Country Memories (Slim Whitman album)

Country Memories
Studio album by
Slim Whitman
Released1967
GenreCountry
LabelImperial[1]
Slim Whitman chronology
15th Anniversary Album
(1967) 		Country Memories
(1967) 		In Love the Whitman Way
(1968)
Singles from Country Memories
  1. "The Keeper of the Key"
    Released: 1967
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
BillboardPositive[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]

Country Memories is a studio album by Slim Whitman, released in 1967 on Imperial Records.[1][3][4]

Billboard wrote in its review: "Always great, but never greater than now, Slim Whitman has a beautiful 'Broken Wings,' a haunting 'Hasta Luego,' and exceptional versions of the classic standards 'I Walk Alone' and 'Tears on My Pillow' in this chart package."[1]

Track listing

The album was issued in the United States and Canada by Imperial Records as a 12-inch long-playing record, catalog numbers LP-9356 (mono) and LP-12356 (stereo).[4]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Broken Wings"
2:25
2."Need You"
2:20
3."Hasta Luego"John Hicks2:20
4."The Keeper of the Key"
  • Stewart
  • Howard
  • Devine
  • Guynes
2:35
5."I'll Never Pass This Way Again"Dale Parker3:01
6."Chained to a Memory"Jenny Lou Carson2:39
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Yearning (Just for You)"
2:26
2."Kentucky Waltz"Bill Monroe2:15
3."Roses Are Red (My Love)"
2:30
4."Don't Be Angry"Wade Jackson2:55
5."I Walk Alone"Herbert Wilson2:20
6."Tears on My Pillow"Leon Holmes2:20

Charts

Chart (1967) Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5] 42

References

  1. ^ a b c d Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 28 October 1967.
  2. ^ Slim Whitman - Country Memories. AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  3. ^ a b Colin Larkin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Fifties Music. Virgin. ISBN 978-0-7535-0268-6.
  4. ^ a b "Slim Whitman - Country Memories". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  5. ^ "Slim Whitman Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-02-08.


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