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Patsy Cline's Greatest Hits

December 20, 2023

Patsy Cline's Greatest Hits is a compilation consisting of American country pop music singer, Patsy Cline's greatest hits. The album consists of Cline's biggest hits between 1957 and 1963. It is one of the biggest-selling albums in the United States by any female country music artist.

Patsy Cline's Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
Patsy Cline
ReleasedMarch 13, 1967
1988
September 9, 2003
RecordedNovember 16, 1960 – February 7, 1963
GenreCountry, traditional pop
Length32:36
LabelDecca
ProducerOwen Bradley
Patsy Cline chronology
Here's Patsy Cline
(1965) 		Patsy Cline's Greatest Hits
(1967) 		Country Great!
(1969)
1988 12 Greatest Hits cover
When this album was digitally remastered in a CD format in 1988, the cover was changed, as well as the title, 12 Greatest Hits.
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
CD Universe[2]

Background edit

Patsy Cline's Greatest Hits was released four years after her death in 1967 by Decca Records, Cline's longtime record label and the one with whom she'd had the most hits. Among its twelve tracks, the album contains seven of Cline's Top 10 country hits between 1957 and 1963.[3]

In 1971, MCA consolidated the New York-based Decca and Kapp subsidiary labels, plus the California-based Uni label into MCA Records based in Universal City, California. The three labels maintained their identities for a short time but were retired in favor of the MCA label in 1973.[citation needed]

Upon Cline's induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1973, the album was reissued by MCA Records and went gold all over again. In 1988, the album was reissued again on a CD format with a different cover art and was retitled 12 Greatest Hits. In 2003, the album was digitally remastered and was reissued under MCA records again with the original 1967 cover art.[4] Bob Ludwig digitally remastered the album in 2003, making the album sound smoother in sound than it originally did before.[5]

Chart performance & record sales edit

In 1967, the original album release peaked at #17 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. After the album was digitally remastered and reissued under the title, 12 Greatest Hits, the album charted again on the Top Country Albums chart at #27. No singles were spawned from the album.

In 1989, Patsy Cline's Greatest Hits was certified double-platinum (two million copies) by the RIAA, making Cline the first female ever in country music to have a double-platinum album.

The album is currently in Guinness World Records for staying the most weeks on the US Country Chart by a female artist. The album was still on the chart in 2001, 722 weeks after it originally entered the charts.[6] According to Billboard chart records, under its original title, the album was on the Top Country Albums chart for 24 weeks. After its reissue under the title of 12 Greatest Hits, the album will spend 191 cumulative weeks on the same chart while spending 290 cumulative weeks on the Catalog Albums chart.

By 2005, the album had sold 10 million copies in the United States, receiving a certification of 10× Multi-Platinum or Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America.[5] Making it easily the single highest selling album never to chart on the Billboard 200. Patsy Cline's Greatest Hits was the largest-selling album by a female country artist up until Shania Twain's The Woman in Me sold 12 million copies in the United States.[7]

Individual tracks edit

The album contains Patsy Cline's signature hits but also includes several songs that were never hits on the American Country or Pop Top 100 Charts.

"Walkin' After Midnight" was released in 1957 and reached #2 on the Country charts and #12 on the Billboard Top 100. It was released while Cline was still under her Four Star Records contract. The version on the Greatest Hits collection is a 1961 rerecording.

"Sweet Dreams" was released in 1963 following Cline's death. It reached #5 on the Billboard Country chart, #44 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #12 on Billboard Easy Listening.

"Crazy", by songwriter and singer Willie Nelson, was released by Cline in 1961. It went to #2 on Billboard's Country chart, #2 Easy Listening, and #9 on the Hot 100.

"I Fall To Pieces" was released in 1961; it was #1 on Billboard's Country chart, #12 on the Hot 100 and #6 Easy Listening.

"So Wrong" was released in 1962. It was one of Cline's lesser hits, reaching #14 Country and #85 on the Hot 100.

"Strange" was the B-side of "She Got You", released in 1962.

"Back in Baby's Arms" was the B-side of "Sweet Dreams", released following Cline's death in 1963. It was a #1 hit in Australia briefly in 1963.

"She's Got You" was released in 1962. It was #1 Country, #14 Hot 100, and #3 Easy Listening.

"Faded Love", a cover of a Bob Wills song, was released after Cline's death in 1963. It reached #7 on the U.S. Country charts and #96 on the Hot 100. It was first released on album on the Greatest Hits collection.

"Why Can't He Be You" was the B-side of Clines' 1962 single "Heartaches." It had minor chart success, reaching #7 on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100. It also reached the #107 position on the U.S. pop charts.

"You're Stronger Than Me" was the B-side to the 1962 single "So Wrong", which reached #103 Pop. This collection contains a faster version recorded earlier but never released.

"Leavin' on Your Mind" was Cline's last single to be released before her death in 1963. It reached #8 Country and #83 on the Hot 100.

Charted songs that did not make this collection include:

  • "A Poor Man's Roses" (1957 - #14 U.S. Country),
  • "Who Can I Count On?" (1961 - #99 U.S. Pop),
  • "When I Get Thru With You" (1962 - #10 U.S. Country / #52 U.S. Pop),
  • "Imagine That" (1962 - #21 U.S. Country / #90 U.S. Pop),
  • "You're Stronger Than Me" (b-side version) (1962 - #103 U.S. Pop),
  • "Heartaches" (1962 - #73 U.S. Pop), "When You Need a Laugh" (1963 - #47 U.S. Country),
  • "Someday" (1964 - #123 U.S. Pop), and "He Called Me Baby" (1964 - #23 U.S. Country).

Track listing edit

1967 and 1973 original LP version edit

Side 1

  1. "Walkin' After Midnight" – 2:00 (Don Hecht, Alan Block)
  2. "Sweet Dreams (of You)" – 2:33 (Don Gibson)
  3. "Crazy" – 2:41 (Willie Nelson)
  4. "I Fall to Pieces" – 2:47 (Hank Cochran, Harlan Howard)
  5. "So Wrong" – 2:58 (Carl Perkins)
  6. "Strange" – 2:10 (Fred Burch, Mel Tillis)

Side 2

  1. "Back in Baby's Arms" – 2:00 (Bob Montgomery)
  2. "She's Got You" – 2:58 (Cochran)
  3. "Faded Love" – 3:43 (Bob Wills, John Wills)
  4. "Why Can't He Be You" – 3:21 (Cochran)
  5. "You're Stronger Than Me" – 2:51 (Cochran, Jimmy Key)
  6. "Leavin' on Your Mind" – 2:34 (Wayne Walker, Webb Pierce)

1988 and 2003 CD version edit

The song lengths remain the same on the reissued releases.

  1. "Walkin' After Midnight"
  2. "Sweet Dreams (Of You)"
  3. "Crazy"
  4. "I Fall to Pieces"
  5. "So Wrong"
  6. "Strange"
  7. "Back in Baby's Arms"
  8. "She's Got You"
  9. "Faded Love"
  10. "Why Can't He Be You"
  11. "You're Stronger Than Me"
  12. "Leavin' on Your Mind"

Personnel edit

The album's tracks were recorded between November 16, 1960 and February 7, 1963 in Nashville, Tennessee.

Charts edit

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1967 Top Country Albums 17
1988 Top Country Albums 27

Year-end charts edit

2001 year-end chart performance for Patsy Cline's Greatest Hits
Chart (2001) Position
Canadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[8] 31
2002 year-end chart performance for Patsy Cline's Greatest Hits
Chart (2002) Position
Canadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[9] 46

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ CD Universe review
  3. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Album review for Patsy Cline's Greatest Hits". allmusic. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
  4. ^ "Patsy Cline's Greatest Hits album profile". Patsy Cline.info. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
  5. ^ a b Taylor, Joseph. "Patsy Cline's Greatest Hits". SoundStage!.com. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
  6. ^ (2002). In Guinness Book of World Records 2002. Antonia Cunnginham, Managing editor. Barcelona, Spain: Guinness World Records Ltd. p. 149.
  7. ^ Fabian, Shelly. "Shania Twain biography". about.com. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
  8. ^ . Jam!. Archived from the original on July 1, 2002. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  9. ^ . Jam!. Archived from the original on December 4, 2003. Retrieved March 28, 2022.

External links edit

  • Patsy Cline's Greatest Hits Amazon.com profile

December 20, 2023
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Patsy Cline s Greatest Hits is a compilation consisting of American country pop music singer Patsy Cline s greatest hits The album consists of Cline s biggest hits between 1957 and 1963 It is one of the biggest selling albums in the United States by any female country music artist Patsy Cline s Greatest HitsGreatest hits album by Patsy ClineReleasedMarch 13 1967 1988 September 9 2003RecordedNovember 16 1960 February 7 1963GenreCountry traditional popLength32 36LabelDeccaProducerOwen BradleyPatsy Cline chronologyHere s Patsy Cline 1965 Patsy Cline s Greatest Hits 1967 Country Great 1969 1988 12 Greatest Hits coverWhen this album was digitally remastered in a CD format in 1988 the cover was changed as well as the title 12 Greatest Hits Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic 1 CD Universe 2 Contents 1 Background 2 Chart performance amp record sales 3 Individual tracks 4 Track listing 4 1 1967 and 1973 original LP version 4 2 1988 and 2003 CD version 5 Personnel 6 Charts 6 1 Year end charts 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksBackground editPatsy Cline s Greatest Hits was released four years after her death in 1967 by Decca Records Cline s longtime record label and the one with whom she d had the most hits Among its twelve tracks the album contains seven of Cline s Top 10 country hits between 1957 and 1963 3 In 1971 MCA consolidated the New York based Decca and Kapp subsidiary labels plus the California based Uni label into MCA Records based in Universal City California The three labels maintained their identities for a short time but were retired in favor of the MCA label in 1973 citation needed Upon Cline s induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1973 the album was reissued by MCA Records and went gold all over again In 1988 the album was reissued again on a CD format with a different cover art and was retitled 12 Greatest Hits In 2003 the album was digitally remastered and was reissued under MCA records again with the original 1967 cover art 4 Bob Ludwig digitally remastered the album in 2003 making the album sound smoother in sound than it originally did before 5 Chart performance amp record sales editIn 1967 the original album release peaked at 17 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart After the album was digitally remastered and reissued under the title 12 Greatest Hits the album charted again on the Top Country Albums chart at 27 No singles were spawned from the album In 1989 Patsy Cline s Greatest Hits was certified double platinum two million copies by the RIAA making Cline the first female ever in country music to have a double platinum album The album is currently in Guinness World Records for staying the most weeks on the US Country Chart by a female artist The album was still on the chart in 2001 722 weeks after it originally entered the charts 6 According to Billboard chart records under its original title the album was on the Top Country Albums chart for 24 weeks After its reissue under the title of 12 Greatest Hits the album will spend 191 cumulative weeks on the same chart while spending 290 cumulative weeks on the Catalog Albums chart By 2005 the album had sold 10 million copies in the United States receiving a certification of 10 Multi Platinum or Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America 5 Making it easily the single highest selling album never to chart on the Billboard 200 Patsy Cline s Greatest Hits was the largest selling album by a female country artist up until Shania Twain s The Woman in Me sold 12 million copies in the United States 7 Individual tracks editThe album contains Patsy Cline s signature hits but also includes several songs that were never hits on the American Country or Pop Top 100 Charts Walkin After Midnight was released in 1957 and reached 2 on the Country charts and 12 on the Billboard Top 100 It was released while Cline was still under her Four Star Records contract The version on the Greatest Hits collection is a 1961 rerecording Sweet Dreams was released in 1963 following Cline s death It reached 5 on the Billboard Country chart 44 on the Billboard Hot 100 and 12 on Billboard Easy Listening Crazy by songwriter and singer Willie Nelson was released by Cline in 1961 It went to 2 on Billboard s Country chart 2 Easy Listening and 9 on the Hot 100 I Fall To Pieces was released in 1961 it was 1 on Billboard s Country chart 12 on the Hot 100 and 6 Easy Listening So Wrong was released in 1962 It was one of Cline s lesser hits reaching 14 Country and 85 on the Hot 100 Strange was the B side of She Got You released in 1962 Back in Baby s Arms was the B side of Sweet Dreams released following Cline s death in 1963 It was a 1 hit in Australia briefly in 1963 She s Got You was released in 1962 It was 1 Country 14 Hot 100 and 3 Easy Listening Faded Love a cover of a Bob Wills song was released after Cline s death in 1963 It reached 7 on the U S Country charts and 96 on the Hot 100 It was first released on album on the Greatest Hits collection Why Can t He Be You was the B side of Clines 1962 single Heartaches It had minor chart success reaching 7 on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 It also reached the 107 position on the U S pop charts You re Stronger Than Me was the B side to the 1962 single So Wrong which reached 103 Pop This collection contains a faster version recorded earlier but never released Leavin on Your Mind was Cline s last single to be released before her death in 1963 It reached 8 Country and 83 on the Hot 100 Charted songs that did not make this collection include A Poor Man s Roses 1957 14 U S Country Who Can I Count On 1961 99 U S Pop When I Get Thru With You 1962 10 U S Country 52 U S Pop Imagine That 1962 21 U S Country 90 U S Pop You re Stronger Than Me b side version 1962 103 U S Pop Heartaches 1962 73 U S Pop When You Need a Laugh 1963 47 U S Country Someday 1964 123 U S Pop and He Called Me Baby 1964 23 U S Country Track listing edit1967 and 1973 original LP version edit Side 1 Walkin After Midnight 2 00 Don Hecht Alan Block Sweet Dreams of You 2 33 Don Gibson Crazy 2 41 Willie Nelson I Fall to Pieces 2 47 Hank Cochran Harlan Howard So Wrong 2 58 Carl Perkins Strange 2 10 Fred Burch Mel Tillis Side 2 Back in Baby s Arms 2 00 Bob Montgomery She s Got You 2 58 Cochran Faded Love 3 43 Bob Wills John Wills Why Can t He Be You 3 21 Cochran You re Stronger Than Me 2 51 Cochran Jimmy Key Leavin on Your Mind 2 34 Wayne Walker Webb Pierce 1988 and 2003 CD version edit The song lengths remain the same on the reissued releases Walkin After Midnight Sweet Dreams Of You Crazy I Fall to Pieces So Wrong Strange Back in Baby s Arms She s Got You Faded Love Why Can t He Be You You re Stronger Than Me Leavin on Your Mind Personnel editThe album s tracks were recorded between November 16 1960 and February 7 1963 in Nashville Tennessee Harold Bradley electric bass Patsy Cline vocals Floyd Cramer piano organ Ray Edenton rhythm guitar Hank Garland electric guitar Buddy Harman drums Walter Haynes steel guitar Randy Hughes rhythm guitar Joe Jenkins acoustic bass The Jordanaires background vocals Doug Kirkham drums Millie Kirkham background vocals Grady Martin electric guitar Bob Moore acoustic bass Bill Pursell organ vibraphone Hargus Pig Robbins piano Rita Faye Wilson autoharpCharts editAlbum Billboard North America Year Chart Position1967 Top Country Albums 171988 Top Country Albums 27Year end charts edit 2001 year end chart performance for Patsy Cline s Greatest Hits Chart 2001 PositionCanadian Country Albums Nielsen SoundScan 8 312002 year end chart performance for Patsy Cline s Greatest Hits Chart 2002 PositionCanadian Country Albums Nielsen SoundScan 9 46See also editList of best selling albums in the United StatesReferences edit Allmusic review CD Universe review Ruhlmann William Album review for Patsy Cline s Greatest Hits allmusic Retrieved 2008 09 27 Patsy Cline s Greatest Hits album profile Patsy Cline info Retrieved 2008 09 27 a b Taylor Joseph Patsy Cline s Greatest Hits SoundStage com Retrieved 2008 09 27 2002 In Guinness Book of World Records 2002 Antonia Cunnginham Managing editor Barcelona Spain Guinness World Records Ltd p 149 Fabian Shelly Shania Twain biography about com Retrieved 2008 09 27 Top 100 country albums of 2001 in Canada Jam Archived from the original on July 1 2002 Retrieved March 28 2022 Top 100 country albums of 2002 in Canada Jam Archived from the original on December 4 2003 Retrieved March 28 2022 External links editPatsy Cline s Greatest Hits Amazon com profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Patsy Cline 27s Greatest Hits amp oldid 1166283722, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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