AVID Country presents the latest release in our Four Classic Albums Plus series with a 2CD release from Ray Price, complete with original artwork, liner notes, personnel details.
“Sings Heart Songs”; “Talk To Your Heart”; “San Antonio Rose”; “Greatest Hits” plus eight bonus tracks
Born in Texas in 1926, Noble Ray Price was heading for a career in veterinary medicine when he was side-tracked into a musical career. Helping out on his father’s farm and happily singing around the livestock he took to performing at local events in the area. This would lead to spots on local radio stations and from there his musical career began to take a familiar turn as he started to perform in more shows until he was signed to the small Bullet label where his first single Jealous Lies unfortunately failed to make much impression. Luck, as often happens, would play a part in his story when he wrote a song for his pal Lefty Frizzell and briefly became a room-mate with Hank Williams, and in fact took over managing his band when the great star tragically died in 1953. However, it was his wonderfully wide-ranging baritone voice that would be the key to his becoming a bona fide country music star as you will witness when you hear these sides. His other claim to county music immortality was his innovation of propelling the accepted country 2/4 beat to one of 4/4, known as the “Ray Price beat” which would go on to greatly increase the popularity of country music. Hits such as Release Me (yes that Release Me!), Crazy Arms and Heartaches By The Number and many more would follow. Ray Price was inducted into the Country Music Hall Of Fame in 1996 and was still performing into his eighties. He would sadly pass away in 2013 at the fine old age of 87 years in his home state of Texas. As with all AVID releases, we hope you enjoy this classic set and check out our extensive catalogue for more great music across country, rock n roll, rockabilly, jazz, blues and many other musical genres.
Check out:- Kitty Wells (AMSC1328); Patsy Cline (AMSC1313); Jean Shepard (AMSC1355); Hank Snow (AMSC1393); Hank Thompson (AMSC1371); Hank Williams (AMSC1267); Johnny Cash (AMSC1252 & 1410); Johnny Horton (AMSC1421); Chet Atkins (AMSC1335); Jimmie Rodgers (AMSC1362); Webb Pierce (AMSC1378); Marty Robbins (AMSC1281); Jim Reeves (AMSC1294); Slim Whitman (AMSC1346).
CD1
1-12: ‘Sings Heart Songs’
1. I Love You Because
2. Let Me Talk To You
3. Blues, Stay Away From Me
4. Many Tears Ago
5. Letters Have No Arms
6. Faded Love
7. Remember Me (I’m The One Who Loves You)
8. I Saw My Castles Fall Today
9. I’ll Sail My Ship Alone
10. I Can’t Help It
11. A Mansion On A Hill
12. Pins And Needles
13-24: ‘Talk To Your Heart’
13. Talk To Your Heart
14. I’ll Keep On Loving You
15. I Love You So Much, It Hurts
16. I Told You So
17. Wandering
18. Deep Water
19. Ice-Cold Heart
20. I’ve Gotta Have My Baby Back
21. There’ll be No Teardrops Tonight
22. I’m Tired
23. Driftwood On The River
24. Please Don’t Leave Me
25. Talk To Your Heart (Bonus Track)
26. Don’t Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes (Bonus Track)
27. I’ll Be There (If You Ever Want Me) (Bonus Track)
28. Run Boy (Bonus Track)
CD2
1-12: ‘San Antonio Rose’
1. San Antonio Rose
2. A Maiden’s Prayer
3. My Confession
4. Whose Heart Are You Breaking Now
5. Roly Poly
6. Bubbles In My Beer
7. Home In San Antone
8. You Don’t Love Me (But I’ll Always Care)
9. You Don’t Care What Happens To Me
10. Time Changes Everything
11. The Kind Of Love You Can’t Forget
12. Hang Your Head In Shame
13-24: ‘Greatest Hits’
13. Crazy Arms
14. You Done Me Wrong
15. City Lights
16. Invitation To The Blues
17. I’ve Got A New Heartache
18. Who’ll Be The First
19. Heartaches By The Number
20. The Same Old Me
21. Release Me
22. One More Time
23. My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You
24. I’ll Be There (When You Get Lonely)
25. Curtain In the Window (Bonus Track)
26. Under Your Spell Again (Bonus Track)
27. Heart Over Mind (Bonus Track)
28. Soft Rain (Bonus Track)
