Once in a Lifetime (Slim Whitman album)

Once in a Lifetime
Once in a Lifetime
Studio album by Slim Whitman
Released	1961
Genre	Country
Label	Imperial
Slim Whitman chronology
Singles from Once in a Lifetime
	"Roll River Roll"; Released: 1959; "Wind"; Released: 1960; "Once in a Lifetime"; Released: 1961;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Billboard	^[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[3]

Once in a Lifetime is a studio album by Slim Whitman, released in 1961 on Imperial Records.^[1]^[3]

Release history

The album was issued in the United States by Imperial Records as a 12-inch long-playing record, catalog number LP 9156 (mono).^[4]

Around 1966,^{[citation needed]} it was reissued under the title Cool Water.^[5]

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Roll River Roll"	J. Crist W. Robbe	2:48
2.	"Cool Water"	Bob Nolan	2:49
3.	"Poor Little Angeline"		2:08
4.	"Wherever You Are"		2:11
5.	"Too Tired to Care"		2:21
6.	"Once in a Lifetime"		2:10

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Twilla Lee"		2:32
2.	"The Letter Edged in Black"		2:46
3.	"River of Tears"		2:30
4.	"A Lonesome Hearth"		2:19
5.	"Wind"	Nolan	2:58
6.	"When I Call on You"		2:48

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 31 July 1961. pp. 35–36.
^ Slim Whitman - Once in a Lifetime. AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
^ ^a ^b Colin Larkin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Country Music. Virgin. ISBN 978-0-7535-0236-5.
^ "Slim Whitman - Once In A Lifetime". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 10 June 1967.

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[Billboard_31_July_1961-1] Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 31 July 1961. pp. 35–36.

[AllMusic-2] Slim Whitman - Once in a Lifetime. AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-02-07.

[Larkin1998-3] Colin Larkin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Country Music. Virgin. ISBN 978-0-7535-0236-5.

[Discogs-4] "Slim Whitman - Once In A Lifetime". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-02-07.

[Billboard_10_June_1967-5] Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 10 June 1967.

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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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