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===Music=== Since Cline's death, Decca Records (later [[MCA Records|MCA]]) has re-released much of her music. ''[[The Patsy Cline Story]]'' was the first compilation album the label released following her death. It included the songs "Sweet Dreams (Of You)" and "Faded Love". Both tracks were released as singles in 1963.{{sfn|Wolff, Kurt|2000|p=303}} "Sweet Dreams" would reach number 5 on the ''Billboard'' country charts and 44 on the Hot 100.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Patsy Cline: "Sweet Dreams (Of You)": Chart History: Country Songs |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/patsy-cline/chart-history/csi/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=August 26, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Patsy Cline: "Sweet Dreams (Of You)": Billboard Hot 100 |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/patsy-cline/chart-history/hsi/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=August 26, 2019}}</ref> "Faded Love" would also become a top-10 hit on the ''Billboard'' country chart, peaking at number seven in October 1963.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Patsy Cline: "Faded Love": Chart History: Country Songs |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/patsy-cline/chart-history/csi/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=August 26, 2019}}</ref> In 1967, Decca released the compilation ''[[Patsy Cline's Greatest Hits]]''. The album peaked at number 17 on the ''Billboard'' country chart, and was certified diamond in sales from the [[Recording Industry Association of America]]. In 2005, the [[Guinness World Book of Records]] cited Cline's ''Greatest Hits'' album as being the longest charting album of any female vocalist of any genre of music.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Patsy Cline Chart History: ''Patsy Cline's Greatest Hits'' |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/patsy-cline/chart-history/clp/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=August 26, 2019}}</ref> In 1980, Cline's version of "[[Always (Irving Berlin song)|Always]]" with new music tracks, made the ''Billboard'' country chart; peaking at number 18.{{sfn|Wolff, Kurt|2000|p=303}} An [[Always (Patsy Cline album)|album of the same name]] was also released in 1980 that peaked within the top 30 on the ''Billboard'' Top Country Albums chart.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Patsy Cline "Always" Chart History: Top Country Albums |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/patsy-cline/chart-history/clp/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=August 26, 2019}}</ref> Patsy Cline and [[Jim Reeves]] had never sung together, but had recorded several of the same songs. Their separate vocal tracks were dubbed together on two selections. These became radio hits during the early 1980s.{{sfn|Wolff, Kurt|2000|p=303}} Following the release of the Loretta Lynn biopic ''[[Coal Miner's Daughter (film)|Coal Miner's Daughter]]'' (1980), interest in Cline's career renewed. As a result, MCA Records reissued many of Cline's earlier studio and compilation releases.{{sfn|Nassour, Ellis|1993|p=251}} Her 1967 greatest-hits album was repackaged in 1988 and labeled ''12 Greatest Hits''. The record reached number 27 on the Top Country Albums list in 1990.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Patsy Cline ''12 Greatest Hits'' Chart History |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/patsy-cline/chart-history/clp/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=August 26, 2019}}</ref> The soundtrack for the controversial ''Sweet Dreams'' film was released in 1985. It peaked at number six on the ''Billboard'' country albums chart.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Patsy Cline Soundtrack-Sweet Dreams Chart History |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/patsy-cline/chart-history/clp/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=August 26, 2019}}</ref> In 1991, MCA records issued her first boxed set, titled ''The Patsy Cline Collection''. The album chronicled all of Cline's recorded material for Four Star and Decca Records. The boxed set received positive reviews, notably by Thom Jurek of ''Allmusic'', who rated it five out of five stars. Jurek commented, <blockquote>If an artist ever deserved a box set chronicling her entire career, it is Patsy Cline. Having recorded 102 sides between 1955 and her death at the age of 30 in 1963, Cline changed not only country music forever, but affected the world of pop, as well. Over four CDs, arranged chronologically, the listener gets treated to a story in the development and maturation of a cultural icon who was at least, in terms of her gift, the equal of her legend.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jurek |first1=Thom |title='The Patsy Cline Collection': Patsy Cline: Songs, Reviews, Credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-patsy-cline-collection-mca-mw0000269114 |website=[[Allmusic]] |access-date=26 August 2019}}</ref></blockquote> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' listed the box set among their "Women Who Rock: 50 Greatest Albums of All-Time" list. Writer Rob Sheffield called Cline "a badass cowgirl drama queen belts some of the torchiest, weepiest country songs ever, hitting high notes that make you sob into your margarita."<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Sheffield |first1=Rob |title=Women Who Rock: The 50 Greatest Albums of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/women-who-rock-the-50-greatest-albums-of-all-time-160558/patsy-cline-the-patsy-cline-collection-230795/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=June 22, 2012 |access-date=August 26, 2019}}</ref> ''The Patsy Cline Collection'' would reach number 29 on the ''Billboard'' country albums chart in January 1992.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Patsy Cline: ''The Patsy Cline Collection'' Chart History |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/patsy-cline/chart-history/clp/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=August 26, 2019}}</ref> In 1997, MCA released ''[[Live at the Cimarron Ballroom]]'', a rare recording that had recently resurfaced. Jeweler Bill Frazee had originally purchased a tape in 1975 that he discovered included Cline's live recording, which took place during July 1961, following Cline's car accident. She appeared at the Cimarron Ballroom in [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]], to give a one-night performance. Included on the record were unreleased live performances and dialog with the audience.<ref name="Rare Patsy Recording"/> The album peaked in the top 40 of the ''Billboard'' country albums chart.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Patsy Cline: ''Live at the Cimarron Ballroom'' Chart History |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/patsy-cline/chart-history/clp/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=August 26, 2019}}</ref> Cline's former MCA label (now [[MCA Nashville]]) continues releasing material to this day.<ref name="Allmusic Bio"/> Cline is listed among the [[Recording Industry of America]]'s bestselling artists, with a total of over 14 million records sold to date.<ref>{{cite web |title=RIAA: Top Artists (Albums) |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=top_tallies&ttt=TAA#search_section|website=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] |access-date=August 27, 2019}}</ref>
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