The Patsy Cline Story

Background

The Patsy Cline Story is a 24-track two-disc collection Cline's label, Decca Records released following Cline's death in a plane crash in March of that year. The album contains Cline's biggest hits, including "Walkin' After Midnight" (the 1961 remake), "I Fall to Pieces," "Crazy," "She's Got You," and "Sweet Dreams." It also contains lesser-known songs that weren't hits for Cline, including "You're Stronger Than Me." The Patsy Cline Story replaced Cline's fifth studio album that was supposed to be released in the end of March 1963, Faded Love, but due to her death in early March, it was never released. The album included two singles that were released posthumously in 1963, "Leavin' on Your Mind" and "Sweet Dreams (Of You)," both of which reached the Top 10 on the Billboard Country Chart.

When Decca Records changed to MCA Records in 1973, the album was re-issued and the insert in the gatefold was also changed. Shortly afterward, copies eliminated the gatefold completely, and therefore both of the records were contained in a single sleeve. In 1988, the album was digitally remastered and reissued again on a CD format with a new cover.

Individual tracks

While the album features Cline's most well-known hits, the album also contains additional extras including Bob Wills' "San Antonio Rose" and Gogi Grant's "The Wayward Wind," both from Cline's 1961 studio album, Patsy Cline Showcase. It also contains her 1962 hits, "So Wrong" and "Imagine That," which were never released on albums before.

Record 1

Side 1

1. "Heartaches" – 2:09 (Al Hoffman, John Klenner) 2
2. "She's Got You" – 2:58 (Hank Cochran) 2
3. "Walkin' After Midnight" – 2:00 (Alan Block, Don Hecht) 1
4. "Strange" – 2:12 (Fred Burch, Mel Tillis) 2
5. "Leavin' on Your Mind" – 2:25 (Webb Pierce, Wayne Walker)
6. "South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)" – 2:25 (Michael Carr, Jimmy Kennedy) 1

Side 2

1. "Foolin' 'Round" – 2:11 (Harlan Howard, Buck Owens) 1
2. "I Fall to Pieces" – 2:47 (Cochran, Howard) 1
3. "A Poor Man's Roses (Or a Rich Man's Gold)" – 2:34 (Milton DeLugg, Bob Hillard) 1
4. "Tra Le La Le La Triangle" – 2:14 (Burch, Marijohn Wilkin)
5. "True Love" – 2:06 (Cole Porter) 1
6. " Imagine That" – 2:53 (Justin Tubb)

Record 2

Side 1

1. "Back in Baby's Arms" – 2:03 (Bob Montgomery)
2. "Crazy" – 2:41 (Willie Nelson) 1
3. "You're Stronger Than Me" – 2:52 (Cochran, Jimmy Key)
4. "Seven Lonely Days" – 2:11 (Marshall Brown, Alden Shuman, Earl Shuman) 1
5. "Sweet Dreams (Of You)" – 2:33 (Don Gibson)
6. "Your Cheatin' Heart" – 2:20 (Hank Williams) 2

Side 2

1. "San Antonio Rose" – 2:19 (Bob Wills) 1
2. "Why Can't He Be You" – 3:26 (Cochran)
3. "The Wayward Wind" – 3:20 (Stanley Lebowsy, Herb Newman) 1
4. "So Wrong" – 3:00 (Carl Perkins, Danny Dill, Mel Tillis)
5. "I Love You So Much it Hurts" – 2:12 (Floyd Tillman) 1
6. "You Belong to Me" – 3:03 (Pee Wee King, Chilton Price, Redd Stewart) 2

1 - from the Showcase LP (1961) 2 - from the Sentimentally Yours LP (1962)

1988 Reissued CD version

Song lengths remain the same on the 1988 reissue, except where noted.

1. "Heartaches"
2. "She's Got You"
3. "Walkin' After Midnight" – 1:58
4. "Strange"
5. "Leavin' on Your Mind"
6. "South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)"
7. "Foolin' 'Round"
8. "I Fall to Pieces" – 2:48
9. "A Poor Man's Roses (Or a Rich Man's Gold)"
10. "Tra Le La Le La Triangle"
11. "True Love"
12. "Imagine That"
13. "Back in Baby's Arms"
14. "Crazy" – 2:42
15. "You're Stronger Than Me"
16. "Seven Lonely Days"
17. "Sweet Dreams (Of You)"
18. "Your Cheatin' Heart"
19. "San Antonio Rose"
20. "Why Can't He Be You"
21. "The Wayward Wind"
22. "So Wrong"
23. "I Love You So Much it Hurts"
24. "You Belong to Me"

Personnel

Chart positions

Album – Billboard (North America)

Singles - Billboard (North America)