Favorite Waltzes Explained

Favorite Waltzes
Type:	studio
Artist:	Hank Thompson
Cover:	Favorite Waltzes.png
Released:	1959
Genre:	Country
Label:	Capitol
Prev Title:	Dance Ranch
Prev Year:	1958
Next Title:	Songs for Rounders
Next Year:	1959

Favorite Waltzes is a studio album by country music artist Hank Thompson and His Brazos Valley Boys. It was released in 1959 by Capitol Records (catalog no. T-1111).^[1]

In the annual poll by Billboard magazine of country music disc jockeys, Favorite Waltzes ranked as the No. 14 album of 1959.^[2]

AllMusic gave the album a rating of two-and-a-half stars.^[3] Reviewer Bruce Eder described it as "sort of a novelty album" and concluded: "Not Thompson's most exciting record, but it makes for pleasant enough listening, and the musicianship is very solid."^[3]

Track listing

Side A

1. "Shenandoah Valley Waltz'
2. "Wednesday Night Waltz"
3. "Signed, Sealed and Delivered"
4. "Skater's Waltz"
5. "Warm Red Wine"
6. "Fifty Year Ago Waltz"

Side B

1. "In the Valley of the Moon"
2. "La Zinda Waltz"
3. "Let Me Call You Sweetheart"
4. "The Anniversary Waltz"
5. "What Will I Do on Monday"
6. "Gold and Silver Waltz"

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hank Thompson And His Brazos Valley Boys - Favorite Waltzes. Discogs. December 19, 2020.
2. News: Favorite C&W Albums. The Billboard. November 17, 1958. 22.
3. Web site: Favorite Waltzes. AllMusic. December 18, 2020.