This album presents a selection of some of the early recordings of a country music legend who has sold many millions of records around the world. Unlike so many artistes, even his early recordings were good and the voice was always strong and true. As you listen to the songs you can also hear how the vocal quality and control improved from those very early RCA cuts to some of the classic masters recorded only five years later as the Whitman "Shooting Arrows" sound evolved. Just a couple of years later, the phenomena of "Whitmania" would be witnessed for the first time as the sound of Slim Whitman crossed the Atlantic.

Produced by Paul Hazell

See also JASMCD3564, JASMCD3580.

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1. BY THE WATERS OF THE MINNETONKA
2. MY LOVE IS GROWING STALE
3. TEARS CAN NEVER DROWN THE FLAME - Narration: Bob Ross
4. BANDERA WALTZ
5. CHINA DOLL
6. PLEASE PAINT A ROSE
7. AN AMATEUR IN LOVE
8. END OF THE WORLD
9. MY HEART IS BROKEN IN THREE
10. BIRMINGHAM JAIL
11. STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN
12. IN A HUNDRED YEARS OR MORE
13. DANNY BOY
14. KEEP IT A SECRET
15. ALL THAT I'M ASKING IS SYMPATHY
16. COLD EMPTY ARMS
17. NORTH WIND
18. RESTLESS HEART
19. LOVE SONG OF THE WATERFALL
20. HOW CAN I TELL
21. LORD HELP ME BE AS THOU
22. DARLIN' DON'T CRY
23. THERE'S A RAINBOW IN EVERY TEARDROP