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Connie Smith Sings Bill Anderson Studio album by Connie Smith Released May 1967 Recorded October 26 – 28, 1966; February 27, 1967 Genre Country Label RCA Victor Producer Bob Ferguson Connie Smith chronology Connie in the Country
(1967)Connie Smith Sings Bill Anderson
(1967)The Best of Connie Smith
(1967)Singles from Connie Smith Sings Bill Anderson - "Cincinnati, Ohio"
Released: June 1967
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1]
Connie Smith Sings Bill Anderson is the eighth studio album by American country artist, Connie Smith. The album was released in June 1967 on RCA Victor Records and was produced by Bob Ferguson. The album included Smith's 1967 single, "Cincinnati, Ohio," which became a Top 5 hit on Billboard Magazine's country chart.
Contents
Background
Connie Smith Sings Bill Anderson contained twelve tracks that were entirely written by country artist, Bill Anderson. In previous years, Anderson had written many of Smith's hits, including "Once a Day" and "Then and Only Then." The album included songs Anderson had also released as singles himself, such as "That's What It's Like to Be Lonesome," "I Love You Drops," and "Walk Out Backwards." The album was released on a 12-inch vinyl LP album, with six songs shown on each side of the record. The album itself was recorded at the RCA studios in Nashville, Tennessee in late 1966 and early 1967. In addition, the album was reviewed by Allmusic, which gave it three out of five stars.[2] No official review was provided.
Release and aftermath
Connie Smith Sings Bill Anderson spawned only one single, "Cincinnati, Ohio" which was released in June 1967. Released a month after the album's official release, "Cincinnati, Ohio" became a major country music hit, peaking in the Top 5, reaching #4 on the Billboard Magazine Hot Country Songs chart. Also, the album itself reached a peaking position, unlike her previous release, Connie in the Country. The album reached a peak of #11 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.[3]
Track listing
All songs composed by Bill Anderson, except where noted.
Side one
- "It Comes and Goes"
- "I Love You Drops"
- "City Lights"
- "Cincinnati, Ohio"
- "It' Not the End of Everything"
- "My Whole World's Falling Down" – (Anderson, Jerry Crutchfield)
Side two
- "Easy Come, Easy Go"
- "That's What Lonesome Is"
- "Walk Out Backwards"
- "In Case You Ever Change Your Mind"
- "On and on and On"
- "That's What It's Like to Be Lonesome"
Personnel
- Brenton Banks – violin
- Byron Bach – cello
- Howard Carpenter – viola
- Dorothy Dillard – background vocals
- Ray Edenton – guitar
- Dolores Edgin – background vocals
- Solie Fott – viola
- Buddy Harman – drums
- Lillian Hunt – violin
- Roy Huskey – bass
- Shelly Kurland – violin
- Martin Katahn – viola
- John Kline – viola
- Piere Menard – violin
- Wayne Moss – bass guitar, guitar
- Weldon Myrick – steel guitar
- Priscilla Hubbard – background vocals
- Dean Porter – guitar
- Harold Ragsdale – harpsichord, vibes
- Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano
- Connie Smith – lead vocals
- Leo Taylor – drums
- Gary Vanosdale – viola
- Pete Wade – guitar
- Bill Walker – vibes
- Lamar Watkins – guitar
- William Wright – background vocals
- Harvey Wolfe – cello
Sales chart positions
- Albums
Chart (1967) Peak
positionU.S. Top Country Albums 11 - Singles
Year Song Chart positions US Country 1967 "Cincinnati, Ohio" 4 References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "Connie Smith Sings Bill Anderson". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r91158. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
- ^ "Charts & Awards". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r91158/charts-awards. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
Studio albums Connie Smith · Cute 'n' Country · Miss Smith Goes to Nashville · Born to Sing · Downtown Country · Connie in the Country · Connie Smith Sings Bill Anderson · Soul of Country Music · I Love Charley Brown · Sunshine and Rain · Connie's Country · Back in Baby's Arms · I Never Once Stopped Loving You · Where Is My Castle · Just One Time · Ain't We Havin' Us a Good Time · If It Ain't Love and Other Great Dallas Frazier Songs · A Lady Named Smith · That's the Way Love Goes · I Never Knew (What That Song Meant Before) · I Got a Lot of Hurtin' Done Today/I've Got My Baby On My Mind · The Song We Fell in Love To · I Don't Wanna Talk It Over Anymore · Pure Connie Smith · New Horizons · Connie SmithGospel albums Collaborations Young Love · Sunday Morning with Nat Stuckey & Connie Smith · Love Never FailsLive albums Live in Branson, MO, USACompilation albums The Best of Connie Smith · The Best of Connie Smith, Vol. 2 · My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own · City Lights: Country Favorites · Love Is the Look You're Looking for · Dream Painter · Connie Smith's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 · Connie Smith Now · Joy to the World · The Best of Connie Smith · Greatest Hits on Monument · The Essential Connie Smith · Connie Smith Sings Her HitsSee also Categories:- 1967 albums
- Connie Smith albums
- RCA Victor albums
- Albums produced by Bob Ferguson
- English-language albums
- "Cincinnati, Ohio"
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