The Best of Jim Reeves

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The Best of Jim Reeves
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Compilation album by
Released1964
Genre Country
Label RCA Victor
Jim Reeves chronology
Moonlight and Roses
(1964)
The Best of Jim Reeves
(1964)
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?
(1964)
Singles from The Best of Jim Reeves
  1. "Four Walls"
    Released: March 20, 1957
  2. "Blue Boy"
    Released: June 27, 1958
  3. "Am I Losing You"
    Released: October 11, 1960
  4. "Adios Amigo"
    Released: April 7, 1962
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The Best of Jim Reeves is a compilation album by Jim Reeves, released in 1964 on RCA Victor.

Contents

Overview

The album spent eight weeks on the top of the Billboard country albums chart in August–September 1964 [2] and four weeks at number 3 in the UK in February–March 1965. [3] The album consists of his hit songs.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."He'll Have to Go"2:16
2."Four Walls"2:46
3."Guilty"3:09
4."Blue Boy"2:07
5."I'm Gettin' Better"2:14
6."The Blizzard"3:22
7."Am I Losing You?"2:14
8."Billy Bayou"2:02
9."Anna Marie"2:25
10."Stand at Your Window"2:12
11."Adios Amigo"2:20
12."Danny Boy"2:13

Charts

Chart (1964–1965)Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [4] 26
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [5] ?
UK Albums (OCC) [6] 3
US Billboard 200 [7] 9
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [2] 1

Awards and nominations

AwardYear [a] CategoryResultRef.
Billboard Country Music Awards1965Favorite Album (1964–'65)Won [8]
All-time Favorite AlbumWon
Grammy Awards Best Country & Western Album Nominated [9]

Notes

  1. Indicates the year of ceremony.

References

  1. Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (January 9, 1965). "Jim Reeves: The Best Of Jim Reeves" (PDF). Record Mirror . No. 201. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Jim Reeves Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  3. "Jim Reeves | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  4. "Offiziellecharts.de – Jim Reeves – The Best of Jim Reeves" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  5. "Norwegiancharts.com – Jim Reeves – The Best". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  6. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  7. "Jim Reeves Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  8. "Results of Billboard's 18th Annual Country Music Poll". Books.google.com. October 23, 1965. p. 8.
  9. "7th Annual GRAMMY Awards | 1964". GRAMMY.com. Retrieved May 6, 2022.