The Best of Connie Smith is a compilation album by American country singer Connie Smith. It was released in September 1967 by RCA Victor and featured 12 tracks. The disc was Smith's first compilation project released in her career and featured her most popular singles made commercially successful between 1964 and 1967. It also featured one new recording titled "I'll Come Runnin'". Penned by Smith herself and released as a single, the song became a top ten hit on the American country songs chart in 1967.
Three years prior to the compilation's release, Connie Smith had reached the peak of her commercial success with 1964's "Once a Day". The song spent eight weeks at the number one spot on the country songs chart and brought a series of follow-up singles into the top ten.[2] RCA Victor had previously issued seven studio albums of her material between 1965 and 1967, sometimes releasing three studio albums per year.[3]The Best of Connie Smith would be her first compilation with the label. It consisted of 12 tracks, all recorded between 1964 and 1966.[4][1] Nine of these tracks were previously released as singles and reached the top ten of the country chart: "Once a Day" (which topped the chart), "Then and Only Then", "I Can't Remember", "If I Talk to Him", "Nobody But a Fool (Would Love You)", "Ain't Had No Lovin'", "The Hurtin's All Over", "I'll Come Runnin'" and "Cincinnati, Ohio".[5]
The track, "I Saw a Man", was included on Smith's 1966 gospel album called Connie Smith Sings Great Sacred Songs. However, it was not originally released as a single.[6][7] Another track titled "Darling, Are You Ever Coming Home" first appeared on Smith's eponymous debut studio album but was also not issued as a single.[8][9] "I'll Come Runnin'" was a new track, penned by Smith. She had attempted to record the track twice with string instrumentation. On a third session done in a traditional country style (and with steel guitarist Weldon Myrick), the song was put on the compilation.[10]
The Best of Connie Smith was released in September 1967 and would mark Smith's first compilation album in her career. It was originally released as a vinyl LP, with six songs on each side of the record.[4] In 1969, RCA Victor issued the album on cassette.[11] The compilation spent 16 weeks on the American BillboardTop Country Albums chart, peaking at number 22 by December 1967. It was Smith's first LP to chart outside the top 20.[12] The album received mixed reception from reviewers. "Dealers shouldn't have any fears about stocking this one," wrote Billboard magazine in October 1967.[13] "The Best of Connie Smith is a much-too-brief sampling of Connie Smith's biggest hits," wrote Thom Owens of AllMusic. He only gave the album two out of five stars.[1] The only new single included was "I'll Come Runnin'", originally issued by RCA Victor in February 1967.[14] Spending 15 weeks on the BillboardHot Country Songs chart, it peaked at number ten in May 1967.[15]
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The Best of Connie Smith is a compilation album by American country singer Connie Smith It was released in September 1967 by RCA Victor and featured 12 tracks The disc was Smith s first compilation project released in her career and featured her most popular singles made commercially successful between 1964 and 1967 It also featured one new recording titled I ll Come Runnin Penned by Smith herself and released as a single the song became a top ten hit on the American country songs chart in 1967 The Best of Connie SmithGreatest hits album by Connie SmithReleasedSeptember 1967Recorded1964 1966StudioRCA Studio ARCA Studio BGenreCountry 1 Nashville Sound 1 LabelRCA VictorProducerBob FergusonConnie Smith chronologyConnie Smith Sings Bill Anderson 1967 The Best of Connie Smith 1967 Soul of Country Music 1967 Singles from The Best of Connie Smith I ll Come Runnin Released February 1967 Contents 1 Background and content 2 Release and reception 3 Track listings 3 1 Vinyl version 3 2 Cassette version 4 Chart performance 5 Release history 6 References 6 1 Footnotes 6 2 BooksBackground and content editThree years prior to the compilation s release Connie Smith had reached the peak of her commercial success with 1964 s Once a Day The song spent eight weeks at the number one spot on the country songs chart and brought a series of follow up singles into the top ten 2 RCA Victor had previously issued seven studio albums of her material between 1965 and 1967 sometimes releasing three studio albums per year 3 The Best of Connie Smith would be her first compilation with the label It consisted of 12 tracks all recorded between 1964 and 1966 4 1 Nine of these tracks were previously released as singles and reached the top ten of the country chart Once a Day which topped the chart Then and Only Then I Can t Remember If I Talk to Him Nobody But a Fool Would Love You Ain t Had No Lovin The Hurtin s All Over I ll Come Runnin and Cincinnati Ohio 5 The track I Saw a Man was included on Smith s 1966 gospel album called Connie Smith Sings Great Sacred Songs However it was not originally released as a single 6 7 Another track titled Darling Are You Ever Coming Home first appeared on Smith s eponymous debut studio album but was also not issued as a single 8 9 I ll Come Runnin was a new track penned by Smith She had attempted to record the track twice with string instrumentation On a third session done in a traditional country style and with steel guitarist Weldon Myrick the song was put on the compilation 10 Release and reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 1 The Best of Connie Smith was released in September 1967 and would mark Smith s first compilation album in her career It was originally released as a vinyl LP with six songs on each side of the record 4 In 1969 RCA Victor issued the album on cassette 11 The compilation spent 16 weeks on the American Billboard Top Country Albums chart peaking at number 22 by December 1967 It was Smith s first LP to chart outside the top 20 12 The album received mixed reception from reviewers Dealers shouldn t have any fears about stocking this one wrote Billboard magazine in October 1967 13 The Best of Connie Smith is a much too brief sampling of Connie Smith s biggest hits wrote Thom Owens of AllMusic He only gave the album two out of five stars 1 The only new single included was I ll Come Runnin originally issued by RCA Victor in February 1967 14 Spending 15 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart it peaked at number ten in May 1967 15 Track listings editVinyl version edit Side one 4 No TitleWriter s Original albumLength1 Once a Day Bill AndersonConnie Smith2 172 I Can t Remember Bill AndersonBette AndersonCute n Country2 313 Tiny Blue Transistor Radio Bill AndersonConnie Smith2 304 I ll Come Runnin Connie Smith 2 035 I Saw a Man Arthur Q SmithConnie Smith Sings Great Sacred Songs2 426 If I Talk to Him Dolores EdginPriscilla MitchellMiss Smith Goes to Nashville2 25 Side two 4 No TitleWriter s Original albumLength1 Then and Only Then Bill AndersonConnie Smith2 232 Ain t Had No Lovin Dallas FrazierBorn to Sing2 173 Darling Are You Ever Coming Home Hank CochranWillie NelsonConnie Smith2 104 The Hurtin s All Over Harlan HowardDowntown Country2 505 Cincinnati Ohio Bill AndersonConnie Smith Sings Bill Anderson2 106 Nobody But a Fool Would Love You Bill AndersonMiss Smith Goes to Nashville2 28 Cassette version edit Side one 11 No TitleWriter s Original albumLength1 Once a Day Bill AndersonConnie Smith2 172 I Can t Remember Bill AndersonBette AndersonCute n Country2 313 Cincinnati Ohio Bill AndersonConnie Smith Sings Bill Anderson2 104 Tiny Blue Transistor Radio Bill AndersonConnie Smith2 305 I ll Come Runnin C Smith 2 036 I Saw a Man A SmithConnie Smith Sings Great Sacred Songs2 42 Side two 11 No TitleWriter s Original albumLength1 If I Talk to Him EdginMitchellMiss Smith Goes to Nashville2 252 Then and Only Then Bill AndersonConnie Smith2 233 Nobody But a Fool Would Love You Bill AndersonMiss Smith Goes to Nashville2 284 Ain t Had No Lovin FrazierBorn to Sing2 175 Darling Are You Ever Coming Home CochranNelsonConnie Smith2 176 The Hurtin s All Over HowardDowntown Country2 50Chart performance editChart 1967 Peak positionUS Top Country Albums Billboard 16 22Release history editRegion Date Format Label Ref North America September 1967 Vinyl RCA Victor Records 4 1969 Cassette 11 Japan Vinyl RCA Records 17 United Kingdom 1972 Vinyl RCA Victor Records 18 References editFootnotes edit a b c d e Owens Thom The Best of Connie Smith Connie Smith Songs reviews credits AllMusic Retrieved 8 May 2022 Bush John Connie Smith Biography amp History AllMusic Retrieved 1 May 2022 Escott 2001 pp 15 24 a b c d e Smith Connie September 1967 The Best of Connie Smith LP Liner Notes and Album Information RCA Victor LSP 3848 Whitburn Joel 2004 The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits 1944 2006 Second edition Record Research p 128 Smith Connie June 1966 Connie Smith Sings Great Sacred Songs LP Liner Notes and Album Information RCA Victor Records LPM 3589 Escott 2001 p 20 Escott 2001 pp 15 17 Smith Connie March 1965 Connie Smith LP Liner Notes and Album Information RCA Victor Records LPM 3341 Escott 2001 p 26 a b c d Smith Connie 1969 The Best of Connie Smith Cassette Liner Notes and Album Information RCA Victor PK 1314 Connie Smith chart history Country Albums Billboard Retrieved 8 May 2022 Country Spotlight Billboard Vol 79 no 40 October 7 1967 p 84 Retrieved 8 May 2022 Smith Connie February 1967 I ll Come Runnin It s Now or Never RCA Victor 47 9108 Connie Smith chart history Country Songs Billboard Retrieved 8 May 2022 Connie Smith Chart History Top Country Albums Billboard Retrieved May 9 2022 Smith Connie September 1967 The Best of Connie Smith LP Liner Notes and Album Information RCA Victor RA 5525 Smith Connie September 1967 The Best of Connie Smith LP Liner Notes and Album Information RCA Victor LSA 3055 Books edit Escott Colin May 8 2001 Born to Sing Box Set Biography Bear Family Records ISBN 3 89795 770 1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Best of Connie Smith 1967 album amp oldid 1210372408, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
