[.ca] Patsy Cline, Best Of

From Amazon.com:
Perhaps more than any singer this side of Elvis, Patsy Cline's legacy has been hashed over time and again by numerous posthumous recordings, most of which are of marginal quality and seldom tell the story properly. This set contains some fine material from the latter part of Cline's career--gorgeous readings of Irving Berlin's "Always" and Hank Williams's "Your Cheatin' Heart" show her aptitude for making standards of both pop and country her own--but it misses the mark by including none of her biggest hits from the era, such as "Crazy," "I Fall to Pieces," and "Sweet Dreams." This collection wins points for truth in advertising--its title reads "Classic," not "Best of"--but approach this one only after you have something more representative of Cline's career--12 Greatest Hits, for example--already in hand. --Daniel Durchholz

a great companion to 12 Greatest Hits:
Although I don't have this collection, this collection is a must have if you have "12 Greatest Hits" in your collection, but if you have "Patsy Cline Story," I'd recommend "A Portrait of Patsy Cline," which has some of the same songs as this collection. Her interpretations of standards are very well her own and because of her voice, they are made like they were just written for her to begin with. Lots of her interpretations of standards such as "Heartaches," "Always," "I Love You So Much It Hurts," "Half As Much," "Crazy Arms," and "Have You Ever Been Lonely." Minor charted hits such as "When I Get Thru With You," and "He Called Me Baby," are also included. As I said before but I'll say again, this is a must have if you have "12 Greatest Hits" but want more and not for those with "Patsy Cline Story" and want more as there is "A Portrait of Patsy Cline" that serves the same purpose for those with "Story."

GOOD BUT::
I THINK 20th CENTURY MASTERS COULD OF DID A BETTER JOB HERE COME ON.....

Don't Overlook This Gem:
While the title of this album is "Classic Patsy Cline," it could just as easily have been titled "Greatest Hits, Vol. 2." This release complements "12 Greatest Hits," by including the remainder of Patsy's charted classics which "12 Greatest Hits" omitted: "When I Get Through With You" (#10, 1962), "Imagine That" (#21, 1962), "Heartaches" (#73, 1962), "When You Need A Laugh" (#47, 1963) and "He Called Me Baby" (#23, 1964). It also includes Patsy's 1961 remake of her 1957 #14 Hit, "A Poor Man's Roses." An additional highlight of this set is Patsy's treatment of Irving Berlin's "Always," a true American masterpiece. The sound quality of this CD is exceptional, and the inserts include a couple of rare pictures from her original album cover photo sessions. If "12 Greatest Hits" whet your appetite for the music of Patsy Cline, don't overlook this gem.

• Heartaches
• Poor Man's Roses (Or a Rich Man's Gold)
• Your Cheatin' Heart
• When You Need a Laugh
• Half as Much
• When I Get Thru With You (You'll Love Me Too)
• Imagine That
• I Love You So Much It Hurts
• Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue)
• He Called Me Baby
• Crazy Arms
• Always