PATSY CLINE: SWEET DREAMS - HER COMPLETE DECCA MASTERS 1960-1963 (2 CDS)

In 1960, after five years of recording with 4 Star [distributed via Decca Records], Patsy Cline signed directly to Decca Records and producer Owen Bradley. Having been limited by 4 Star's insistence on dominating the copyrights of the songs she was recording. Owen & Patsy immediately looked more broadly for material, and their first three song session under the new contract instantly produced gold in 'I Fall to Pieces', her first Country #1 and her first charting recording in almost three years. The next year also produced her classic 'Crazy' and 'She's Got You', and Patsy Cline's star has shone brightly ever since. All she needed was the right material, and Owen Bradley and Decca provided it. Unfortunately, that illustrious combination was only to last until Patsy died in a plane crash at age 30 in March 1963. By then, she had recorded the 51 masters on this new collection, and these 51 tracks have become the crown jewels in this country Queen's recorded legacy. From standards to country classics, from Cole Porter and Irving Berlin to Willie Nelson and Hank Williams, the songs, Bradley's full-bodied productions, and Patsy's performances shine throughout. 'Sweet Dreams' is elaborated on by a series of remarkable period photos and insightful sleeve notes by Colin Escott.

I Fall to Pieces
Shoes
Lovin'in Vain
True Love
San Antonio Rose
The Wayward Wind
A Poor Man's Roses (Or a Rich Man's Gold)
Crazy
Who Can I Count on
Seven Lonely Days
Love You So Much It Hurts
Foolin'around
Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue)
South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)
Walkin' After Midnight
Strange
You're Stronger Than Me
She's Got You
You Made Me Love You(I Didn't Want to Do It)
You Belong to Me
Heartaches
Your Cheatin'heart
That's My Desire
Half As Much
Lonely Street
Anytime
You Were Only Fooling (While I Was Falling in Love)
I Can't Help It (If I'm Falling in Love with You)
You're Stronger Than Me
When I Get Thru with You (You'll Love Me Too)
Imagine That
So Wrong
Why Can't He Be You
Your Kinda Love
When You Need a Laugh
Leavin'on Your Mind
Back in Baby's Arms
Tra Le la Le la Triangle
That's How Heartache Begins
Faded Love
Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)
Love Letters in the Sand
Blue Moon of Kentucky
Sweet Dreams (Of You)
Always
Does Your Heart Beat for Me
Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home
He Called Me Baby
Crazy Arms
You Took Him Off My Hands
I'll Sail My Ship Alone