Patsy Cline - True Love: A Standards Collection

Artist:

Cline, Patsy

Description:

Producer: Owen Bradley.
Compilation producers: Joseph F. Laredo, Andy McKaie.
Recorded at Bradley Film & Recording Studios, Nashville, Tennessee between 1961 & 1963. Includes liner notes by Joseph F. Laredo.
Digitally remastered by Doug Schwartz (Audio Mechanics, Burbank, California).
TRUE LOVE is a nicely assembled selection of tracks that originally appeared on Cline`s albums between 1961 and 1963. Actually, the word "standards" is a little misleading, as there`s no Gershwin, Johnny Mercer, Rogers and Hart, or Jerome Kern to be found here (although there are two lesser songs by Cole Porter and Irving Berlin). It`s more accurate to say that this is a collection of (occasionally cornball) oldies, harmonically and structurally similar to country songs, that Cline`s producer Owen Bradley had her sing in an early attempt at pop crossover. That said, Cline doesn`t try to sing them as pop. Her phrasing and intonation remain as distinctively country as ever. Standouts include Berlin`s "Always," which Cline tears into with genuine passion, and a smoldering version of "Bill Bailey Won`t You Please Come Home" which abruptly starts to swing at the halfway mark.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. True Love
2. You Belong To Me
3. You Were Only Fooling (While I Was Falling In Love)
4. That`s My Desire
5. Heartaches
6. Love Letters In The Sand
7. Someday (You`ll Want Me To Want You)
8. Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue)
9. I Love You So Much It Hurts
10. You Made Me Love You (I Didn`t Want To Do It)
11. Does Your Heart Beat For Me
12. Anytime
13. Bill Bailey, Won`t You Please Come Home?
14. Always

Album Information

Release Date:

04/25/2000

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Country

Subgenre:

Nashville Sound

Label:

MCA Nashville

Catalog Number:

112 249

Original Release Year:

2000

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Mixed

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