Patsy Cline's Greatest Hits

Released four years after her tragic death in an airplane crash, this flawless compilation permanently enshrined Patsy Cline as the definitive voice of the Nashville Sound. The sequencing highlights her incredibly emotive, jazz-inflected vocal phrasing layered over lush, highly polished country-pop string arrangements. Featuring monumental crossover anthems like 'Crazy', it became the highest-selling album by a female country artist for decades, completely redefining the commercial potential of the genre.