The Jim Reeves Way | ||||
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Released | 1965 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Label | RCA Victor | |||
Producer | Chet Atkins, Bob Ferguson | |||
Jim Reeves chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Record Mirror | [2] |
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Country Music | [3] |
The Jim Reeves Way is a studio album by Jim Reeves, [3] released posthumously in 1965 on RCA Victor. It was produced by Chet Atkins and Bob Ferguson.
The album included 12 tracks, among which "Make the World Go Away" and "Maureen". [4]
The album opens with a cover of Hank Cochran's song "Make the World Go Away", recorded by Reeves at his last recording session in July 1964.
"I Can't Stop Loving You" is another song from that session[ citation needed ] and is in fact the last song Reeves ever recorded:
When the session ended with some time remaining on the schedule, Reeves suggested that he should record one more song. And he taped "I Can't Stop Loving You". [5] [6]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Make the World Go Away" | Hank Cochran | |
2. | "In the Misty Moonlight" | Cindy Walker | |
3. | "You'll Never Know" | Mack Gordon / Harry Warren | |
4. | "There's That Smile Again" | Benny Davis / Jim Reeves | |
5. | "Bolandse nooientjie" | Jim Reeves | |
6. | "It Hurts So Much to See You Go" | Bob Moore / Jim Reeves / Harry Warren | |
7. | "I Can't Stop Loving You" | Don Gibson | |
8. | "A Nickel Piece of Candy" | Alex Zanetis | |
9. | "Where Do I Go to Throw a Picture Away" | Carl Belew / Jim Reeves | |
10. | "Maureen" | Robert B. Sherman | |
11. | "Ek verlang na jou" | ||
12. | "Somewhere Along the Line" | Jim Reeves / Jimmy Tipton |
Chart (1964–1965) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 [7] | 45 |
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [8] | 2 |
Award | Year [lower-alpha 1] | Category | Result | Ref. |
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Billboard Country Music Awards | 1965 | Favorite Album (1964–'65) | Nominated | [9] [10] |
Grammy Awards | 1966 | Best Country & Western Album | Nominated | [11] |
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The Jim Reeves Way (RCA Victor 1965) ***