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Track 1
It’s A Bad Thing
It’s A Bad Thing
The only original song on the
album. Written by Joe No
One, lead singer and rhythm
guitarist with the Healthy
Generations’ house band,
“From Nowhere”.
Track 2
Just Walking In the Rain
Just Walking In the Rain
Written 1952 by Johnny
Bragg and Robert Riley
two prisoners at Tennessee
State Prison in Nashville.
Bragg was convicted of
six charges of rape, which
were later recanted or
considered falsified.
Track 3
You Belong To Me
You Belong To Me
Written by Chilton Price
1913 – 2010) and originally called “Hurry Home To
Me” as a plea to a sweetheart serving overseas in
World War II.
Track 4
Dream
Dream
Words and music written
by Johnny Mercer in 1944
as a theme tune for his
radio program, “Johnny
Mercer’s Radio Shop”.
He was mainly a lyricistcluding
but did write music sometimes in “I’m An Old Cowhand From
The Rio Grande”.
Track 5
One Day At A Time
One Day At A Time
Written by Marijohn Wilkin
and Kris Kristofferson.
MariJohn wrote the song
when Kristofferson was
a writer signed to her
publishing company. She
said, “I called Kris and
asked him to help me with
the first verse.
Track 6
Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love To Town
Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love To Town
Written by Mel Tillis (1932
– 2017) about a paralyzed
veteran who lies helplessly
as his wife “paints up” to go
out for the evening without
him. The line, “that crazy
Asian war” made people
think it was about the Vietnam War but Tillis stated that the song
was about a veteran of World War II.
Track 7
Ghost Riders In The Sky
Ghost Riders In The Sky
Written by Stan Jones
(1914 – 1963) in 1948
when he worked for the
National Park Service
in Death Valley, California. He sang “Riders in
the Sky” when guiding a
group of Hollywood scouts
looking for locations when
they wanted to hear a sample of campfire music.
Track 8
Tennessee Waltz
Tennessee Waltz
En route to Nashville with
their band the Golden
West Cowboys, Christmas 1946, Pee Wee King
and Redd Stewart heard
Bill Monroe’s new song
“Kentucky Waltz” and decided to write a Tennessee waltz.
Track 9
Love Letters In The Sand
Love Letters In The Sand
First published in 1931,
it began life as a poem
by Nick Kenny and J.
Fred Coots obtained
Kenny’s permission to
set the poem to music.
Track 10
Stand By Your Man
Stand By Your Man
Written and recorded
by country music star
Tammy Wynette and cowritten with Billy Sherrill. It proved to be the most successful record of Wynette’s career. The song was criticised by some feminist
groups, but Wynette said that she had
not intended any social or political slant
to it.