In Country (album)

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In Country
In Country (album) cover.jpg
Compilation album by
Released1992
Recorded1992
Genre Country
Length40 minutes
Label KM Records
Kikki Danielsson chronology
Vägen hem till dej
(1991)
In Country
(1992)
Jag ska aldrig lämna dig
(1993)

In Country is a 1992 compilation album from Swedish pop and country singer Kikki Danielsson. [1]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Listen to a Country Song"
  2. "Talking in Your Sleep"
  3. "Walk on By"
  4. "Stand by Your Man"
  5. "Sweet Little You"
  6. Nine to Five (9 to 5)
  7. "U.S. of America"
  8. "Cowboy Yodel Song"
  9. "Diggy Diggy Lo"
  10. "Good Year for the Roses"
  11. Good Year for the Roses
  12. Stagger Lee
  13. Texas when I Die
  14. Take Me to the Pilot
  15. "Nashville, Tennessee"

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References

  1. "In Country" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1992. Retrieved 8 January 2010.