I Don't Wanna Talk It Over Anymore is the twenty-eight solo studio album by American country singer Connie Smith. It was released in October 1976 and contained ten tracks. The project's name was derived from the title track, which was one of three singles included. Its other single releases included a cover The Everly Brothers's "So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)" and an original tune called "The Latest Shade of Blue". The title track was the album's most successful single, placing in the top 20 of the American country songs chart. The album received a positive response from Billboard magazine following its release. It was also Smith's final studio project released with the Columbia label.
Connie Smith reached her commercial peak at RCA Victor, having a 18 top ten country singles between 1964 and 1973. She then signed a new contract with Columbia Records in the mid 1970s, which provided her more artistic freedom. Although past her career peak, Smith continued having top 20 (and occasionally top ten) songs through the decade. Smith's most successful Columbia singles included "Ain't Love a Good Thing" (1973), "I Never Knew (What That Song Meant Before)" (1974), "I've Got My Baby on My Mind" (1974), "Why Don't You Love Me" (1975) and "(Till) I Kissed You" (1976).[3][4] Columbia issued eight Connie Smith studio albums since 1973. She began making her final Columbia album in early 1976, which would later be titled I Don't Wanna Talk It Over Anymore.[5]
Recording and contentedit
The sessions for I Don't Wanna Talk It Over Anymore took place over four 1976 studio sessions: February 26, March 18, March 24 and April 14. Two of these sessions were held at RCA Studio B, which Smith had previously recorded at during her earliest studio sessions for RCA Victor in the 1960s. According to Smith, RCA Studio B was her favorite studio to record in. The other two sessions were held at Columbia Studio B, where Smith had previously recorded all her songs at. The sessions were produced by Ray Baker. Baker had served as Smith's producer since 1973.[6] A total of ten tracks comprised the album project.[2] The album's title track and "The Latest Shade of Blue" were written by singer-songwriter, Eddy Raven.[7] He had begun pitching Smith songs for her previous album (also released in 1976) titled The Song We Fell in Love To.[8] "Eddie had some of the best records – the sound, the songs, his singing. Then he started to come into the studio to bring me songs," she recalled.[5]
Along with Raven's two compositions, the project featured a track penned by Don Gibson titled "I'm All Wrapped Up in You". It also featured a gospel tune penned by Dottie Rambo called "I Wonder If the Angels Could Use Another Singer". The album also included a self-penned track by Smith herself called "Constantly".[7] The song was first composed by Smith before becoming famous. "With this one, I was in the kitchen, cooking, and my mama was staying with me and the kids for a few days, and I started writing it," she told biographer Barry Mazor. Covers of previously-recorded songs were also featured. Among them was Smith's version of The Everly Brothers's "So Sad (To Watch Good Love God Bad)". It was her second cover of an Everly Brothers song.[5] On The Song We Fell in Love To, Smith recorded the duo's pop hit "(Till) I Kissed You".[8] She also covered Jessi Colter's original tune, "Storms Never Last". Smith slightly modified the lyrics on the chorus of the song.[5]
Release, reception and singlesedit
I Don't Wanna Talk It Over Anymore was released in October 1976 on Columbia Records. It was the thirtieth studio album of Smith's career and her ninth with the Columbia label. It was distributed as a vinyl LP, containing five songs on each side of the record.[7]Billboard magazine gave the album a positive review in 1976, highlighting Ray Baker's production and noting a "career resurgence" for Smith. "Styles range from hard driving country to Smith's gospel leanings. Variety and pace keep the effort interesting and add to the cut-by-cut flow," the magazine added.[1] The album entered America's BillboardCountry LP's chart on November 6, 1976. It spent seven weeks on the chart and peaked at the number 33 position on November 27. It is Smith's final album to date to reach a charting position on the country albums survey.[9]
Three singles were included and spawned from the album. Its first was Smith's cover of "So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)", which was released by Columbia Records in May 1976.[10] The single reached number 31 on the BillboardHot Country Songs chart by July 1976.[11] The title track was then released as a single in August 1976.[12] By October, it became her next top 20 hit, peaking at number 13 of the Hot Country Songs chart.[11] The final single issued from the album would be "The Latest Shade of Blue", released by Columbia in 1977. It was Smith's final single for the label.[13] It reached number 42 on the Country Songs chart in April 1977, becoming her second single to place outside the top 40 in her career.[11]
All credits are adapted from the liner notes of I Don't Wanna Talk It Over Anymore[7] and the biography booklet by Barry Mazor titled The Latest Shade of Blue.[14]
^"Connie Smith Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
Booksedit
Mazor, Barry (November 5, 2021). The Latest Shade of Blue: The Columbia Recordings 1973 – 1976 (Box Set Biography). Bear Family Records. BCD-17609.
April 16, 2024
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I Don t Wanna Talk It Over Anymore is the twenty eight solo studio album by American country singer Connie Smith It was released in October 1976 and contained ten tracks The project s name was derived from the title track which was one of three singles included Its other single releases included a cover The Everly Brothers s So Sad To Watch Good Love Go Bad and an original tune called The Latest Shade of Blue The title track was the album s most successful single placing in the top 20 of the American country songs chart The album received a positive response from Billboard magazine following its release It was also Smith s final studio project released with the Columbia label I Don t Wanna Talk It Over AnymoreStudio album by Connie SmithReleasedOctober 1976RecordedFebruary 26 April 14 1976StudioColumbia Studio BRCA Studio BGenreCountry 1 country pop 2 LabelColumbiaProducerRay BakerConnie Smith chronologyThe Song We Fell in Love To 1976 I Don t Wanna Talk It Over Anymore 1976 Pure Connie Smith 1977 Singles from I Don t Wanna Talk It Over Anymore So Sad To Watch Good Love Go Bad Released May 1976 I Don t Wanna Talk It Over Anymore Released October 1976 The Latest Shade of Blue Released February 1977 Contents 1 Background 2 Recording and content 3 Release reception and singles 4 Track listing 5 Personnel 6 Chart performance 7 Release history 8 References 8 1 Footnotes 8 2 BooksBackground editConnie Smith reached her commercial peak at RCA Victor having a 18 top ten country singles between 1964 and 1973 She then signed a new contract with Columbia Records in the mid 1970s which provided her more artistic freedom Although past her career peak Smith continued having top 20 and occasionally top ten songs through the decade Smith s most successful Columbia singles included Ain t Love a Good Thing 1973 I Never Knew What That Song Meant Before 1974 I ve Got My Baby on My Mind 1974 Why Don t You Love Me 1975 and Till I Kissed You 1976 3 4 Columbia issued eight Connie Smith studio albums since 1973 She began making her final Columbia album in early 1976 which would later be titled I Don t Wanna Talk It Over Anymore 5 Recording and content editThe sessions for I Don t Wanna Talk It Over Anymore took place over four 1976 studio sessions February 26 March 18 March 24 and April 14 Two of these sessions were held at RCA Studio B which Smith had previously recorded at during her earliest studio sessions for RCA Victor in the 1960s According to Smith RCA Studio B was her favorite studio to record in The other two sessions were held at Columbia Studio B where Smith had previously recorded all her songs at The sessions were produced by Ray Baker Baker had served as Smith s producer since 1973 6 A total of ten tracks comprised the album project 2 The album s title track and The Latest Shade of Blue were written by singer songwriter Eddy Raven 7 He had begun pitching Smith songs for her previous album also released in 1976 titled The Song We Fell in Love To 8 Eddie had some of the best records the sound the songs his singing Then he started to come into the studio to bring me songs she recalled 5 Along with Raven s two compositions the project featured a track penned by Don Gibson titled I m All Wrapped Up in You It also featured a gospel tune penned by Dottie Rambo called I Wonder If the Angels Could Use Another Singer The album also included a self penned track by Smith herself called Constantly 7 The song was first composed by Smith before becoming famous With this one I was in the kitchen cooking and my mama was staying with me and the kids for a few days and I started writing it she told biographer Barry Mazor Covers of previously recorded songs were also featured Among them was Smith s version of The Everly Brothers s So Sad To Watch Good Love God Bad It was her second cover of an Everly Brothers song 5 On The Song We Fell in Love To Smith recorded the duo s pop hit Till I Kissed You 8 She also covered Jessi Colter s original tune Storms Never Last Smith slightly modified the lyrics on the chorus of the song 5 Release reception and singles editI Don t Wanna Talk It Over Anymore was released in October 1976 on Columbia Records It was the thirtieth studio album of Smith s career and her ninth with the Columbia label It was distributed as a vinyl LP containing five songs on each side of the record 7 Billboard magazine gave the album a positive review in 1976 highlighting Ray Baker s production and noting a career resurgence for Smith Styles range from hard driving country to Smith s gospel leanings Variety and pace keep the effort interesting and add to the cut by cut flow the magazine added 1 The album entered America s Billboard Country LP s chart on November 6 1976 It spent seven weeks on the chart and peaked at the number 33 position on November 27 It is Smith s final album to date to reach a charting position on the country albums survey 9 Three singles were included and spawned from the album Its first was Smith s cover of So Sad To Watch Good Love Go Bad which was released by Columbia Records in May 1976 10 The single reached number 31 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart by July 1976 11 The title track was then released as a single in August 1976 12 By October it became her next top 20 hit peaking at number 13 of the Hot Country Songs chart 11 The final single issued from the album would be The Latest Shade of Blue released by Columbia in 1977 It was Smith s final single for the label 13 It reached number 42 on the Country Songs chart in April 1977 becoming her second single to place outside the top 40 in her career 11 Track listing editSide one 7 No TitleWriter s Length1 So Sad To Watch Good Love Go Bad Don Everly2 222 Love Don t Care Where It Grows Tupper Saussy2 493 Come on Down Jack HayfordSteve Stone3 344 Storms Never Last Jessi Colter3 235 Constantly Connie Smith3 29 Side two 7 No TitleWriter s Length1 I Don t Wanna Talk It Over Anymore Eddy Raven2 502 The Latest Shade of Blue Raven2 513 I m All Wrapped Up in You Don Gibson2 204 You Crossed My Mind a Thousand Times Today Dewayne OrenderPhyllis Powell3 065 I Wonder If the Angels Could Use Another Singer Dottie Rambo2 30Personnel editAll credits are adapted from the liner notes of I Don t Wanna Talk It Over Anymore 7 and the biography booklet by Barry Mazor titled The Latest Shade of Blue 14 Musical personnel Brenton Banks Strings George Binkley III Strings Jerry Carrigan Drums Marvin Chantry Strings Roy Christensen Strings Jimmy Day Steel guitar Ray Edenton Rhythm guitar Buddy Emmons Steel guitar Johnny Gimble Fiddle Carl Gorodetzky Strings Lloyd Green Steel guitar Lennie Haight Strings Leo Jackson Rhythm guitar The Jordanaires Background vocals Shayne Keister Piano Billy Linneman Electric bass Grady Martin Guitar Charlie McCoy Harmonica leader Martha McCrory Strings Bob Moore Electric bass The Nashville Edition Background vocals Leon Rhodes Guitar Hargus Pig Robbins Piano Billy Sanford Guitar Connie Smith Lead vocals Jerry Smith Piano Henry Strzelecki Electric bass Donald Teal Jr Strings Bobby Thompson Guitar Gary Van Osdale Strings Stephanie Woolf Strings Reggie Young Guitar Technical personnel Ray Baker Percussion producer Bill Barnes Design Charlie Bradley Back up engineer Lou Bradley Engineer Al Clayton Photography Shelly Kurland String leader Slick Lawson Cover photo Cheryl Pardue Design John Ragsdale Arranger Ron Reynolds EngineerChart performance editChart 1976 Peak positionUS Top Country Albums Billboard 15 33Release history editRegion Date Format Label Ref North America October 1976 Vinyl Columbia Records 7 References editFootnotes edit a b Billboard s Top Album Picks Country Billboard Vol 88 no 42 October 16 1976 Retrieved 27 June 2022 a b I Don t Wanna Talk It Over Anymore Connie Smith Songs reviews credits AllMusic Retrieved 27 June 2022 Bush John Connie Smith Biography AllMusic Retrieved 22 June 2022 Whitburn Joel 2008 Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008 Record Research Inc ISBN 978 0 89820 177 2 a b c d Mazor 2021 p 49 Mazor 2021 pp 49 59 60 a b c d e f g Smith Connie October 1976 I Don t Wanna Talk It Over Anymore LP Liner Notes and Album Information Columbia Records KC 34270 a b Mazor 2021 p 46 Connie Smith chart history Country Albums Billboard Retrieved 27 June 2022 Smith Connie May 1976 So Sad To Watch Good Love Go Bad Constantly 7 vinyl single Columbia Records 3 10345 a b c Connie Smith chart history Country Songs Billboard Retrieved 27 June 2022 Smith Connie October 1976 I Don t Wanna Talk It Over Anymore You Crossed My Mind a Thousand Times Today 7 vinyl single Columbia Records 3 10393 Smith Connie February 1977 The Latest Shade of Blue I m All Wrapped Up in You 7 vinyl single Columbia Records 3 10501 Mazor 2021 pp 59 60 Connie Smith Chart History Top Country Albums Billboard Retrieved June 27 2022 Books edit Mazor Barry November 5 2021 The Latest Shade of Blue The Columbia Recordings 1973 1976 Box Set Biography Bear Family Records BCD 17609 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