Patsy Cline

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The Legendary Patsy Cline's Greatest Recordings on THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION; From 'Walkin' After Midnight' to 'I Fall To Pieces' to 'Crazy'

LOS ANGELES, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Patsy Cline is one of the most popular and influential female singers in music history -- the first woman inducted into the Country Music Hall Of Fame and #11 on VH1's "100 Greatest Women Of Rock & Roll." Her 1973 12-selection Greatest Hits is still the best-selling hits package by a woman. Now her 22 greatest recordings, each digitally remastered, have been brought together on PATSY CLINE - THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION (MCA Nashville/UMe), released June 22, 2004.

A new series dedicated to country artists, the first slate of THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION releases includes compilations for Cline, George Jones, Billy Ray Cyrus, Sammy Kershaw, The Mavericks, and Don Williams.

Amazingly, Cline's entire body of work consists of barely over 100 tracks, each produced by the renowned Owen Bradley. Her fifth single was her first hit (coincidentally, so was George Jones's) when in 1957 Decca issued "Walkin' After Midnight" and it not only soared to #2 country but crossed over to pop (#12). THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION includes that original single and its B-side, "A Poor Man's Roses (Or A Rich Man's Gold)" (#14 country), rather than her more cosmopolitan and familiar 1961 re-recordings.

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Here's the track listing (with sound snippets) for the album:

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