Time Life Golden Age Of Country Track List 18 Cd Set

A couple years ago I discovered the wonders of Time Life various artist compilations. As a result, I've been hunting down various sets in print and out of print, picking up the older cd's one by one and the newer releases as a set. I decided to post the track lists and sometimes catalog numbers over time as a resource for any cd hunters that might be searching this site or the internet in the future, should there be one. It can be difficult just figuring out how many cd's there are in a particular set.

The track lists are not compiled by me. Many of these lists were apparently compiled by one seller on Ebay and other sellers have been using them for at least since I've been looking. They're the ones with the red, white and blue, you know what I mean if you've seen them.

First up, The Golden Age Of Country released in 2009 with 18 cd's and 278 tracks. I will also be touting my wheeling and dealing skills when appropriate as I like to buy new and that can be costly. Time Life sells this set for $219.92. It sells regularly on Ebay for $175.00. I bought two new sets and flipped one of them, so my cost was $44.11. I hesitated on another flip deal and blew it or my set would have been free, that sucks!


Disc 1: Golden Age Of Country - Waltz Across Texas (Disc A)

1. Hey, Good Lookin’- Hank Williams
2. White Lightning - George Jones
3. You Ain’t Woman Enough - Loretta Lynn
4. Walk On By - Leroy Van Dyke
5. Waltz Across Texas - Ernest Tubb And His Texas Troubadours
6. Next In Line - Conway Twitty
7. King Of The Road - Roger Miller
8. Crazy - Patsy Cline
9. Love’s Gonna Live Here - Buck Owens
10. Bye Bye Love - The Everly Brothers
11. In the Jailhouse Now - Webb Pierce
12. It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels - Kitty Wells
13. Blue Moon Of Kentucky - Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys
14. A Week In A Country Jail - Tom T. Hall
15. Mama Sang A Song - Bill Anderson
16. There Goes My Everything - Jack Greene

Disc 2: Golden Age Of Country - Waltz Across Texas (Disc B)

1. Lovesick Blues - Hank Williams
2. Walkin’ After Midnight - Patsy Cline
3. There Stands The Glass - Webb Pierce
4. Makin’ Believe - Kitty Wells
5. Ballad Of A Teenage Queen - Johnny Cash
6. The Tennessee Waltz - Patti Page
7. My Special Angel - Bobby Helms
8. Tender Years - George Jones
9. Don’t Come Home A-Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ On Your Mind) - Loretta Lynn
10. It’s Only Make Believe - Conway Twitty
11. Trouble’s Back In Town - Wilburn Brothers
12. Still - Bill Anderson
13. Three Hearts In A Tangle - Roy Drusky
14. What’s Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made A Loser Out Of Me) - Jerry Lee Lewis
15. Dang Me - Roger Miller
16. Rocky Top - Osborne Brothers

Disc 3: Golden Age Of Country - Crazy Arms - (Disc A)

1. Singing The Blues - Marty Robbins
2. (When You Feel Like You’re In Love) Don’t Just Stand There - Carl Smith
3. If You’ve Got The Money, I’ve Got The Time - Lefty Frizzell
4. I Can’t Stop Lovin’ You - Don Gibson
5. Crazy Arms - Ray Price
6. Four Walls - Jim Reeves
7. That’s All Right - Elvis Presley
8. The Cattle Call - Eddy Arnold And His Guitar
9. I’m Moving On - Hank Snow
10. The Carroll County Accident - Porter Wagoner
11. The Battle Of New Orleans - Johnny Horton
12. A Boy Named Sue - Johnny Cash
13. The Three Bells (Les Trois Cloches) - The Browns
14. Waterloo - Stonewall Jackson
15. My Elusive Dreams - Tammy Wynette And David Houston
16. The End Of The World - Skeeter Davis

Disc 4: Golden Age Of Country - Crazy Arms (Disc B)

1. Heartaches By The Number - Ray Price
2. Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins
3. The Last Thing On My Mind - Porter Wagoner And Dolly Parton
4. Once A Day - Connie Smith
5. Kaw-Liga - Charley Pride
6. Jackson - Johnny Cash And June Carter
7. I’ve Got A Tiger By The Tail - Buck Owens
8. Only Daddy That’ll Walk The Line - Waylon Jennings
9. May The Bird Of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose - “Little” Jimmy Dickens
10. The Ballad Of Jed Clampett - Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys
11. D-I-V-O-R-C-E - Tammy Wynette
12. Pop A Top - Jim Ed Brown
13. Abilene - George Hamilton IV
14. Slow Poke - Pee Wee King And His Golden West Cowboys
15. This Ole House - Stuart Hamblen
16. Last Date - Floyd Cramer

Disc 5: Golden Age Of Country - Honky Tonk Man (Disc A)

1. Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
2. Oh Lonesome Me - Don Gibson
3. El Paso - Marty Robbins
4. Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley
5. Pick Me Up On Your Way Down - Charlie Walker
6. Detroit City - Bobby Bare
7. He’ll Have To Go - Jim Reeves
8. Make The World Go Away - Eddy Arnold
9. Don’t Let Me Cross Over - Carl And Pearl Butler
10. Wolverton Mountain - Claude King
11. Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean
12. Stand By Your Man - Tammy Wynette
13. Charlie’s Shoes - Billy Walker
14. Flowers On The Wall - The Statler Brothers
15. Skip A Rope - Henson Cargill
16. Does My Ring Hurt Your Finger - Charley Pride

Disc 6: Golden Age Of Country - Honky Tonk Man (Disc B)

1. Wake Up Little Susie - The Everly Brothers
2. Whole Lot Of Shakin’ Going On - Jerry Lee Lewis
3. (Oh Baby Mine) I Get So Lonely - Johnnie & Jack
4. City Lights - Ray Price
5. Honky-Tonk Man - Johnny Horton
6. Saginaw, Michigan - Lefty Frizzell
7. Please Help Me, I’m Falling - Hank Locklin
8. Daddy Sang Bass - Johnny Cash
9. Walk Through This World With Me - George Jones
10. Almost Persuaded - David Houston
11. I’ve Been Everywhere - Hank Snow
12. Green, Green Grass Of Home - Porter Wagoner
13. My Heart Skips A Beat - Buck Owens
14. Don’t Touch Me - Jeannie Seely
15. Hey Joe! - Carl Smith
16. I Forgot More Than You’ll Ever Know - The Davis Sisters

Disc 7: Golden Age Of Country -The Wild Side Of Life

1. I Walk The Line - Johnny Cash
2. Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford
3. The Wild Side Of Life - Hank Thompson
4. You Win Again - Jerry Lee Lewis
5. Young Love - Sonny James
6. Okie From Muskogee - Merle Haggard And The Strangers
7. The Race Is On - George Jones
8. Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell
9. It’s Such A Pretty World Today - Wynn Stewart
10. Wings Of A Dove - Ferlin Husky
11. Hello Walls - Faron Young
12. We Must Have Been Out Of Our Minds - George Jones And Melba Montgomery
13. I Don’t Believe You’ve Met My Baby - The Louvin Brothers
14. Don’t Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes - Skeets McDonald
15. Slipping Around - Margaret Whiting And Jimmy Wakely
16. Indian Love Call - Slim Whitman

Disc 8: Golden Age Of Country: Hillbilly Heaven

1. Mama Tried - Merle Haggard And the Strangers
2. She Thinks I Still Care - George Jones
3. I Dreamed Of A Hill-Billy Heaven - Tex Ritter
4. Funny How Time Slips Away - Willie Nelson
5. Galveston - Glen Campbell
6. My Baby’s Gone - The Louvin Brothers
7. A Dear John Letter - Ferlin Husky And Jean Shepard
8. The Shot Gun Boogie - Tennessee Ernie Ford
9. Squaws Along The Yukon - Hank Thompson And His Brazos Valley Boys
10. Alone With You- Faron Young
11. You Better Not Do That - Tommy Collins
12. Gone - Ferlin Husky
13. Girl On The Billboard - Del Reeves
14. Old Rivers - Walter Brennan With The Johnny Mann Singers
15. Right Or Wrong - Wanda Jackson
16. You’re The Only World I Know - Sonny James

Disc 9: Golden Age Of Country - Hard To Find Hits (Disc A)

1. Why Baby Why - Red Sovine And Webb Pierce
2. Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy - Red Foley
3. A Little Bitty Tear - Burl Ives
4. Thanks A Lot - Ernest Tubb
5. I Ain’t Never - Webb Pierce
6. Lonesome 7-7203 - Hawkshaw Hawkins
7. Six Days On The Road- Dave Dudley
8. I’m A Honky Tonk Girl - Loretta Lynn
9. From A Jack To A King - Ned Miller
10. Laura (What’s He Got That I Ain’t Got?) - Leon Ashley
11. Hello Vietnam - Johnny Wright
12. You’re The Reason - Bobby Edwards
13. Statue Of A Fool - Jack Greene
14. The Bridge Washed Out - Warner Mack
15. For Loving You - Bill Anderson And Jan Howard

Disc 10: Golden Age Of Country - Hard To Find Hits (Disc B)

1. Alabam - Cowboy Copas
2. Fraulein - Bobby Helms
3. Gonna Find Me A Bluebird - Marvin Rainwater
4. Wishful Thinking - Wynn Stewart
5. It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin’ - Johnny Tillotson
6. Talk Back Trembling Lips - Ernest Ashworth
7. Let’s Think About Living - Bob Luman
8. Yes, Mr. Peters - Roy Drusky And Priscilla Mitchell
9. A Fallen Star - Jimmy Newman
10. I Found My Girl In the U.S.A. - Jimmie Skinner
11. No Help Wanted - The Carlisles
12. Put It Off Until Tomorrow - Bill Phillips
13. That’s My Pa - Sheb Wooley
14. There’s A Big Wheel - Wilma Lee And Stoney Cooper
15. Giddyup Go - Red Sovine

Disc 11: Golden Age Of Country - Sing Me Back Home (Disc A)

1. A Girl I Used To Know - George Jones
2. Sing Me Back Home - Merle Haggard And She Strangers
3. Looking At The World through A Windshield - Del Reeves
4. It’s The Little Things - Sonny James
5. Ode To Billie Joe - Bobbie Gentry
6. Gentle On My Mind - Glen Campbell
7. The New Green Light - Hank Thompson And His Brazos Valley Boys
8. I Love You Because - Leon Payne
9. It Tickles - Tommy Collins
10. So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed - Merle Travis
11. Mule Train - Tennessee Ernie Ford
12. Country Girl - Faron Young
13. You’re Running Wild - The Louvin Brothers
14. Second Fiddle (To An Old Guitar) - Jean Shepard
15. Secret Love - Slim Whitman

Disc 12: Golden Age Of Country - Sing Me Back Home (Disc B)

1. Your Heart Turned Left (And I Was On The Right) - George Jones
2. The Bottle Let Me Down - Merle Haggard And The Strangers
3. Touch Me - Willie Nelson
4. By The Time I Get To Phoenix - Glen Campbell
5. Honey - Bobby Goldsboro
6. In The Middle Of A Heartache - Wanda Jackson
7. Behind The Tear - Sonny James
8. Rub-A-Dub-Dub - Hank Thompson And His Brazos Valley Boys
9. Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young - Faron Young
10. Release Me - Jimmy Heap And The Melody Masters With Perk Williams
11. Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) - Tex Williams And His Western Caravan
12. When I Stop Dreaming - The Louvin Brothers
13. Ballad Of Davy Crockett - Tennessee Ernie Ford
14. Rose-Marie - Slim Whitman
15. Country Music Is Here To Stay- Ferlin Husky

Disc 13: Golden Age Of Country - Ring Of Fire (Disc A)

1. Ring Of Fire - Johnny Cash
2. A White Sport Coat (And A Pink Carnation) - Marty Robbins
3. (I’m So) Afraid Of Losing You Again - Charley Pride
4. Sea Of Heartbreak - Don Gibson
5. The Ways To Love A Man - Tammy Wynette
6. Don’t Be Angry - Stonewall Jackson
7. Mexican Joe - Jim Reeves With The Circle O Ranch Boys
8. I Love You A Thousand Ways - Lefty Frizzell
9. I Don’t Hurt Anymore - Hank Snow, The Singing Ranger And His Rainbow Ranch Boys
10. There’s Been A Change In Me - Eddy Arnold, The Tennessee Plowboy And His Guitar
11. Then And Only Then - Connie Smith
12. Just Someone I Used To Know - Porter Wagoner With Dolly Parton
13. The First Thing Ev’ry Morning (And The Last Thing Ev’ry Night) - Jimmy Dean
14. I Want You, I Need You, I Love You - Elvis Presley
15. Poison Love - Johnnie And Jack And Their Tennessee Mountain Boys

Disc 14: Golden Age Of Country - Ring Of Fire (Disc B)

1. Cross The Brazos At Waco - Billy Walker
2. Devil Woman - Marty Robbins
3. Misery Loves Company - Porter Wagoner
4. What’s He Doing In My World - Eddy Arnold
5. Singing My Song - Tammy Wynette
6. Four Strong Winds - Bobby Bare
7. I Forgot To Remember to Forget - Elvis Presley
8. Gotta Travel On - Billy Grammer
9. Mom And Dad’s Waltz - Lefty Frizzell
10. Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way - Carl Smith
11. The Same Old Me - Ray Price
12. Yakety Axe - Chet Atkins
13. It Ain’t Me, Babe - Johnny Cash
14. I Guess I’m Crazy - Jim Reeves
15. Would You Hold It Against Me - Dottie West

Disc 15: Golden Age Of Country - Don't Worry (Disc A)

1. Blue Blue Day - Don Gibson
2. Loose Talk - Carl Smith
3. Send Me The Pillow You Dream On - Hank Locklin
4. Don’t Be Cruel - Elvis Presley
5. Understand Your Man - Johnny Cash
6. All I Have To Offer You (Is Me) - Charley Pride
7. Don’t Worry - Marty Robbins
8. North To Alaska - Johnny Horton
9. Distant Drums - Jim Reeves
10. Your Good Girl’s Gonna Go Bad - Tammy Wynette
11. Baby, Baby (I Know You’re A Lady) - David Houston
12. I Wanna Play House With You - Eddy Arnold, The Tennessee Plowboy And His Guitar
13. A Satisfied Mind - Porter Wagoner
14. I Want To Be With You Always - Lefty Frizzell
15. (Now And Then, There’s) A Fool Such As I - Hank Snow, The Singing Ranger And His Rainbow Ranch Boys

Disc 16: Golden Age Of Country - Don't Worry (Disc B)

1. Billy Bayou - Jim Reeves
2. Always Late (With Your Kisses) - Lefty Frizzell
3. Don’t - Elvis Presley
4. Life To Go - Stonewall Jackson
5. The Rhumba Boogie - Hank Snow, The Singing Ranger And His Rainbow Ranch Boys
6. My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You - Ray Price
7. I Want To Go With You - Eddy Arnold
8. Don’t Take Your Guns To Town - Johnny Cash
9. The Cold Hard Facts Of Life - Porter Wagoner
10. Take Me To Your World - Tammy Wynette
11. The Hurtin’s All Over - Connie Smith
12. Begging To You - Marty Robbins
13. A-Sleeping At The Foot Of The Bed - “Little” Jimmy Dickens
14. I Take The Chance - Jim Edward, Maxine & Bonnie Brown
15. (How Much Is) That Hound Dog In The Window - Homer and Jethro

Disc 17: Golden Age Of Country - Heartbreak U.S.A. (Disc A)

1. Chug-A-Lug - Roger Miller
2. Fist City - Loretta Lynn
3. Darling, You Know I Wouldn’t Lie - Conway Twitty
4. She’s Got You - Patsy Cline
5. I Get The Fever - Bill Anderson
6. If a Woman Answers (Hang Up The Phone) - Leroy Van Dyke
7. All The Time - Jack Greene
8. Truck Drivin’ Son-Of-A-Gun - Dave Dudley
9. The Window Up Above - George Jones
10. Roll Muddy River - Wilburn Brothers
11. Why Don’t You Love Me - Hank Williams
12. One By One - Kitty Wells with Red Foley
13. Too Old To Cut The Mustard - The Carlisles
14. Love, Love, Love - Webb Pierce
15. Goodnight Irene - Ernest Tubb With Red Foley & The Sunshine Trio

Disc 18: Golden Age Of Country - Heartbreak U.S.A. (Disc B)

1. Jambalay (On The Bayou) - Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys
2. Birmingham Bounce - Red Foley
3. Looking Back To See - Justin Tubb with Goldie Hill
4. Slowly - Webb Pierce
5. I Fall To Pieces - Patsy Cline
6. Engine Engine #9 - Roger Miller
7. The Image Of Me - Conway Twitty
8. Woman Of The World (Leave My World Alone) - Loretta Lynn
9. I’ll Just Have A Cup Of Coffee (Then I’ll Go) - Claude Gray
10. Ballad Of Forty Dollars - Tom T. Hall
11. She Still Comes Around (To Love What’s Left Of Me) - Jerry Lee Lewis
12. Heartbreak U.S.A. - Kitty Wells
13. Another - Roy Drusky
14. Crying In The Chapel - Rex Allen
15. 8 X10 - Bill Anderson

 

Have you checked out the other Country series that TimeLife has produced?:

Country USA
Classic Country
Contemporary Country
Country Gold Collection
Superstars of Country
Country Romance
Legendary Stars of Country

All are great.

 

That looks like a great set.

 

A good reference for the older sets (before 2000) is:

Time-Life Music Story

You will find sets produced, track listings and other odd ball data.