- Artist:
- Various Artists
NOW That’s What I Call Country (3LP)
Release Date: 16 February, 2024
NOW is proud to present the very best of Country music with NOW That’s What I Call Country. 3-LPs jam-packed full of the biggest Country hits of all time! The perfect collection for fans of both Country and Pop, pressed in stunning transparent Orange vinyl.
Dolly Parton kicks off LP1 with the iconic ‘Jolene’, then over to John Denver’s platinum single ‘Take Me Home, Country Roads’. The journey continues with ‘70s chart smashes from Glen Campbell, The Bellamy Brothers, and #1s from Dr Hook and Kenny Rogers. The side closes with classics from Bobbie Gentry and Crystal Gayle before Shania Twain’s Grammy-nominated ‘You’re Still The One’. Over on Side 2, Lady Antebellum’s massive track ‘Need You Now’ opens and is followed by stellar vocals from Lee Ann Womack and Trisha Yearwood, and includes songs that were as equally huge as pop hits, as they were in these country versions, including ‘The Wind Beneath My Wings’, ‘I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing’, and the LP is all wrapped up by Lonestar with their enduring radio smash ‘Amazed (Captain Mix)’.
Legendary U.S. hits from Linda Ronstadt, Debby Boone and Juice Newton open LP2, with the side also featuring huge hits from Anne Murray and Lynn Anderson before legendary artists, Johnny Cash with ‘Ring Of Fire’, Roy Orbison, and closing with Patsy Cline’s timeless ‘Crazy’. Flip the disc over and Side B is all about contemporary and pop-crossover Country. Chart topper Luke Combs with ‘Hurricane’, is followed by Keith Urban’s double platinum track ‘Somebody Like You’, before Darius Rucker, Chris Stapleton, Little Big Town, Kacey Musgraves, a second appearance from Lady Antebellum – this time with Stevie Nicks, and finishing on the stunning ‘The Bones’ from Maren Morris.
The final LP features a huge line-up of massive hits: Opening with one of the most definitive collaborations of all time between Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers with ‘Islands In The Stream’, before the smash ‘The Devil Went Down To Georgia’ from The Charlie Daniels Band, and Shania Twain with her empowering worldwide Country Pop hit ‘Man! I Feel Like A Woman’. More pop crossover smashes are up next; Brit Award nominated ‘Nothing Breaks Like a Heart’ by Mark Ronson & Miley Cyrus, and the fusion of dance-pop and Country that is ‘Dancing’ from Kylie Minogue feature alongside Carrie Underwood, LeAnn Rimes and the amazing ‘Duelling Banjos’….and the final side rounds out the collection with Olivia Newton-John’s version of ‘Take Me Home Country Roads’, the peerless ‘Wichita Lineman’ from Glen Campbell, ‘Stand By Your Man’ by Grammy Hall of Famer Tammy Wynette, plus Charlie Rich and second appearances from The Bellamy Brothers, Crystal Gayle and the sublime ‘Rocky Mountain High’ by John Denver before signing off with Willie Nelson’s beautiful version of ‘Always On My Mind’.
With 50 tracks and its mix of classic and modern hits, this collection is essential for any vinyl collection! So, grab yours today, and get ready to enjoy the very best of Country across 3-LPs!
- Label:
- Now
- Formats:
- Vinyl LP
- Cat#:
- LPNNNOW146