A Portrait of Patsy Cline is a 1964 compilation album containing lesser-known recordings by American country music singer Patsy Cline. It was released on June 15, 1964, on Decca Records, and would later be reissued twice by Decca's successor, MCA Records.
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Released | June 15, 1964 | |||
Recorded | August 24, 1961–February 7, 1963 | |||
Genre | Country, traditional pop | |||
Length | 31:30 | |||
Label | Decca (1963) MCA (1973, 1988) | |||
Producer | Owen Bradley | |||
Patsy Cline chronology | ||||
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Singles from A Portrait of Patsy Cline | ||||
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Background
editA Portrait contained Patsy Cline's less-familiar recordings, including country and pop standards. The album's highlights includes her cover versions of "Faded Love" and "Blue Moon of Kentucky".[1] A Portrait of Patsy Cline would be one of a string of posthumous released Decca and later MCA records would release. It was released a little over a year after Cline was killed in a plane crash. The album spawned three singles that were released to country radio between 1963 and 1964: "Faded Love," (which was a Top ten hit), "When You Need a Laugh" and "Your Kinda Love".
In 1973, the album was reissued by MCA Records (Decca's successor), then digitally remastered and reissued on CD/LP/Cassette in 1988. It was also released in the UK by Brunswick Records in 1964, as well as Australia and New Zealand by Festival Records the same year.[2] The album was one of two Patsy Cline albums released by Decca Records in 1964. The other was That's How a Heartache Begins, released shortly after.
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Track listing
editSide one
edit- "Faded Love" (Bob Wills, John Wills) - 3:43
- "I'll Sail My Ship Alone" (Henry Bernard, Morry Burns, Lois Mann, Henry Thurston) - 2:20
- "When You Need a Laugh" (Hank Cochran) - 2:45
- "Crazy Arms" (Ralph Mooney, Chuck Seals) - 2:23
- "Always (Irving Berlin) - 2:40
- "When I Get Thru with You" (Harlan Howard) - 2:34
Side two
edit- "Blue Moon of Kentucky" (Bill Monroe) - 2:02
- "Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)" (Jimmie Hodges) - 2:49
- "Who Can I Count On" (Sammy Masters) - 2:14
- "You Took Him Off My Hands" (Howard, Skeets McDonald, Wynn Stewart) - 2:58
- "Your Kinda Love" (Roy Drusky) - 2:29
- "Does Your Heart Beat for Me" (Arnold Johnson, Russ Morgan, Mitchell Parish) - 2:37
Personnel
edit- Harold Bradley - electric guitar
- Owen Bradley - producer
- Patsy Cline - vocals
- Floyd Cramer - piano, organ
- Ray Edenton - rhythm guitar
- Buddy Harman - drums
- Hoyt Hawkins - backing vocals
- Randy Hughes - rhythm guitar
- Joe Jenkins - bass
- Grady Martin - electric guitar
- Neal Matthews - backing vocals
- Bob Moore - bass
- Wayne Moss - electric bass
- Bill Pursell - vibraphone
- Hargus "Pig" Robbins - piano
- Gordon Stoker - backing vocals
- Ray C. Walker - backing vocals
- Rita Faye Wilson - autoharp
Chart positions
editSingles - Billboard (North America)
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1963 | "Faded Love" | Country Singles | 7 |
Pop Singles | 96 | ||
"When You Need a Laugh" | Country Singles | 47 |
References
edit- ^ Bedard, George. "A Portrait of Patsy Cline album review". allmusic. Retrieved 2008-09-29.
- ^ "A Portrait of Patsy Cline album profile". patsycline.info. Retrieved 2014-09-22.