Patsy Cline discography

Infobox Artist Discography
Artist = Patsy Cline


Caption =
Studio = 3
Singles = 56
EP = 15
Compilation = 25
B-sides = 7
B link = B-sides, rarities and unreleased songs
Live = 3
Video = 4
Video link = DVDs
Music videos=
Tribute =
References = Yes
Option = 31
Option name = Posthumous singles
Option color= turquoise
1Option = 7
1Option name= Box sets
1Option color = silver
2Option = 2
2Option name= No. 1 Singles
2Option color = yellow
Ref link = FootnotesThis article contains a detailed discography of American country pop music singer, Patsy Cline.

Patsy Cline began performing in her Baptist church choir until she was 13 years old, and suffered rheumatic fever. Soon afterward, she discovered her singing abiltity and began singing in bars and night clubs, until she was eventually signed to Four Star Records in 1954, recording her first singles off the label the next year. She did not have success until performing "Walkin' After Midnight" on "Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts" television program in 1957. cite web|url=http://www.patsy.nu/|title=Patsy Cline biography|publisher="Patsy.nu"|accessdate=2008-09-27] The song was recorded and released as a single, becoming a Top 5 country hit and Top 20 Pop hit, propelling Cline to stardrom. She could not follow-up the single with another hit, partly due to a deal with her record company that limited her songs from only one publishing company. In 1960, she signed with Decca Records, who helped Cline record material that brought her vocal style into a more-suitable country-pop range. [cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:0vfixqr5ld6e~T1|title="Patsy Cline biography"|last=Unterberger|first=Richie|publisher=allmusic|accessdate=2008-09-27] Cline achieved her biggest success under Decca, recording three major Country-pop crossover hits with "I Fall to Pieces," "Crazy," and "She's Got You," and recorded three studio albums. However, in 1963 her career was cut short just after entering her peak, when the plane she was riding in, crashed in Camden, Tennessee.

However, Cline has remained more popular in death, than she was in life. Her record company, Decca (which was later changed to MCA in 1973), has released many compilation albums. Her record sales increased following her death, acquiring seven RIAA-certified albums. Her 1967 "Greatest Hits" album has been the longest-running album on the Billboard charts by any female artist, since its release. In 2005, it achieved a sales of 10 million copies in the United States.

tudio albums

All studio albums were released on Decca Records. All three were reissued by MCA Records in 1973 and again in 1988 in a CD format.

Miscellaneous compilations

It would be impossible to include every compilation released here, as over a thousand have been released. This list, though not too long, does not include compilations from MCA records.

EPs

B-side singles

;Notes:
*A^ "Crazy", "I Fall to Pieces", "Crazy Arms", and "Walkin' After Midnight" were re-released after the albums they were featured on, were released on MCA Records that year.
*B^ Overdubbed versions of previoulsy-released singles.

Video & DVD

References