Wikipedia / The Patsy Cline Story
Wikipedia / The Patsy Cline Story
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
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." 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. 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.
Individual tracks
While the album features Cline's most well-known hits, the album also contains additional extras 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
Personnel
Harold Bradley electric bass
Patsy Cline vocals
Floyd Cramer piano
Ray Edenton rhythm guitar
Hank Garland electric guitar
Buddy Harman drums
Hoyt Hawkins background vocals
Randy Hughes rhythm guitar
Joe Jenkins acoustic bass
The Jordanaires background vocals
Ben Keith steel guitar
Douglas Kirkham drums
Millie Kirkham background vocals
Grady Martin electric guitar
Neal Matthews Jr. background vocals
Bob Moore acoustic bass
Bill Pursell organ, vibraphone
Hargus "Pig" Robbins piano
Gordon Stoker background vocals
Ray C. Walker background vocals
Rita Faye Wilson autoharp
Charts
Album – Billboard (North America)Singles - Billboard (North America)
References