{"product_id":"various-artists-greatest-country-hits-of-1961-cd","title":"Various Artists - Greatest Country Hits Of 1961 (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails: \u003c\/strong\u003eThis release continues the series of 4-CD sets which comprises selected annual collections of the biggest US country hits of each year. This great-value 113-track collection covers the year of 1961, during which time Billboard published a country Top 30 called Hot C\u0026amp;W Sides, and it comprises every record which appeared in the top 22 places in that chart during the year, excluding one or two records which are unavailable for copyright reasons. Despite the fact that the pop landscape had been transformed over the preceding years by rock 'n' roll and it's aftermath, and with the new decade the British Invasion was only a couple of years away, the charts still had a familiar look about them for country fans, with many traditional established country stars well-represented, like Ernest Tubb, Webb Pierce, Kitty Wells and Ray Price, although the smoother Nashville sound certainly characterised many of the hits and there was more than a smattering of artists who enjoyed big crossover hits, notably Leroy Van Dyke returning to the charts with his long-running No. 1 \"Walk On By\", as well as Jim Reeves, Marty Robbins, Hank Locklin, and Faron Young. There were also some hot new kids on the block like Buck Owens, Roy Drusky, and Jimmy Dean, along with some collectable obscurities among the one-hit wonders. It's a fascinating and entertaining musical snapshot of the country scene during a dynamic era, and with an in-depth 12,000+ word booklet with background notes on every record, it gives a solid overview of the most popular country music of the year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFerlin Husky - On The Wings of A Dove\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Jim Reeves - I Missed Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Buck Owens - Excuse Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Webb Pierce - Fallen Angel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Jim Reeves - Am I Losing You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Marion Worth - I Think I Know\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Ernest Ashworth - You Can't Pick A Rose In December\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Jimmy Newman - Wanting You (With Me Tonight)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Johnny Horton - North To Alaska\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Floyd Cramer - Last Date\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Elvis Presley - Are You Lonesome Tonight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Lester Flatt ; Earl Scruggs - Polka On A Banjo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Don Gibson - Sweet Dreams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Faron Young - Forget The Past\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Skeeter Davis - My Last Date (With You)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e George Jones - Window Up Above\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Hank Locklin - One Step Ahead Of My Past\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Bob Gallion - Loving You (Was Worth This Broken Heart)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Bill Anderson - Walk Out Backward\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Marty Robbins - Don't Worry (Like All The Other Times)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Johnny Cash - Oh Lonesome Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Rose Maddox - Kissing My Pillow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e James O'Gwynn - House Of Blue Lovers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Webb Pierce - Let Forgiveness In\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Don Gibson - What About Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Buck Owens - Foolin' Around\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Rose Maddox - I Want To Live Again\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Roy Drusky - I'd Rather Loan You Out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Porter Wagoner - Your Old Love Letters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Warren Smith - Odds And Ends (Bits And Pieces)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Kitty Wells - The Other Cheek\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Claude Gray - I'll Have Another Cup Of Coffee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Rusty ; Doug - Louisiana Man\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Lou Smith - I'm Wondering\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Jim Nesbit and Lasses Sapper - Please Mr. Kennedy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Jim Reeves - The Blizzard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Roger Miller - You Don't Want My Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Faron Young - Hello Walls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Jimmy Smart - Shorty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Lewis Pruitt - Crazy Bullfrog\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Johnny Horton - Sleepy-Eyed John\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Ray Price - The Twenty-Fourth Hour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Louvin Brothers - I Love You Best Of All\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Ray Price - Heart Over Mind\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Connie Hall - Sleep Baby Sleep\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Marion Worth - There'll Always Be Sadness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Ernest Ashworth - Forever Gone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Skeeter Davis - The Hand You're Holding Now\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Jimmy Newman - Everybody's Dyin' For Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e George Jones - Family Bible\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Johnny Hardy - In Memory Of Johnny Horton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Ray Sanders - Lonelyville\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Ernest Tubb - Thoughts Of A Fool\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Roy Drusky - Three Hearts In A Tangle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Buck Owens ; Ruth Maddox - Mental Cruelty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Benny Barnes - Yearning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Buck Owens ; Ruth Maddox - Loose Talk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Hank Locklin - From Here To There To You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Wilma Lee ; Stoney Cooper - Wreck On The Highway\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Ralph Emery - Hello Fool\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Bob Gallion - One Way Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Hank Thompson ; The Brazos Valley Boys - Oklahoma Hills\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Kitty Wells - Heartbreak U.S.A.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Kitty Wells - There Must Be Another Way To Live\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Webb Pierce - Sweet Lips\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Patti Page - Mom And Dad's Waltz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Hank Snow - Beggar To A King\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Floyd Cramer - San Antonio Rose\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Roger Miller - When Two Worlds Collide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Patsy Cline - I Fall To Pieces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Jim Reeves - What Would You Do'\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Margie Bowes - Little Miss Belong To No-one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e George Jones - Tender Years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e George Hamilton IV - Three Steps To The Phone (Millions Of Miles)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Don Winters - Too Many Times\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Carl Smith - Kisses Never Lie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Wilburn Brothers - Blue Blue Day\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Wanda Jackson - Right Or Wrong\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Jerry Lee Lewis - Cold Cold Heart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Claude Gray - My Ears Should Burn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Claude King - Big River Big Man\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Rose Maddox - Conscience I'm Guilty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Rex Allen - Marines Let's Go\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Tex Ritter - I Dreamed Of A Hillbilly Heaven\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Roy Drusky - I Went Out Of My Way (To Make You Happy)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Rusty ; 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