
Patsy Cline: The Ultimate Collection is a two-disc set containing 32 songs of Patsy's pop country, Nashville sound. Her voice was smooth with a delicate vibrato, but also flexible to do the country yodeling that was popular at the time. Patsy's voice is up-front and center in these recordings. The shuffle of the snare is usually the only instrument that approaches the forefront. The orchestration, backing vocals, and piano are kept behind her and are a beautiful support to the songs.
Unlike some other compilations I've listened to lately, this one offered good variety past the top hits of hers but didn't lose me with too many songs. This is another album that I basically finished my review and then decided to not actually post the review because I wasn't quite ready to move along. A Patsy Cline compilation purchase is likely in the future, but I may still search for an album with 20-25 songs on it since I did start skipping songs the last few listens.
Songs I Knew I liked: "Walkin' After Midnight," "I Fall to Pieces," "Crazy," "Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home," "She's Got You," "Your Cheatin' Heart," "Back in Baby's Arms," and "Sweet Dreams (of You)"
Songs I Now Like: "Have You Ever Been Lonely," "Foolin' Around," and "When I Get Thru With You (You'll Love Me Too)"
Songs I Can Go the Rest of My Life Never Hearing Again: None