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Patsy Cline was one of the great voices in country music, a singer whose recordings helped connect traditional country with the smoother arrangements that became known as the Nashville Sound. Born Virginia Patterson Hensley in Winchester, Virginia, in 1932, she developed her talent singing locally before pursuing a professional career. Her powerful, emotionally expressive delivery could turn a simple lyric into something unforgettable. She remains closely associated with ‘Walkin’ After Midnight,’ ‘I Fall to Pieces,’ ‘Crazy,’ and ‘Sweet Dreams (of You),’ but the rest of her catalog deserves just as much attention.
Cline made her first commercial recordings in 1955 under a contract that tied her to Four Star Records, with early releases appearing on Coral and Decca. Those records revealed a singer moving comfortably between honky-tonk country, heartbreak ballads, gospel, and the more rhythmically energetic material of the day. Her breakthrough arrived with ‘Walkin’ After Midnight’ in 1957, and her self-titled debut album followed that year. The early songs are an important part of her story, even when they never reached the audience of her later hits.
Her career entered a new phase when she began recording for Decca with producer Owen Bradley. ‘I Fall to Pieces’ became a major hit in 1961, followed by her remarkable interpretation of Willie Nelson’s ‘Crazy.’ With sympathetic instrumental arrangements and a vocal approach that never sacrificed feeling for polish, she reached listeners well beyond the country charts. The albums ‘Showcase’ and ‘Sentimentally Yours’ captured this period, along with ‘She’s Got You,’ ‘Heartaches,’ and many memorable interpretations of country and pop standards.
Cline died in a plane crash on March 5, 1963, at only 30 years old. Recordings from her final sessions continued to appear afterward, including ‘Sweet Dreams (of You),’ ‘Faded Love,’ and material collected on ‘A Portrait of Patsy Cline’ and ‘That’s How a Heartache Begins.’ Later reissues, live albums, and the four-disc ‘The Patsy Cline Collection’ introduced more listeners to the depth of her work. Posthumous duets and new instrumental overdubs also brought different presentations of vocals she had recorded during her lifetime.
One particularly valuable addition to her recorded legacy was the 2025 archival collection ‘Imagine That: The Lost Recordings (1954–1963).’ It brought early demos, television performances, and radio recordings into official circulation. Her voice could convey the excitement of a lively country number just as convincingly as the heartbreak of a slow ballad. Those studio sessions, radio appearances, and concert performances reveal how much she accomplished in a remarkably brief career.
Complete List Of Patsy Cline Songs From A to Z
0–D
- “Ain’t No Wheels on This Ship (We Can’t Roll)” – Patsy Cline (1957)
- “Always” – A Portrait of Patsy Cline (1964)
- “Anytime” – Sentimentally Yours (1962)
- “Back in Baby’s Arms” – Sweet Dreams (of You) / Back in Baby’s Arms single (1963)
- “Bill Bailey, Won’t You Please Come Home” – That’s How a Heartache Begins (1964)
- “Blue Moon of Kentucky” – Faded Love / Blue Moon of Kentucky single (1963)
- “A Church, a Courtroom, and Then Goodbye” – A Church, a Courtroom, and Then Goodbye / Honky Tonk Merry Go Round single (1955)
- “Come On In (And Make Yourself at Home) (1956 recording)” – I Love You, Honey / Come On In single (1956)
- “Come On In (And Make Yourself at Home) (1958 re-recording)” – Come On In / Let the Teardrops Fall single (1958)
- “Crazy” – Crazy / Who Can I Count On single (1961)
- “Crazy Arms” – A Portrait of Patsy Cline (1964)
- “Crazy Dreams” – Crazy Dreams / There He Goes single (1960)
- “Crazy Dreams (duet with Mila Mason)” – Patsy Cline Duets, Volume 1 (1999)
- “Cry Not for Me” – Yes, I Understand / Cry Not for Me single (1959)
- “Dear God” – Dear God / He Will Do for You single (1958)
- “Does Your Heart Beat for Me” – A Portrait of Patsy Cline (1964)
- “Don’t Ever Leave Me Again” – Patsy Cline (1957)
- “Down by the Riverside (Arthur Godfrey performance)” – The Birth of a Star (1996)
E–H
- “Faded Love” – Faded Love / Blue Moon of Kentucky single (1963)
- “Fingerprints” – Patsy Cline (1957)
- “Foolin’ ‘Round” – Showcase (1961)
- “Fool No. 1 (live)” – Imagine That: The Lost Recordings (1954–1963) (2025)
- “For Rent (One Empty Heart) (radio performance)” – Live Volume Two (1989)
- “Gotta Lot of Rhythm in My Soul” – Gotta Lot of Rhythm in My Soul / I’m Blue Again single (1959)
- “Half as Much” – Sentimentally Yours (1962)
- “Have I Told You Lately That I Love You (1959 demo)” – Imagine That: The Lost Recordings (1954–1963) (2025)
- “Have You Ever Been Lonely (duet with Jim Reeves)” – Greatest Hits: Jim Reeves & Patsy Cline (1981)
- “Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue)” – Showcase (1961)
- “Heartaches” – Sentimentally Yours (1962)
- “The Heart You Break May Be Your Own” – Encores (1963)
- “He Called Me Baby” – That’s How a Heartache Begins (1964)
- “He Will Do for You” – Dear God / He Will Do for You single (1958)
- “Hidin’ Out” – Hidin’ Out / Turn the Cards Slowly single (1955)
- “Honky Tonk Merry Go Round” – A Church, a Courtroom, and Then Goodbye / Honky Tonk Merry Go Round single (1955)
- “How Can I Face Tomorrow” – Lovesick Blues / How Can I Face Tomorrow single (1960)
- “Hungry for Love” – Patsy Cline (1957)
I–L
- “I Can See an Angel” – I Can See an Angel / Never No More single (1958)
- “I Can’t Forget” – Patsy Cline (1957)
- “I Can’t Forget You (duet with Crystal Gayle)” – Patsy Cline Duets, Volume 1 (1999)
- “I Can’t Help It (If I’m Still in Love with You)” – Sentimentally Yours (1962)
- “I Cried All the Way to the Altar” – In Memoriam (1963)
- “I Don’t Wanta” – I Don’t Wanta / Then You’ll Know single (1957)
- “I Don’t Wanta (1956 rejected take)” – The Patsy Cline Collection (1991)
- “I Fall to Pieces” – I Fall to Pieces / Lovin’ in Vain single (1961)
- “I Fall to Pieces (duet with Jim Reeves)” – Remembering Patsy Cline & Jim Reeves (1982)
- “If I Could Only Stay Asleep” – In Memoriam (1963)
- “If I Could Only Stay Asleep (duet with Beth Nielsen Chapman)” – Patsy Cline Duets, Volume 1 (1999)
- “If I Could See the World (Through the Eyes of a Child)” – If I Could See the World / Just Out of Reach single (1958)
- “I’ll Sail My Ship Alone” – A Portrait of Patsy Cline (1964)
- “I Love You, Honey” – I Love You, Honey / Come On In single (1956)
- “I Love You So Much It Hurts” – Showcase (1961)
- “Imagine That” – When I Get Through with You / Imagine That single (1962)
- “I’m Blue Again” – Gotta Lot of Rhythm in My Soul / I’m Blue Again single (1959)
- “I’m Hog-Tied over You (television performance)” – Imagine That: The Lost Recordings (1954–1963) (2025)
- “I’m Moving Along” – That’s How a Heartache Begins (1964)
- “I’m Walkin’ the Dog (radio performance)” – The Patsy Cline Collection (1991)
- “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels (radio performance)” – The Patsy Cline Collection (1991)
- “I’ve Loved and Lost Again” – I’ve Loved and Lost Again / Stop, Look and Listen single (1956)
- “Just a Closer Walk with Thee (1955 live performance)” – The Patsy Cline Collection (1991)
- “Just a Closer Walk with Thee (studio recording)” – Here’s Patsy Cline (1965)
- “Just Out of Reach” – If I Could See the World / Just Out of Reach single (1958)
- “Just Out of Reach (duet with Waylon Jennings)” – Patsy Cline Duets, Volume 1 (1999)
- “Leavin’ on Your Mind” – Leavin’ on Your Mind / Tra Le La Le La Triangle single (1963)
- “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (television performance)” – Imagine That: The Lost Recordings (1954–1963) (2025)
- “Let’s Go to Church (Next Sunday Morning) (television performance)” – Imagine That: The Lost Recordings (1954–1963) (2025)
- “Let the Teardrops Fall” – Come On In / Let the Teardrops Fall single (1958)
- “Life’s Railway to Heaven” – Here’s Patsy Cline (1965)
- “Life’s Railway to Heaven (duet with Willie Nelson)” – Patsy Cline Duets, Volume 1 (1999)
- “Lonely Street” – Sentimentally Yours (1962)
- “A Long, Long Ride (1954 demo)” – Imagine That: The Lost Recordings (1954–1963) (2025)
- “Loose Talk (live at the Opry)” – Live at the Opry (1988)
- “Love Letters in the Sand” – That’s How a Heartache Begins (1964)
- “Love, Love, Love Me Honey Do” – That’s How a Heartache Begins (1964)
- “Lovesick Blues” – Lovesick Blues / How Can I Face Tomorrow single (1960)
- “Lovin’ in Vain” – I Fall to Pieces / Lovin’ in Vain single (1961)
M–P
- “The Man Upstairs (Arthur Godfrey performance)” – The Birth of a Star (1996)
- “May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You (television performance)” – Imagine That: The Lost Recordings (1954–1963) (2025)
- “Never No More” – I Can See an Angel / Never No More single (1958)
- “Nobody but You (radio performance)” – Imagine That: The Lost Recordings (1954–1963) (2025)
- “Old Lonesome Time (television performance)” – Imagine That: The Lost Recordings (1954–1963) (2025)
- “Pick Me Up on Your Way Down” – In Memoriam (1963)
- “A Poor Man’s Roses (Or a Rich Man’s Gold) (1957 recording)” – Walkin’ After Midnight / A Poor Man’s Roses single (1957)
- “A Poor Man’s Roses (Or a Rich Man’s Gold) (1961 re-recording)” – Showcase (1961)
Q–T
- “(Remember Me) I’m the One Who Loves You (television performance)” – Imagine That: The Lost Recordings (1954–1963) (2025)
- “San Antonio Rose” – Showcase (1961)
- “Seven Lonely Days” – Showcase (1961)
- “Shake, Rattle and Roll (live)” – Live at the Cimarron Ballroom (1997)
- “She’s Got You” – She’s Got You / Strange single (1962)
- “Shoes” – That’s How a Heartache Begins (1964)
- “Side by Side (radio performance)” – Live Volume Two (1989)
- “Someday You’ll Want Me to Want You” – Your Kinda Love / Someday You’ll Want Me to Want You single (1964)
- “South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)” – Showcase (1961)
- “So Wrong” – So Wrong / You’re Stronger Than Me single (1962)
- “Stop, Look and Listen” – I’ve Loved and Lost Again / Stop, Look and Listen single (1956)
- “Stop, Look and Listen (1956 alternate take)” – The Patsy Cline Collection (1991)
- “Stop the World (And Let Me Off)” – Stop the World / Walking Dream single (1958)
- “Strange” – She’s Got You / Strange single (1962)
- “A Stranger in My Arms” – Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray / A Stranger in My Arms single (1957)
- “Stupid Cupid (radio performance)” – Live Volume Two (1989)
- “Sweet Dreams (of You)” – Sweet Dreams (of You) / Back in Baby’s Arms single (1963)
- “Tennessee Waltz (radio performance)” – The Patsy Cline Collection (1991)
- “That Lonesome Valley (television performance)” – Imagine That: The Lost Recordings (1954–1963) (2025)
- “That’s How a Heartache Begins” – That’s How a Heartache Begins (1964)
- “That’s My Desire” – Sentimentally Yours (1962)
- “That Wonderful Someone” – Patsy Cline (1957)
- “That Wonderful Someone (duet with Bob Carlisle)” – Patsy Cline Duets, Volume 1 (1999)
- “Then You’ll Know” – Patsy Cline (1957)
- “There He Goes” – Crazy Dreams / There He Goes single (1960)
- “There He Goes (duet with John Berry)” – Patsy Cline Duets, Volume 1 (1999)
- “Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray” – Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray / A Stranger in My Arms single (1957)
- “Today, Tomorrow and Forever” – Today, Tomorrow and Forever / Try Again single (1957)
- “Too Many Secrets” – Patsy Cline (1957)
- “Too Many Secrets (duet with Glen Campbell)” – Patsy Cline Duets, Volume 1 (1999)
- “Tra Le La Le La Triangle” – Leavin’ on Your Mind / Tra Le La Le La Triangle single (1963)
- “True Love” – Showcase (1961)
- “Try Again” – Today, Tomorrow and Forever / Try Again single (1957)
- “Turn the Cards Slowly” – Hidin’ Out / Turn the Cards Slowly single (1955)
U–Z
- “Walkin’ After Midnight (1957 recording)” – Walkin’ After Midnight / A Poor Man’s Roses single (1957)
- “Walkin’ After Midnight (1961 re-recording)” – Showcase (1961)
- “Walkin’ After Midnight (duet with Michelle Wright)” – Patsy Cline Duets, Volume 1 (1999)
- “Walking Dream” – Stop the World / Walking Dream single (1958)
- “Waltz of the Angels (television performance)” – Imagine That: The Lost Recordings (1954–1963) (2025)
- “The Wayward Wind” – Showcase (1961)
- “When I Get Through with You (You’ll Love Me Too)” – When I Get Through with You / Imagine That single (1962)
- “When My Dreamboat Comes Home (live)” – Live at the Cimarron Ballroom (1997)
- “When You Need a Laugh” – A Portrait of Patsy Cline (1964)
- “When Your House Is Not a Home (radio performance)” – Live Volume Two (1989)
- “Who Can I Count On?” – Crazy / Who Can I Count On single (1961)
- “Why Can’t He Be You” – Heartaches / Why Can’t He Be You single (1962)
- “Winter Wonderland (television performance)” – Imagine That: The Lost Recordings (1954–1963) (2025)
- “(Write Me) In Care of the Blues” – Patsy Cline (1957)
- “The Wrong Side of Town (1954 demo)” – Imagine That: The Lost Recordings (1954–1963) (2025)
- “Yes, I Know Why (radio performance)” – Live Volume Two (1989)
- “Yes, I Understand” – Yes, I Understand / Cry Not for Me single (1959)
- “You Belong to Me” – Sentimentally Yours (1962)
- “You Made Me Love You (I Didn’t Want to Do It)” – Sentimentally Yours (1962)
- “Your Cheatin’ Heart” – Sentimentally Yours (1962)
- “You’re Stronger Than Me (1961 recording)” – The Patsy Cline Story (1963)
- “You’re Stronger Than Me (1962 recording)” – So Wrong / You’re Stronger Than Me single (1962)
- “Your Kinda Love” – Your Kinda Love / Someday You’ll Want Me to Want You single (1964)
- “You Took Him Off My Hands” – A Portrait of Patsy Cline (1964)
- “You Were Only Fooling (While I Was Falling in Love)” – Sentimentally Yours (1962)
- “You Win Again (television performance)” – Imagine That: The Lost Recordings (1954–1963) (2025)
Patsy Cline Studio Albums Released During Her Lifetime
Patsy Cline (1957)
Showcase (1961)
Sentimentally Yours (1962)
Patsy Cline Posthumous Studio and Duet Albums
A Portrait of Patsy Cline (1964)
Always (1980)
Patsy Cline Duets, Volume 1 (1999)
Patsy Cline Live Albums
Live at the Opry (1988)
Live Volume Two (1989)
Live at the Cimarron Ballroom (1997)
Patsy Cline Compilation Albums
Patsy Cline’s Golden Hits (1962)
Encores (1963)
In Memoriam (1963)
The Patsy Cline Story (1963)
A Tribute to Patsy Cline (1963)
That’s How a Heartache Begins (1964)
Here’s Patsy Cline (1965)
Patsy Cline’s Greatest Hits (1967)
Country Great! (1969)
The Country Hall of Fame – Patsy Cline (1979)
Greatest Hits: Jim Reeves & Patsy Cline (1981)
Remembering Patsy Cline & Jim Reeves (1982)
Today, Tomorrow, and Forever (1985)
Heartaches (1985)
Stop, Look & Listen (1986)
Songwriter’s Tribute (1986)
Faded Love (1988)
The Last Sessions (1988)
Dreaming… (1988)
Walkin’ Dreams: Her First Recordings, Volume 1 (1989)
Hungry for Love: Her First Recordings, Volume 2 (1989)
The Rockin’ Side: Her First Recordings, Volume 3 (1989)
Best of Patsy Cline (1991)
The Definitive Patsy Cline (1992)
At Her Best (1992)
Forever and Always (1992)
Loved and Lost Again (1993)
In Care of the Blues (1993)
Walkin’ After Midnight (1993)
The Best of Patsy Cline (1994)
Patsy Cline Sings Songs of Love (1995)
Patsy Cline Sings More Great Songs of Love (1995)
The Very Best of Patsy Cline (1995)
Birth of a Country Legend (1996)
The Essential Patsy Cline (1997)
The Ultimate Collection (Crimson edition) (1998)
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection (1999)
The Ultimate Collection (Universal edition) (2000)
True Love: A Standards Collection (2000)
The Essential Collection (2001)
The Definitive Collection (2004)
Patsy Cline: Gold (2005)
Patsy Cline: Collector’s Edition (2007)
Playlist Your Way: Patsy Cline (2008)
Icon: Patsy Cline (2010)
Icon 2: Patsy Cline (2010)
Deluxe: Greatest Hits (2012)
Patsy Cline Archival Collections and Box Sets
The Patsy Cline Collection (1991)
The Birth of a Star (1996)
On the Air: Her Greatest TV Performances (2012)
Imagine That: The Lost Recordings (1954–1963) (2025)
Patsy Cline Soundtrack Albums
Sweet Dreams: The Life and Times of Patsy Cline (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1985)
Patsy Cline Extended Plays (EPs)
Songs by Patsy Cline (1957)
Patsy Cline (Decca EP ED 2542) (1957)
Patsy Cline (Decca EP ED 2703) (1961)
Patsy Cline (Decca EP ED 2707) (1962)
She’s Got You (1962)
So Wrong / You’re Stronger Than Me (1962)
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