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Connie Smith Sings Great Sacred Songs Studio album by Connie Smith Released June 1966 Recorded February 24, 1966 – February 28, 1966 Genre Country, Gospel Label RCA Victor Producer Bob Ferguson Connie Smith chronology Miss Smith Goes to Nashville
(1966)Connie Smith Sings Great Sacred Songs
(1966)Born to Sing
(1966)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1] Connie Smith Sings Great Sacred Songs is the fourth studio album by American country music artist, Connie Smith. The album was released in June 1966 on RCA Victor Records and was produced by Bob Ferguson. This album was Connie Smith's first Gospel recording and would set the trend for a series of Gospel releases she would issue in the next decade.
Contents
Background
Like previous country music recordings, Connie Smith Sings Great Sacred Songs consisted of twelve tracks. Many of the album's songs were cover versions, including "In the Garden," "Just a Closer Walk with Thee," Jimmie Davis's "I Wouldn't Take Anything from My Journey Now," and Martha Carson's "Satisfied." The album also included a song written by Smith's producer, Bob Ferguson titled, "Wings of a Dove." The album itself was released on a 12-inch vinyl LP record, with six tracks on each side of the record. The album was reviewed by Allmusic, which gave the release four out of five stars, however an official review was not provided.[2]
Upon the album's release, Connie Smith Sings Great Sacred Songs entered the Billboard Magazine charts, peaking at #19 on their Top Country Albums chart, becoming Smith's first LP not to reach the Top 10.[3]
Track listing
Side one
- "Satisfied" – (Martha Carson)
- "When God Dips His Love In My Heart" – (Cleavant Derricks, W.S. Stevenson)
- "Farther Along" – (Jesse R. Baxter, W.B. Stevens)
- "Where Could I Go But to the Lord" – (James B. Coats)
- "I Wouldn't Take Nothing from My Journey Now" – (Jimmie Davis, Charles R. Goodman)
- "I Saw a Man" – (Arthur Q. Smith)
Side two
- "Wayfaring Pilgrim" – (traditional)
- "In the Garden" – (Robert Hebble, Austin C. Miles)
- "Wings of a Dove" – (Bob Ferguson)
- "Keep on Holding to Those Nail Scarred Hands" – (Henry Slaughter)
- "He Set Me Free" – (Albert E. Brumley)
- "Just a Closer Walk with Thee" – (unknown)
Personnel
- Willie Ackerman – drums
- Anita Carter – background vocals
- Ray Edenton – guitar
- Dolores Edgin – background vocals
- Jake Hess – background vocals
- Roy Huskey – bass
- Millie Kirkham – background vocals
- Jimmy Lance – guitar
- Gary McSpadden – background vocals
- Leonard Miller – drums
- Armond Morales – background vocals
- Weldon Myrick – steel guitar
- Charles Nelsen – background vocals
- Dean Porter – guitar
- Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano
- Henry Slaughter – harpsichord
- Connie Smith – lead vocals
- Jerry Smith – organ, vibes
- Gordon Stokey – background vocals
- Pete Wade – guitar
- Raymond Walker – background vocals
Sales chart positions
- Albums
Chart (1966) Peak
positionU.S. Top Country Albums 19 References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "Connie Smith Sings Great Sacred Songs". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r243599. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
- ^ "Charts & Awards". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r243599/charts-awards. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
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 Connie Smith Sings Great Sacred Songs · Come Along and Walk with Me · God Is Abundant · Connie Smith Sings Hank Williams GospelCollaborations 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:- 1966 albums
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- RCA Victor albums
- Albums produced by Bob Ferguson
- English-language albums
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