Jim Reeves Sings

Jim Reeves Sings
Studio album by
Jim Reeves
Released1955
GenreCountry
LabelAbbott Record Co. – LP 5001[1][2]
Jim Reeves chronology
Jim Reeves Sings
(1955) 		Singing Down the Lane
(1956)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Billboardpositive[4]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Country Music[5][6]

Jim Reeves Sings is the debut studio album by Jim Reeves, released in 1955 by Abbott Record Co.

It was the singer's only album released by the Abbott record label.[7]

Back in the days, Reeves sang in a loud "hillbilly" style typical of country and western singers of the era.[8] When Reeves signed with RCA, his new label secured the rights to his "hillbilly-sounding" Abbott masters[7][9] and, to the singer's displeasure, used them for his 1956 album Bimbo.[9] The songs included on both Jim Reeves Sings and Bimbo are "Drinking Tequila",[9] "Where Does a Broken Heart Go", "Mexican Joe", "Mother Went A-Walkin'", and "Penny Candy".[1][10]

In 1982, RCA International released a Europe-only 2-LP compilation of the recordings Reeves' made for the Abbott label. The first volume, titled The Abbott Recordings Volume 1, was practically a repackage of Jim Reeves Sings with several additional tracks. It also had roughly the same cover and stated that its sleeve notes were "a facsimile of those carried on Jim's first and only album release on Abbott Records in 1954."[11]

  1. ^ a b "Jim Reeves – Jim Reeves Sings (1955, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
  2. ^ Joel Whitburn Presents Hot Country Albums: Billboard 1964 to 2007 : Chart Data Compiled from Billboard's Country Albums Charts, 1964-2007. Record Research, Incorporated. 2008. ISBN 9780898201734.
  3. ^ "Jim Reeves Sings - Jim Reeves". AllMusic. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Billboard 12 Nov 1955 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Colin Larkin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Country Music. Virgin. p. 354. ISBN 9780753502365. Retrieved 2022-05-06. Jim Reeves Sings ( Abbott 1956 ) **
  6. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Morricone, Ennio - Rich Kids. MUZE. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
  7. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference ref1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ "Jim Reeves".
  9. ^ a b c Jordan, Larry (2011). Jim Reeves: His Untold Story. ISBN 9780615524306.
  10. ^ "Jim Reeves - Bimbo". Discogs.
  11. ^ "Jim Reeves - The Abbott Recordings Volume 1". Discogs. Retrieved 2022-05-06.