by Greg Adams
Patti Page was perfectly comfortable with country music and could even yodel, although she doesn't do it on Country & Western Golden Hits. This 1961 album offers some of the crossover country music you would expect a pop vocalist to tackle, like &Dark Moon,& but Page also does &You All Come,& which is as country as it gets. &Mom and Dad's Waltz& was a minor hit on the pop and country charts for Page, and the album's track list is full of classics like &I Walk the Line,& &Walking the Floor Over You,& and &Crazy Arms.& This isn't your typical attempt to turn country material into lushly orchestrated mood music -- Country & Western Golden Hits is a bona fide country-pop album, and a good one at that.