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Two songs co-authored by Jim Posted by Geoff Simons on March 13, 2009, 7:41 pm Message modified by board administrator March 14, 2009, 1:51 pm A question for Larry ... The British singer Paul Wheater, who has recorded several CDs containing Jim Reeves material, released a CD in 1998 titled "To My Loved Ones". This CD was a collection of songs, none of which were recorded by Reeves with the exception of I'm A Hit Again. Two of the songs were reportedly co-authored by Jim. They are: I Hate Me (co-written with Mitchell Torok) and For Just A Little While Tonight (co-written with the recently-deceased Hank Locklin). The liner notes are by Steve Morewood who researched songs for the album that "Jim might have recorded" had he not met his tragic and untimely demise. Some of the other tracks are written by songwriters who had previously provided songs that Jim recorded, including Ray Winkler, John Hathcock, Luke McDaniel, Leon Payne, Alex Zanetis and Cindy Walker. Could you shed some light on the songs Jim collaborated on with Torok and Locklin? Thanks and regards, Geoff Simons  Post a Response

Two songs co-authored by Jim Posted by Larry Jordan on March 14, 2009, 1:49 pm, in reply to "(no subject)" Message modified by board administrator March 14, 2009, 1:56 pm Mitch Torok played the guitar and sang the song "I Hate Me (For Loving You)" when I interviewed him several years ago. I can easily imagine Jim recording it. However, if my understanding is correct, Mitch composed the song, and only incidentally brought it to Jim's attention during a phone conversation, whereupon Mitch says Reeves made a suggestion or two. It was not some close or lengthy collaboration. A singer by the name of Joe Rucker got Hank Locklin to sing "For Just A Little While Tonight" with him (it was intended as a duet), and you can hear it by clicking the link below. In fact, Jim and Hank worked on the song briefly during an RCA session. I will have more details in my book. (Yes, I know it's been a long time coming but it's getting closer and closer every day). If you listen to the audio sample on the page linked below, you can hear how pretty this song was for Jim to sing. (When you arrive at the site, scroll down and click the link to the song, which will be on the left side of the page). Incidentally, if you would like to listen to the entire song, it is available to purchase for 99 cents on Apple iTunes. Link: http://cdbaby.com/cd/joerucker2  Post a Response

Re: Two songs co-authored by Jim Posted by Geoff Simons on March 14, 2009, 11:23 pm, in reply to "Two songs co-authored by Jim" 203.59.118.67 Thanks for the information Larry. Yes, I can just hear Jim singing these songs in my mind. If only ... Regards, Geoff  Post a Response

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