Winner of Your Heart explained
Winner of Your Heart is an album recorded by Kitty Wells and released in 1956 on the Decca label (DL 8552).[1] [2]
In Billboard magazine's annual poll of country and western disc jockeys, Winner of Your Heart was ranked No. 5 among the "Favorite C&W Albums" of 1956.[3]
The album's final track, "She's No Angel", charted for 11 weeks on the "Best Seller flip" chart.[4]
In a 1957 review of the album, the syndicated country music critic Les Carroll wrote: "Kitty Wells' 'Winner of Your Heart' has 12 beautiful songs she never before recorded, done in her very appealing style."[5]
Allmusic gave the album four stars.[2]
Track listing
- Side A
- "Each Day" (Benny Martin, Cindy Walker) - 2:07
- "Dancing With a Stranger" (Cindy Walker) - 2:37
- "A Mansion on the Hill" (Fred Rose, Hank Williams) - 2:30
- "A Change of Heart" (Boudleaux Bryant, Felice Bryant) - 2:37
- "Standing Room Only" (Bill Carlisle, Billy Wallace) - 2:19
- "I Guess I'll Go On Dreaming" (Johnnie Bailes, Walter Bailes) - 2:24
- Side B
- "The Winner of Your Heart" (Johnnie Masters) - 2:00
- "The Pace That Kills" (Harlan Howard) - 2:22
- "Stubborn Heart" (Johnnie Masters) - 2:34
- "Right Or Wrong" (John Skye, Sonny James) - 2:48
- "Broken Marriage Vows" (duet with Ray Crisp) (Johnnie Bailes, Walter Bailes) - 2:16
- "She's No Angel" (J. W. Arnold, Wanda Ballman) - 2:26
Notes and References
- Web site: Kitty Wells - Winner of Your Heart. Discogs. November 28, 2020.
- Web site: Winner of Your Heart. Allmusic. November 28, 2020.
- News: Favorite C&W Albums. The Billboard. November 11, 1957. 112.
- Book: The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Joel Whitburn. Billboard Books. 1996. 0823076326 . 349.
- News: Country Platters. Vermont Journal. October 24, 1957. 5. Newspapers.com. (same review published in newspapers across the country)
