Blue Side of Lonesome (album)

Blue Side of Lonesome
Blue Side of Lonesome
Studio album by Jim Reeves
Released	April 24, 1967
Genre	Country
Label	RCA Victor
Producer	Chet Atkins
Jim Reeves chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Billboard	"Spotlight" pick^[3]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Country Music	^[4]

Blue Side of Lonesome is a studio album by Jim Reeves,^[4] released posthumously in April 24, 1967 on RCA Victor. The album was produced by Chet Atkins.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Blue Side of Lonesome"	Leon Payne	2:39
2.	"I Catch Myself Crying"	Roger Miller	2:35
3.	"Trying to Forget"	Sonny Burnette / Gene Martin	1:41
4.	"I Know One"	Jack Clement	2:01
5.	"Seabreeze"	James Joiner	2:09
6.	"I Won't Come in While He's There"	Gene Davis	2:05
7.	"Blue Without My Baby"	Paddy Roberts	2:33
8.	"Teardrops on the Rocks"	Bobby Bare / Charlie Williams	2:40
9.	"Crying Is My Favorite Mood"	Jim Reeves	2:45
10.	"Deep Dark Water"	Jim Reeves	2:24

Charts

Chart (1967)	Peak position
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[5]	15
US Billboard 200^[6]	185
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[7]	3

References

^ "Jim Reeves - Blue Side Of Lonesome". Discogs. 1967. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
^ "The Blue Side of Lonesome - Jim Reeves". AllMusic. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
^ "Billboard". 27 May 1967.
^ ^a ^b Colin Larkin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Country Music. Virgin. p. 354. ISBN 9780753502365. Retrieved 2022-05-06. Blue Side of Lonesome (RCA Victor 1967)***
https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Encyclopedia_of_Popular_Music/_NNmFiUnSmUC?gbpv=1&dq=%22Blue+Side+of+Lonesome+RCA+Victor%22&pg=RA8-PA1965
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Jim Reeves – Blue Side of Lonesome". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
^ "Jim Reeves Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
^ "Jim Reeves Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 6, 2022.

[Jim_Reeves_-_Blue_Side_Of_Lonesome_|_Releases_|_Discogs-1] "Jim Reeves - Blue Side Of Lonesome". Discogs. 1967. Retrieved 2022-05-06.

[AllMusic_review-2] "The Blue Side of Lonesome - Jim Reeves". AllMusic. Retrieved 2022-05-06.

[Billboard_12_Nov_1955-3] "Billboard". 27 May 1967.

[The_Virgin_Encyclopedia_of_Country_Music-4] Colin Larkin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Country Music. Virgin. p. 354. ISBN 9780753502365. Retrieved 2022-05-06. Blue Side of Lonesome (RCA Victor 1967)***
https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Encyclopedia_of_Popular_Music/_NNmFiUnSmUC?gbpv=1&dq=%22Blue+Side+of+Lonesome+RCA+Victor%22&pg=RA8-PA1965

[ac_Norway_Jim_Reeves-5] "Norwegiancharts.com – Jim Reeves – Blue Side of Lonesome". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 6, 2022.

[ac_Billboard200_Jim_Reeves-6] "Jim Reeves Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 6, 2022.

[BillboardCountry-7] "Jim Reeves Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 6, 2022.

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v t e Jim Reeves
Studio albums	Jim Reeves Sings (1955) Singing Down the Lane (1956) Bimbo (1957) Jim Reeves (1957) Girls I Have Known (1958) God Be with You (1959) Songs to Warm the Heart (1959) According to My Heart (1960) The Intimate Jim Reeves (1960) He'll Have to Go (1960) Tall Tales and Short Tempers (1961) Talkin' to Your Heart (1961) The Country Side of Jim Reeves (1962) A Touch of Velvet (1962) We Thank Thee (1962) Gentleman Jim (1963) The International Jim Reeves (1963) Good 'n' Country (1963) Twelve Songs of Christmas (1963) Kimberley Jim (1964) Moonlight and Roses (1964) The Jim Reeves Way (1965) Yours Sincerely, Jim Reeves (1966) Blue Side of Lonesome (1967) My Cathedral (1967) A Touch of Sadness (1968) Jim Reeves—and Some Friends (1969) Jim Reeves Writes You a Record (1971)
Live albums	Jim Reeves on Stage (1968)
Compilations	The Best of Jim Reeves (1964) Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? (1964) Up Through the Years (1965) The Best of Jim Reeves Vol. II (1965) The Best of Jim Reeves Volume III (1969) Something Special (1971) 40 Golden Greats (1975) Remembering Patsy Cline & Jim Reeves (1982)
Singles	"Mexican Joe" "Bimbo" "I Love You" "Am I Losing You" "Yonder Comes a Sucker" "Four Walls" "Anna Marie" "Blue Boy" "Billy Bayou" "He'll Have to Go" "The Blizzard" "Stand at Your Window" "Adios Amigo" "Welcome to My World" "Love Is No Excuse" "I Guess I'm Crazy" "I Love You Because" "I Won't Forget You" "This Is It" "Is It Really Over?" "Distant Drums" "Blue Side of Lonesome" "I Won't Come In While He's There" "When You Are Gone" "Missing You" "Am I That Easy to Forget" "Don't Let Me Cross Over" "Have You Ever Been Lonely?"
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