Remembering Patsy Cline

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Remembering Patsy Cline
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Studio album by
Various Artists
ReleasedSeptember 9, 2003 (2003-09-09)
Genre Country
Label MCA
Professional ratings
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Remembering Patsy Cline is a tribute album to Patsy Cline. It was released on September 9, 2003 by MCA Records. The album peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart, number 8 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and number 71 on the all-genre Billboard 200. [2]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Performer(s)Length
1."I Fall to Pieces" Hank Cochran, Harlan Howard Natalie Cole 5:29
2."Why Can't He Be You"Cochran Norah Jones 4:33
3."Back in Baby's Arms" Bob Montgomery Amy Grant 3:03
4."Crazy" Willie Nelson Diana Krall 4:32
5."Strange"Fred Burch, Mel Tillis Michelle Branch 2:58
6."She's Got You"Cochran Lee Ann Womack 3:48
7."Leavin' on Your Mind" Webb Pierce, Wayne Walker k.d. lang 4:53
8."Walkin' After Midnight"Alan Block, Donn Hecht Terri Clark 3:38
9."You're Stronger Than Me"Cochran, Jimmy Key Rebecca Lynn Howard 5:19
10."Faded Love"Billy Jack Wills, Bob Wills, Johnnie Lee Wills Patty Griffin 3:39
11."So Wrong" Danny Dill, Carl Perkins, Tillis Jessi Alexander 3:20
12."Sweet Dreams (Of You)" Don Gibson Martina McBride and Take 6 2:32

Chart performance

Chart (2003)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Jazz Albums1
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums8
U.S. Billboard 20071

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References

  1. Horowitz, Hal. "Remembering Patsy Cline review". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
  2. "Remembering Patsy Cline Charts". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 February 2011.