Patsy Cline - Golden Hits

Artist:

Cline, Patsy

See Also:

Jim Reeves/Patsy Cline - Greatest Hits

Description:

Laserlight`s three-CD PATSY CLINE COLLECTION pulls together 39 of the 51 songs Cline recorded for the Four Star company between 1955 and 1960. It includes material from her very first sessions, her first hit ("Walkin` After Midnight"), and a remarkable amount of musical experimentation. Cline could have been a complete success as a stone honky-tonker, a rockabilly chick, or a dreamy pop balladeer; her producer, Owen Bradley, gave her a shot at all three over the course of the five years covered here.
In 1960 she signed with Decca and succeeded in becoming a crossover sensation before her untimely death in a 1963 plane crash. The one drawback to this Laserlight set is the complete lack of documentation. There`s no songwriting credits, session personnel information, or recording dates provided, making this more of a three-disc package deal than a boxed set. Still, it hits all the important highlights and then some, from the rockin` "Hungry For Love" and "There He Goes" to the hard-core country of "Crazy Dreams" and "Today, Tomorrow and Forever," and the torchy pop of "If I Could Only Stay Asleep" and "Cry Not For Me."

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Walkin` After Midnight
2. Just Out of Reach (Of My Open Arms)
3. Pick Me up on Your Way Down
4. Heart You Break May Be Your Own, The
5. I Cried All the Way to the Altar
6. Church, A Courtroom, And Then Goodbye, A
7. Honky Tonk Merry Go Round
8. Just a Closer Walk With Thee
9. Stranger in My Arms, A
10. Stop the World (And Let Me Off)

Album Information

Release Date:

02/23/1996

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Country

Subgenre:

Nashville Sound

Label:

ITC Masters

Catalog Number:

1004

Original Release Year:

1996

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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