Description
Compilation – Now That’s What I Call Country Classics 70s – Orange Vinyl Record
Now That’s What I Call Country Classics 70s is a multi‑artist compilation album in the NOW That’s What I Call Music! series, released on March 1, 2024. It’s part of the Country Classics sub‑series that curates iconic country hits from a specific decade, and this installment focuses on the 1970s, gathering 18 of the most enduring and influential songs from the era’s country scene.
The tracklist reads like a greatest‑hits snapshot of ’70s country, blending crossover pop success with pure country staple tunes. It opens with Glen Campbell’s “Rhinestone Cowboy”, which topped the Billboard Hot 100, and continues through classics like Kenny Rogers’s “The Gambler”, John Denver’s evergreen “Take Me Home, Country Roads”, and Dolly Parton’s emotional standard “Jolene.” The compilation also includes Loretta Lynn’s autobiographical “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” Lynn Anderson’s feel‑good “Rose Garden,” and Tanya Tucker’s early career hit “Delta Dawn.” Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson’s laid‑back anthem “Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys” pairs with Conway Twitty’s “Hello Darlin’,” Crystal Gayle’s smooth “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue,” and Linda Ronstadt’s soft pop‑country crossover “Blue Bayou.”
Other notable selections include Ronnie Milsap’s reflective “Smoky Mountain Rain,” Michael Martin Murphey’s wistful “Wildfire,” Eddie Rabbitt’s “Every Which Way But Loose,” Don Williams’s gentle “It Must Be Love,” Jerry Reed’s playful “When You’re Hot, You’re Hot,” Johnny Paycheck’s working‑class rebel “Take This Job and Shove It,” and The Charlie Daniels Band’s fiery “The Devil Went Down to Georgia.”
Now That’s What I Call Country Classics 70s serves as a curated retrospective of 1970s country music, capturing the decade’s stylistic diversity—from honky‑tonk and outlaw country to country‑pop crossovers—and providing a solid overview of many artists and songs that defined the genre during that period.
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Track Listing
Glen Campbell – Rhinestone Cowboy
Kenny Rogers – The Gambler
John Denver – Take Me Home, Country Roads
Dolly Parton – Jolene
Loretta Lynn – Coal Miner’s Daughter
Lynn Anderson – Rose Garden
Tanya Tucker – Delta Dawn
Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson – Mama Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Cowboys
Conway Twitty – Hello Darlin
Crystal Gayle – Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
Linda Ronstadt – Blue Bayou
Ronnie Milsap – Smokey Mountain Rain
Michael Martin Murphey – Wildfire
Eddie Rabbitt – Every Which Way But Loose
Don Williams – It Must Be Love
Jerry Reed – When You’re Hot, You’re Hot
Johnny Paycheck – Take This Job And Shove It
The Charlie Daniels Band – The Devil Went Down To Georgia
