I Fall To Pieces/Foolin’ ‘Round/The Wayward Wind/South Of The Border/I Love You So Much It Hurts/Seven Lonely Days/Crazy/San Antonio Rose/True Love/Walkin’ After Midnight/A Poor Man’s Roses/Have You Ever Been Lonely
Patsy Cline is now regarded as the greatest female country artist but she was relatively little known during her lifetime, particularly in the UK. Since her death in an air crash in 1963 her reputation has continued to grow. Showcase includes her catchy top twenty hit singles Walkin’ After Midnight, I Fall To Pieces and Crazy. (US:73)
“This was Patsy Cline’s second studio album and it would make her a star. Her hits I Fall To Pieces, Crazy and Walkin’ After Midnight are all memorable and definitive country songs. Her covers all showed an artist of depth and talent.”
“Patsy Cline had a unique voice when she debuted in the late fifties. It really goes beyond the notes, the crystal clear intonation, the execution, and her phrasing of the lyrics. Showcase is an absolute treasure of classic country Nashville sound, and is the best representative of Patsy's voice and music I have heard from an original LP.”
“Showcase demonstrates her wide range of abilities; there are many different styles of songs here. Patsy has a few ballads, a few two-step fast numbers, and a few rockabilly influenced tracks.”
“The songs here are classics set in stone, mostly backed by strings and vocal choruses. This is not really true country as much as clever cross-over to pop. Cline sounds excellent and honest as ever, with or without strings. It was orchestration and arrangements that made a huge difference, but somehow in Cline's case it didn't really matter as her singing always had a ring of truth in it, and she really sounded as though she meant what she was singing.”
“Seriously, you'd be hard pressed to find music as true and tenderly loving as Patsy. Possessing the loveliest voice in music history, she sings her way through some fantastic ballads like I Fall To Pieces, and of course the all-time classic Crazy. The instrumental backings are just sweet enough to accentuate her crooning beauty.”
“Little needs to be said. Just stunning, classic country music. She sounds perfect.”
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