The Wonderful World of Depressing Country Music

30 heartbreaking, tearjerking country classics. An aching array of tragedy and worse from George Jones, Hank Snow, Patsy Cline, Don Gibson, Kitty Wells, Rose Maddox, Eddie Arnold and many more.

A dramatic soap opera of cancelled weddings, divorce, separation, lying, cheating and all that good stuff from relationship management. Featuring a litany of deceit, long-lost memories, childhood death, God-fearing pontifications, long-lost letters and a bouquet of roses that just can’t help the situation.

A depressing cascade of tears for the lonely and broken-hearted, the bereft and the begrudging; a fine collection of songs that could make any grown man weep.

With lesser-known country icons including Goldie Hill, Texas Ruby and hillbilly legend Ray Pressley along with a aide of duets from Hank Snow and Anita Carter, Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper and Joe Maphis and Rose Lee.

Remastered from a pile of tear-drenched 45s, with sleeve notes from an angst-ridden Dave Henderson of Mojo magazine.

Track Listing:
1. Goldie Hill – "Call Off The Wedding"
2. Don Gibson – "Lonely Street"
3. George Jones – "There’ll Be No Teardrops Tonight"
4. Hank Snow and Anita Carter – "I Dreamed Of An Old Love Affair"
5. Kitty Wells – "Heart To Heart Talk"
6. Carlisle Brothers – "Tramp On The Street"
7. Hank Snow – "Letter Edged In Black"
8. Patsy Cline – "A Church, A Courtroom And Then Goodbye"
9. Skeets McDonald – "My Room Is Crowded"
10. Texas Ruby – "Teardrops And Empty Arms"
11. Rose Maddox – "The Old Crossroad Is Waitin’"
12. Joe Maphis and Rose Lee – "Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music)"
13. Ray Pressley – "Living, Learning, Trying To Forget"
14. George Jones – "Oh Lonesome Me"
15. Joe Maphis and Rose Lee – "I’m A Stranger In My Home"
16. Eddie Arnold – "Bouquet Of Roses"
17. Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper – "This World Can’t Stand Long"
18. Kitty Wells – "I’ve Got A New Heartache"
19. Goldie Hill – "I’m The Loneliest Gal In Town"
20. Kitty Wells – "Lonely Side Of Town"
21. Stanley Brothers – "Are You Afraid To Die"
22. Patsy Cline – "The Heart You Break May Be Your Own"
23. Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper – "I’m Reading Your Letter Again"
24. Don Gibson – "It Only Hurts For A Little While"
25. Rose Maddox – "I’ll Meet You In Church Sunday Morning"
26. Kitty Wells – "We Buried Her Beneath The Willows"
27. Hank Snow and Anita Carter – "I Never Will Marry"
28. George Jones – "Don’t Stop The Music"
29. Hank Snow – "There’s A Little Box Of Pine On The 729"
30. The Louvin Brothers – "I’m Ready To Go Home"