The Jim Reeves story started in Panola County, Texas, in August 1923 and ended when he died in a plane crash on 31st July 1964 yet even today, half a century later, he is still a legend. The Country Music Hall of Fame, to which he was elected posthumously in 1967,made the following citation: The velvet style of Gentleman Jim Reeves was an international influence. His rich voice bought millions of new fans to country music from every corner of the world...Posterity will keep his name alive because they will remember him as one of country music s most important performers.
Recorded before his untimely death in 1964, this collection features (as the title implies) the gospel hits from country crooner Jim Reeves. The 20-track collection features songs such as "Ill Fly Away," "How Long Has It Been," "I'd Rather Have Jesus" and many more.
40 tracks from the velvet-voiced master of the Nashville Sound, featuring all the big hits! Includes Mexican Joe; Bimbo; Yonder Comes a Sucker; Four Walls; Billy Bayou; He'll Have to Go; Distant Drums; Welcome to My World; Losing Your Love; Adios Amigo; I'm Gonna Change Everything; Am I Losing You?; Home; Blue Side of Lonesome; Is It Really Over?; I Guess I'm Crazy; This Is It , and more.
Although Jim Reeves is classified as a country singer, his smooth delivery is pure cosmopolitan croon. He makes Barry White sound like an overexcited amateur. For Reeves, the key was understatement. The material would be produced with just enough of everything and by the best session players available: Chet Atkins on guitar, Floyd Cramer on piano, the Jordinaires on backing vocals. Reeves's best material is seductive even as tragedy fouls his plan. "The Blizzard" is a horrible weeper, "He'll Have to Go," the ultimate in sexual confidence, and "Four Walls" is an open admission of loneliness. Re... [Read More]
Disc one tracks are: 1. He'll Have To Go, 2. Billy Bayou, 3. May The Good Lord Bless And Keep You, 4. Roses Are Red, 5. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?, 6. making Believe, 7. Someday, 8. Distant Drums, 9. Bimbo, 10. Welcome To My World, 11. Is It Really Over?, 12. Blue Side Of Lonesome, 13. Am I That Easy To Forget, 14. I Can't Stop Loving You, 15. Goodnight Irene. Disc two tracks are: 1. Four Walls, 2. Mexican Joe, 3. My Hapiness, 4. I Guess I'm Crtazy, 5. Danny Boy, 6. Adios Amigo, 8. Home, 9. Maria Elena, 10. Am I Losing You?, 11. I Missed Me, 12. This Is It, 13. I Won't Come Home W... [Read More]
3 CD set includes; He'll have to go, My lips are sealed, According to my heart, Am I losing you, Four walls, Blue boy, Home, Partners, I missed me, The blizzard, Dark moon, Losing your love, Blue side of lonesome, Pride goes before a fall, Look behind you I'll be there, Is it really over, I won't forget you, Adios amigo, Welcome to my world, In the misty moonlight, A letter to my heart, This is it, Anna Marie, Distant drums, I can't stop loving you, I fall to pieces, From a jack to a king, When two worlds collide, Make the world go away, Billy Bayou, Is this me, Snow flake, I'd fight the world... [Read More]
Digitally remastered two CD set containing a quartet of albums by the late country great. Jim Reeves died in a plane crash in 1964 and, like Buddy Holly, due to demand from his legion of fans, the vaults were scoured for unreleased material. These four albums from 1966, 1967 and 1968 were all Country Top 5 albums with the singles 'Blue Side Of Lonesome', 'I Won't Come In While He's There' and 'Mexican Joe' all Country #1s. Reeves' popularity even today spans from the US to the UK and from South Africa to India, extraordinary for a country singer.
2011 ten CD box set. In this box, you can find a unique selection of 200 Country & Western tracks. Contains 124 Top Ten hits (47 of them being #1s) that will remind the listener of the good old days. Of course, big stars likeJohnny Cash, Don Gibson, Jim Reeves, Johnny Horton, Hank Williams, Marty Robbins and Bobby Bare are well represented in this set. Doc.
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