Make The World Go Away/In The Misty Moonlight/You’ll Never Know/There’s That Smile Again/Bolandse Nooientjie/It Hurts So Much(To See You Go)/I Can’t Stop Loving You/A Nickel Piece Of Candy/Where Do I Go To Throw A Picture Away/Maureen/Ek Verlang Na Jou/Somewhere Along The Line
The Jim Reeves Way includes the UK No. 8 hit single It Hurts So Much together with some of the final recordings from this legendary velvet voiced singer. (US:45 UK:16)
"After his death RCA released The Jim Reeves Way, which also included great versions of In The Misty Moonlight. I Can't Stop Loving You and one of his most beautiful recordings, Maureen. These feature Jim as the crossover artist who so nicely balanced country and easy listening."
"This LP has songs remembered as being sung by Gene Autry, Eddy Arnold, Jerry Wallace, Don Gibson and who knows else. I can recall only Somewhere Along The Line as a Reeves hit in America. But his renditions of other's songs are so good and the non-commercial cuts, Nickel Piece Of Candy, Where Do I Go To Throw A Picture Away?, Maureen and Ek Verland Na Jou from South Africa, where he was enormously popular, are so exceptional, I must recommend this. The songs need not conjure up specific memories. Jim could have sung from the telephone book and sounded good. I recommend this highly."
"If you are a Jim Reeves fan, this LP is an absolute must have. If you are not a Jim Reeves fan as yet, you certainly will be when you hear this absolutely beautiful album."
"The Jim Reeves Way let's us hear Jim's final recordings. Jim's original albums are better than the cobbled together compilations that are being issued at the moment."
"It contains some of his very best recordings. There are some duff tracks (particularly the awful Afrikaans recordings), but overall this is far more consistent than most of the so called 'best of' compilations."
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