| 40 Golden Greats | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Greatest hits album by Jim Reeves | |
| Released | 1975 |
| Genre | Pop, rock |
| Length | 97:18 |
| Label | Arcade |
40 Golden Greats is a greatest hits album by Jim Reeves. It was released in 1975 and reached number one on the UK Albums Chart, [1] where it was a posthumous number one. Surprisingly, it does not include "I Love You Because".
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Distant Drums" | Cindy Walker | 2:50 |
| 2. | "Bimbo" | Glenn O'Dell | 2:50 |
| 3. | "Am I Losing You" | Jim Reeves | 2:18 |
| 4. | "Mexican Joe" | Mitchell Torok | 2:35 |
| 5. | "The Blizzard" | Harlan Howard | 3:22 |
| 6. | "Gypsy Feet" | Leona Butrum, Nellie Smith | 1:40 |
| 7. | "I Fall To Pieces" | Hank Cochran, Harlan Howard | 3:03 |
| 8. | "But You Love Me Daddy" | Pat Twitty | 2:09 |
| 9. | "Guilty" | Alex Zanetis | 3:09 |
| 10. | "Missing You" | Dale Noe, Red Sovine | 2:35 |
| Total length: | 26:31 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "I Won't Forget You" | Harlan Howard | 2:01 |
| 12. | "The Hawaiian Wedding Song" | Al Hoffman, Charles E. King, Dick Manning | 2:07 |
| 13. | "When You Are Gone" | Dean Manuel, Jim Reeves | 2:52 |
| 14. | "The Storm" | Alex Zanetis, Jim Reeves | 2:07 |
| 15. | "One Dozen Roses" | Dick Jurgens, Joe Washburne, Roger Lewis, Walter Donovan | 1:50 |
| 16. | "Not Until the Next Time" | Gail Talley | 2:45 |
| 17. | "Penny Candy" | Cal Veale | 2:32 |
| 18. | "Anna Marie" | Cindy Walker | 2:16 |
| 19. | "He'll Have to Go" | Audrey Allison, Joe Allison | 2:17 |
| 20. | "Four Walls" | George Campbell, Marvin Moore | 2:57 |
| Total length: | 23:44 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21. | "Welcome to My World" | John Hathcock, Ray Winkler | 2:32 |
| 22. | "Scarlet Ribbons" | Evelyn Danzig, Jack Segal | 2:16 |
| 23. | "According to My Heart" | Gary Walker | 2:39 |
| 24. | "Make the World Go Away" | Hank Cochran | 2:26 |
| 25. | "Crying In My Sleep" | Leona Butrum, Nellie Smith | 1:56 |
| 26. | "Deep Dark Water" | Jim Reeves | 2:24 |
| 27. | "I Won't Come In While He's There" | Gene Davis | 2:05 |
| 28. | "Golden Memories Silver Tears" | Cindy Walker | 2:51 |
| 29. | "Roses Are Red (My Love)" | Al Byron, Paul Evans | 2:45 |
| 30. | "Memories Are Made of This" | Frank Miller, Richard Dehr, Terry Gilkyson | 2:20 |
| Total length: | 24:14 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31. | "You're the Only Good Thing (That's Happened to Me)" | Jack Toombs | 2:15 |
| 32. | "The Wreck Of The Number Nine" | Carson Robison | 2:14 |
| 33. | "Yonder Comes a Sucker" | Jim Reeves | 2:30 |
| 34. | "How Can I Write on Paper (what I Feel In My Heart)" | Danny Harrison, Don Carter, George Kent, Jim Reeves | 2:23 |
| 35. | "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You" | Scotty Wiseman | 1:27 |
| 36. | "Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart" | Eberhard Storch, Geoffrey Parsons, John Turner | 3:06 |
| 37. | "Missing Angel" | Dale Noe | 2:09 |
| 38. | "Is This Me" | Bill West, Dottie West | 2:07 |
| 39. | "Angels Don't Lie" | Dale Noe | 2:23 |
| 40. | "Is It Really Over?" | Jim Reeves | 2:15 |
| Total length: | 22:49 | ||
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI) [4] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
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