| The Kitty Wells Family Gospel Sing | ||||
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| Released | 1965 | |||
| Genre | Gospel music | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
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The Kitty Wells Family Gospel Sing is a gospel music album recorded by Kitty Wells and released in 1965 on the Decca label (DL 4679). [1] Thom Owens of Allmusic called it "a good, but unremarkable, country gospel LP." [2]
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Ellen Muriel Deason, known professionally as Kitty Wells, was an American pioneering female country music singer. She broke down a barrier to women in country music with her 1952 hit recording "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels", which also made her the first female country singer to top the U.S. country charts and turned her into the first female country superstar. “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels” would also be her first of several pop crossover hits. Wells is the only artist to be awarded top female vocalist awards for 14 consecutive years. Her chart-topping hits continued until the mid 1960s, paving the way for and inspiring a long list of female country singers who came to prominence in the 1960s.
Johnnie Robert Wright Jr. was an American country music singer-songwriter, who spent much of his career working with Jack Anglin as the popular duo Johnnie & Jack, and was also the husband of country music star Kitty Wells.
Jack Anglin was an American country music singer best known as a member of the Anglin Brothers, and later Johnnie & Jack with Johnnie Wright.
Ruby Wright was an American country music singer-songwriter. Wright was the daughter of country singers Kitty Wells and Johnnie Wright. She sang with her parents as a young girl and at age 13, was signed by RCA Records as Ruby Wells because there was also a Ruby Wright who was a pop singer.
Herbert Paul Gilley was an American country music lyricist and promoter from Kentucky. In his lifetime, he was little known as a songwriter, but decades after his death by drowning at age 27, he was identified more widely as likely having written the lyrics to a dozen famous songs, including two that were hits for Hank Williams: "Cold, Cold Heart" and "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry". He may have also written "I Overlooked an Orchid", which was a number-one country hit in 1974 for Mickey Gilley. Other songs that have been attributed to Gilley include "If Teardrops Were Pennies", "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes", and "Crazy Arms".
Dust on the Bible is an album recorded by Kitty Wells and released in 1959 on the Decca label. The Encyclopedia of American Gospel Music called it "a classic of country-style gospel."
After Dark is an album recorded by Kitty Wells and released in 1959 on the Decca label. On its release, Billboard praised the "haunting nasal quality" of her voice and called the album another "great collection of ballads having to do with the seamy and sinful sides of life, sung as only Kitty Wells can sing them."
Winner of Your Heart is an album recorded by Kitty Wells and released in 1956 on the Decca label.
Lonely Street is an album recorded by Kitty Wells and released in 1958 on the Decca label. Thom Owens of Allmusic found it "slightly uneven but enjoyable". On November 17, 1958, it was ranked No. 9 on Billboard magazine's "Favorite C&W Albums" based on the magazine's annual poll of country and western disc jockeys.
Kitty Wells' Country Hit Parade is an album by Kitty Wells that was released in 1956 on the Decca label. Joe Viglione of Allmusic.com gave it four stars and called it "groundbreaking", "a classic of the genre", and "entertaining beyond its historical importance."
Seasons of My Heart is an album by Kitty Wells that was released in 1960 on the Decca label. Thom Owens of Allmusic called the album "an excellent LP collection of country ballads."
Singing on Sunday is a gospel album recorded by Kitty Wells and released in 1962 on the Decca label. Thom Owens of Allmusic called it "enjoyable but unexeptional."
Christmas Day with Kitty Wells is a Christmas album recorded by country music singer Kitty Wells and released in 1962 on the Decca label. Wells was accompanied by the Jordanaires on the album. Allmusic gave it three stars.
Country Music Time is an album recorded by Kitty Wells and released in 1962 on the Decca label. Wells was accompanied on the album by the Jordanaires. The album included two Top 10 country singles: "Password" and "This White Circle on My Finger". Thom Owens of Allmusic called the album "a strong mid-'60s album."
Burning Memories is an album recorded by Kitty Wells and released in 1965 on the Decca label. The album included the hit single "I'll Repossess My Heart". Thom Owens of Allmusic opined that it "is too uneven in terms of material and is burdened by too many overdubbed vocal chorus and strings to be consistently enjoyable."
Lonesome Sad and Blue is an album recorded by Kitty Wells and released in 1965 on the Decca label in the United States and on the Brunswick label in the United Kingdom. Thom Owens of Allmusic gave the album three stars and called it "a typically enjoyable set of country ballads and weepers."
Country All the Way is an album recorded by Kitty Wells and released in 1966 on the Decca label in the United States and on the Brunswick label in the United Kingdom.
The Kitty Wells Show is a live album recorded at a concert by Kitty Wells, her son Bobby Wright, her husband Johnny Wright, singer Bill Phillips, and musicians Tommy Jackson, Paul Yandell and Odell Martin. The album was released in 1966 on the Decca label in the United States and on the Brunswick label in the United Kingdom.
We'll Stick Together is an album of duets between Kitty Wells and her husband Johnny Wright. It was released in 1968 on the Decca label. The Jordanaires provided backup vocals and music.
Forever Young is an album from Kitty Wells that was released in 1974 on the Capricorn label.