''Country Love Ballads'' is an album by American

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duo

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, released in 1958. Producer Ken Nelson set up recording sessions in August 1958 to record enough tracks for two albums. The first was to become ''Country Love Ballads'', the second the gospel music for ''

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''. Over 20 songs were recorded in a seven-day span. "If I Could Only Win Your Love" was covered by Emmylou Harris and became her first solo hit in 1975.

Reissues

* In 1992, all of the tracks from ''Country Love Ballads'' were included in the ''

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'' 8-CD box set issued by

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. * ''Country Love Ballads'' was reissued on CD by Capitol in 1999 with ''A Tribute to the Delmore Brothers''. * In 2008, ''Country Love Ballads'' was reissued by Raven records along with ''Ira and Charlie''. Six bonus tracks were included. Reissue of ''Country Love Ballads/Ira and Charliel''Retrieved January 22, 2010.

Track listing

# "Are You Wasting My Time" (

Charlie Louvin Charles Elzer Loudermilk (July 7, 1927 – January 26, 2011), known professionally as Charlie Louvin, was an American country music singer and songwriter. He is best known as one of the Louvin Brothers, and was a member of the Grand Ole Op ...

Ira Louvin Ira Lonnie Loudermilk (April 21, 1924 – June 20, 1965), known professionally as Ira Louvin, was an American country music singer, mandolinist and songwriter. He was a cousin of songwriter John D. Loudermilk. Biography Ira Louvin was born in ...

) – 2:19 # "

If I Could Only Win Your Love "If I Could Only Win Your Love" is a song written and first performed in 1958 by The Louvin Brothers and later made a hit by American country music artist Emmylou Harris. Harris and Herb Pederson sing this as a duet, much like Charlie and his brot ...

" (Louvin, Louvin) – 2:19 # "Today" ( Hank Thompson) – 2:22 # "Read What's in My Heart " (Dell Shirley) – 2:09 # "I Wonder If You Know" (Ella Barrett) – 3:14 # "Memories and Tears" (Jimmy Rule) – 2:19 # "On My Way to the Show" (Louvin, Louvin) – 2:05 # "My Heart Was Trampled on the Street" (Louvin, Louvin) – 2:28 # "She'll Get Lonesome" – 2:20 # "Red Hen Hop" (Louvin, Louvin) – 2:11 # "Blue" (

Freddie Hart Frederick Segrest (December 21, 1926 – October 27, 2018), known professionally as Freddie Hart, was an American country musician and songwriter best known for his chart-topping country song and lone pop hit "Easy Loving," which won the Co ...

) – 2:15 # " Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On" (

Hank Locklin Hank Locklin (born Lawrence Hankins Locklin; February 15, 1918 – March 8, 2009) was an American country music singer-songwriter. He had 70 chart singles, including two number one hits on ''Billboard''s country chart. His biggest hits included ...

) – 2:18

Personnel

– vocals, guitar *

– vocals, mandolin * George McCormick – guitar, vocals * Jimmy Capps – guitar * Paul Yandell – guitar *

Ray Edenton Ray Quarles Edenton (November 3, 1926 – September 21, 2022) was an American guitar player and country music session musician. Early life Ray Edenton was born into a musical family on November 3, 1926, and grew up near Mineral, Virginia. His f ...

– guitar * Marvin Huges – piano, organ * Lightning Chance – bass *

Buddy Harman Murrey Mizell "Buddy" Harman, Jr. (December 23, 1928 – August 21, 2008) was an American country music session musician. Career Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Harman played drums on over 18,000 sessions for artists such as Elvis Presley, Jerry ...

– drums Production notes: * Ken Nelson – producer

References

{{Authority control 1958 albums The Louvin Brothers albums Capitol Records albums Albums produced by Ken Nelson (United States record producer)