Various Artists - This Is Country (2006)

This compilation is a grand retrospective of the country genre, released as a 2-CD set. The collection brings together legendary artists who shaped the Nashville sound along with stars who dominated the charts in subsequent decades. The tracklist includes iconic compositions that have become part of the cultural code of American music: from the melancholic ballads of Patsy Cline to the energetic outlaw country of Waylon Jennings and the pop-oriented hits of Kenny Rogers and Juice Newton. The album covers a wide emotional spectrum, conveying classic themes of rural life, heartbreak, road romance, and the working-class experience. This release serves as an introductory guide to the genre's history for a broad audience.

Tracklist:
1-1 Willie Nelson - Night Life [2:37]
1-2 Patsy Cline - Walkin' After Midnight [2:37]
1-3 Waylon Jennings - While Lightnin' [2:17]
1-4 Lynn Anderson - Rose Garden [2:55]
1-5 Dolly Parton - Honky Tonk Angels [2:25]
1-6 Kenny Rogers - Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town [2:55]
1-7 Juice Newton - Queen Of Hearts [3:17]
1-8 Mickey Gilley - Put Your Dreams Away [2:10]
1-9 T.G. Sheppard - Last Cheater's Waltz [3:41]
1-10 Johnny Paycheck - Take This Job And Shove It [2:43]
1-11 Conway Twitty;CONWAY TWITTY - It's Only Make Believe [2:12]
1-12 Merle Haggard - Santa Claus And Popcorn [2:11]
1-13 Carl Perkins - What Am I Living For [2:20]
1-14 B.J. Thomas - Hooked On A Feeling [3:10]
1-15 Exile - Woke Up In Love [3:10]
1-16 Donna Fargo - The Happiest Girl In The Whole Usa [2:35]
1-17 T.G. Sheppard - I'll Be Coming Back For More [2:57]
1-18 Jeanne Pruett - Satin Sheets [3:16]
1-19 Exile - I Can't Get Close Enough [4:11]
1-20 Freddy Fender - Wasted Days And Wasted Nights [2:46]
2-21 Kenny Rogers - Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) [3:20]
2-22 Juice Newton - You Make Me Want To Make You Mine [4:11]
2-23 T.G. Sheppard - War Is Hell (On The Homefront Too) [3:24]
2-24 Janie Fricke - Don't Worry 'bout Me Baby [2:26]
2-25 Boxcar Willie - Convoy [4:02]
2-26 The Oak Ridge Boys;Oak Ridge Boys - On The Sunny Banks [2:42]
2-27 Lynn Anderson - How Can I Unlove You [2:36]
2-28 T.G. Sheppard - Devil In The Bottle [2:49]
2-29 Mickey Gilley - Don't The Girls All Get Prettier At Closing Time [3:02]
2-30 Barbara Fairchild - Teddy Bear Song [3:05]
2-31 Exile - Crazy For Your Love [3:25]
2-32 Juice Newton - The Sweetest Thing [4:04]
2-33 Holly Dunn - Are You Ever Gonna Love Me [2:33]
2-34 Pam Tillis;PAM TILLIS - Mi Vida Loca [3:31]
2-35 T. Graham Brown;T.Graham Brown - Darlene [3:11]
2-36 Janie Fricke - Always Have, Always Will [3:37]
2-37 Mickey Gilley - Window Up Above [1:38]
2-38 Doug Stone - Why Didn't I Think Of That [3:12]
2-39 Holly Dunn - You Really Had Me Going [2:48]
2-40 Janie Fricke - Tell Me A Lie [4:00]