Stars of Country [Columbia River]

• Artist: Various Artists
• Release Date: May 07, 2002
• Type: Collection (various artists)
• Genre: Country

Review

Stars of Country on the Columbia River label is a willy-nilly collection of hits from country music's yesteryear, mainly from the 1970s. Johnny Paycheck's hit version of David Allan Coe's "Take This Job and Shove It" is here as is Lynn Anderson's "Rose Garden" and Kenny Rogers' "Reuben James." It's a fine platter to listen to, but it's very short and serious collectors will have most of these tunes anyway. But the price is certainly right. ~ Thom Jurek, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Reuben James (Lyrics)	Alex Harvey, Barry Etris, Alex Harvey	Kenny Rogers	(2:46)
Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A.	Donna Fargo	Donna Fargo	(2:37)
Take This Job and Shove It (Lyrics)	David Allan Coe	Johnny Paycheck	(2:36)
Rose Garden (Lyrics)	Joe South	Lynn Anderson	(2:55)
Almost Persuaded (Lyrics)	Billy Sherrill, Glenn Sutton	David Houston	(3:01)
Della and the Dealer (Lyrics)	Hoyt Axton	Hoyt Axton	(2:59)
Whiskey River	Johnny Bush, Paul Stroud, J. B. Shinn III	Johnny Bush	(2:26)
Skip a Rope (Lyrics)	Jack Moran, Glenn Tubb	Henson Cargill	(2:37)
Walkin' After Midnight (Lyrics)	Alan Block, Don Hecht	Patsy Cline	(2:39)
The End of the World	Sylvia Dee, Arthur Kent	Skeeter Davis	(2:35)

Credits

Patsy Cline (Performer), Johnny Paycheck (Performer), Donna Fargo (Performer), Johnny Bush (Performer), Henson Cargill (Performer), Skeeter Davis (Performer), Lynn Anderson (Performer), David Houston (Performer), Hoyt Axton (Performer)