{"product_id":"leon-payne-i-love-you-because-cd","title":"I Love You Because CD","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eLeon Payne • I Love You Because CD\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe blind Texan Leon Payne is probably best remembered today as the songwriter who penned all-time classics like \u003cem\u003eI Love You Because\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eYou've Still Got A Place In My Heart\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as two songs best known through Hank Williams’ recorded versions, \u003cem\u003eThey'll Never Take Her Love From Me\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLost Highway\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eHe wrote hundreds of others too, but he was also a vital and versatile performer who recorded prolifically from 1941 through the 1960s.\u003cbr\u003eHe gained only mid-level stardom nationwide, though he remained a popular performer in his native Southwest until his death.\u003cbr\u003eLeon Payne recorded for such labels as Bluebird, Bullet, Decca, Starday, 'D,' and TNT, but it was during his mid-career stint at Capitol Records from 1949-1953 that he reached his peak and produced his most enduring music, from his classic, chart-topping first release \u003cem\u003eI Love You Because\u003c\/em\u003e to minor hits like \u003cem\u003eI'm A Lone Wolf\u003c\/em\u003e, and underappreciated sides like \u003cem\u003eI Miss That Gal, If I Could Live My Life Over \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Poke Salad Greens\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eCollected here are the best recordings from his Capitol years, including all of the above, and other memorable tracks, like \u003cem\u003eI Hate To Leave You, A Link In The Chain Of Broken Hearts, Mailman \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Weeping Willow\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as several previously unissued recordings - 30 great tracks in all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Love You Because\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Miss That Gal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePoke Salad Greens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Link In The Chain Of Broken Hearts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Hate To Leave You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFind Them Fool Them and Leave Them\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou've Still Got A Place In My Heart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI'm A Lone Wolf\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf I Could Only Live My Life Over\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Can I Help It\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMailman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLolita\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDid I Forget To Tell You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSister Sue Polka\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Just Said Goodbye To My Dreams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt's Many A Mile Back Home\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Don't Know Why\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeeping Willow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLonely and Blue Over Someone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRestless Heart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLyin' To My Heart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFatal Letter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Want You To Love Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Couldn't Do A Thing Without You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFarewell Waltz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWouldn't It Be Wonderful\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeach Me To Forget\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBy Your Side\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmpty Dreams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGolden Harvest\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Leon Payne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54209259372873,"sku":"BCD16195","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1008\/3427\/9753\/files\/leon_payne_i_love_you_because_cd.jpg?v=1776344434","url":"https:\/\/www.raucousrecords.com\/products\/leon-payne-i-love-you-because-cd","provider":"Raucous Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}