Favorite Waltzes

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Favorite Waltzes
Studio album by
Released1959
GenreCountry
LabelCapitol
Hank Thompson chronology
Dance Ranch
(1958)
Favorite Waltzes
(1959)
Songs for Rounders
(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[edit]

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"

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hank Thompson And His Brazos Valley Boys - Favorite Waltzes". Discogs. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  2. ^ "Favorite C&W Albums". The Billboard. November 17, 1958. p. 22.
  3. ^ a b "Favorite Waltzes". AllMusic. Retrieved December 18, 2020.