The Best of Hank Locklin
The Best of Hank Locklin | ||||
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Compilation album by Hank Locklin | ||||
Released | August 1966 (1966-08) | |||
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Label | RCA Victor | |||
Producer | Chet Atkins | |||
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The Best of Hank Locklin is a compilation album by American country singer–songwriter Hank Locklin. It was released in August 1966 via RCA Victor Records and contained 12 tracks of re-released material. The album was a collection of Locklin's biggest hit songs up to that point. It was his second compilation record for the RCA Victor label. The album received positive reviews following its release.
Background, release and reception
After Hank Locklin signed with RCA Victor Records in the late 1950s, he had his greatest commercial success. He had several major hits with songs like "Send Me the Pillow You Dream On," "Geisha Girl" and the crossover hit "Please Help Me, I'm Falling". RCA released a series of studio recordings during the 1960s following his success.[2] The Best of Hank Locklin was his first compilation release for the label.[3]
The compilation contained a total of 12 tracks.[1] Contained on the album were Locklin's previous hits "Please Help Me, I'm Falling", "Send Me the Pillow You Dream On", "Geisha Girl", "It's a Little More Like Heaven", "From Here to There to You", "Happy Journey", "Flying South", and a remake of 1953's "Let Me Be the One." Other tracks on the album were not originally released as a singles, with the exception of "I Was Coming Home to You".[3]
The Best of Hank Locklin was released in August 1966. It was Locklin's second compilation album issued in his career and his second with RCA Victor. The album was issued as a vinyl LP, containing six tracks on both sides.[3] It received a 2.5 star rating from Eugene Chadbourne of AllMusic, who considered some of the album's tracks to be "bloated by choruses and string sections." Nonetheless, he concluded the review positively by saying, "Some listeners may find the Locklin repertoire a bit on the sentimental side; the point is, he had both the voice and the passion to pull off this kind of material – even "Danny Boy." This is a nice collection; the four Locklin collections advertised on the back cover are even better bets."[1]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Please Help Me, I'm Falling" |
| 2:20 |
2. | "I Was Coming Home to You" |
| 2:29 |
3. | "Danny Boy" | Frederic Weatherly | 2:24 |
4. | "Happy Journey" |
| 2:31 |
5. | "Fraulein" | Lawton Williams | 2:32 |
6. | "Flying South" | Cindy Walker | 2:02 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Send Me the Pillow You Dream On" | Hank Locklin | 2:26 |
2. | "Geisha Girl" | Williams | 2:07 |
3. | "From Here to There to You" | Pete McKinlay | 2:20 |
4. | "It's a Little More Like Heaven" |
| 2:32 |
5. | "The Old Bog Road" | Teresa Brayton | 2:57 |
6. | "Let Me Be the One" |
| 2:17 |
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Canada | August 1966 | Vinyl | RCA Victor | [4] |
United States | [3] | |||
United Kingdom | 1972 | [5] |
References
- ^ a b c Chadbourne, Eugene. "The Best of Hank Locklin: Hank Locklin: Songs, reviews, credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ Erlewine, Michael. "Hank Locklin: Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f Locklin, Hank (August 1966). "The Best of Hank Locklin (LP Liner Notes and Album Information)". RCA Victor Records. SP 3559.
- ^ Locklin, Hank (August 1966). "The Best of Hank Locklin (LP Liner Notes and Album Information)". RCA Victor Records (Canada). LPM-3559.
- ^ Locklin, Hank (August 1966). "The Best of Hank Locklin (LP Liner Notes and Album Information)". RCA Victor Records (United Kingdom). LSA 3099.
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- "Let Me Be the One"
- "Why Baby Why"
- "Geisha Girl"
- "It's a Little More Like Heaven"
- "Please Help Me, I'm Falling"
- "One Step Ahead of My Past"
- "From Here to There to You"
- "You're the Reason"
- "Happy Birthday to Me"
- "Happy Journey"
- "We're Gonna Go Fishin'"
- "Followed Closely by My Teardrops"
- "The Country Hall of Fame"
- "Where the Blue of the Night Meets the Gold of the Day"
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