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This was the album that served as Patsy Cline's "comeback" and brought her stardom. "I Fall to Pieces", "Crazy", and a (then) new version of "Walkin' After Midnight". This is a portrait of an artist truly coming into her own. It's all the more tragic that it came such a short time before her death. I really do wonder what a Patsy Cline record of the 1970s, 80s, or 90s would have sounded like.

Buy it. You will not be disappointed.

Of all the millions of records that Patsy made during her tragically few thirty years, this is one of only three to be published during her lifetime. I'd have to say that it is my favorite as well. South of the Border is such a wonderful song. I sometimes pull this CD out of my shelf, just to listen to South of the Border. I submitted this song on tape with the sheet music to my high school's Latino Band, that plays spanish songs. If you could have only one Patsy Cline album, I'd chose this one. Buy it at once.

When I heard the opening song, "I Fall to Pieces," at a friend's house, I knew I would be in love with Patsy Cline forever. That I would be buying her records forever. However, forever would only be two short years, because in 1963 she was killed in a plane crash in Tennessee. In the two years before her death I'd worn out a couple copies of this record, since her death, before I got a decent turntable, I'd probably gone through a couple more. Fortunately my dad was in the music business, both wholesale and retail, and I didn't have to pay for my records. If I had to do that, I'd've been one broke kid.

My favorite song on this record is Patsy's cover of Gogi Grant's hit, "The Wayward Wind." Rarely do I like covers better than the original, but Patsy adds something special to this song. Gogi made number 1 with it and Patsy didn't make the charts, but still, I like her version best. Patsy's recording of Willie Nelson's "Crazy" alone would make this one of the ten best records of 1961, but there's much more to this LP, like "San Antonio Rose" which is a perfect vehicle for Patsy's perfect voice, even though the song is a bit corny. "True Love" is a sentimental ballad that is perfectly placed before "Walking After Midnight," which though not my favorite song on the record, is probably the best and certainly one of the songs everybody thinks of when they think of Patsy Cline. It's a beautiful song on a beautiful record.

I have been listening to this album since I was a kid, and Patsy was still alive. My aunt had a vinyl copy that she loved, and my cousins and I would play it as loud as we could while we cleaned house and did dishes.
These versions are her best recordings of these songs, because you will find other versions on other albums. The backups by the Jordanaires (they backed up Elvis several times, too) keep this so smooth...
I have bought this album in every new format over the years; my own vinyl, then eight track (REALLY!), casette, at least two CD copies and soon in MP3.
If you want Patsy, this is the place to start.

Esta es la cumbre de Patsy Cline, una de las mejores interpretes de country.
El disco abre con su super-éxito I Fall To Pieces, y contiene su obra maestra "Crazy", compuesta por Willie Nelson. Pero este disco no se queda ahí, sino que va desgranando pequeñas obras maestras interpretadas con una voz tan dulce y personal como nunca se oyeron antes, ni después ha sido igualada.
Pequeñas joyas como Foolin' 'Round, The Wayward Wind, South Of The Border (Down Mexico Way) o Walkin' After Midnight, sin olvidar A Poor Man's Roses (otro single).
Este disco es muy recomendable para todos los que les gusta el pop con mayusculas (trasciende el country), un disco que siempre debería estar presente entre los mejores de todas las épocas, una delicia.