I Love You Because [Import]

Leon Payne | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 15, 1999)
• Original Release Date: 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Bear Family
• ASIN: B00003IEN0
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #215,347 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. I Love You Because

2. I Miss That Gal

3. Poke Salad Greens

4. A Link in the Chain of Broken Hearts

5. I Hate to Leave You

6. Find Them, Fool Them, and Leave Them

7. You've Still Got a Place in My Heart

8. I'm a Lone Wolf

9. If I Could Only Live My Life Over

10. How Can I Help It

11. Mailman

12. Lolita

13. Did I Forget to Tell You

14. Sister Sue Polka

15. I Just Said Goodbye to My Dreams

16. It's Many a Mile Back Home

17. I Don't Know Why

18. Weeping Willow

19. Lonely and Blue Over Someone

20. Restless Heart

See all 30 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic-- Great singer/songwriter, December 7, 2007

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E. C Goodstein (Northern CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This is a terrific Bear Family project-- a wonderful compilation of excellent East Texas singer's Capitol Records sides (late '40's/early '50's). He draws from the Western swing tradition of Bob Wills and Spade Cooley, but also has some of the simpler, heartfelt honky tonk approach of Hank Williams, and a very nice. expressive tenor voice. He's best known for the hit "I Love You Because," but the whole album has gems that are worth hearing. Excellent, detailed booklet too and interesting bio. George Jones recorded a whole album of Payne's songs, Wilie Nelson cites him as significant early influence and you can see why he's esteemed. This guy is fantastic-- I wish/hope more of his work gets released!!!

5.0 out of 5 stars Ignored master, May 18, 2010

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J. Hundley "katies phil" (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I Love You Because (Audio CD)

It is our good fortune this collection exists to showcase the tragically ignored Payne. His songs have thankfully lived on in other artists' recordings, but his own versions are more than worth hearing and on occasion, revelatory. If you are interested in the music part of country music you will care about Leon Payne.