The Essential Country Album

The Essential Country Album
compilation by Various artists
Released	2003
Label	EMI

2 CD various artists compilation includes Good Year For The Roses by Elvis Costello and The Attractions

Tracks

Disc 1
	Title	Performer(s)	Length
1.	City Of New Orleans	Willie Nelson
2.	Past The Point Of Rescue	Hal Ketchum
3.	Jolene	Dolly Parton
4.	Ring Of Fire	Johnny Cash
5.	The Most Beautiful Girl In The...	Charlie Rich
6.	Sweet Home Alabama	Lynyrd Skynyrd
7.	Dance The Night Away	The Mavericks
8.	Crying	Roy Orbison
9.	Forever And Ever Amen	Randy Travis
10.	If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body	Bellamy Brothers
11.	You're My Best Friend	Don Williams
12.	He Stopped Loving Her Today	George Jones
13.	Rose Garden	Lynn Anderson
14.	Distant Drums	Jim Reeves
15.	Love Can Build A Bridge	The Judds
16.	You Ain't Going Anywhere	The Byrds
17.	Devil Woman	Marty Robbins
18.	Early Morning Rain	Gordon Lightfoot
19.	Ode To Billie Joe	Bobbie Gentry
20.	Coal Miner's Daughter	Loretta Lynn
21.	Bye Bye Love	Everly Brothers
22.	Light Up My Life	Leann Rimes

Disc 2
	Title	Performer(s)	Length
1.	Longer	Dan Fogelberg
2.	Poor Boy Blues	Chet Atkins / Mark Knopfler
3.	I'll Be Your Baby Tonight	Bob Dylan
4.	Guitar Town	Steve Earle
5.	Stand By Your Man	Tammy Wynette
6.	Ghost Riders In The Sky	Johnny Cash
7.	Blue Bayou	Roy Orbison
8.	Delta Dawn	Tanya Tucker
9.	Country Boy	Ricky Skaggs
10.	Crazy	Patsy Cline
11.	Me And Bobby McGee	Kris Kristofferson
12.	Closer To Fine	Indigo Girls
13.	From A Distance	Nanci Griffith
14.	Everybody's Talkin'	Harry Nilsson
15.	Good Year For The Roses	Elvis Costello & The Attractions
16.	Always On My Mind	Willie Nelson
17.	The Devil Went Down To Georgia	The Charlie Daniels Band
18.	Girls With Guitars	Wynonna
19.	El Paso	Marty Robbins
20.	Galveston	Glen Campbell
21.	Okie From Muskogee	Merle Haggard