Kitty Wells - Five Classic Albums Plus (Kitty Wells' Country Hit Parade / Lonely Street / Dust on the Bible / Kitty's Choice / Heartbreak Usa) (Digitally Remastered) (2018)

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Artist: Kitty Wells
Title: Five Classic Albums Plus (Kitty Wells' Country Hit Parade / Lonely Street / Dust on the Bible / Kitty's Choice / Heartbreak Usa) (Digitally Remastered)
Year Of Release: 2018
Label: AVID Country
Genre: Country
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 2:35:39
Total Size: 764 MB
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

1. Makin’ Believe (‘Till We Can Make It Come True) (Kitty Wells’ Country Hit Parade) (02:49)
2. Release Me (Kitty Wells’ Country Hit Parade) (02:47)
3. Cheatin's a Sin (Kitty Wells’ Country Hit Parade) (02:46)
4. There's a Poison in Your Heart (Kitty Wells’ Country Hit Parade) (02:34)
5. I've Kissed You My Last Time (Kitty Wells’ Country Hit Parade) (02:25)
6. Who's Shoulder Will You Cry on (Kitty Wells’ Country Hit Parade) (02:12)
7. It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels (Kitty Wells’ Country Hit Parade) (02:27)
8. The Things I Might Have Been (Kitty Wells’ Country Hit Parade) (02:20)
9. Paying for That Back Street Affair (Kitty Wells’ Country Hit Parade) (02:33)
10. I Don't Claim to Be an Angel (Kitty Wells’ Country Hit Parade) (02:52)
11. I'm Too Lonely to Smile (Kitty Wells’ Country Hit Parade) (02:20)
12. Searching for a Soldier's Grave (Kitty Wells’ Country Hit Parade) (03:09)
13. If Teardrops Were Pennies (Lonely Street) (02:35)
14. Lonely Street (Lonely Street) (02:19)
15. You Can't Conceal a Broken Heart (Lonely Street) (02:32)
16. Sweeter Than Flowers (Lonely Street) (03:18)
17. What About You (Lonely Street) (02:36)
18. Just When I Needed You (Lonely Street) (02:29)
19. That's Me Without You (Lonely Street) (02:18)
20. The Waltz of the Angels (Lonely Street) (02:44)
21. Cheated out of Love (Lonely Street) (02:35)
22. May You Never Be Alone (Lonely Street) (02:22)
23. Touch and Go Heart (Lonely Street) (02:32)
24. Love Me to Pieces (Lonely Street) (02:07)
25. Dust on the Bible (Dust on the Bible) (02:13)
26. I Dreamed I Searched Heaven for You (Dust on the Bible) (02:28)
27. Lonesome Valley (Dust on the Bible) (02:14)
28. My Loved Ones Are Waiting for Me (Dust on the Bible) (02:21)
29. I Heard My Savour Call (Dust on the Bible) (02:01)
30. The Great Speckled Bird (Dust on the Bible) (02:16)
31. One by One (02:50)
32. He Will Set Your Fields on Fire (Dust on the Bible) (02:21)
33. We Buried Her Beneath the Willows (Dust on the Bible) (02:25)
34. (I've Got My) One Way Ticket to the Sky (Dust on the Bible) (02:35)
35. I Need the Prayers (Dust on the Bible) (02:26)
36. Mathew Twenty-Four (Dust on the Bible) (02:01)
37. Lord I'm Coming Home (Dust on the Bible) (02:19)
38. Sugartime (Kitty's Choice) (02:00)
39. Dark Moon (Kitty's Choice) (02:34)
40. Your Cheatin' Heart (Kitty's Choice) (02:39)
41. Beautiful Brown Eyes (Kitty's Choice) (02:28)
42. Seven Lonely Days (Kitty's Choice) (02:22)
43. Half as Much (Kitty's Choice) (02:28)
44. Jambalaya (Kitty's Choice) (02:18)
45. Jealous Heart (Kitty's Choice) (03:07)
46. When the Moon Comes over the Mountain (Kitty's Choice) (02:12)
47. Bonaparte's Retreat (Kitty's Choice) (02:01)
48. Tennessee Waltz (Kitty's Choice) (02:14)
49. My Happiness (Kitty's Choice) (02:32)
50. Heartbreak Usa (Heartbreak Usa) (02:34)
51. Heart to Heart Talk (Heartbreak Usa) (02:05)
52. Heartaches by the Number (Heartbreak Usa) (02:50)
53. My Heart Echoes (Heartbreak Usa) (02:29)
54. I've Got a New Heartache (Heartbreak Usa) (02:33)
55. Open up Your Heart (And Let the Sun Shine In) (Heartbreak Usa) (03:02)
56. This Old Heart (Heartbreak Usa) (02:18)
57. I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms) (Heartbreak Usa) (02:20)
58. Excuse Me (I Think I've Got a Heartache) (Heartbreak Usa) (02:47)
59. Cold, Cold Heart (Heartbreak Usa) (03:09)
60. The Best of All My Heartaches (Heartbreak Usa) (02:26)
61. Leave All the Heartache to Me (Heartbreak Usa) (02:42)
62. You and Me (02:43)

Kitty Wells was a major influence on Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris and so many other women who crossed over from country to pop. "Too many times married men think they are single" is the sentiment displayed in "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" -- which is 1950s male bashing, and Wells' perfect vocal cuts through the violin and accompaniment. It's pure country music that is far removed from the slick pop Nashville began manufacturing decades after this groundbreaking disc. "Paying for That Back Street Affair" is one of three Billy Wallace titles, featuring the lyrics "you gambled and I lost/now I must pay with hours of despair." The songs are full of someone having done someone wrong, and though there is a sameness throughout, vocally and instrumentally, the purity of Wells' performance and sincerity makes the 12 short stories very appealing. "I don't claim to be an angel, my life's been full of sin" is her statement, and she's sticking to it. Wells covers Roy Acuff, Zeke Clements, and J.B. Miller, and the work is consistently high. The passion in the opening track, Jimmy Work's "Making Believe," is powerful stuff, but it's her performance on the Eddie Miller/Dube Williams/Robert Yount classic "Release Me" which is the album's high point, as influential as the hit "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels." This track may have helped establish Engelbert Humperdinck's career as he took the song to the Top Five in 1967. Jimmy Heap had a country hit with the "Release Me" in 1955, and Esther Phillips took it to the top of the R&B charts in 1962 (as well as Top Ten on the Top 40), but Kitty Wells adds something extra to it here, and her performance of the tune is timeless. Release Me doesn't have "your lips are sweet as honey" lines, but "There's Poison in Your Heart" lines, and maybe that's what makes it so effective. Still, Kitty Wells can take corny country lyrics and deliver them with total sincerity. Kitty Wells Country Hit Parade is a classic of the genre and gave inspiration to decades of male and female vocalists who went on to inspire others. It is entertaining beyond its historical importance. © Joe Viglione

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