Patsy Cline (1932–1963) was an American country singer who recorded about 100 songs during her career from 1955 through 1963. Cline has often been called one of the most influential vocalists, mostly due to the vocal delivery of her material. Considered among the best examples of her vocal delivery are the songs "Walkin' After Midnight", "I Fall to Pieces", and "Crazy". These singles were also among Cline's biggest hits, all of which reached major positions on the Billboard country and pop music charts.
During her eight-year career, Cline recorded a total of 104 songs. This consisted of tracks recorded with her first label, 4 Star Records, and tracks recorded with her second label, Decca. Her early recordings with 4 Star began in 1955 and were a mixture of traditional country, traditional pop, rock and gospel. This period included "Walkin' After Midnight", which has been considered among her higher-quality material for the label. Other notable recordings from this era included "Three Cigarettes (In an Ashtray)", "I Can See an Angel" and "Gotta a Lotta Rhythm in My Soul".
Signing with Decca Records in 1960 allowed Cline more collaborative opportunities with producer Owen Bradley. Bradley would be responsible for framing her Nashville Sound musical style that would continue until her 1963 death. In her first Decca sessions, Cline recorded "I Fall to Pieces". During her time with Decca, she also covered a variety of material that featured material from the Great American Songbook as well as standards from country music. Among these recordings was "Always", "True Love" and "Your Cheatin' Heart. At the time of Cline's death, she had recorded music that was planned for an anticipated fourth studio album. This music (among other previously-unreleased material) would later be issued in numerous compilation albums and boxed sets.
Recorded songs
+List of songs with title, songwriter(s), original album release, year of recording, and reference(s)Original titleWriter(s)Original albumreleaseYear "Ain't No Wheels on This Ship (We Can't Roll)" Waylon ChandlerW.S. Stevenson Patsy Cline 1957 "Always" Irving Berlin A Portrait of Patsy Cline 1963 "Anytime" Herbert "Happy" Lawson Sentimentally Yours 1962 "Back in Baby's Arms" Bob MontgomeryAllen Toussaint The Patsy Cline Story 1962 "Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home" Hughie Cannon That's How a Heartache Begins 1963 "Blue Moon of Kentucky" Bill Monroe A Portrait of Patsy Cline 1963 "A Church, a Courtroom, Then Goodbye" Eddie MillerStevenson Songs by Patsy Cline 1955 "Come on In (And Make Yourself at Home)" Virgil F. Stewart 1955 "Come on In (And Make Yourself at Home)" Stewart 1958 "Crazy" Willie Nelson Showcase 1961 "Crazy Arms" Ralph MooneyChuck Seals A Portrait of Patsy Cline 1963 "Crazy Dreams" Charles BeamCharles L. JilesStevenson 1960 "Cry Not for Me" Donn HechtJack Moon 1957 "Dear God" Virgil F. Stewart 1956 "Does Your Heart Beat for Me" Arnold JohnsonRuss MorganMitchell Parish A Portrait of Patsy Cline 1963 "Don't Ever Leave Me Again" Lillian ClaiborneVirginia HensleyJames Crawford Patsy Cline 1957 "Faded Love" Bob WillsBilly Jack WillsJohn Wills A Portrait of Patsy Cline 1963 "Fingerprints" Donn HechtWoodie FleenerW.S. Stevenson Patsy Cline 1957 "Foolin' Around" Harlan HowardBuck Owens Showcase 1961 "Gotta Lot of Rhythm in My Soul" StevensonBarbara Vaughn 1959 "Half as Much" Curley Williams Sentimentally Yours 1962 "Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue)" Peter DeRoseGeorge Brown Showcase 1961 "He Called Me Baby" Howard That's How a Heartache Begins 1963 "He Will Do for You" StewartChas Hitt 1956 "The Heart You Break May Be Your Own" Tiny ColbertBob Geesling 1956 "Heartaches" Al HoffmanJohn Klenner Sentimentally Yours 1961 "Hidin' Out" MillerStevenson Songs by Patsy Cline 1955 "Honky Tonk Merry-Go-Round" Stan GardnerFrank Simon Songs by Patsy Cline 1955 "How Can I Face Tomorrow" Clyde BeamCharles JilesW.S. Stevenson 1960 "Hungry for Love" MillerStevenson Patsy Cline 1957 "I Can See an Angel" Kay Adelman 1958 "I Can't Forget You" Carl BelewStevenson Patsy Cline 1957 "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)" Hank Williams Sentimentally Yours 1962 "I Cried All the Way to the Altar" Bobby FlournoyStevenson 1955 "I Don't Wanta" Durwood HaddockMillerStevenson 1955 "I Don't Wanta" HaddockMillerStevenson Patsy Cline 1957 "I Fall to Pieces" Hank CochranHoward Showcase 1960 "I Love You, Honey" MillerStevenson 1955 "I Love You So Much It Hurts" Floyd Tillman Showcase 1961 "I'll Sail My Ship Alone" Morry BurnsHenry BernardLois MannHenry Thurston A Portrait of Patsy Cline 1963 "I'm Blue Again" BeamJilesStevenson 1959 "I'm Moving Along" Johnny Starr That's How a Heartache Begins 1959 "I've Loved and Lost Again" Miller 1956 "If I Could Only Stay Asleep" Ethel BasseyChandler 1958 "If I Could See the World (Through the Eyes of a Child)" Sammy MastersRichard PopeTex Satterwhite 1957 "Imagine That" Justin Tubb The Patsy Cline Story 1962 "In Care of the Blues" MillerStevenson Patsy Cline 1957 "Just a Closer Walk with Thee" Traditional 1959 "Just Out of Reach' Stewart 1958 "Leavin' on Your Mind" Webb PierceWayne Walker The Patsy Cline Story 1962 "Let the Teardrops Fall" BeamJilesStevenson 1958 "Life's Railway to Heaven" Charlie Tillman 1959 "Lonely Street" BelewKenny SowderStevenson Sentimentally Yours 1962 "Love Letters in the Sand" J. Fred CootsNick KennyCharles Kenny That's How a Heartache Begins 1963 "Love, Love, Love, Love Me Honey Do" BeamJilesStevenson That's How a Heartache Begins 1959 "Lovesick Blues" Cliff FriendIrving Mills Patsy Cline 1960 "Lovin' in Vain" Freddie Hart Patsy Cline 1960 "Never No More" Alan BlockHechtRita Ross 1958 "Pick Me Up (On Your Way Down)" Mae AxtonBurton LevyGlenn Reeves 1956 "A Poor Man's Roses (Or a Rich Man's Gold)" Bob HilliardMilton DeLugg 1956 "A Poor Man's Roses (Or a Rich Man's Gold)" HilliardDeLugg Showcase 1961 "San Antonio Rose" Wills Showcase 1961 "Seven Lonely Days" Earl ShumanAlden ShumanMarshall Brown Showcase 1961 "She's Got You" Cochran Sentimentally Yours 1961 "Shoes" CochranThelma Smith That's How a Heartache Begins 1960 "So Wrong" Danny DillCarl PerkinsMel Tillis So Wrong/You're Stronger Than Me 1962 "Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)" Jimmy HodgesHugh Starr A Portrait of Patsy Cline 1963 "South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)" Michael CarrJimmy Kennedy Showcase 1961 "Stop, Look and Listen" George London Stevenson 1956 "Stop the World (And Let Me Off)" BelewStevenson 1957 "Strange" Fred BurchTillis Sentimentally Yours 1961 "A Stranger in My Arms" HensleyMarylu JeansCharlotte White 1957 "Sweet Dreams (Of You)" Don Gibson The Patsy Cline Story 1963 "That Wonderful Someone" Gertrude Burg Patsy Cline 1957 "That's My Desire" Helmy KresaCarroll Loveday Sentimentally Yours 1962 "Then You'll Know" Bobby Lile Patsy Cline 1957 "There He Goes" HaddockMillerStevenson 1960 "Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray" MillerStevenson Patsy Cline 1957 "Today, Tomorrow and Forever" ColbertGeesling 1957 "Too Many Secrets" Lile Patsy Cline 1957 "Tra Le La La Triangle" BurchMarijohn Wilkin The Patsy Cline Story 1962 "True Love" Cole Porter Showcase 1961 "Try Again" Bob SummersLefors 1957 "Turn the Cards Slowly" Masters Songs by Patsy Cline 1955 "Walkin' After Midnight" BlockHecht Patsy Cline 1956 "Walkin' After Midnight" BlockHecht Showcase 1961 "Walkin' Dream' Hal WillisGinger Willis 1957 "The Wayward Wind" Stanley LebowskyHerb Newman Showcase 1961 "When I Get Through with You (You'll Love Me Too)" Howard A Portrait of Patsy Cline 1962 "When You Need a Laugh" Cochran A Portrait of Patsy Cline 1962 "Who Can I Count On" Masters A Portrait of Patsy Cline 1961 "Why Can't He Be You" Cochran The Patsy Cline Story 1962 "Yes I Understand" BeamJilesStevenson 1959 "You Belong to Me" Pee Wee KingChilton PriceRedd Stewart Sentimentally Yours 1962 "You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It)" Joseph McCarthyJames V. Monaco Sentimentally Yours 1962 "You Took Him Off My Hands" HowardSkeets McDonaldWynn Stewart A Portrait of Patsy Cline 1963 "You Were Only Fooling (While I Was Falling in Love" Billy FaberLarry FotineFred Meadows Sentimentally Yours 1962 "You're Stronger Than Me" CochranJimmy Key 1962 "You're Stronger Than Me" CochranKey So Wrong/You're Stronger Than Me 1962 "Your Cheatin' Heart" Williams Sentimentally Yours 1962 "Your Kinda Love" Roy DruskyAlex Zanetis A Portrait of Patsy Cline 1962
References Footnotes
Books
External links Patsy Cline song index at The Patsy Cline Discography by George Hewitt