Written by Bob and John Wills, and arranged by Bill McElhiney, Patsy Cline's recording of "Faded Love" was released in 1963. The song was originally recorded by Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys in 1940. Cline's version of the song is considered to be one of the best recordings of all time.
It was recorded for Decca on February 4, 1963 during a recording session running from 7:00 - 10:00 pm, where she recorded Faded Love, Someday You'll Want Me to Want You, and Love Letters in the Sand, at Columbia Studios, on 16th Avenue South, in Nashville. "Faded Love" was was the title track of a the planned for late March release. The album was cancelled and Decca issued "The Patsy Cline Story" a few months later.
Patsy Cline’s “Faded Love” album was cancelled because she died in a plane crash before it could be released. The featured songs that she recorded in the February 1963 Faded Love album recording sessions included:
“Faded Love”
“Someday You'll Want Me to Want You”
“Love Letters In The Sand”
“Blue Moon Of Kentucky”
“Sweet Dreams (Of You)”
“Always”
“Does Your Heart Beat For Me”
“Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home”
“He Called Me Baby”
“Crazy Arms”
“You Took Him Off My Hands”
“I'll Sail My Ship Alone” (her last recording).
Produced by Owen Bradley the song Faded Love features The Jordanaires on background vocals, Randy Hughes guitar, Ray Edenton rhythm guitar, Grady Martin electric guitar and musical director, Floyd Cramer piano, Bob Moore bass, Harold Bradley electric 6-string bass guitar, Buddy Harman drums, with Byron Bach, Brenton Banks, George Binkley III, Cecil Brower, Howard Carpenter, Solie Fott, Lillian Hunt, Martin Katahn, Verne Richardson, and Gary Williams on violins.
Cline's recording of "Faded Love" is a ballad that features her powerful vocals. The song tells the story of a lost love, and Cline's vocals convey the pain and heartbreak of the narrator. The song was a commercial success for Cline, and it helped to solidify her status as one of the world's most singers of her time.
"Faded Love" has been covered by many other artists, though, Patsy Cline's version is still considered by many as the definitive version of the song.
-DocRock1007
11 сен 2024