| The Patsy Cline Story | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | June 10, 1963 | |||
| Recorded | November 16, 1960 – February 5, 1963 | |||
| Genre | Country, traditional pop | |||
| Length | 60:53 | |||
| Label |
Decca (1963) MCA (1988) | |||
| Producer | Owen Bradley | |||
| Patsy Cline chronology | ||||
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| 1988 Re-issued cover | ||||
 In 1988, the album was digitally remastered on a CD format with a new cover, as shown above. | ||||
| Singles from The Patsy Cline Story | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |  
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The Patsy Cline Story is a double compilation album consisting of American country music singer Patsy Cline's best-known songs between 1961 and 1963. The album was released on June 10, 1963, three months following Cline's death.
Background
The Patsy Cline Story is a 24-track two-disc collection Cline's label, Decca Records released following Cline's death in a plane crash in March of that year. The album contains Cline's biggest hits, including "Walkin' After Midnight" (the 1961 remake), "I Fall to Pieces," "Crazy," "She's Got You," and "Sweet Dreams." It also contains lesser-known songs that weren't hits for Cline, including "You're Stronger Than Me." [2] The Patsy Cline Story replaced Cline's fourth studio album that was supposed to be released in the end of March 1963, Faded Love, but due to her death in early March, it was never released. [3] The album included two singles that were released posthumously in 1963, "Leavin' on Your Mind" and "Sweet Dreams (Of You)," both of which reached the Top 10 on the Billboard Country Chart.
When Decca Records changed to MCA Records in 1973, the album was re-issued and the insert in the gatefold was also changed. Shortly afterward, copies eliminated the gatefold completely, and therefore both of the records were contained in a single sleeve. In 1988, the album was digitally remastered and reissued again on a CD format with a new cover. [4]
Individual tracks
While the album features Cline's most well-known hits, the album also contains additional extras [5] including Bob Wills' " San Antonio Rose" and Gogi Grant's "The Wayward Wind," both from Cline's 1961 studio album, Patsy Cline Showcase. It also contains her 1962 hits, "So Wrong" and "Imagine That," which were never released on albums before.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | " Heartaches" | Sentimentally Yours, 1962 | 2:08 | |
| 2. | " She's Got You" | Hank Cochran | Sentimentally Yours | 2:58 |
| 3. | " Walkin' After Midnight" |
| Showcase, 1961 | 1:58 |
| 4. | "Strange" |
| Sentimentally Yours | 2:12 |
| 5. | " Leavin' on Your Mind" |
| 2:25 | |
| 6. | " South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)" | Showcase | 2:25 | |
| 7. | "Foolin' 'Round" | Showcase | 2:11 | |
| 8. | " I Fall to Pieces" |
| Showcase | 2:48 |
| 9. | " A Poor Man's Roses (Or a Rich Man's Gold)" |
| Showcase | 2:34 |
| 10. | "Tra Le La Le La Triangle" |
| 2:14 | |
| 11. | " True Love" | Cole Porter | Showcase | 2:06 |
| 12. | " Imagine That" | Justin Tubb | 2:53 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Back in Baby's Arms" | Bob Montgomery | 2:03 | |
| 2. | " Crazy" | Willie Nelson | Showcase | 2:42 |
| 3. | "You're Stronger Than Me" |
| 2:52 | |
| 4. | "Seven Lonely Days" |
| Showcase | 2:11 |
| 5. | " Sweet Dreams (Of You)" | Don Gibson | 2:35 | |
| 6. | " Your Cheatin' Heart" | Hank Williams | Sentimentally Yours | 2:20 |
| 7. | " San Antonio Rose" | Bob Wills | Showcase | 2:19 |
| 8. | " Why Can't He Be You" | Cochran | 3:26 | |
| 9. | " The Wayward Wind" |
| Showcase | 3:20 |
| 10. | " So Wrong" |
| 3:00 | |
| 11. | "I Love You So Much it Hurts" | Floyd Tillman | Showcase | 2:12 |
| 12. | " You Belong to Me" | Sentimentally Yours | 3:03 | |
| Total length: | 60:53 | |||
Personnel
- Harold Bradley – electric bass
- Owen Bradley – producer
- Patsy Cline – vocals
- Floyd Cramer – piano
- Ray Edenton – rhythm guitar
- Hank Garland – electric guitar
- Buddy Harman – drums
- Hoyt Hawkins – background vocals
- Walter Haynes – steel guitar
- Randy Hughes – rhythm guitar
- Joe Jenkins – acoustic bass
- The Jordanaires – background vocals
- Ben Keith – steel guitar
- Douglas Kirkham – drums
- Millie Kirkham – background vocals
- Grady Martin – electric guitar
- Neal Matthews Jr. – background vocals
- Bob Moore – acoustic bass
- Bill Pursell – organ, vibraphone
- Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano
- Gordon Stoker – background vocals
- Ray C. Walker – background vocals
- Rita Faye Wilson – autoharp
Charts
Album – Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Country Albums | 9 |
| Pop Albums | 74 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | "Leavin' on Your Mind" | Country Singles | 8 |
| Pop Singles | 84 | ||
| "Sweet Dreams (Of You)" | Country Singles | 5 | |
| Pop Singles | 44 | ||
| Adult Contemporary Singles | 15 |
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "The Patsy Cline Story album review". allmusic. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
- ^ Flood, Lisa. "Patsy Cline biography - Trouble & Honey". Archived from the original on September 27, 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
- ^ "The Patsy Cline Story profile". Patsy Cline.info. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
- ^ Altman, Billy (1990). "Amazon.com review for "Patsy Cline Story"". Amazon. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
