Sentimentally Yours

Critic Score
Based on 2 reviews
1962 Ratings: #26 / 59
User Score
Based on 133 ratings
1962 Ratings: #15
August 7, 1962 / Release Date
LP / Format
Decca / Label
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Critic Reviews

89
Pitchfork

Sentimentally Yours shows how Cline navigated a compelling middle ground between the demands of country tunes and pop standards.

80
AllMusic

What she and the musicians do with the numbers by Hank Williams is nothing short of a revelation

vivi
85

An album about heartbreak, something I don't typically enjoy all that much, but Patsy makes it sound oh so beautiful.
Her vocals are incredible, she has a good range that sounds really well executed, she has that classic oldies voice that makes the music from the 60s so soothing and easy to listen to.
The production is what you would expect from a 60s album, it has that classic sound to it that is a staple for albums from the era. Using backing vocals and mono audio meant for a vinyl stereo. ... read more

Jwallace1997
75

Solid Country album about heartbreak

Favorite Track: You Belong To Me

Least Favorite Track: Lonely STreet

cjstuart
100

Patsy ❤️

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PolishLavender
81

This album carries a country pop and dowop sound that modern audiences will have a hard time adjusting to. If you can get past it , it is a solid album with good backing vocals from the Jordanaires and Patsy's vocals are good as usual. It is a shame her life ended before she could do more artistically.

cesthorrifique
88

fav tracks: she's got you, your cheatin' heart, strange, you belong to me

plyd823
92

88 -> 92

the story of Patsy Cline is beyond tragic. writing this album after a tragic car accident in 1961 which sent her through the windshield, breaking her wrist and dislocating her wrist. When the first responders came, Patsy Cline, still picking out broken glass from her skin and hair, insisted they focus on the other people involved in the crash where most had unfortunately been killed. When she was taken to the hospital, she was not expected to live. Then, just 2 years after this car ... read more

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