AVID Country continues with its Classic Country Albums series with a re-mastered 2CD release by Patsy Cline, complete with original artwork, liner notes and personnel details. “Patsy Cline”; “Showcase”; “Sentimentally Yours” plus 2 EP’s “Patsy Cline” and “Songs By Patsy Cline” and 12 Bonus Singles In many ways Patsy Cline is as much defined by her tragic death as she was by her music. In this respect she joins the likes of Buddy Holly, Hank Williams and Jim Reeves in the “what could have been” game. In pure musical terms, however, Patsy Cline was already a huge star when she died in that awful plane crash in 1963. Unlike Hank Williams, who was pure country, “The Cline” had taken a similar route to Jim Reeves into the pop crossover market. In fact most of her greatest hits were in that category, from “Crazy” to “I Fall To Pieces” to “Walking After Midnight”. In the rare footage of her she cuts a tragic figure probably because we know what would happened to her but in fact her life was largely happy and successful. She was married twice and had two children. She was certainly a feminist pioneer, in all respects from her strength of character, her clothes, her attitude, her support for other female singers such as Loretta Lynn and Dottie West. Her famous “no dough no show” contract with promoters meant she had control over her own career, quite remarkable in those days. But of course all this is forgotten when you drop the needle and listen to that voice. Which it is now time to do, so settle back “Hoss”, and enjoy the show, oh, and I assume you have paid your dough??!!
CD1 1-12: ‘Patsy Cline’ 1. That Wonderful Someone 2. In Care Of The Blues 3. Hungry For Love 4. Too Many Secrets 5. Don’t Ever Leave Me 6. Ain’t No Wheels On This Ship 7. I Can’t Forget 8. I Don’t Wanna 9. Three Cigarettes In An Ashtray 10. Walking After Midnight 11. Fingerprints 12. Then You’ll Know 13-24: ‘Showcase’ 13. I Fall To Pieces 14. Foolin’ Around 15. The Wayward Wind 16. South Of The Border (Down Mexico Way) 17. I Love You So Much It Hurts Me 18. Seven Lonely Days 19. Crazy 20. San Antonio Rose 21. True Love 22. Walking After Midnight 23. A Poor Man’s Roses (Or A Rich Man’s Gold) 24. Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue) 25. Honky Tonk Merry Go Round from Songs By Patsy Cline (EP) 26. A Church, A Courtroom, Then Goodbye from Songs By Patsy Cline (EP) 27. Turn The Cards Slowly from Songs By Patsy Cline (EP) 28. Hidin’ Out from Songs By Patsy Cline (EP)
CD2 1. I Fall To Pieces from Patsy Cline (EP) 2. Lovin’ In Vain from Patsy Cline (EP) 3. Lovesick Blues from Patsy Cline (EP) 4. There He Goes from Patsy Cline (EP) 5-16: ‘Sentimentally Yours’ 5. She’s Got You 6. Heartaches 7. That’s My Desire 8. Your Cheatin’ Heart 9. Anytime 10. You Made Me Love You (I Didn’t Want To Do It) 11. Strange 12. You Belong To Me 13. You Were Only Fooling (While I Was Falling In Love) 14. Half As Much 15. I Can’t Help It (If I’m Still In Love With You) 16. Lonely Street 17. Stop, Look And Listen (Bonus Single) 18. I’ve Loved And Lost Again (Bonus Single) 19. I Love You, Honey (Bonus Single) 20. Come On In (Bonus Single) 21. Try Again (Bonus Single) 22. Today, Tomorrow And Forever (Bonus Single) 23. A Stranger In My Arms (Bonus Single) 24. Stop The World (And Let Me Off) (Bonus Single) 25. Walking Dream (Bonus Single) 26. Let The Teardrops Fall (Bonus Single) 27. If I Could See The World (Through The Eyes Of A Child) (Bonus Single) 28. Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms) (Bonus Single)
