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The Patsy Cline Story

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The Patsy Cline Story
Compilation album by
ReleasedJune 10, 1963
RecordedNovember 16, 1960 – February 5, 1963
GenreCountry, traditional pop
Length60:53
LabelDecca (1963)
MCA (1988)
ProducerOwen Bradley
Patsy Cline chronology
Sentimentally Yours
(1962)
The Patsy Cline Story
(1963)
A Portrait of Patsy Cline
(1964)
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
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

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

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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

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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

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Record one
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Heartaches"Sentimentally Yours, 19622:08
2."She's Got You"Hank CochranSentimentally Yours2:58
3."Walkin' After Midnight"
  • Alan Block
  • Don Hecht
Showcase, 19611:58
4."Strange"
Sentimentally Yours2:12
5."Leavin' on Your Mind"
 2:25
6."South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)"Showcase2:25
7."Foolin' 'Round"Showcase2:11
8."I Fall to Pieces"
  • Howard
  • Cochran
Showcase2:48
9."A Poor Man's Roses (Or a Rich Man's Gold)"
Showcase2:34
10."Tra Le La Le La Triangle" 2:14
11."True Love"Cole PorterShowcase2:06
12."Imagine That"Justin Tubb 2:53
Record two
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Back in Baby's Arms"Bob Montgomery 2:03
2."Crazy"Willie NelsonShowcase2:42
3."You're Stronger Than Me"
  • Cochran
  • Jimmy Key
 2:52
4."Seven Lonely Days"
Showcase2:11
5."Sweet Dreams (Of You)"Don Gibson 2:35
6."Your Cheatin' Heart"Hank WilliamsSentimentally Yours2:20
7."San Antonio Rose"Bob WillsShowcase2:19
8."Why Can't He Be You"Cochran 3:26
9."The Wayward Wind"
  • Stanley Lebowsy
  • Herb Newman
Showcase3:20
10."So Wrong" 3:00
11."I Love You So Much it Hurts"Floyd TillmanShowcase2:12
12."You Belong to Me"Sentimentally Yours3:03
Total length:60:53

Personnel

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Charts

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AlbumBillboard (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

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "The Patsy Cline Story album review". allmusic. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
  3. ^ Flood, Lisa. "Patsy Cline biography - Trouble & Honey". Archived from the original on September 27, 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
  4. ^ "The Patsy Cline Story profile". Patsy Cline.info. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
  5. ^ Altman, Billy (1990). "Amazon.com review for "Patsy Cline Story"". Amazon. Retrieved 2008-09-28.