''A Touch of Sadness'' is a posthumous 1968 album of material by

Jim Reeves James Travis Reeves (August 20, 1923July 31, 1964) was an American country and popular music singer-songwriter. With records charting from the 1950s to the 1980s, he became well known as a practitioner of the Nashville Sound. Known as "Gentleman ...

who died in 1964.Time - Volume 92, Issues 1-9 - Page 96 1968 "JIM REEVES: A TOUCH OF SADNESS (RCA , Victor). His records still sell as if he had not died in a plane crash four years ago. And no wonder. Reeves had an infallible touch with old-style ballads, a combination of smooth virility and naivete that inspires a secret smile of empathy in most listeners. This disk is one more of his innumerable posthumous albums, but 'Dallas Townsend and Robert Trout have been to more Republican Conventions than most Republicans'...." The album reached No.3 on the US Country chart. The song " When You Are Gone" was released in September 1968 as the first single from the album and peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles.

Track listing

#"Where Do I Go to Throw a Picture Away" (

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) #"You Kept Me Awake Last Night" (Jim Reeves) #"I'm Crying Again" (Gilbert Gibson) #"Oh, How I Miss You Tonight" ( Joe Burke,

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, Mark Fisher) #"Lonesome Waltz" (

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) #"Your Wedding" (Jim Reeves, Re Winkler) #" When You Are Gone" (Dean Manuel, Jim Reeves) #"

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" (Dale Noe,

Red Sovine Woodrow Wilson "Red" Sovine (July 7, 1917 – April 4, 1980) was an American country music singer and songwriter associated with truck driving songs, particularly those recited as narratives but set to music. His most noted examples are "Giddyu ...

) #"Honey, Won't You Please Come Home?" (

Luke McDaniel Luke McDaniel (February 3, 1927 – June 27, 1992), who also recorded under the stage name Jeff Daniels, was an American country and rockabilly music singer and songwriter. He was the grandfather of Mississippi state senator Chris McDaniel. ...

, Jim Reeves) #"In a Mansion Stands My Love" (Johnny Russell) #"I'm Glad You're Better" (Jim Reeves)

References

1968 albums Jim Reeves albums Albums produced by Chet Atkins Albums published posthumously RCA Victor albums {{1960s-country-album-stub