Make no mistake. This EU release is not just some "best of" Patsy Cline collection. Instead, it contains 26 tracks that made their debut on this CD, including 6 "live" performances, with her talking to the audience in between numbers. The prestigious Billboard magazine did a big article on this release, and called this CD “stunning” and “a gem.”
20 of Ms. Cline's best-loved studio recordings have been overdubbed with new music to give them a fresh appeal. While her voice was timeless, the original accompaniment sounds somewhat dated, in the context of today's musical preferences. So her masters have been stripped down to the bare essentials, her vocals given 24-bit digital remastering for better clarity, then tasteful new music has been added to complement her great talent.
Some of the finest musicians, background singers and orchestrators working today — in studios from Nashville to Europe — have applied their talents with the greatest respect for Patsy's musical legacy, to create these new recordings.
You won't believe your ears! It sounds as if she is in the room singing just for you. Patsy Cline has also been brought more into the solo spotlight by giving her voice a vocal boost and getting rid of some of the original backing that overwhelmed her singing at times!
“The Divine Ms. Cline” is one of the finest CDs you'll ever own. The new music runs the gamut and includes lush strings and pretty guitars (“Why Can't He Be You?”); dobro, twin fiddles and steel guitar featuring musicians from today's Grand Ole Opry band (“San Antonio Rose”); a 19-piece orchestra backing Patsy — with a large string section, oboe, French horn, flute, harp, etc. (“Wayward Winds”, “True Love”); lively Spanish guitar, strings and twin trumpets , (“South of the Border”); and a bluesy, 5-piece brass section backing Ms. Cline during a delightful jazz-inspired romp (“Seven Lonely Days”). There's a soulful sax treatment as Patsy sings the blues (“So Wrong”); a smooth trombone and new choral backing on “Heartaches” (done at a slower tempo than the original); plus strings and a New Orleans jazz soprano sax on “Just A Closer Walk With Thee.” Hear “You Belong To Me” done country style.
Also enjoy Patsy singing a song she never recorded for Decca, “Tennessee Waltz,” which she does in a surprisingly intimate, crooning style with strings and a 5-piece trombone section! You'll love Patsy's alternate, studio vocal on “Leavin' On Your Mind,” in a plush orchestral arrangement spiced with country guitar.
Here are the songs:
1. Why Can't He Be You
2. Have You Ever Been Lonely?
3. Half As Much
4. San Antonio Rose
5. Crazy
6. I Fall To Pieces
7. True Love
8. I Love You So Much It Hurts Me
9. You Belong To Me
10. Leavin' On Your Mind
11. Tennessee Waltz
12. The Wayward Wind
13. A Poor Man's Roses
14. South Of The Border
15. So Wrong
16. Heartaches
17. Seven Lonely Days
18. Foolin' Around
19. I'm Blue Again
20. Just A Closer Walk With Thee
21. Strange (Live)
22. She's Got You (Live)
23. Imagine That (Live)
24. Shoes (Live)
25. Lovesick Blues (Live)
26.Life's Railway To Heaven (Live)
This CD originally sold out and has been unavailable for years. Now, due to fan demand, it has been re-issued but in very limited quantity. It's become a true "collector's item" so don't delay in ordering your copy today!
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