Cute 'n' Country

Cute 'n' Country
Studio album by Connie Smith
Released	October 1965
Recorded	March 17, 1965 – May 28, 1965
Genre	Country
Label	RCA Victor
Producer	Bob Ferguson
Connie Smith chronology
Connie Smith (1965) Cute 'n' Country (1965) Miss Smith Goes to Nashville (1966)
Singles from Cute 'n' Country
"I Can't Remember" Released: April 1965

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Cute 'n' Country is the second studio album by American country music artist, Connie Smith. The album was released in October 1965 on RCA Victor Records and was produced by Bob Ferguson. The album featured the major hit single from the year, "I Can't Remember." The album itself peaked within the Top 10 on the Top Country Albums chart upon its release in 1965.

Background

Cute 'n' Country was Connie Smith's second full studio album and was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee in 1965. The album was originally released on a 12-inch LP album and consisted of twelve tracks, with six on each side of the record. The album was similar to that of her previous self-titled release, containing songs produced in the Nashville Sound style. Three of the songs on the album were written by Bill Anderson, who previously co-wrote Smith's songs on her last album, along with his wife, Bette Anderson. The album included cover versions of Ray Price's "I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me)" and Justin Tubb's "Love Is No Excuse" (which was recorded by Jim Reeves and Dottie West). The album was reviewed by Allmusic, which gave it four in a half out of five stars. Reviewer, Richie Unterberger credited the sound of the album to be, "tasteful Nashville country-pop, neither too down-home nor too slick."^[2]

Release and aftermath

The only single from Cute 'n' Country was released in mid-1965. The single, "I Can't Remember" became a major hit, reaching a peak of #9 on the Billboard Country Chart, becoming her third Top 10 hit single. In addition, the album also reached a peak position on the albums chart. Cute 'n' Country peaked at #1 on the Billboard Magazine Top Country Albums chart, becoming Smith's second consecutive album in a row to reach #1 on the Top Country Albums chart. No additional singles were ever released.^[3]

Track listing

Side one

1. "Two Empty Arms" – (Bill Anderson) 2:27
2. "Even Tho'" – (Willie Jones, Curt Peeples, Webb Pierce) 2:32
3. "I Thought of You" – (Jimmy Rollins) 2:19
4. "More to Love Than This" – (Hank Mills) 2:25
5. "Not Till You Come Back to Me" – (Anderson) 1:52
6. "Senses" – (Glen Campbell, Jeannie Seely) 2:18

Side two

1. "I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me" – (Rusty Gabbard, Ray Price) 2:00
2. "Love Is No Excuse" – (Justin Tubb) 2:55
3. "I Can Stand It (As Long as He Can)" – (Ramona Redd, Mitchell Torok) 2:05
4. "House Divided" – (Bobby Bare) 2:12
5. "I Can't Remember" – (Anderson, Bette Anderson) 2:28
6. "I Can Turn Your World Around" – (Harry Ebner, Jack Rhodes, Billie Jo Spears) 2:20

Personnel

• Kenneth Buttrey – drums
• Anita Carter – background vocals
• Floyd Chance – bass
• Ray Edenton – guitar
• Dorothy Dillard – background vocals
• Bobby Dyson – electric bass guitar
• Jan Howard – background vocals
• Ron Huskey – bass
• Anita Kerr – background vocals
• Jimmy Lance – guitar
• Charlie McCoy – bass guitar
• Leonard Miller – drums
• Weldon Myrick – steel guitar
• Louis Nunley – background vocals
• Jerry Reed – guitar
• Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano
• Hal Rugg – steel guitar
• Connie Smith – lead vocals
• Velma Smith – guitar
• Gordon Stoker – background vocals
• Pete Wade – guitar
• Ray Walker – background vocals
• James Wilkerson – bass guitar
• William Wright – background vocals

Sales chart positions

Album

Chart (1965)	Peak position
U.S. Top Country Albums	1

Singles

Year	Song	Chart positions
		US Country	US
1965	"I Can't Remember"	9	130

References

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ Unterberger, Richie. "Cute 'n' Country > Review". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r91159/review. Retrieved 2009-08-01. 
3. ^ "Cute 'n' Country > Charts & Awards". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r91159/charts-awards. Retrieved 2009-08-01.