The Very Best of Slim Whitman

The Very Best of Slim Whitman
The Very Best of Slim Whitman
Compilation album by Slim Whitman
Released	1976
Genre	Country
Label	United Artists
Slim Whitman chronology

Professional ratings
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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[1]

The Very Best of Slim Whitman is a compilation album by Slim Whitman, released in 1976 on United Artists Records.^[1]

It spent six weeks at number one on the UK singles chart.^[2]

Track listing

The album was issued in the UK by United Artists Records as a 12-inch long-playing record, catalog number UAS 29898.^[3]

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Copyright year	Length
1.	"Rose Marie"	Rudolf Friml Otto Harbach Oscar Hammerstein II	1967	2:20
2.	"Cool Water"	Bob Nolan	1962	2:45
3.	"I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen"	Trad. arr. by Slim Whitman Scott Turner	1967	2:48
4.	"I Remember You"	Johnny Mercer Victor Schertzinger	1966	2:03
5.	"Secret Love"	Paul Francis Webster Sammy Fain	1967	2:36
6.	"Snowbird"	Gene MacLellan	1971	2:05
7.	"Ramblin' Rose"	Noel and Joe Sherman	1964	1:55
8.	"Love Song of the Waterfall"	Bob Nolan Bernard Barnes Carl Winge	1967	2:35
9.	"The Old Spinning Wheel"	Billy Hill	1962	2:02
10.	"It's a Sin to Tell a Lie"	Billy Mayhew	1971	2:14

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Copyright year	Length
1.	"Happy Anniversary"	Gary Paxton	1974	2:31
2.	"The Twelfth of Never"	Paul Francis Webster Jerry Livingston	1968	2:15
3.	"Serenade"	Sammy Cahn Nicholas Brodsky	1967	2:15
4.	"Roses Are Red (My Love)"	Al Byron Paul Evans	1968	2:30
5.	"China Doll"	Kenny Cannan Gerald Cannan	1967	3:00
6.	"Walking in the Sunshine"	Roger Miller	1969	2:30
7.	"When You Were Sweet Sixteen"	James Thornton	1969	1:55
8.	"Honeymoon Feelin'"	Gary Paxton Ron Hellard	1975	2:59
9.	"Have I Told You Lately That I Love You"	Scott Wiseman	1964	2:16
10.	"Indian Love Call"	Rudolf Friml Otto Harbach Oscar Hammerstein II	1967	3:12

Charts

Chart (1976)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)^[4]	1

References

^ ^a ^b Colin Larkin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Country Music. Virgin. ISBN 978-0-7535-0236-5.
^ "The Very Best of Slim Whitman | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
^ "Slim Whitman - The Very Best Of Slim Whitman". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2023-02-12.

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[Larkin1998-1] Colin Larkin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Country Music. Virgin. ISBN 978-0-7535-0236-5.

[2] "The Very Best of Slim Whitman | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2023-02-12.

[Discogs-3] "Slim Whitman - The Very Best Of Slim Whitman". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-02-12.

[Billboard_chart_history-4] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2023-02-12.

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v t e Slim Whitman
Studio albums	Slim Whitman Sings (1957) Slim Whitman Sings (1958) Slim Whitman Sings (1959) I'll Walk with God Slim Whitman Sings Million Record Hits Just Call Me Lonesome Once in a Lifetime Slim Whitman Sings Annie Laurie Forever Slim Whitman Sings (1962) Heart Songs & Love Songs I'm a Lonely Wanderer Irish Songs the Slim Whitman Way Love Song of the Waterfall Reminiscing More than Yesterday (More Country Songs & City Hits) God's Hand in Mine A Travelin' Man 15th Anniversary Album Country Memories In Love the Whitman Way Happy Street Tomorrow Never Comes Guess Who (a.k.a. Snowbird) It's a Sin to Tell a Lie Happy Anniversary Everything Leads Back to You Red River Valley Home on the Range Ghost Riders in the Sky Songs I Love to Sing Christmas with Slim Whitman
Live albums	25th Anniversary Concert
Compilations	The Very Best of Slim Whitman
Singles	"I'm Casting My Lasso Towards the Sky" / "I'll Do as Much for You Someday" "Birmingham Jail" "Love Song of the Waterfall" "Bandera Waltz" "Indian Love Call" / "China Doll" "An Amateur in Love" / "By the Waters of the Minnetonka" "Keep It a Secret" / "My Heart Is Broken in Three" "Danny Boy" "North Wind" "Secret Love" "Rose Marie" "Beautiful Dreamer" "Singing Hills" "The Cattle Call" "I'll Never Stop Loving You" "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" "I'm a Fool" / "Serenade" "The Whiffenpoof Song" "There's a Love Knot in My Lariat" (UK) "Smoke Signals" "Careless Love" "I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen" "Careless Hands" "A Fool Such as I" "Just Call Me Lonesome" "I Remember You" "My Happiness" "It's a Sin to Tell a Lie" "Happy Anniversary" (UK) "Red River Valley" "Can't Help Falling in Love with You"
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