| 40 Golden Greats | |
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Greatest hits album by Jim Reeves | |
| Released | 1975 |
| Genre | Pop, rock |
| Length | 97:18 |
| Label | Arcade |
40 Golden Greats is a greatest hits album by Jim Reeves. It was released in 1975 and reached number one on the UK Albums Chart, [1] where it was a posthumous number one. Surprisingly, it does not include " I Love You Because".
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | " Distant Drums" | Cindy Walker | 2:50 |
| 2. | " Bimbo" | Glenn O'Dell | 2:50 |
| 3. | " Am I Losing You" | Jim Reeves | 2:18 |
| 4. | " Mexican Joe" | Mitchell Torok | 2:35 |
| 5. | " The Blizzard" | Harlan Howard | 3:22 |
| 6. | "Gypsy Feet" | Leona Butrum, Nellie Smith | 1:40 |
| 7. | " I Fall To Pieces" | Hank Cochran, Harlan Howard | 3:03 |
| 8. | "But You Love Me Daddy" | Pat Twitty | 2:09 |
| 9. | "Guilty" | Alex Zanetis | 3:09 |
| 10. | " Missing You" | Dale Noe, Red Sovine | 2:35 |
| Total length: | 26:31 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | " I Won't Forget You" | Harlan Howard | 2:01 |
| 12. | " The Hawaiian Wedding Song" | Al Hoffman, Charles E. King, Dick Manning | 2:07 |
| 13. | " When You Are Gone" | Dean Manuel, Jim Reeves | 2:52 |
| 14. | "The Storm" | Alex Zanetis, Jim Reeves | 2:07 |
| 15. | "One Dozen Roses" | Dick Jurgens, Joe Washburne, Roger Lewis, Walter Donovan | 1:50 |
| 16. | "Not Until the Next Time" | Gail Talley | 2:45 |
| 17. | "Penny Candy" | Cal Veale | 2:32 |
| 18. | " Anna Marie" | Cindy Walker | 2:16 |
| 19. | " He'll Have to Go" | Audrey Allison, Joe Allison | 2:17 |
| 20. | " Four Walls" | George Campbell, Marvin Moore | 2:57 |
| Total length: | 23:44 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21. | " Welcome to My World" | John Hathcock, Ray Winkler | 2:32 |
| 22. | " Scarlet Ribbons" | Evelyn Danzig, Jack Segal | 2:16 |
| 23. | " According to My Heart" | Gary Walker | 2:39 |
| 24. | " Make the World Go Away" | Hank Cochran | 2:26 |
| 25. | "Crying In My Sleep" | Leona Butrum, Nellie Smith | 1:56 |
| 26. | "Deep Dark Water" | Jim Reeves | 2:24 |
| 27. | " I Won't Come In While He's There" | Gene Davis | 2:05 |
| 28. | "Golden Memories Silver Tears" | Cindy Walker | 2:51 |
| 29. | " Roses Are Red (My Love)" | Al Byron, Paul Evans | 2:45 |
| 30. | " Memories Are Made of This" | Frank Miller, Richard Dehr, Terry Gilkyson | 2:20 |
| Total length: | 24:14 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31. | "You're the Only Good Thing (That's Happened to Me)" | Jack Toombs | 2:15 |
| 32. | " The Wreck Of The Number Nine" | Carson Robison | 2:14 |
| 33. | " Yonder Comes a Sucker" | Jim Reeves | 2:30 |
| 34. | "How Can I Write on Paper (what I Feel In My Heart)" | Danny Harrison, Don Carter, George Kent, Jim Reeves | 2:23 |
| 35. | " Have I Told You Lately That I Love You" | Scotty Wiseman | 1:27 |
| 36. | " Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart" | Eberhard Storch, Geoffrey Parsons, John Turner | 3:06 |
| 37. | "Missing Angel" | Dale Noe | 2:09 |
| 38. | "Is This Me" | Bill West, Dottie West | 2:07 |
| 39. | "Angels Don't Lie" | Dale Noe | 2:23 |
| 40. | " Is It Really Over?" | Jim Reeves | 2:15 |
| Total length: | 22:49 | ||
Chart performance
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom ( BPI) [4] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ Official Charts Company - Elvis Presley - 40 Greatest
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Top Selling Albums For 1975" (PDF). Music Week. 27 December 1975. p. 10. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 March 2021 – via worldradiohistory.com.
- ^ "British album certifications – Jim Reeves – 40 Golden Greats". British Phonographic Industry.
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