The Intimate Jim Reeves is an album recorded by Jim Reeves (backed by the Anita Kerr Singers and a string section) and released in 1960 on the RCA Victor label (catalog no. LPM-2216). The album was produced by Chet Atkins and arranged by Marty Gold and Cliff Parman.[1]

In Billboard magazine's annual poll of country and western disc jockeys, it was ranked No. 6 among the "Favorite C&W Albums" of 1960.[2]

In July 1964, the album's fourth track, "I'm Getting Better", reached No. 3 on the Billboard country and western chart.[3]

AllMusic gave the album three-and-a-half stars, and critic Bruce Eder called it: "Superb countrypolitan pop by the man who practically invented the format, near the peak of his powers as a singer."[4]

Track listing

Side A

  1. "Dark Moon" (Miller) [2:38]
  2. "Oh, How I Miss You Tonight" (Davis, Burke, Fisher) [2:05]
  3. "Take Me in Your Arms and Hold Me" (Walker) [2:44]
  4. "I'm Gettin' Better" (Reeves) [2:14]
  5. "Almost" (Toombs, McAlpin) [2:45]
  6. "You're Free to Go" (Robertson, Herscher) [2:00]

Side B

  1. "You're the Only Good Thing (That's Happened to Me)" (Toombs) [2:19]
  2. "Have I Stayed Away Too Long?" (Loesser) [3:01]
  3. "No One to Cry to" (Willing, Robin) [2:36]
  4. "I Was Just Walking Out the Door" (Walker) [2:12]
  5. "Room Full of Roses" (Spencer) [2:40]
  6. "We Could" (Bryant) [3:02]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Jim Reeves - The Intimate Jim Reeves". Discogs. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Favorite C&W Albums". The Billboard. October 31, 1960. p. 24.
  3. ^ Joel Whitburn (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Billboard Books. p. 264. ISBN 0823076326.
  4. ^ "Jim Reeves - The Intimate Jim Reeves". Allmusic.com. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
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