Search - Patsy Cline :: Country Great

Essential listening.

waitingtoderail | Jamaica Plain, MA USA | 02/21/2009

(4 out of 5 stars)

"A 1969 re-release of Cline's debut album (minus two tracks, including the biggest hit, "Walkin' After Midnight," natch). Although her image is that of a clean-cut 50's housewife-type, in reality, Cline was a tough-talking, rough-living type, who should be placed in the same class as George Jones or Merle Haggard.



This tough-talking comes through on this album. Oh, not in words, really, but in attitude. At times sounding more like a soul singer than what one would think of as country, Cline growls through songs like "Don't Ever Leave Me Again" and "Hungry for Love" like a woman on a mission.



This is essential listening for any country music fan. If you think Shania Twain is the greatest female country singer you've ever heard, prepare to be blown away."