| Lonesome Sad and Blue | ||||
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| Released | 1965 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
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Lonesome Sad and Blue is an album recorded by Kitty Wells and released in 1965 on the Decca label (DL 4658) in the United States and on the Brunswick label (LAT 8621) in the United Kingdom. [1] Thom Owens of Allmusic gave the album three stars and called it "a typically enjoyable set of country ballads and weepers." [2]
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Donald Eugene Gibson was an American songwriter and country musician. A Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, Gibson wrote such country standards as "Sweet Dreams" and "I Can't Stop Loving You", and enjoyed a string of country hits from 1957 into the mid-1970s.
The Lonesome Pine Fiddlers were an early bluegrass band. Throughout their formations, they included notable "first generation" bluegrass musicians such as Ezra Cline, Bobby Osborne, Paul Williams, Melvin Goins, Charlie Cline, Curly Ray Cline, and Larry Richardson. The Lonesome Pine Fiddlers were inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Association Hall of Fame in 2009.
The albums discography of Kitty Wells, an American country artist, consists of thirty-six studio albums, eleven compilation albums, and one box set. Wells' first album release was 1956's Country Hit Parade on Decca Records, which compiled her hits during her first four years of recording for the label. Prior to its release, many labels were reluctant to release albums by female country artists until Wells became the first female vocalist to sell records. Following its release, Wells and her label issued three studio albums during the 1950s: Winner of Your Heart (1957), Lonely Street (1958), and Dust on the Bible (1959). After the success of Wells' number one single "Heartbreak U.S.A." in 1961, an album of the same name was released the same year.
Dust on the Bible is an album recorded by Kitty Wells and released in 1959 on the Decca label. The Encyclopedia of American Gospel Music called it "a classic of country-style gospel."
After Dark is an album recorded by Kitty Wells and released in 1959 on the Decca label. On its release, Billboard praised the "haunting nasal quality" of her voice and called the album another "great collection of ballads having to do with the seamy and sinful sides of life, sung as only Kitty Wells can sing them."
Winner of Your Heart is an album recorded by Kitty Wells and released in 1956 on the Decca label.
Kitty Wells' Country Hit Parade is an album by Kitty Wells that was released in 1956 on the Decca label. Joe Viglione of Allmusic.com gave it four stars and called it "groundbreaking", "a classic of the genre", and "entertaining beyond its historical importance."
Seasons of My Heart is an album by Kitty Wells that was released in 1960 on the Decca label. Thom Owens of Allmusic called the album "an excellent LP collection of country ballads."
Singing on Sunday is a gospel album recorded by Kitty Wells and released in 1962 on the Decca label. Thom Owens of Allmusic called it "enjoyable but unexeptional."
Christmas Day with Kitty Wells is a Christmas album recorded by country music singer Kitty Wells and released in 1962 on the Decca label. Wells was accompanied by the Jordanaires on the album. Allmusic gave it three stars.
The Kitty Wells Story is a double album consisting of re-recordings of the greatest hits of Kitty Wells. It was released in 1963 on the Decca label.
Especially for You is an album recorded by Kitty Wells and released in 1964 on the Decca label. The album included three hit singles: "Unloved Unwanted", "Will Your Lawyer Talk to God", and "We Missed You". Thom Owens of Allmusic called the album "an exceptional mid-'60s LP."
Burning Memories is an album recorded by Kitty Wells and released in 1965 on the Decca label. The album included the hit single "I'll Repossess My Heart". Thom Owens of Allmusic opined that it "is too uneven in terms of material and is burdened by too many overdubbed vocal chorus and strings to be consistently enjoyable."
The Kitty Wells Family Gospel Sing is a gospel music album recorded by Kitty Wells and released in 1965 on the Decca label. Thom Owens of Allmusic called it "a good, but unremarkable, country gospel LP."
Songs Made Famous by Jim Reeves is an album recorded by Kitty Wells and released in 1966 on the Decca label in the United States and on the Brunswick label in the United Kingdom. Thom Owens of Allmusic called it an enjoyable collection.
Country All the Way is an album recorded by Kitty Wells and released in 1966 on the Decca label in the United States and on the Brunswick label in the United Kingdom.
The Kitty Wells Show is a live album recorded at a concert by Kitty Wells, her son Bobby Wright, her husband Johnny Wright, singer Bill Phillips, and musicians Tommy Jackson, Paul Yandell and Odell Martin. The album was released in 1966 on the Decca label in the United States and on the Brunswick label in the United Kingdom.
Love Makes the World Go Around is an album recorded by Kitty Wells and released in 1967 on the Decca label in the United States and on the Brunswick label in the United Kingdom.
Forever Young is an album from Kitty Wells that was released in 1974 on the Capricorn label.
Guilty Street is an album by country singer Kitty Wells, released in 1969 on the Decca label. The album included two songs that charted on the Billboard country singles chart: "Happiness Hill" and "Guilty Street".