Patsy Cline "I Fall to Pieces" due to her hospital stay, Cline sought another recording to re-establish herself. When introduced to "Crazy", a song written by Willie Nelson, Cline expressed dislike because of the narrative on Nelson's demo recording. On Thursday, August 17, 1961, with Cline on crutches, the session was the rare time that Cline couldn't complete a recording in one take. Working in a Quonset hut (where the original Bradley's Barn Studio was located before moving to Opryland), she tried to follow Nelson's idiosyncratic narrative style. Cline claimed this was too difficult. Her ribs, injured in the crash, were making
A Portrait of Patsy Cline The other was "That's How a Heartache Begins", released shortly after. Because the album is a compilation, songs were recorded various times between February 28, 1962, and February 7, 1963, in Nashville, Tennessee. Singles - Billboard (North America) A Portrait of Patsy Cline A Portrait of Patsy Cline is a 1964 compilation album containing lesser-known recordings by American country music singer Patsy Cline. It was released on June 15, 1964, on Decca Records, and would later be reissued twice by Decca's successor, MCA Records. "A Portrait" contained Patsy Cline's less-familiar recordings, including country and pop standards. The album's highlights includes