Blue Side of Lonesome (album)

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Blue Side of Lonesome
Blue Side of Lonesome (album) cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 24, 1967
Genre Country
Label RCA Victor
Producer Chet Atkins [1]
Jim Reeves chronology
Yours Sincerely, Jim Reeves
(1966)
Blue Side of Lonesome
(1967)
My Cathedral
(1967)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
Billboard "Spotlight" pick [3]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Country MusicStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Blue Side of Lonesome is a studio album by Jim Reeves, [4] released posthumously in April 24, 1967 on RCA Victor. The album was produced by Chet Atkins.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Blue Side of Lonesome" Leon Payne 2:39
2."I Catch Myself Crying" Roger Miller 2:35
3."Trying to Forget"Sonny Burnette / Gene Martin1:41
4."I Know One" Jack Clement 2:01
5."Seabreeze"James Joiner2:09
6."I Won't Come in While He's There"Gene Davis2:05
7."Blue Without My Baby"Paddy Roberts2:33
8."Teardrops on the Rocks" Bobby Bare / Charlie Williams2:40
9."Crying Is My Favorite Mood"Jim Reeves2:45
10."Deep Dark Water"Jim Reeves2:24

Charts

Chart (1967)Peak
position
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [5] 15
US Billboard 200 [6] 185
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [7] 3

References

  1. "Jim Reeves - Blue Side Of Lonesome". Discogs. 1967. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  2. "The Blue Side of Lonesome - Jim Reeves". AllMusic . Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  3. "Billboard". May 27, 1967.
  4. 1 2 Colin Larkin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Country Music. Virgin. p. 354. ISBN   9780753502365 . Retrieved May 6, 2022. Blue Side of Lonesome (RCA Victor 1967)***
    https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Encyclopedia_of_Popular_Music/_NNmFiUnSmUC?gbpv=1&dq=%22Blue+Side+of+Lonesome+RCA+Victor%22&pg=RA8-PA1965
  5. "Norwegiancharts.com – Jim Reeves – Blue Side of Lonesome". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  6. "Jim Reeves Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  7. "Jim Reeves Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 6, 2022.