Bimbo (Jim Reeves album)

1957 studio album by Jim Reeves

Bimbo

Studio album by

Jim Reeves

Released| 1957
Genre| Country
Label| RCA Victor
Jim Reeves chronology
| Singing Down the Lane
(1956)  | Bimbo
(1957)  | Jim Reeves
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Bimbo is an album recorded by Jim Reeves and released on the RCA Victor label (catalog no. LPM-1410).[1][2] Released in 1957, it was his first album after signing with RCA Victor. Reeves described it as a collection of the records that "made him", including his early No. 1 hits "Bimbo" and "Mexican Joe."[3]

In Billboard magazine's annual poll of country and western disc jockeys, Bimbo was ranked No. 4 among the "Favorite C&W Albums" of 1957.[4]

Anticipating Reeves' broad crossover appeal to pop listeners, critic Gwen Harrison of The Miami Herald wrote that the album appealed to country fans and had also won over listeners who were "not fond of the nasal-twang type of singing" that had been characteristic of the genre.[5]

Syndicated country music critic Les Carroll called the album "a fine addition to a record library."[6]

## Track listing

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Side A

1. "Bimbo"
2. "How Many"
3. "Echo Bonita"
4. "Where Does A Broken Heart Go?"
5. "Penny Candy"
6. "Mother Went A-Walkin'"

Side B

1. "Mexican Joe"
2. "Then I'll Stop Lovin' You"
3. "Drinking Tequila"
4. "Gypsy Heart"
5. "What Were You Doing"
6. "Let Me Love You Just A Little"

## See also

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* Jim Reeves discography

## References

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1. ^ "Jim Reeves - Bimbo". Discogs. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
2. ^ "Jim Reeves - Bimbo". Allmusic.com. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
3. ^ "Platter Chatter". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. June 23, 1957 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Favorite C&W Albums". The Billboard. November 11, 1957. p. 112.
5. ^ Gwen Harrison (April 21, 1957). "Tops in Pops: Boy Can Go Far with a Guitar and a Twang". The Miami Herald - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ Les Carroll (April 27, 1957). "Country Platters". The Cottonport Leader. p. 6 - via Newspapers.com.

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Studio albums|

* Jim Reeves Sings (1955)
* Singing Down the Lane (1956)
* Bimbo (1957)
* Jim Reeves (1957)
* Girls I Have Known (1958)
* God Be with You (1959)
* Songs to Warm the Heart (1959)
* According to My Heart (1960)
* The Intimate Jim Reeves (1960)
* He'll Have to Go (1960)
* Tall Tales and Short Tempers (1961)
* Talkin' to Your Heart (1961)
* The Country Side of Jim Reeves (1962)
* A Touch of Velvet (1962)
* We Thank Thee (1962)
* Gentleman Jim (1963)
* The International Jim Reeves (1963)
* Good 'n' Country (1963)
* Twelve Songs of Christmas (1963)
* Kimberley Jim (1964)
* Moonlight and Roses (1964)
* The Jim Reeves Way (1965)
* Yours Sincerely, Jim Reeves (1966)
* Blue Side of Lonesome (1967)
* My Cathedral (1967)
* A Touch of Sadness (1968)
* Jim Reeves—and Some Friends (1969)
* Jim Reeves Writes You a Record (1971)

Live albums|

* Jim Reeves on Stage (1968)

Compilations|

* The Best of Jim Reeves (1964)
* Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? (1964)
* Up Through the Years (1965)
* The Best of Jim Reeves Vol. II (1965)
* The Best of Jim Reeves Volume III (1969)
* Something Special (1971)
* 40 Golden Greats (1975)
* Remembering Patsy Cline & Jim Reeves (1982)

Singles|

* "Mexican Joe"
* "Bimbo"
* "I Love You"
* "Am I Losing You"
* "Yonder Comes a Sucker"
* "Four Walls"
* "Anna Marie"
* "Blue Boy"
* "Billy Bayou"
* "He'll Have to Go"
* "The Blizzard"
* "Stand at Your Window"
* "Adios Amigo"
* "Welcome to My World"
* "Love Is No Excuse"
* "I Guess I'm Crazy"
* "I Love You Because"
* "I Won't Forget You"
* "This Is It"
* "Is It Really Over?"
* "Distant Drums"
* "Blue Side of Lonesome"
* "I Won't Come In While He's There"
* "When You Are Gone"
* "Missing You"
* "Am I That Easy to Forget"
* "Don't Let Me Cross Over"
* "Have You Ever Been Lonely?"

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