He'll Have to Go (album)

He'll Have to Go
Studio album by Jim Reeves
Released	1960
Recorded	February 1957–October 1959
Genre	Country
Label	RCA Victor
Jim Reeves chronology
The Intimate Jim Reeves (1960) He'll Have to Go (1960) Tall Tales and Short Tempers (1961)

He'll Have to Go is a compilation album recorded by Jim Reeves and released in 1960 on the RCA Victor label (catalog no. LPM-2223).^[1][2] The album included two No. 1 hits: "He'll Have to Go" and "Billy Bayou".^[3]

Unlike other Jim Reeves albums, this was a compilation of previously issued non-LP singles and EP tracks. In 1962, RCA reissued this album in "electronic stereo" (RCA LSP-2223 (e)). All twelve songs, including the title track, were presented in "electronic stereo" even though "He'll Have To Go" was issued in true stereo on a 1960 single (RCA 61-7643, 1960), and true stereo masters existed for five other songs.

In Billboard magazine's annual poll of country and western disc jockeys, it was ranked No. 4 among the "Favorite C&W Albums" of 1960.^[4]

Track listing

Side A

1. "He'll Have to Go" [2:16]
2. "I Love You More" [2:22]
3. "Wishful Thinking" [1:59]
4. "Honey, Won't You Please Come Home" [1:59]
5. "I'm Beginning To Forget You" [2:09]
6. "Billy Bayou" [2:02]

Side B

1. "If Heartache Is The Fashion" [2:23]
2. "Partners" [2:13]
3. "Theme Of Love" [2:04]
4. "I'd Like To Be" [2:00]
5. "After Awhile" [2:08]
6. "Home" [1:58]

See also

• Jim Reeves discography

References

1. "Jim Reeves - He'll Have to Go". Discogs. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
2. "Jim Reeves - He'll Have to Go". Allmusic.com. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
3. Joel Whitburn (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Billboard Books. p. 264. ISBN 0823076326.
4. "Favorite C&W Albums". The Billboard. October 31, 1960. p. 24.