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| Songs I Love to Sing | ||||
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| Released | 1980 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | Cleveland International / Epic | |||
| Producer | Pete Drake | |||
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| Singles from Songs I Love to Sing | ||||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
Songs I Love to Sing is a studio album by Slim Whitman, released in 1980 on Cleveland International Records. [2] [3]
The album was issued in the United States by CBS as a 12-inch long-playing record, catalog number (Cleveland International / Epic JE 36768).
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "When" | Hans Bouwens | 2:33 |
| 2. | "Secret Love" | 2:45 | |
| 3. | "Since You Went Away" | Byron Whitman | 2:57 |
| 4. | "If I Could Only Dream" | Hans Bouwens | 3:18 |
| 5. | "The Last Farewell" |
| 3:52 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Remember You" | 2:31 | |
| 2. | "Rose Marie" | 2:17 | |
| 3. | "Where Do I Go from Here" |
| 2:55 |
| 4. | "That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine" |
| 3:08 |
| 5. | "Beautiful Dreamer" | Stephen Foster (arr. by Slim Whitman) | 2:58 |
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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| US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [4] | 25 |
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