Patsy Cline - The Patsy Cline Collection '1991

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 If an artist ever deserved a box set chronicling her entire career, it is
Patsy Cline. Having recorded 102 sides between 1955 and her death at the age of
30 in 1963, Cline changed not only country music forever, but affected the world
of pop as well. Over four CDs, arranged chronologically, the listener gets
treated to a story in the development and maturation of a cultural icon who was
at least, in terms of her gift, the equal of her legend. Discs one and two
document the recordings Cline made for the 4 Star label between 1955 and 1960.
Here are not only the roots and branches of Cline as a song stylist, but also
the full arrival of the artist. Cline recorded honky tonk, gospel, some
bluegrass, and country standards as well as some awe-inspiring rockabilly. Her
voice takes the heart of each song, bends it to her emotional will, and
transforms it into a vehicle for the listener to carry within herself. Some of
the songs here are radio transcriptions that were tacked onto singles as
B-sides, while others are alternate takes, but the vast majority were officially
released tracks. Along with a 1954 radio transcription of Cliff Grimsleys honky
tonk boogie number Walking the Dog is a live version of J.D. Millers classic It
Wasnt God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels from the same program. But the rockabilly
of Sammy Masters Turn the Cards Slowly from 1955 is a wooly departure. In early
1956, Cline scored I Dont Wanna, with her mature style making its first
impression on wax. Stop Look & Listen was another venture into rockabilly that
would not have been out of place on a Johnny Burnette or Gene Vincent record.
But only a few months later Cline was in the studio recording the definitive
version of Webb Pierces Yes, I Know Why. The initial version of Walking After
Midnight with its lazy, swinging Western stroll that shuffled slowly enough for
a Bob Wills tune and was gutsy enough to be a slow rockabilly number was
recorded the same year. From here to end of disc one, the tracks become more and
more consistent while the voice takes more and more chances with its prowess and
emotional range. Try Again, from April of 1957, is so lush it could have been
rearranged by Nelson Riddle. So smooth and beautiful is the tune, it left a lot
of country fans at the time scratching their heads. Disc two, which documents
1958-1960, offers the listener Cline completing her restless transition from a
country singer who experimented with different styles to a vocalist who mastered
any type of music she set her voice to sing. Here are the tracks like Crazy
Dreams, Loose Talk, I Fall to Pieces, San Antonio Rose, Lovesick Blues, Gotta
Lotta Rhythm in My Soul, and the amazingly unheard How Can I Face Tomorrow. The
third disc, which charts her transition to Decca Records, is comprised of some
of the greatest torch songs released between 1961 and 1962, among them Crazy,
Have You Ever Been Lonely, You Made Me Love You, the single version of Walkin
After Midnight that became an international smash, and the haunting Thats My
Desire. Finally, in the last year and a half of her life, Cline had become a
singer that other writers sought out. There are the single and radio
transcription versions of Leavin on Your Mind, a rollicking read of Blue Moon of
Kentucky (that blows Elvis away), Always, Crazy Arms, He Called Me Baby, Sweet
Dreams (Of You), and the last track she ever cut, Just a Closer Walk With Thee.
Eerie, isnt it? In addition to the 102 tracks here is a booklet packed with
photos, complete session notes, interviews with surviving Grand Ole Opry
members, a reprint of the Nashville Banners front page reporting the fatal crash
that killed Cline, Cowboy Copas, Hawkshaw Hawkins, and others, and excellent
liner notes by Paul Kingsbury of the Country Music Foundation. Indispensable,
comprehensive, and not nearly enough. 
:: TRACKLIST ::

CD 1 - Honky Tonk Merry Go Round
1. Im Walking The Dog (radio transcription) (2:45)
2. It Wasnt God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels (radio transcription) (2:48)
3. Turn The Cards Slowly (2:13)
4. A Church, A Courtroom, And Then Goodbye (3:15)
5. Honky Tonk Merry Go Round (2:38)
6. I Love You, Honey (2:20)
7. Come On In (And Make Yourself At Home) (2:06)
8. I Dont Wanta (2:26)
9. Stop, Look And Listen (previously unreleased) (2:26)
10. Ive Loved And Lost Again (2:38)
11. Yes, I Know Why (radio transcription) (2:07)
12. For Rent (radio transcription) (1:46)
13. Walkin After Midnight (2:36)
14. The Heart You Break May Be Your Own (2:33)
15. Pick Me Up On Your Way Down (2:18)
16. A Poor Mans Roses (Or A Rich Mans Gold) (2:45)
17. Today, Tomorrow And Forever (2:38)
18. Dont Ever Leave Me Again (2:29)
19. Try Again (2:00)
20. Too Many Secrets (2:19)
21. Then Youll Know (3:23)
22. Three Cigarettes In An Ashtray (2:31)
23. That Wonderful Someone (2:33)
24. In Care Of The Blues (2:35)
25. Hungry For Love (2:31)
26. I Cant Forget (2:28)
27. If I Could See The World (Through The Eyes Of A Child) (2:52)

CD 2 - Moving Along
1. Just Out Of Reach (2:32)
2. I Can See An Angel (2:23)
3. Let The Teardrops Fall (2:38)
4. Never No More (2:37)
5. If I Could Only Stay Asleep (2:39)
6. Im Moving Along (2:07)
7. Im Blue Again (2:12)
8. Love, Love, Love Me, Honey Do (2:10)
9. Yes, I Understand (2:51)
10. Gotta Lot Of Rhythm In My Soul (2:23)
11. Lifes Railway To Heaven (2:54)
12. Just A Closer Walk With Thee (2:50)
13. Lovesick Blues (2:21)
14. How Can I Face Tomorrow (2:18)
15. There He Goes (2:27)
16. Crazy Dreams (2:33)
17. When Your House Is Not A Home (radio transcription) (2:19)
18. Stupid Cupid (radio transcription) (2:17)
19. Loose Talk (2:49)
20. I Fall To Pieces (2:51)
21. Shoes (2:27)
22. Lovin In Vain (2:12)
23. Side By Side (radio transcription) (2:09)
24. True Love (2:09)
25. San Antonio Rose (2:21)
26. The Wayward Wind (3:22)
27. A Poor Mans Roses (Or A Rich Mans Gold) (2:36)

CD 3 - Heartaches
1. Crazy (2:46)
2. Who Can I Count On (2:17)
3. Seven Lonely Days (2:14)
4. I Love You So Much It Hurts (2:15)
5. Foolin Round (2:15)
6. Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue) (2:13)
7. South Of The Border (Down Mexico Way) (2:28)
8. Walkin After Midnight (2:02)
9. Strange (2:13)
10. Youre Stronger Than Me (2:53)
11. Come On In (Make Yourself At Home) (live) (2:41)
12. A Poor Mans Roses (Or A Rich Mans Gold) (live) (4:55)
13. Bill Bailey, Wont You Please Come Home (live) (1:56)
14. Shes Got You (3:10)
15. You Made Me Love You (I Didnt Want To Do It) (2:48)
16. You Belong To Me (3:05)
17. Heartaches (2:13)
18. Your Cheatin Heart (2:23)
19. Thats My Desire (3:04)
20. Half As Much (2:31)
21. Lonely Street (2:35)
22. Anytime (2:00)
23. You Were Only Fooling (While I Was Falling In Love) (2:00)
24. I Cant Help It (If Im Still In Love With You) (2:59)
25. Youre Stronger Than Me (2:40)
26. When I Get Thru With You (Youll Love Me Too) (2:37)
27. Imagine That (2:55)
28. So Wrong (3:02)

CD 4 - Sweet Dreams
1. Why Cant He Be You (3:30)
2. Your Kinda Love (2:34)
3. When You Need A Laugh (2:51)
4. Leavin On Your Mind (2:28)
5. Back In Babys Arms (2:06)
6. Tra Le La Le La Triangle (2:16)
7. Thats How A Heartache Begins (2:17)
8. Leavin On Your Mind (radio transcription) (2:56)
9. Tennessee Waltz (radio transcription) (2:30)
10. Faded Love (3:45)
11. Someday (Youll Want Me To Love You) (2:53)
12. Love Letters (In The Sand) (2:27)
13. Blue Moon Of Kentucky (2:11)
14. Sweet Dreams (Of You) (2:37)
15. Always (2:42)
16. Does Your Heart Beat For Me (2:40)
17. Bill Bailey, Wont You Please Come Home (2:49)
18. He Called Me Baby (2:42)
19. Crazy Arms (2:25)
20. You Took Him Off My Hands (3:01)
21. Ill Sail My Ship Alone (2:32)
22. Just A Closer Walk With Thee (4:31)

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