12 Greatest Hits

by Patsy Cline

Overview

It's not especially difficult to compile a satisfying and listenable album from Patsy Cline's chart hits, and this solid and serviceable set offers a dozen simply brilliant songs from Cline's catalog. The biggest and best-known hits are here -- "Walkin' After Midnight," "Crazy," "Sweet Dreams," "He's Got You" -- as well as a few equally beautiful lesser-knowns, such as "You're Stronger Than Me" and "Why Can't He Be You," all of which capture her superb voice and the gloriously lush "countrypolitan" production from Owen Bradley at its best. In short, if you're a casual listener looking for a good single-disc Patsy Cline set, this is a great way to go, except that this happens to be the third go-round for this set, which was first issued on LP in 1967, given a new cover and upgraded to CD in 1988, and now issued again on CD with the rather generic 1967 cover art restored. This is great collection from a great artist, but you may want to make sure that you haven't already bought this set already, and if you have, this edition doesn't offer any inducement to upgrade. ~ Mark Deming

Product Details

Release Date:	09/09/2003
Label:	Mca Nashville
UPC:	0008817033426
Rank:	3685

Tracks

1. Walkin' After Midnight
2. Sweet Dreams (Of You)
3. Crazy
4. I Fall to Pieces
5. So Wrong
6. Strange
7. Back in Baby's Arms
8. She's Got You
9. Faded Love
10. Why Can't He Be You
11. You're Stronger Than Me
12. Leavin' on Your Mind

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Patsy Cline   Primary Artist,Vocals
The Jordanaires   Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
Hoyt Hawkins   Vocals (Background)
Harold Bradley   Bass (Electric)
Douglas Kirkham   Drums
Buddy Harman   Drums
Gordon Stoker   Vocals (Background)
Hank Garland   Guitar (Electric)
Floyd Cramer   Organ
Grady Martin   Guitar (Electric)
Walter Haynes   Guitar (Steel)
Hargus "Pig" Robbins   Piano
Millie Kirkham   Vocals (Background)
Ray C. Walker   Vocals (Background)
Neal Matthews   Vocals (Background)
Randy Hughes   Guitar (Rhythm)
Rita Faye Wilson   Autoharp
Bob Moore   Bass
Bill Pursell   Organ,Vibraphone
Ben Keith   Guitar (Steel)
Ray Edenton   Guitar (Rhythm)

Technical Credits

Willie Nelson   Composer
Alan Block   Composer
Glenn Meadows   Transfers,Remastering
Harlan Howard   Composer
Danny Dill   Composer
Billy Jack Wills   Composer
Carl Perkins   Composer
Hank Cochran   Composer
Jerry Joyner   Design
Benny Quinn   Transfers,Remastering
Bobby Montgomery   Composer
James Loyd   Transfers,Remastering
Simon Levy   Art Direction
Charlie McCallen   Photo Tinting
Les Leverett   Photography
Don Roy   Liner Notes
Jay Orr   Liner Notes
Bob Montgomery   Composer
Fred B. Burch   Composer
Bob Wills   Composer
Fred Burch   Composer
Don Hecht   Composer
Don Gibson   Composer
Webb Pierce   Composer
Johnnie Lee Wills   Composer
Wayne Walker   Composer
Jimmy Key   Composer
Mel Tillis   Composer
Milan Bogdan   Transfers,Remastering
Owen Bradley   Producer