I love Patsy Cline's music as much as I love her voice. She was an artist who took a song and made it her own. I never thought I could appreciate a Cline song by another artist, that is until now. From Natalie Cole's interpretation of "I Fall To Pieces," Norah Jones' gorgeous vocals on "Why Can't He Be You," to Diana Krall's brilliant take on "Crazy" and the finale of all finales, an acapella rendition of "Sweet Dreams (Of You)" recorded impeccably by Martina McBride with Take 6. This CD has something for every Cline fan and anyone a fan of beautiful songs that are brilliantly recorded and arranged. Other artists include, Michelle Branch, Amy Grant, Lee Ann Womack, and the incomparable k.d. lang singing her idols praises on "Leavin' On Your Mind." If you're in the mood for love, or memories of love, this one's for you. What a remarkable tribute to a remarkable artist. Sweet Dreams indeed!

I was anxiously awaiting release of this CD. Now, I've forgotten why.

The only song that i really enjoyed is Crazy, She did a maverlous job, i never like this song until DK did it , it was a better arrangerment, better singing.Who said that it have to sing like the way Patsy cline did. If you like PK just listen to her version then. When you remake a song it has to be different, when they make a tribute to a singer, they just sing the songs that make that singer popular but they have to do it in their own styles, it just the matter of you like it or not. So when DK did "Crazy" it will sound like DK not sound like Patsy cline. So for those who don't know who DK is should not listen to her version of Crazy,for me she did a great job, i don't like songs that remake by others singer but the original singer , this is exceptional because DK made it sound different in a good way. Natalie cole made the 1st song sound terrible that was bad, the rest were just ok. The 3 stars for DK only

On paper, having top notch female vocalists of today (and some simply popular and not-so-top-notch vocalists) bring some Patsy Cline hits up to date is a fun idea. In practice, this is a wildly uneven effort. Some of the arrangements are so bad that they are comical (I won't point out any names to protect the sincere, but guilty) and many of the vocal performances are surprisingly lackluster even from those with usually fabulous voices. This CD just doesn't work.

There's another CD out there that tries to do the same with Dolly Parton hits, Just Because I'm a Woman, and that one is very successful. What's the difference? I think it's partly that the artists on that CD are better interpreters of other people's hit songs. On this CD, however, most of the interpretations lack sparkle and energy.

Some of the best female singers in the biz - from Natalie Cole to Norah Jones -pay homage to "the great one." Wonderful remakes by Diana Krall ("Crazy), Patty Griffin ("Faded Love") and, especially Michelle Branch ("Strange"). Surprisingly, k.d. lang turns her back on her country roots entirely, recreating "Leavin' On Your Mind" as a haunting torch song complete with jazz trio. But it is Martina McBride who wins the prize for originality, enlisting gospel greats Take 6 for a rousing a capella rendition of Sweet Dreams (Of You).

I have never (and will never) be a fan of country music. However, I always have had respect for Patsy Cline. When this tribute was released, I thought I would give it a try. I absolutely love it. It is a staple on my CD player. The voices and interpretations are amazing. Obviously, these are interpretations, but I think they add new dimensions to the music, which is in fact the best tribute to Patsy. And if this CD opens up someone like me to this music, all the better. Enjoy!

This CD was so bad it should have been called "So Wrong"! I was impressed by the parings of the songs and the artists. they seemed an interesting and good match. Nothing could have been further from the truth. Patty Griffin had the best track on the album, Diana Krall, Norah Jones and Amy Grant turn in OK performances. Yet all the performances still sound like the artists are just repeating words - not singing a Patsy Cline tribute. Most of the remaining songs are PAINFUL to lisen to - overproduced and overblown and downright awful. (NOTE: I tried to give this zero (0) stars, but was forced to give it one (1) star by Amazon's website.)

If you are expecting these songs to sound like Patsy Cline then you will be dissappointed but if you are looking for a fresh approach to her music then look no further. Each artist brings their own style to the song they have chosen to sing in honor of Patsy Cline. That is what I appreciate about each song on this CD. Start with an open mind and enjoy!

This CD should never have been expected to sound like Patsy Cline as some of the negative reviews indicated!! It is a tribute to her memory by very talented female artists. I thoroughly enjoyed each artist's interpretation and truly appreciate the artistic freedom each was granted in the recording studio. Everyone I have given this to has embraced it with the same enthusiasm and fondness! I think it's just great and I love it more each and every time I play it.

I can understand why this CD is rated 3 stars by most people, just because it was sung by another singer!

To me personally, there are good and bad songs in this CD.
My infatuation to Diana's rendition on Crazy is totally heartfelt. Queen of Jazz has done it again. Her style of singing is the same like the original.

Kudos to Michelle Branch for her rendition on Strange. No doubt, her voice is different in particular, I reasonably feel, Strange is excellent!

Other noticeble tracks includes Back in Baby's Arm by Amy Grant and Why Can't He Be You by Norah Jones.

This CD could be a 5-star if songs and singers were carefully chosen.

Buy this CD if you like a new version of Patsy Cline otherwise dont even think about it!

I don't understand why no one likes this CD! I believe it is a truly masterful album... twelve unique and distinct artists, all doing very unique versions of some of the best songs ever written. True, not all of them are completely traditional, but I personally like it. I would prefer an album like this where the artists have a chance to express themselves creatively on some of the material, instead of just copying Patsy's style. Some highlights of the album are Natalie Cole's unique "I Fall To Pieces," Norah Jones beautiful "Why Can't He Be You," Lee Ann Womack's rock-edgy "She's Got You" and Rebecca Lynn Howard's superb vocal performace on "You're Stronger Than Me." I recommend this album to anyone who is a fan of Patsy Cline's music and is open to truly unique covers of her songs. Great job to all the ladies who contributed to this album!

All others, stick to the Original. No offense to Patsy, but many people have room for other, different tastes in music. This album is for them. I mean, there's so much high-level talent around that it's foolish to think nobody else is worth a listen.

This isn't just a "tribute" album and these gals aren't Patsy clones. They are 12 credentialed (and apparently fearless) women from the provinces of Pop, covering some of the best-written, most listenable tunes in all the history of Country. A good contrast to today's "Hot New Country," which can only be described as goofy and production-driven. So you couldn't go wrong with such good writing, right? At first I wasn't so sure: Natalie Cole went pretty far from what you might expect and Martina McBride's collaboration with Take 6 was a little mystifying. The outcome at first resembles a parody of the original. Now, though, after several weeks, I'm starting to get into both of these arrangements. (I find that actually listening to a song all the way through a few times, with an open heart, is a good way to tell if you really like it or you don't.)

Norah is nice but my impression is that a few more pieces could have been added to the band to balance the drum out. Amy Grant, with a voice like a warm honeysuckle breeze and backed by pedal steel, piano and sweet fiddles, captures the classic Country sound of the 50's and 60's. It's a standout on the album. And young Michelle Branch --what's she trying to do --defy labeling? Good for her. She's gone Country here and sounds like a natural.

Only room to mention a couple others:

Patty Griffin could make angels cry with her gentle and plaintive rendition of the classic Wills tune. k.d. lang strays way off from the original PC version but the song works for me. It's intimate and the most jazz flavored of all, changing a crying-in-your-beer-tune to a crying-in-your-Scotch tune.

Though I've loved Patsy's signature, "Crazy" since I heard it -what, 40+ years ago? --the song never stuck in my head the way it has since Diana Krall crooned it with its author, Willie Nelson, on his 70th birthday bash on the USA network last spring. Jazz pianist-vocalist Krall is (as usual) perfectly arranged and understated: she doesn't yodel, sob or caterwaul, has no discernible affectations and no back-up singers. That may turn off fans trained to expect and tolerate only that kind of stuff but for me, it's all in the character of her voice. With her smart, jazz piano, fronting a small orchestra-type ensemble, the song is reborn.

I'm a die-hard Patsy Cline fan so was hoping for something special with this tribute album. Sad to say, I was sorely disappointed. The only performance that comes close to capturing Patsy's spirit is Norah Jones's rendition of "Why Can't He Be You". Norah sounds nothing like Patsy but they sure do share the same soul.

I sorta enjoyed some of the other tracks (Terri Clark and Amy Grant in particular) but can't bear to listen to the completely misguided performances of Natalie Cole (I Fall To Pieces) or Diana Krall (Crazy). Both sound completely confounded by their material. Diana Krall's peculiar phrasing of the lyric of 'Crazy' turns the song into the aural equivalent of a sleeping pill. I'm completely baffled by her interpretation. Is it s'posed to be profound? Whatever her master plan, the listener will experience sudden lethargy, muscle weakness and an overwhelming need to take a nap.

Pass this one by.

I'll go along with the consensus that this CD is dismal, draggy, and lifeless. But the bad performances of Norah Jones, Natalie Cole, and K.D. Lang are balanced somewhat. Lee Ann Womack is terrific on "She's got you." Edgy and bluesy. Rebecca Lynn Howard (who?) is good on "You're Stronger than me." Patty Griffin is competent on "Faded Love." Jessie Alexander (who??) is Patsy-like on "So Wrong."

Martina McBride gets the booby prize for the worst ever rendition of "Sweet Dreams." Bizarre.

Repeat after me "nice but not Patsy Cline"
Now say it eleven more times
Some nice tracks but why so many cuts at funeral dirge tempos?
Patsy Cline didn't have to slow down to a crawl and try to make everything sound like an audition for "American Idol" to give this material an inner life.
I just hope this does not turn any newcomers off the real deal.

I must say, I am absolutely amazed by the number of good reviews Amazon customers are giving this album. Only a few tracks can truly be considered tributes to, or remembrance of, the awesome talent that was Patsy Cline! Amy Grant played best, while Michelle Branch and Terri Clark attempted to stay true to Patsy's style. Starting with Natale Cole, all of the other artists, apparently, preferred to re-interpret these classics in their own styles, rather than honor Patsy -- they failed miserably. My own disappointment was greatest in Martina McBride's rendition of "Sweet Dreams." Martina could have played this much better staying true to Patsy's original, rather than adding ridiculous and unnecessary background vocals. Overall, this was a terribly produced album. I strongly urge anyone who wants to spend time "Remembering Patsy Cline" to bypass this album and purchase one of Patsy's. You'll be much happier.

As one of the greatest Patsy Cline fans of all time - I couldn't wait to hear this album. I must say that three of the songs were acceptable (Jessi Alexander, Patti Griffin, and Amy Grant) -The rest of these ladies need to stick with what they know - and it ain't Patsy Cline. Patsy Cline felt her songs - she sang about heartache and pain like no other - the rest of these ladies whine and moan the songs - and the arrangements - if I wanted a pop CD I'd buy one. But don't take some of the greatest classic country songs of all time performed by one of the greatest female country artists who ever lived - and try to make money off of her legacy by passing off this collection of material as Patsy Cline music - it's NOT!

I love and continue to love this CD. Being a huge Patsy fan I'm ashamed of myself for finding it by accident and didn't know this album was even recorded. When I saw Norah Jones name on the case as well as Diana Krall I thought I was going to scream.

Michelle Branch, great having another youngster, did a fantastic job on "Strange." Great to see another generation get hooked on Patsy.

Overall I loved all the songs except Martina McBride's contribution of "Sweet Dreams." The back-up vocals were horrible and it seemed like she was just rushing to get the song over with so she can go pout about something else.

If they would cut Martina from the compilation I've give it a true 5 stars.

Twelve great singers sing twelve great songs. The thread that holds the collection together is that all the songs were hits for another great singer, Patsy Cline. The singers styles vary widely: soul, jazz, sophisticated cabaret, late night boozy bar, contemporary pop, real country, Grand Ole Opery, over-the-top Nashville. I thank the stars that none of the singers try to emulate, imitate, or sound like Patsy Cline. Each one delivers the song in her own style and puts her own tasteful, unique stamp on it. Diana Kralls take on Crazy left me breathless with wonder. Patty Griffin singing Faded Love left me in tears. After I heard Jessi Alexander sing So Wrong I rushed to Amazons and all the other CD web sites to find out about this new-to-me wonder and buy every album she has recorded; I learned she has no CDs available. Has even made one as a singer? She should! Ive listened to this CD at least twice every day for the five days that Ive had it.

I am glad I went ahead and bought this CD without first reading these reviews. I will be the first to admit that the ladies who performed on the CD are NOT Patsy Cline. If I wanted to hear Patsy I would have purchased one of her recordings. Instead I was able to hear these performers pay tribute to Patsy in their own way and put their own twists on her songs.

I saw where a few reviewers commented that they did not like the way the "new" songs sounded. They did not sound like the way Patsy sang them. Well, after reading the liner notes I saw where Patsy herself had re-recorded and put her own twist on two or three songs on the album.

So sometimes isn't a breath of fresh air nice?

I was so disappointed with this CD. I bought it because I am a great fan of all the singers on the CD, but I realized no one can sing Patsy Cline like Patsy Cline. I am now listening to my favorite CD - Patsy Cline's Greatest Hits (it has all the same songs) and it only cost $7.99 in the bargain bin!! I have learned a valuable lesson - if you want to hear the real thing - buy the real thing - not someone's interpretation!!

Patsy Cline can never be topped - but if you can open your ears to some updated versions of her most popular songs, this album is worth a listen.
All of the tracks are worth hearing, but the highlights for me were Terri Clark, k.d. lang and Jessi Alexander. Ms. Clark gives an updated honky-tonk feel to Walkin' after Midnight, and Jessi Alexander has the vocal ability and emotional depth that should embody a Patsy Cline song - lets hear more from her. k.d.lang turns Leavin on your Mind from a pathetic "don't leave me" song into an aching love song. Good mention goes also to Womack, Howard and Griffin.
Lesser kudos to Cole, Jones, Grant and McBride - nice try on all but I'll be skipping these tracks. Take6 totally drowns McBride's Sweet Dreams (I'd rather hear Reba McIntire's version of it). And who told Diana Krall she could sing? The jazzy arrangement for Crazy was great - but then Diana Krall starts "singing" and kills the song. (What's worse is that an even more terrible version with her and Elvis Costello, made it on to the "Willie Nelson and Friends" album.) Why wasn't someone like Lee Ann Rimes tapped to sing this instead? True fans will offended by this terrible version of PC's most popular song.

Patsy Cline's a hard act to follow, that's for sure. But I don't doubt for a second that every singer on here felt they owed her a debt as a pioneering foremother of popular song. Mixing real rural roots with an explosively bluesy delivery and sweet, swank sophistication, Cline helped revolutionize not only Country, but Pop music as a whole... In the R&B world, her closest match was probably Dinah Washington, who also combined heartfelt emotion with glorious technical precision, and moved from a rough and wild style into a torch singing, orchestral smoothness. Okay, so fast forward to forty-plus years after Patsy's untimely demise, and we have two (or three) generations worth of show biz gals coming in her wake, approaching the same big production values, but with a much narrower artistic vision. Scanning the list of artists -- Natalie Cole, Diana Krall, Martina McBride, et al -- I expected sheer disaster. I was surprised, though, to find how restrained the singing was in general -- no crazed modern soul vocalese, no endless parade of "money notes," little in the way of swooping, lavish production. But also little to get stirred up about either. Norah Jones delivers another fine country-cover one off (check her previous duets with Willie Nelson... I hope she does a full country album soon...) Michelle Branch belts out a surprisingly lively, yet restrained version of "Strange"; Patty Griffin does alright on "Faded Love..." Perhaps the biggest surprise comes from vanilla gospel icon Amy Grant, who delivers an understated, effective rendition of "Back In Baby's Arms..." certainly the highlight of this album. On the whole, this album falls flat, but it doesn't completely fall apart, and there are some nice tunes. Ya can't beat Patsy, though... why even try?

I was anxiously awaiting this CD because I love Patsy Cline, probably one of the top 10 singers EVER to have lived , in any genre .

There were some powerhouse names and voices on this CD , but for the most part with a few notable exceptions, this CD was a big disappointment.

The first 7 tracks dones by Natalie COle,Norah Jones,Amy Grant,Diana Krall, Michelle Branch , Womack and KD Lang, were not worth listening to , in my opinion. This is a shame because KD Lang had a great CD of old standards which blows the mind and she has the voice to do Patsy justice .

Proabbly the voice that most resembles Patsy is , amazingly, Jessi Alexander, a virtual unknown who , I just checked online, was released from her MCA contract without ever having made a CD_ fools!! This young voice exudes the warmth of the real Patsy Cline, head and shoulders above most of the others .

I also liked the rendition of Patty Griffin who is one of my favorites . Her clear as a bell voice also is true to the heart and soul of the real Patsy.

Martina McBride , another of my powerhouse favorites, COULD have and should have been the one with the best voice to emulate Patsy. I adore a capella and her version is just that - howvere, the Take 6 background singers, destroyed Sweet Dream , at least in my opinion. Sounded like an old Carpenters song , mixed with pop and gospel - weird . Still loved Martina's voice , but the background made it so hard to focus on what should have been the purity of her voice .

Terri Clark's was also a very good performance - admirable effort and YOu're Stronger than Me by Rebecca Lynn Howard was one of the better songs.
Still, all in all, this COULD have and SHOULD have been a much better album, if the arrangements were done differently , more true to Patsy and less jazzy and pop.

I think this cd is getting a bad rap because people may be expecting imitations of Patsy Cline and not other interpretations of the songs she made famous. I love Patsy, but I think this cd has some wonderful artist's doing some wonderful covers. Each musician/singer brings a different perspective to each song. Natalie Cole, Diana Krall, kd Lang, and Norah Jones bring a jazz feel to the songs they sing and couldn't be done better. Michele Branch and Terri Clark give great performances that sound similar to Patsy's versions, but different enough to know that you aren't listening to Patsy herself. Amy Grant's version of Back in Baby's Arms is cute and fun. Patty Griffin and Jessie Alexander have the same sense of feeling the song as they sing it that Patsy did, even to the end of Faded Love and the gasp of breath that each include. Rebecca Lynn Howard and Lee Ann Womack sing beautifully. Martina McBride is also a beautiful singer, and this song is the only song on the whole cd that is...well interesting to say the least. The Take 6 background gives the song a DooWop feel and I'm not sure that I really like that kind of interpretation, but it is well worth listening to. All in all, I love the cd and after I hear it, I have to play the Patsy Cline version because the songs remind me how great she was as a singer/storyteller.

I don't agree that only Patsy Cline can sing a "Patsy Cline song." However, singers have a responsibility to this material; and lackluster, uninspired performances are, as one reviewer said so well, disrespectful. For the most part, this album is flat and unimaginative.

There were a few surprises, for better or worse: Amy Grant's cute and sugary country-gingham version of "Back in Baby's Arms," white-bread material, even for her; Terri Clark's astonishingly muscular "Walkin' After Midnight" which sounds more like an anthem for stalkers than Patsy's sly sexy wink; Norah Jones' "Why Can't He Be You" is so drawn out and belabored you just KNOW why the guy left her. Natalie Cole should never be allowed to get near a Patsy Cline song again, and Martina McBride either has to fire her producer or get a taste implant.

I was really disappointed with K.D. Lang. I don't disapprove of her move to jazzy pop standards, but her version of "Leavin' On Your Mind" was just bleak -- not heartbreaking, just grim. On the other hand I was delighted with Michelle Branch's "Strange." This gal is a major vocal talent; her voice, like Loretta Lynn's, effortlessly combines a girlish innocense with a grown-up woman's sophistication -- think Rachel Sweet with Crystal Gayle.

In general, not a great album, unless you just want to play "Strange" over and over, which I do.

For as long as I waited for this, it was such a let down. I am the former secretary for the fan club and I have to say it's just awful!! I know these ladies were supposed to do it as they wanted but I'm sorry, there's only one way to sing a Patsy Cline song, and that's to let Patsy Cline do it. Terry Clark was the only one, I felt, that was close and that wasn't that good. Do more of the duets cd's, at least we have Patsy's voice on those. I remember Roy Clark once said that when Patsy did a song, it was sung the best it would ever be sung and boy was he right!!

Oh man...how could they (MCA) let this happen ! I was outright
appalled. I have the highest admiration for most of the women
on this album as artists with tremendous talent, but they totally
butchered Patsy's songs. Amy Grant, k d lang and Norah Jones seem to be the only ones who really tried to honor Patsy. Martina
honey, what an awful combo with those background singers, they
sounded like Manhatten Transfer and totally tried to drown out
your beautiful voice. You should have put a boot in their do-wap
ass. One final word SHAME ON YA'LL. Please don't express anymore of the so called "Artistist Freedom"

Even with all the talented singers on this CD, none comes close to the original, Patsy Cline. The renditions are very one-dimensional. It's like an Elvis impersonator...Elvis lives. No matter who tries to copy him, it just isn't him.

I'm a pretty hard-core Patsy Cline fan, so if someone is going to sing any of her songs, they had better "do it right" - as far as I'm concerned!

I'll be honest and say I didn't much like k.d.'s take of "Leavin' on Your Mind". It's not meant to be a jazz song, and listening to it just made me long for k.d. to go back to her country roots and quit this jazz singing stuff already.

Same goes for Natalie Cole's version of "I Fall to Pieces". After the first 30 seconds of this song, it was quickly skipped over to the next one!

Actually my favorite one on this entire CD was Amy Grant's "Back in Baby's Arms" - a perfect "compliment" to Patsy and her version and really sounds like "traditional" country - which is my preference anyway.

A few of the other songs were "okay", but mostly I was disappointed with k.d. and her version. After all, Patsy was her "inspiration", and it was like she was trying to "distance" herself from sounding like her or anything country.

This CD is a REAL disappointment. Natalie Cole's renditiion of I Fall to Pieces should be subtitled I Fall to Sleep. Nora Jones is her usual breathless self(someone ought to get that lady some oxygen). If they had deep 6ed the Take 6 background track on Martina McBride's Sweet Dreems it would have probably been pretty good. The best two tracks are by Dianna Krall and J.D.Lang. Think I'll convert those to MP3 files, plug up the hole in the CD and use it for a coaster.

...thank goodness the producers did not try to get 12 singers try to emulate Ms. Cline. Instead, I think they took the better approach and let each artist perform in their own style. If there's one weak point in the CD, it's Natalie Cole, and maybe Take 6 as back-up to Martina McBride (doesn't fit the heart-wrenching lyrics). Bright spots are k.d. lang who signs a perfect rendition of "Leavin' on Your Mind." Also quite notable are Diana Krall and Norah Jones. If you want a CD that sounds like Patsy Cline, do not buy this one. If you want great female voices from different genres singing these beautifully written words, check out this CD. You will not be disappointed!

...but the rest, definitely VERY TIRED. Patsy deserves much better than this, so buy one of her discs instead.

There is, was and will be only ONE Patsy Cline. Her raw emotion and natural talent can never be duplicated. Not to say that the women featured on this collection are not talented because the certainly are, but there is no bright moment to be found. It comes off as lack luster which is the FURTHEST thing from what Patsy Cline was. There is a reason why these songs are known as Patsy Cline songs, she wrote none of them and yet they are hers, all to herself. Everything else is just an immitation. It is not a fitting tribute to the glory of her amazing voice.

How disappointing! I have other albums by most of these women, and admire all of their voices, but I am with Ken - this is just so wrong! Not one of these women can match the angst and total lack of pretense that was Patsy Cline. I will chalk this up to experience and just keep listening to (and loving) the original.