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The History of the Albums - n° 187
We often hear/read that Country was saved in the 50's thanks to the metamorphosis from the more traditional Tonky Honky to the invention of Nashville Sound. Created at RCA Victor, by Chet Atkins and his production team Owen Bradley, Steve Sholes, Bill Porter or Bob Ferguson and mainly pushed at the beginning by singer/musician Eddy Arnold, the Nashville Sound is surely one of the most important evolution of the Country genre in all its history. In 1957, ... read more
I've never knowingly listened to anything that's part of the countrypolitan style. For some reason, the name just conjured up something bland in my mind, but then when I learned that it's a very mainstream-ified pop version of old school Nashville country, I don't think I could've been less excited to hear it lol. Anything I had heard was usually in a commercial for one of those "Greatest Classic Country Hits" collections, and it certainly didn't appeal ... read more
Álbum que tem a sofisticação que muitas artistas buscam nos duas atuais e não conseguem.
Patsy Cline walked so Jessie Murph could run. I need to listen more to classic country. But this is a great beginning for me. Her voice is confident, and The Jordanires do a good job of accompanying her. The arrangements are surprisingly dense, with strings and choir filling out the space. I can definitely hear Mitski taking inspiration from this on her more country inspired songs. In fact, I checked this album out because Mitski name-dropped Patry Cline in an interview.
Fav Tracks: I fall ... read more
In my personal opinion, her best album balancing her vocals and the more dowop sounds that were common at the time.
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Track List
| 1 | I Fall To Pieces 2:50 | 100 |
| 2 | Foolin' 'Round 2:13 | 74 |
| 3 | The Wayward Wind 3:20 | 83 |
| 4 | South of the Border (Down Mexico Way) 2:26 | 80 |
| 5 | I Love You So Much It Hurts 2:14 | 81 |
| 6 | Seven Lonely Days 2:12 | 84 |
| 7 | Crazy 2:43 | 100 |
| 8 | San Antonio Rose 2:20 | 85 |
| 9 | True Love 2:07 | 80 |
| 10 | Walkin' After Midnight 2:00 | 94 |
| 11 | A Poor Man's Roses (Or a Rich Man's Gold) 2:36 | 87 |
| 12 | Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue) 2:10 | 94 |
Total Length: 29 minutes
