I Love You Because is an essential collection of the most popular country love songs of the mid-20th century for the dedicated aficionado of the genre. The album consist of award winning artists, many members of the Grand Ole Opry and the Country Music Hall of Fame, perform all original recordings. This collection brings together the best songs of love found, love lost, and love betrayed. The broad range of styles provides everyone the chance to find lyrics and melody best expressing emotions felt by the heart.
I Love You Because include a live performance of the title track of the CD performed by Grand Ole Opry legend and Texas Troubadour Ernest Tubbs as well as Hank Williams singing Baby We’re Really in Love. Another honky-tonk music legend Webb Pierce performs Slowly.
The musical love stories of the 1950’s are told in the songs of Ferlin Husky (Fallen Star) and Jim Reeves (Then I’ll Stop Loving You). Faron Young’s cover of Elvis Presley’s Love Me Tender will captivate all listeners of this compact disc.
As country music grew in popularity in the 1960’s, so did the number of celebrated country music legends performing love ballads. This collection features the timeless vocal talents of Patsy Cline, Norma Jean and Anne Murray. Country music superstars Conway Twitty, Johnny Cash, George Jones and Merle Haggard tell the love stories from a man’s point of view. The works of Tommy Overstreet (Heaven is My Woman’s Love) and Buck Owens (My Heart Skips a Beat) represent country music love songs of the 1970’s.
Country music lovers of all ages will find their favorite love songs and artists in this collection. The music on this compact disc is also a great way to introduce classic love songs to the next generation of country music fans.