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Released | 1957 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Label | RCA Victor | |||
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Jim Reeves is an album recorded by Jim Reeves and released in 1957 on the RCA Victor label (catalog no. LPM-1576). [1] [2] The album was RCA's initial effort to market Reeves to a "pop" oriented market.
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James Travis Reeves was an American country and popular music singer and songwriter. With records charting from the 1950s to the 1980s, he became well known as a practitioner of the Nashville Sound. Known as "Gentleman Jim", his songs continued to chart for years after his death in a plane crash. He is a member of both the Country Music and Texas Country Music Halls of Fame.
"I Can't Stop Loving You" is a popular song written and composed by country singer, songwriter, and musician Don Gibson, who first recorded it on December 3, 1957, for RCA Victor Records. It was released in 1958 as the B-side of "Oh, Lonesome Me", becoming a double-sided country hit single. At the time of Gibson's death in 2003, the song had been recorded by more than 700 artists, most notably by Ray Charles, whose recording reached No. 1 on the Billboard chart.
Country Favorites – Willie Nelson Style is the fourth studio album by country singer Willie Nelson. He recorded it with Ernest Tubb's band, the Texas Troubadours and Western Swing fiddler-vocalist Wade Ray with studio musicians Jimmy Wilkerson and Hargus "Pig" Robbins. At the time of the recording, Nelson was a regular on a syndicated TV show hosted by Tubb.
According to My Heart is an album by Jim Reeves originally released in 1960 on RCA Camden. It was the first of two number-one albums in the UK for American singer Jim Reeves. It spent four weeks at the top of the chart in 1969, five years after Reeves had died. In Billboard magazine's annual poll of country and western disc jockeys, it was ranked No. 10 among the "Favorite C&W Albums" of 1960.
Neil Sedaka: The '50s and '60s is a compilation album containing some of the works of the American rock-and-pop singer Neil Sedaka. It features some songs he recorded during the period from 1959 to 1966, when he was under contract to RCA Victor Records. The album was released in 1977 on the RCA Victor label.
The singles discography of American country artist Dottie West contains 59 singles released as a solo artist, 12 singles released as a collaborative artist, 3 promotional singles and 1 other charting song. West signed with RCA Victor Records in 1963, having her first Top 40 hit the same year. It was followed in 1964 by "Love Is No Excuse", a duet with Jim Reeves that became West's first top 10 hit. In 1964, she also released "Here Comes My Baby". The song reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and became the first song by a female country artist to win a Grammy award. From her 1966 album, West issued four singles, including the top 10 hits "Would You Hold It Against Me" and "What's Come Over My Baby". Over the next two years she had major hits with "Paper Mansions", "Like a Fool", "Country Girl", and "Reno". In 1969, West collaborated with Don Gibson on "Rings of Gold", which reached number 2 on the Billboard country chart. In 1973, she released a single version of a commercial jingle originally used by The Coca-Cola Company. Entitled "Country Sunshine", the song became West's biggest hit, reaching number 2 on the country songs chart and number 49 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song also nominated her for her eleventh Grammy. After releasing the top 10 hit "Last Time I Saw Him" (1974), West's chart hits declined and she was dropped from RCA in 1976.
He'll Have to Go is a compilation album recorded by Jim Reeves and released in 1960 on the RCA Victor label. The album included two No. 1 hits: "He'll Have to Go" and "Billy Bayou".
Talkin' to Your Heart is an album recorded by Jim Reeves and released in 1961 on the RCA Victor label. The album was produced by Chet Atkins. Don Richardson Sr. wrote the liner notes.
The Intimate Jim Reeves is an album recorded by Jim Reeves and released in 1960 on the RCA Victor label. The album was produced by Chet Atkins and arranged by Marty Gold and Cliff Parman.
Bimbo is an album recorded by Jim Reeves and released on the RCA Victor label. Released in 1957, it was his first album after signing with RCA Victor. Reeves described it as a collection of the records that "made him", including his early No. 1 hits "Bimbo" and "Mexican Joe."
Girls I Have Known is an album recorded by Jim Reeves and released in 1958 by RCA Victor. The album was produced by Chet Atkins.
Songs to Warm the Heart is an album recorded by Jim Reeves and released in 1959 on the RCA Victor label. The album was produced by Chet Atkins. The cover photograph was by Don Cravens, and the liner notes were written by Don Richardson.
God Be with You is an album of sacred songs recorded by country singer Jim Reeves and released in February 1959 on the RCA Victor label.
Moonlight and Roses is an album recorded by Jim Reeves and released in 1964 on the RCA Victor label. Chet Atkins was the producer. It was Reeves' first album to reach the No. 1 spot on the Billboard country albums chart. It was the last studio album released in his lifetime.
Singing Down the Lane is an album recorded by country music singer Jim Reeves. Released in June 1956, it was his first album for RCA Victor.
A Touch of Velvet is a studio album by country music singer Jim Reeves with backing from the Anita Kerr Singers. It was released in 1962 on the RCA Victor label. The album was produced by Chet Atkins. It included the No. 2 country single, "Welcome to My World".
The One, The Only Kay Starr is a studio album by Kay Starr. It was released in 1956 by RCA Victor. It was her first album for RCA Victor after a decade with Capitol Records.
Lookin' Back is a studio album by American country singer–songwriter Hank Locklin. It was released in July 1969 via RCA Victor Records and contained 11 tracks. The project was produced by Danny Davis and contained no single releases. Lookin' Back centered around cover songs by country and pop artists of the era. It was Locklin's twentieth studio album release in his career.
Jim Reeves Sings is the debut studio album by Jim Reeves, released in 1955 by Abbott Record Co.
Jim Reeves on Stage is a live album by Jim Reeves, released posthumously in 1968 on RCA Victor. It was produced by Chet Atkins.