Country Memories (Slim Whitman album)

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Country Memories
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Studio album by
Slim Whitman
Released1967
Genre Country
Label Imperial [1]
Slim Whitman chronology
15th Anniversary Album
(1967)		Country Memories
(1967)		 In Love the Whitman Way
(1968)
Singles from Country Memories
  1. "The Keeper of the Key"
    Released: 1967
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Billboard Positive [1]
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Country Memories is a studio album by Slim Whitman, released in 1967 on Imperial Records. [1] [3] [4]

Contents

Billboard wrote in its review: "Always great, but never greater than now, Slim Whitman has a beautiful 'Broken Wings,' a haunting 'Hasta Luego,' and exceptional versions of the classic standards 'I Walk Alone' and 'Tears on My Pillow' in this chart package." [1]

Track listing

The album was issued in the United States and Canada by Imperial Records as a 12-inch long-playing record, catalog numbers LP-9356 (mono) and LP-12356 (stereo). [4]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Broken Wings"
2:25
2."Need You"
2:20
3."Hasta Luego"John Hicks2:20
4."The Keeper of the Key"
  • Stewart
  • Howard
  • Devine
  • Guynes
2:35
5."I'll Never Pass This Way Again" Dale Parker 3:01
6."Chained to a Memory" Jenny Lou Carson 2:39
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Yearning (Just for You)"
2:26
2."Kentucky Waltz" Bill Monroe 2:15
3."Roses Are Red (My Love)"
2:30
4."Don't Be Angry" Wade Jackson 2:55
5."I Walk Alone"Herbert Wilson2:20
6."Tears on My Pillow" Leon Holmes 2:20

Charts

Chart (1967)Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [5] 42

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 28 October 1967.
  2. ↑ Slim Whitman - Country Memories. AllMusic . Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  3. 1 2 Colin Larkin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Fifties Music. Virgin. ISBN   978-0-7535-0268-6.
  4. 1 2 "Slim Whitman - Country Memories". Discogs . Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  5. ↑ "Slim Whitman Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-02-08.


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