Country Love Ballads

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Country Love Ballads
Ken Nelson
The Louvin Brothers chronology
The Family Who Prays
(1958)
Country Love Ballads
(1958)
Satan Is Real
(1959)
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Country Love Ballads is an album by American country music duo The Louvin Brothers, released in 1958.[2][3]

Producer

Ken Nelson set up recording sessions in August 1958 to record enough tracks for two albums. The first was to become Country Love Ballads, the second the gospel music for Satan Is Real. Over 20 songs were recorded in a seven-day span.[3]

"If I Could Only Win Your Love" was covered by Emmylou Harris and became her first solo hit in 1975.[4]

Reissues

Track listing

  1. "Are You Wasting My Time" (Charlie Louvin, Ira Louvin) – 2:19
  2. "If I Could Only Win Your Love" (Louvin, Louvin) – 2:19
  3. "Today" (Hank Thompson) – 2:22
  4. "Read What's in My Heart " (Dell Shirley) – 2:09
  5. "I Wonder If You Know" (Ella Barrett) – 3:14
  6. "Memories and Tears" (Jimmy Rule) – 2:19
  7. "On My Way to the Show" (Louvin, Louvin) – 2:05
  8. "My Heart Was Trampled on the Street" (Louvin, Louvin) – 2:28
  9. "She'll Get Lonesome" – 2:20
  10. "Red Hen Hop" (Louvin, Louvin) – 2:11
  11. "Blue" (
    Freddie Hart
    ) – 2:15
  12. "
    Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On" (Hank Locklin
    ) – 2:18

Personnel

Production notes:

  • Ken Nelson
    – producer

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Allmusic entry for Country Love Ballads Retrieved January 2010.
  3. ^ . satan is real louvin brothers.
  4. ^ Johnson, Jon (October 2003). "Livin', Lovin', Losin', the Louvin's Way". Country Standard Time. Retrieved January 21, 2010.
  5. ^ Reissue of Country Love Ballads/Ira and Charliel Retrieved January 22, 2010.