Showcase (Patsy Cline album)

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Showcase
Patsy Cline- Original Showcase.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 27, 1961
RecordedNovember 16, 1960 –
August 25, 1961 [1]
Studio Bradley Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre Country, traditional pop
Length28:35
Label Decca (1961)
MCA (re-release; 1973 & 1988)
Producer Owen Bradley
Patsy Cline chronology
Patsy Cline
(1957)
Showcase
(1961)
Sentimentally Yours
(1962)
Re-released cover
Showcase F.jpg
The cover of the re-released album in 1963
Side one [6]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Fall to Pieces"2:48
2."Foolin' Round"
2:14
3."The Wayward Wind"
3:22
4."South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)"2:26
5."I Love You So Much It Hurts" Floyd Tillman 2:15
6."Seven Lonely Days"
2:13
Side two [6]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Crazy" Willie Nelson 2:43
2."San Antonio Rose" Bob Wills 2:20
3."True Love" Cole Porter 2:09
4."Walkin' After Midnight"
  • Alan Block
  • Don Hecht
2:01
5."A Poor Man's Roses (Or a Rich Man's Gold)"2:38
6."Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue)"2:11

Compact disc version

Showcase with the Jordanaires (CD version) [7]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Fall to Pieces"
  • Cochran
  • Howard
2:47
2."Foolin' Round"
  • Howard
  • Owens
2:12
3."The Wayward Wind"
  • Lebowsky
  • Newman
3:15
4."South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)"
  • Carr
  • Kennedy
2:25
5."I Love You So Much It Hurts"Tillman2:11
6."Seven Lonely Days"
  • Brown
  • E. Shuman
  • A. Shuman
2:05
7."Crazy"Nelson2:41
8."San Antonio Rose"Wills2:13
9."True Love"Porter2:06
10."Walkin' After Midnight"
  • Block
  • Hecht
2:00
11."A Poor Man's Roses (Or a Rich Man's Gold)"
  • Hilliard
  • DeLugg
2:30
12."Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue)"
  • Brown
  • DeRose
2:10

Digital version

Showcase with the Jordanaires (all songs are credited to Patsy Cline featuring The Jordanaires) [8]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Fall to Pieces"
  • Cochran
  • Howard
2:50
2."Foolin' Round"
  • Howard
  • Owens
2:13
3."The Wayward Wind"
  • Lebowsky
  • Newman
3:20
4."South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)"
  • Carr
  • Kennedy
2:26
5."I Love You So Much It Hurts"Tillman2:14
6."Seven Lonely Days"
  • Brown
  • E. Shuman
  • A. Shuman
2:12
7."Crazy"Nelson2:43
8."San Antonio Rose"Wills2:20
9."True Love"Porter2:07
10."Walkin' After Midnight"
  • Block
  • Hecht
2:00
11."A Poor Man's Roses (Or a Rich Man's Gold)"
  • Hilliard
  • DeLugg
2:36
12."Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue)"
  • Brown
  • DeRose
2:10

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the original 1961 liner notes of Showcase. [6]

Musical personnel

Technical personnel

Chart performance

Chart (1963)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [9] 73

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