The Definitive Collection | ||||
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Released | 2004 | |||
Recorded | 1956–1963 | |||
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Label | MCA Records | |||
Patsy Cline chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Tom Hull | A− [2] |
The Definitive Collection is an album released by MCA records and is a compilation of country singer Patsy Cline's work.
This is one of Patsy Cline's better-known compilations. The album consists of all Cline's big late-1950s and early-1960s hits. Unlike the massive-selling 12 Greatest Hits album, the version of " Walkin' After Midnight" on this album is the original version, not the remake. It also features her signature tune, " Crazy", as well as her other big hit " I Fall to Pieces", along with her 1963 hits, and even singles released after her death, like "He Called Me Baby" and " Always".
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | " Walkin' After Midnight" | Alan Block, Donn Hecht | 2:35 |
2. | " A Poor Man's Roses (Or a Rich Man's Gold)" | Milton De Lugg, Bob Hilliard | 2:47 |
3. | " Lovesick Blues" | Cliff Friend, Irving Mills | 2:20 |
4. | " I Fall to Pieces" | Hank Cochran, Harlan Howard | 2:48 |
5. | " True Love" | Cole Porter | 2:08 |
6. | " San Antonio Rose" | Bob Wills | 2:20 |
7. | " Crazy" | Willie Nelson | 2:44 |
8. | "Strange" | Fred Burch, Mel Tillis | 2:12 |
9. | " She's Got You" | Cochran | 2:59 |
10. | " Heartaches" | Al Hoffman, John Klenner | 2:11 |
11. | " Half as Much" | Curley Williams | 2:29 |
12. | " When I Get Through with You" | Howard | 2:39 |
13. | " Imagine That" | Justin Tubb | 2:55 |
14. | " So Wrong" | Carl Perkins, Danny Dill, Tillis | 3:01 |
15. | " Why Can't He Be You" | Cochran | 3:26 |
16. | " Leavin' on Your Mind" | Wayne Walker | 2:25 |
17. | "When You Need a Laugh" | Cochran | 2:50 |
18. | "Back in Baby's Arms" | Bob Montgomery | 2:03 |
19. | " Faded Love" | B. Wills, John Wills | 3:45 |
20. | " Always" | Irving Berlin | 2:42 |
21. | "He Called Me Baby" | Howard | 2:41 |
22. | " Sweet Dreams (Of You)" | Don Gibson | 2:32 |
The Definitive Collection received a perfect five stars from William Ruhlmann of Allmusic. [1] In his review, Ruhlmann describes the collection as "an excellent single-disc sampler of Patsy Cline." [1]
The Definitive Collection peaked at number 52 on the U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums chart. [3] It has sold 180,300 copies in the United States as of October 2019. [4]
Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 52 |