from her artistic heyday, including "Release Me," "Making Believe," "I Can't Stop Loving You," "Mommy for a Day," and "Heartbreak, USA." It's an excellent retrospective, even though several important cuts -- including most of her up-tempo material -- is missing. Nevertheless, it's collects many of her most important songs and provides a terrific introduction to one of the most important vocalists in country music history.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 00:41:29
- Main artists: Kitty Wells
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Geffen*
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Country
© 1991 UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1991 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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