Country Memories (Slim Whitman album)

Country Memories
Country Memories
Studio album by Slim Whitman
Released	1967
Genre	Country
Label	Imperial
Slim Whitman chronology
Singles from Country Memories
	"The Keeper of the Key"; Released: 1967;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Billboard	Positive^[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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Broken Wings"	Bernhard Grun John Jerome	2:25
2.	"Need You"	Johnny Blackburn Lou Porter Teepee Mitchell	2:20
3.	"Hasta Luego"	John Hicks	2:20
4.	"The Keeper of the Key"	Stewart Howard Devine Guynes	2:35
5.	"I'll Never Pass This Way Again"	Dale Parker	3:01
6.	"Chained to a Memory"	Jenny Lou Carson	2:39

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Yearning (Just for You)"	Benny Davis Joe Burke	2:26
2.	"Kentucky Waltz"	Bill Monroe	2:15
3.	"Roses Are Red (My Love)"	Al Byron Paul Evans	2:30
4.	"Don't Be Angry"	Wade Jackson	2:55
5.	"I Walk Alone"	Herbert Wilson	2:20
6.	"Tears on My Pillow"	Leon Holmes	2:20

Charts

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

References

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

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[Billboard_28_October_1967-1] Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 28 October 1967.

[AllMusic-2] Slim Whitman - Country Memories. AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-02-08.

[Larkin1998-3] Colin Larkin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Fifties Music. Virgin. ISBN 978-0-7535-0268-6.

[Discogs-4] "Slim Whitman - Country Memories". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-02-08.

[ac_BillboardCountry_Slim_Whitman-5] "Slim Whitman Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-02-08.

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Studio albums	Slim Whitman Sings (1957) Slim Whitman Sings (1958) Slim Whitman Sings (1959) I'll Walk with God Slim Whitman Sings Million Record Hits Just Call Me Lonesome Once in a Lifetime Slim Whitman Sings Annie Laurie Forever Slim Whitman Sings (1962) Heart Songs & Love Songs I'm a Lonely Wanderer Irish Songs the Slim Whitman Way Love Song of the Waterfall Reminiscing More than Yesterday (More Country Songs & City Hits) God's Hand in Mine A Travelin' Man 15th Anniversary Album Country Memories In Love the Whitman Way Happy Street Tomorrow Never Comes Guess Who (a.k.a. Snowbird) It's a Sin to Tell a Lie Happy Anniversary Everything Leads Back to You Red River Valley Home on the Range Ghost Riders in the Sky Songs I Love to Sing Christmas with Slim Whitman
Live albums	25th Anniversary Concert
Compilations	The Very Best of Slim Whitman
Singles	"I'm Casting My Lasso Towards the Sky" / "I'll Do as Much for You Someday" "Birmingham Jail" "Love Song of the Waterfall" "Bandera Waltz" "Indian Love Call" / "China Doll" "An Amateur in Love" / "By the Waters of the Minnetonka" "Keep It a Secret" / "My Heart Is Broken in Three" "Danny Boy" "North Wind" "Secret Love" "Rose Marie" "Beautiful Dreamer" "Singing Hills" "The Cattle Call" "I'll Never Stop Loving You" "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" "I'm a Fool" / "Serenade" "The Whiffenpoof Song" "There's a Love Knot in My Lariat" (UK) "Smoke Signals" "Careless Love" "I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen" "Careless Hands" "A Fool Such as I" "Just Call Me Lonesome" "I Remember You" "My Happiness" "It's a Sin to Tell a Lie" "Happy Anniversary" (UK) "Red River Valley" "Can't Help Falling in Love with You"
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