Slim Whitman Sings (1957 album)

Slim Whitman Sings
Studio album by
Slim Whitman
Released1957
GenreCountry[1]
LabelImperial
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(1954) 		Slim Whitman Sings
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(1958)
Singles from Slim Whitman Sings
  1. "All That I'm Asking Is Sympathy"
    Released: 1953
  2. "Roll On Silvery Moon"
    Released: 1955
  3. "Tumbling Tumbleweeds"
    Released: 1956
  4. "Serenade"
    Released: 1956
  5. "I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen"
    Released: 1957
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
BillboardPositive[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]

Slim Whitman Sings is a studio album by Slim Whitman, released in early 1957 on Imperial Records.[1][2]

Release history

The album was issued in the United States by Imperial Records as a 12-inch long-playing record, catalog number LP 9026.[3]

Around 1966,[citation needed] it was reissued under the title Country Hits, Volume 1.[4]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."By the Waters of the Minnetonka"
  • J. M. Cavanass
  • T. Lieurance
 
2."All That I'm Asking Is Sympathy"
  • B. Davis
  • J. A. Burke
 
3."Dear Mary"
  • D. Bartholomew
  • P. King
 
4."I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen"Arranged by J. Crist 
5."Serenade"
 
6."Tumbling Tumbleweeds"
  • B. Nolan
 
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."When I Grow Too Old to Dream"
  • O. Hammerstein
  • S. Romberg
 
2."Curtain of Tears"
  • Carter
  • Harris
 
3."I'm Casting a Lasso Towards the Sky"
  • Wakely
  • White
 
4."Haunted Hungry Heart"
  • Carter
  • Harris
  • Heap
 
5."Roll On Silvery Moon"M. Keefe 
6."We Stood at the Altar"J. M. Robinson 

References

  1. ^ a b c Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2 February 1957. pp. 57–.
  2. ^ a b Colin Larkin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Country Music. Virgin. ISBN 978-0-7535-0236-5.
  3. ^ "Slim Whitman - Slim Whitman Sings". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  4. ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 10 June 1967.


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