"He'll Have to Go" by Jim Reeves

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"He'll Have to Go" by Jim Reeves is a classic 1959 country-pop ballad whose smooth production and intimate vocal style helped define the Nashville sound and brought it widespread mainstream success.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
album He'll Have to Go ⓘ
arrangementStyle orchestral country ⓘ
associatedMovement Nashville sound ⓘ
bSide In a Mansion Stands My Love ⓘ
chartPosition_Canada 1 ⓘ
chartPosition_US_Country 1 ⓘ
chartPosition_US_Pop 2 ⓘ
composer Joe Allison ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
decade 1950s ⓘ
format 7-inch single ⓘ
genre Nashville sound ⓘ
country ⓘ
country pop ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn crossover success of country-pop ballads ⓘ
development of Nashville sound ⓘ
hasRecognition considered Nashville sound classic ⓘ
considered country music standard ⓘ
includedIn Grand Ole Opry repertoire ⓘ
includedInList Rolling Stone-type lists of classic country songs ⓘ
isSignatureSongOf Jim Reeves ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length 2:18 ⓘ
lyricalTheme infidelity suspicion ⓘ
jealousy ⓘ
romantic ultimatum ⓘ
lyricist Audrey Allison ⓘ
Joe Allison ⓘ
notableCoverVersionBy Elvis Presley ⓘ
Jerry Wallace ⓘ
Ry Cooder ⓘ
Solomon Burke ⓘ
originalArtist Jim Reeves ⓘ
performer Jim Reeves ⓘ
producer Bob Ferguson ⓘ
Chet Atkins ⓘ
recordingDate 1959-10-15 ⓘ
recordLabel RCA Victor ⓘ
releaseDate 1959-10 ⓘ
tempo slow ballad ⓘ
usesInstrumentation background vocal chorus ⓘ
smooth electric guitar ⓘ
subtle rhythm section ⓘ
usesProductionTechnique echo-laden vocal production ⓘ
vocalCharacteristic intimate conversational delivery ⓘ
vocalStyle smooth baritone ⓘ
weeksAtNumberOne_US_Country 14 ⓘ
yearEndRanking_Billboard_Hot_Country_1960 1 ⓘ

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