Fifty Years of Country Music from Mercury

Various Artists (Artist)

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 17, 1995)
• Original Release Date: November 1995
• Number of Discs: 3
• Label: Polygram Records
• ASIN: B000007M98
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #217,921 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. New Ten Gallon Hat

2. Let's Ride That Plane - Briarhopper, Homer

3. I'm a Truck Drivin' Man - Art Gibson

4. Yodelin' Blues - Robert Lunn

5. Lost John - Lonnie Glosson

6. Automatic Mama

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Disc: 2

1. I Found My Girl in the U.S.A. - Jimmie Skinner

2. I'm the Girl from the U.S.A. - Connie Hall

3. Running Bear - Johnny Preston

4. Out of Control

5. My Ears Should Burn (When Fools Are Talked About) - Claude Gray

6. Walk on By - Leroy Van Dyke

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Disc: 3

1. Chicken on the Ground - Billy Joe Shaver

2. Would You Take Another Chance on Me - Jerry Lee Lewis

3. Ridin' My Thumb to Mexico - Johnny Rodriguez

4. She Even Woke Me up to Say Goodbye

5. Come on Joe - Jo-El Sonnier

6. Last Cheater's Waltz - Sonny Throckmorton

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Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great overview of an influential record label, June 12, 2009

By	Joe Sixpack -- Slipcue.com (...in Middle America) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)

Various Artists
"Fifty Years of Country Music from Mercury"
(Mercury Records)
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This is a great 3-CD overview of the country music recorded by the Mercury label in the 1940s, '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, and early '90s. The first two discs are packed with real gems: Mercury was never as powerful a label as, say, Capitol or Columbia. Indeed, during the early years, at least as far as country music went, Mercury was practically an indie label, and many of these artists remain pretty obscure to this day. Also, a lot of these recordings are pretty rugged and up-tempo, the kind of honky-tonk country that fed into rockabilly in the early 'Fifties. I think this is a great collection -- fans of classic, old-school country will want to check it out! (DJ Joe Sixpack, Slipcue Guide To Country Music)