Patsy Cline (album)
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Patsy Cline is a self-titled studio album by American country music
singer, Patsy Cline
, released on August 5, 1957. This was the debut album by Cline and would be one of three studio album
s Cline would record during her lifetime.
," was released in 1957 and became both a Top 20 pop smash and a classic.
However, she could not follow up the success of "Walkin' After Midnight"; and the second single from the album, "I Don't Wanta," failed to chart. Cline would not have another major hit or studio album until 1961. Her flip side of "Walkin' After Midnight," "A Poor Man's Roses," was not featured on the album.
Although Cline recorded for the Four Star
label, the album was released on Decca Records
, the future recording company of Cline from late 1960 to her death in 1963, where she would issue two studio albums. The album was later digitally remaster
ed for a release as a CD on MCA Records
(which took over Decca in 1973) in 1988, using the original album cover.
, who would later produce all of Cline's sessions between 1960 and 1963. Background vocals were done by the Nashville background vocal group, The Anita Kerr Singers
, who also backed a number of popular country music artists in the 1950s and 60s.
, rockabilly
, and country pop
. Many music critics have called the tracks very different from the other material she recorded for her later albums. One of the songs, "Don't Ever Leave Me Again," was co-written by Cline with James Crawford and Lillian Claiborne. She used her real name, Virginia Hensley, in the songwriting credits.
video game soundtrack, on the fictitious radio station K-Rose.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer, Patsy Cline
Patsy Cline
Patsy Cline , born Virginia Patterson Hensley in Gore, Virginia, was an American country music singer who enjoyed pop music crossover success during the era of the Nashville sound in the early 1960s...
, released on August 5, 1957. This was the debut album by Cline and would be one of three studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
s Cline would record during her lifetime.
Background
Cline's debut album produced two singles. Her first single "Walkin' After MidnightWalkin' After Midnight
"Walkin' After Midnight" is a song by written by Alan Block and Donn Hecht and originally recorded by American country music artist Patsy Cline. The song was originally given to pop singer Kay Starr; however, it was rejected by her record label. The song was left unused until Hecht rediscovered the...
," was released in 1957 and became both a Top 20 pop smash and a classic.
However, she could not follow up the success of "Walkin' After Midnight"; and the second single from the album, "I Don't Wanta," failed to chart. Cline would not have another major hit or studio album until 1961. Her flip side of "Walkin' After Midnight," "A Poor Man's Roses," was not featured on the album.
Although Cline recorded for the Four Star
Four Star Records
4 Star Records is the name of a record label that recorded many well-known country music acts in the 1950s. The label, founded after World War II, was home to singers such as Hank Locklin, Maddox Brothers and Rose, Rose Maddox, Webb Pierce and T. Texas Tyler...
label, the album was released on Decca Records
Decca Records
Decca Records began as a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934; however, owing to World War II, the link with the British company was broken for several decades....
, the future recording company of Cline from late 1960 to her death in 1963, where she would issue two studio albums. The album was later digitally remaster
Remaster
Remaster is a word marketed mostly in the digital audio age, although the remastering process has existed since recording began...
ed for a release as a CD on MCA Records
MCA Records
MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003...
(which took over Decca in 1973) in 1988, using the original album cover.
Recording
Recording began as early as January 1956 and ended as late as May 23, 1957. Because the album was released on Decca, it was produced by Owen BradleyOwen Bradley
Owen Bradley was an American record producer who, along with Chet Atkins and Bob Ferguson, was one of the chief architects of the 1950s and 1960s Nashville sound in country music and rockabilly.-Before the fame:...
, who would later produce all of Cline's sessions between 1960 and 1963. Background vocals were done by the Nashville background vocal group, The Anita Kerr Singers
Anita Kerr
Anita Jean Grilli , known profesioanlly as Anita Kerr, is an American singer, arranger, composer, conductor, pianist, and music producer. She recorded and performed successfully with her vocal harmony groups in Nashville, Los Angeles, and Europe.-Nashville:Kerr was born in Memphis, Tennessee...
, who also backed a number of popular country music artists in the 1950s and 60s.
Individual tracks
Cline recorded 12 songs for the album, a mix of honky tonkHonky tonk
A honky-tonk is a type of bar that provides musical entertainment to its patrons...
, rockabilly
Rockabilly
Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music, dating to the early 1950s.The term rockabilly is a portmanteau of rock and hillbilly, the latter a reference to the country music that contributed strongly to the style's development...
, and country pop
Country pop
Country pop, with roots in both the countrypolitan sound and in soft rock, is a subgenre of country music that first emerged in the 1970s. Although the term first referred to country music songs and artists that crossed over to Top 40 radio, country pop acts are now more likely to cross over to...
. Many music critics have called the tracks very different from the other material she recorded for her later albums. One of the songs, "Don't Ever Leave Me Again," was co-written by Cline with James Crawford and Lillian Claiborne. She used her real name, Virginia Hensley, in the songwriting credits.
Appearances in other media
The song "Three Cigarettes (In an Ashtray)" appears in the Grand Theft Auto: San AndreasGrand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is a 2004 open world action video game developed by British games developer Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the third 3D game in the Grand Theft Auto video game franchise, the fifth original console release and eighth game overall...
video game soundtrack, on the fictitious radio station K-Rose.
1957 original LP version
- Side 1:
- "That Wonderful Someone" – 2:26 (Gertrude BergGertrude BergGertrude Berg was an American actress and screenwriter. A pioneer of classic radio, she was one of the first women to create, write, produce and star in a long-running hit when she premiered her serial comedy-drama The Rise of the Goldbergs , later known as The Goldbergs.-Career:Berg was born...
) - "(Write Me) In Care of the Blues" – 2:33 (Eddie MillerEddie Miller (songwriter)Edward Monroe "Eddie" Miller was an American songwriter, in the country music genre.He was born in Camargo, Oklahoma and worked as a locomotive engineer before becoming a songwriter...
, W.S. Stevenson) - "Hungry For Love" – 2:25 (Eddie Miller, W.S. Stevenson)
- "Too Many Secrets" – 2:14 (Bobby Lile)
- "Don't Ever Leave Me Again" – 2:25 (Virginia HensleyPatsy ClinePatsy Cline , born Virginia Patterson Hensley in Gore, Virginia, was an American country music singer who enjoyed pop music crossover success during the era of the Nashville sound in the early 1960s...
[Patsy Cline], Lillian Claiborne, James CrawfordJames CrawfordJames Crawford may refer to:*James Crawford , American basketball player, played in the National Basketball League of Australia*James Crawford , Canadian businessman and MP for Brockville, 1867–1872...
) - "Ain't No Wheels On This Ship" – 1:53 (Wayland Chandler, W.S. Stevenson)
- Side 2:
- "I Can't Forget" – 2:25 (Carl Belew, W.S. Stevenson)
- "I Don't Wanta" (1957 version) – 2:17 (Durwood Haddock, Eddie Miller, W.S. Stevenson)
- "Three Cigarettes (In An Ashtray)" – 2:11 (Eddie Miller, W.S. Stevenson)
- "Walkin' After MidnightWalkin' After Midnight"Walkin' After Midnight" is a song by written by Alan Block and Donn Hecht and originally recorded by American country music artist Patsy Cline. The song was originally given to pop singer Kay Starr; however, it was rejected by her record label. The song was left unused until Hecht rediscovered the...
" – 2:33 (Don Hecht, Alan Block) - "Fingerprints" – 2:43 (Woodie O. Fleener, Don Hecht, W.S. Stevenson)
- "Then You'll Know" – 3:12 (Bobby Lile)
1988 CD version
- "That Wonderful Someone" – 2:27
- "In Care of the Blues"
- "Hungry Love" – 2:27
- "Too Many Secrets" – 2:14
- "Don't Ever Leave Me Again" – 2:26
- "Ain't No Wheels In this Ship (We Can't Roll)" – 1:55
- "I Can't Forget You" – 2:25
- "I Don't Wanta" – 2:20
- "Three Cigarettes In An Ashtray" – 2:12
- "Walkin' After Midnight" – 2:33
- "Fingerprints" – 2:44
- "Then You'll Know" – 3:12
Chart positions
Singles - Billboard (North America)| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | "Walkin' After Midnight" | Country Singles | 2 |
| Pop Singles | 12 | ||