Carl Smith (country musician)
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Carl Milton Smith was an American
country music
singer. Known as "Mister Country," Smith was the husband of June Carter
(later June Carter Cash) and Goldie Hill
, the drinking companion of Johnny Cash
, and the father of Carlene Carter
. He was one of country's most successful male artists during the 1950s, with 30 Top 10 Billboard
hits, including 21 in a row. Smith's success continued well into the 1970s, when he had a charting single every year except one. He is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.
, Carl Smith aspired to a musical career after hearing the Grand Ole Opry
on the radio. He mowed neighbors' lawns to pay for guitar lessons as a teenager. At age 15, he started performing in a band called Kitty Dibble and Her Dude Ranch Ranglers. By age 17, he had learned to play the string bass and spent his summer vacation working at WROL-AM
in Knoxville, Tennessee
, where he performed on Cas Walker's radio show.
After graduating from high school
, he served in the U.S. Navy from 1944–47. He returned to WROL and played string bass for country singers Molly O'Day
and Skeets Williamson, and began his singing career. A colleague at the station sent an acetate disc
recording of Smith to WSM-AM
and the Grand Ole Opry
in Nashville, Tennessee
, and WSM soon signed him. In 1950, Smith was signed to a recording contract with Columbia Records
by producer Don Law.
". The songs made Smith a well-known name in country music. His band, the Tunesmiths, featured steel guitarist Johnny Silbert, who added an element of Western swing
.
In 1952, Smith married June Carter
(who later became the wife of Johnny Cash), the daughter of Maybelle Carter
of the Carter Family
. In 1955 the couple had a daughter, Rebecca Smith, who later became known as Carlene Carter
, a country singer in her own right.
During the rest of the 1950s, Smith made regular appearances on Billboard's country charts, racking up many hits, including 30 in the Top 10. His biggest hits include "Loose Talk
", "Wicked Lies", "Hey Joe!
" and "You Are the One". He had five No. 1 hits in his career; "Loose Talk" was his last, in 1955.
Some of his songs had sharp edges, fast phrasing and a strong drumbeat, similar to rockabilly
material making the charts in the mid-50s, which in some ways made Smith's music closer to rock and roll
than country. Some of his songs did, however, make the pop charts. His biggest pop entry was the song "Ten Thousand Drums" in 1959, which reached No. 43 on the pop chart.
In 1956, Smith quit the Grand Ole Opry
, moved to California
and appeared in several movies. Soon after, he joined The Phillip Morris Country Music Show and spent more than a year touring the United States
, often in direct competition with touring Opry shows. He also made regular appearances on ABC-TV's Jubilee USA
and was a fill-in host for Red Foley
.
In 1957, Smith and June Carter divorced. That same year, he appeared in the movie, The Badge of Marshal Brennan, and married country music singer Goldie Hill
, best known for the No. 1 hit "I Let the Stars Get In My Eyes
". Goldie retired from the music business. By the late 50s, Smith's success began to dwindle on the country charts, and soon his string of Top 10s turned into Top 20 hits.
television series Five Star Jubilee
. He also hosted Carl Smith's Country Music Hall in Canada
, a series syndicated in the United States
. Smith appeared on The Jimmy Dean Show
on April 9, 1964.
In the 1960s and 1970s, Smith incorporated more Western swing into much of his recorded material. He remained with Columbia Records
for almost 25 years, leaving in 1975 to sign with Hickory Records
. By this time his singles were barely making the charts. He appeared in the Hawaii Five-O
episode, "Man on Fire", first aired on October 21, 1976.
Thanks to his real estate and song publishing investments, he decided to retire from the music business in the late 1970s, but in 1983, he recorded an album for the Gusto label. In 2003, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
, south of Nashville
, followed her in January 2010. The cause of death was natural causes. He was survived by two sons, Carl, Jr. and Larry Dean; and two daughters, Carlene and Lori Lynn.
United States
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country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer. Known as "Mister Country," Smith was the husband of June Carter
June Carter Cash
Valerie June Carter Cash was an American singer, dancer, songwriter, actress, comedienne and author who was a member of the Carter Family and the second wife of singer Johnny Cash...
(later June Carter Cash) and Goldie Hill
Goldie Hill
Goldie Hill , born Argolda Voncile Hill, was an American country music singer. She was one of the first women in country music, and became one of the first women to reach the top of the country music charts with her No. 1 1953 hit, "I Let the Stars Get In My Eyes"...
, the drinking companion of Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
John R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century...
, and the father of Carlene Carter
Carlene Carter
Carlene Carter is an American country singer and songwriter. She is the daughter of June Carter and her first husband, Carl Smith....
. He was one of country's most successful male artists during the 1950s, with 30 Top 10 Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
hits, including 21 in a row. Smith's success continued well into the 1970s, when he had a charting single every year except one. He is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Early career
A native of Maynardville, TennesseeMaynardville, Tennessee
Maynardville is a city in and the county seat of Union County, Tennessee, United States. Its population was 1,782 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Knoxville, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area....
, Carl Smith aspired to a musical career after hearing the Grand Ole Opry
Grand Ole Opry
The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly country music stage concert in Nashville, Tennessee, that has presented the biggest stars of that genre since 1925. It is also among the longest-running broadcasts in history since its beginnings as a one-hour radio "barn dance" on WSM-AM...
on the radio. He mowed neighbors' lawns to pay for guitar lessons as a teenager. At age 15, he started performing in a band called Kitty Dibble and Her Dude Ranch Ranglers. By age 17, he had learned to play the string bass and spent his summer vacation working at WROL-AM
WROL
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in Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee
Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, U.S.A., behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is the largest city in East Tennessee, and the second-largest city in the Appalachia region...
, where he performed on Cas Walker's radio show.
After graduating from high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
, he served in the U.S. Navy from 1944–47. He returned to WROL and played string bass for country singers Molly O'Day
Molly O'Day (singer)
Molly O'Day was an American country music vocalist who had some degree of fame and commercial success in the late 1940s. Despite her short recording career, 5 years, she became a legend in her own lifetime...
and Skeets Williamson, and began his singing career. A colleague at the station sent an acetate disc
Acetate disc
An acetate disc, also known as a test acetate, dubplate , lacquer , transcription disc or instantaneous disc...
recording of Smith to WSM-AM
WSM (AM)
WSM is the callsign of a 50,000 watt AM radio station located in Nashville, Tennessee. Operating at 650 kHz, its clear channel signal can reach much of North America and various countries, especially late at night...
and the Grand Ole Opry
Grand Ole Opry
The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly country music stage concert in Nashville, Tennessee, that has presented the biggest stars of that genre since 1925. It is also among the longest-running broadcasts in history since its beginnings as a one-hour radio "barn dance" on WSM-AM...
in Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
, and WSM soon signed him. In 1950, Smith was signed to a recording contract with Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
by producer Don Law.
Success in the 1950s
In 1951, his song "Let's Live a Little" was a big hit, reaching No. 2 on country chart. During 1951 he had up three other hits, including "If the Teardrops Were Pennies" and his first No. 1 hit, "Let Old Mother Nature Have Her WayLet Old Mother Nature Have Her Way
"Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way" is a 1951 song by Loys Sutherland and Louie Clark, first recorded by Carl Smith. "Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way" was Smith's first number one on the Billboard country & Western best seller chart, spending eight weeks at the top spot and total of 33 weeks...
". The songs made Smith a well-known name in country music. His band, the Tunesmiths, featured steel guitarist Johnny Silbert, who added an element of Western swing
Western swing
Western swing music is a subgenre of American country music that originated in the late 1920s in the West and South among the region's Western string bands...
.
In 1952, Smith married June Carter
June Carter Cash
Valerie June Carter Cash was an American singer, dancer, songwriter, actress, comedienne and author who was a member of the Carter Family and the second wife of singer Johnny Cash...
(who later became the wife of Johnny Cash), the daughter of Maybelle Carter
Maybelle Carter
"Mother" Maybelle Carter was an American country musician. She is best known as a member of the historic Carter Family act in the 1920s and 1930s and also as a member of Mother Maybelle and the Carter Sisters.-Biography:...
of the Carter Family
Carter Family
The Carter Family was a traditional American folk music group that recorded between 1927 and 1956. Their music had a profound impact on bluegrass, country, Southern Gospel, pop and rock musicians as well as on the U.S. folk revival of the 1960s. They were the first vocal group to become country...
. In 1955 the couple had a daughter, Rebecca Smith, who later became known as Carlene Carter
Carlene Carter
Carlene Carter is an American country singer and songwriter. She is the daughter of June Carter and her first husband, Carl Smith....
, a country singer in her own right.
During the rest of the 1950s, Smith made regular appearances on Billboard's country charts, racking up many hits, including 30 in the Top 10. His biggest hits include "Loose Talk
Loose Talk (song)
"Loose Talk" was a 1954 song written by Freddie Hart and recorded by Carl Smith and was his last number one. It was at the top spot of the Billboard country and western chart for seven weeks and had a total of thirty-two weeks listed there...
", "Wicked Lies", "Hey Joe!
Hey Joe (1953 song)
"Hey Joe" is a 1953 popular song written by Boudleaux Bryant. It was recorded by Carl Smith for Columbia Records on 19 May 1953 and spent eight weeks at #1 on the U.S. country music chart...
" and "You Are the One". He had five No. 1 hits in his career; "Loose Talk" was his last, in 1955.
Some of his songs had sharp edges, fast phrasing and a strong drumbeat, similar to rockabilly
Rockabilly
Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music, dating to the early 1950s.The term rockabilly is a portmanteau of rock and hillbilly, the latter a reference to the country music that contributed strongly to the style's development...
material making the charts in the mid-50s, which in some ways made Smith's music closer to rock and roll
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
than country. Some of his songs did, however, make the pop charts. His biggest pop entry was the song "Ten Thousand Drums" in 1959, which reached No. 43 on the pop chart.
In 1956, Smith quit the Grand Ole Opry
Grand Ole Opry
The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly country music stage concert in Nashville, Tennessee, that has presented the biggest stars of that genre since 1925. It is also among the longest-running broadcasts in history since its beginnings as a one-hour radio "barn dance" on WSM-AM...
, moved to California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
and appeared in several movies. Soon after, he joined The Phillip Morris Country Music Show and spent more than a year touring the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, often in direct competition with touring Opry shows. He also made regular appearances on ABC-TV's Jubilee USA
Ozark Jubilee
Ozark Jubilee is the first U.S. network television program to feature country music's top stars, and was the centerpiece of a strategy for Springfield, Missouri to challenge Nashville, Tennessee as America's country music capital...
and was a fill-in host for Red Foley
Red Foley
Clyde Julian Foley , better known as Red Foley, was an American singer, musician, and radio and TV personality who made a major contribution to the growth of country music after World War II....
.
In 1957, Smith and June Carter divorced. That same year, he appeared in the movie, The Badge of Marshal Brennan, and married country music singer Goldie Hill
Goldie Hill
Goldie Hill , born Argolda Voncile Hill, was an American country music singer. She was one of the first women in country music, and became one of the first women to reach the top of the country music charts with her No. 1 1953 hit, "I Let the Stars Get In My Eyes"...
, best known for the No. 1 hit "I Let the Stars Get In My Eyes
I Let the Stars Get In My Eyes
"I Let the Stars Get In My Eyes" is country music song that was originally a hit for Goldie Hill in 1953.In 1952, Hill was trying to make it as a country artist after signing a contract with Decca Records that year. Her first single, 1952's "Why Talk to My Heart," was not successful...
". Goldie retired from the music business. By the late 50s, Smith's success began to dwindle on the country charts, and soon his string of Top 10s turned into Top 20 hits.
Later years
By the 1960s, Smith's success as a country singer began to slow. His Top 20 hits included "Air Mail To Heaven" in 1962 and "Take My Ring Off Your Finger" in 1964. His biggest hit of the decade was "Deep Water" in 1967, which peaked at No. 10 and became his first top 10 in eight years (and his final top 10 appearance). In 1961, he was one of five rotating hosts on the NBCNBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
television series Five Star Jubilee
Five Star Jubilee
Five Star Jubilee was an American country music variety show carried by NBC-TV from March 17–September 22, 1961. The live program, a spin-off of ABC-TV's Jubilee USA, was the first network color television series to originate outside New York City or Hollywood.From March 17 to May 5, the...
. He also hosted Carl Smith's Country Music Hall in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, a series syndicated in the United States
United States
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. Smith appeared on The Jimmy Dean Show
The Jimmy Dean Show
The Jimmy Dean Show is the name of several similar music and variety series on American local and network television between 1957–75. Each starred country music singer Jimmy Dean as host.-Daytime:...
on April 9, 1964.
In the 1960s and 1970s, Smith incorporated more Western swing into much of his recorded material. He remained with Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
for almost 25 years, leaving in 1975 to sign with Hickory Records
Hickory Records
Hickory Records is a United States record label founded by Acuff-Rose Music in 1954 which operated the label up to 1979. Present owner Sony/ATV Music Publishing revived the label in 2007. Originally based in Nashville, functioning as an independent label throughout its history, it has had several...
. By this time his singles were barely making the charts. He appeared in the Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and Leonard Freeman. Set in Hawaii, the show originally aired for twelve seasons from 1968 to 1980, and continues in reruns. The show featured a fictional state police unit run by Detective Steve McGarrett,...
episode, "Man on Fire", first aired on October 21, 1976.
Thanks to his real estate and song publishing investments, he decided to retire from the music business in the late 1970s, but in 1983, he recorded an album for the Gusto label. In 2003, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Death
His wife Goldie died in 2005. Smith, who lived on a 500 acres (2 km²) horse farm in FranklinFranklin, Tennessee
Franklin is a city within and the county seat of Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 62,487 as of the 2010 census Franklin is located approximately south of downtown Nashville.-History:...
, south of Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
, followed her in January 2010. The cause of death was natural causes. He was survived by two sons, Carl, Jr. and Larry Dean; and two daughters, Carlene and Lori Lynn.
Albums
| Year | Album | US Country | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Carl, Lefty and Marty (w/ Lefty Frizzell Lefty Frizzell Lefty Frizzell , born William Orville Frizzell, was an American country music singer and songwriter of the 1950s, and a proponent of honky tonk music. His relaxed style of singing was an influence on later stars Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison, George Jones and John Fogerty... & Marty Robbins Marty Robbins Martin David Robinson , known professionally as Marty Robbins, was an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist... ) |
— | Columbia |
| Carl Smith | — | ||
| 1956 | Sentimental Songs by Carl Smith | — | |
| Softly and Tenderly | — | ||
| 1957 | Sunday Down South | — | |
| Smith's the Name | — | ||
| 1958 | Let's Live a Little | — | |
| 1960 | The Carl Smith Touch | — | |
| 1961 | Easy to Please | — | |
| 1962 | Carl Smith's Greatest Hits | — | |
| 1963 | The Tall, Tall Gentleman | 12 | |
| 1964 | Carl Smith's Best | — | |
| There Stands the Glass | 9 | ||
| 1965 | Walkin' Tall | — | |
| I Want to Live and Love | — | ||
| Kisses Don't Lie | — | ||
| 1966 | Man with a Plan | 18 | |
| 1967 | Satisfaction Guaranteed | — | |
| A Gentleman in Love | — | ||
| The Country Gentleman | 22 | ||
| The Carl Smith Special: The Country Gentleman Sings His Favorites | 34 | ||
| 1968 | Deep Water | 28 | |
| Country On My Mind | 42 | ||
| 1969 | Take It Like a Man | — | |
| Faded Love and Winter Roses | 23 | ||
| Carl Smith's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 | 40 | ||
| Carl Smith Sings a Tribute to Roy Acuff | 48 | ||
| 1970 | Carl and the Tunesmiths | — | |
| I Love You Because | 44 | ||
| The Carl Smith Anniversary Album: 20 Years of Hits | 34 | ||
| 1971 | Sings Bluegrass | — | |
| 1972 | Don't Say You're Mine | 34 | |
| If This Is Goodbye | 28 | ||
| 1975 | The Way I Lose My Mind | 47 | Hickory/MGM |
| The Girl That I Love | — | ||
| 1977 | This Lady Loving Me | — | |
| 1978 | Silver Tongued Cowboy | — | |
| 1980 | Greatest Hits | — | Gusto |
| 1982 | The Legendary | — |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
CAN Country | |||
| 1951 | "Let's Live a Little" | 2 | — | — | Let's Live a Little |
| "Mr. Moon" | 4 | — | — | ||
| "If Teardrops Were Pennies" | 8 | — | — | ||
| "Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way "Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way" is a 1951 song by Loys Sutherland and Louie Clark, first recorded by Carl Smith. "Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way" was Smith's first number one on the Billboard country & Western best seller chart, spending eight weeks at the top spot and total of 33 weeks... " |
1 | — | — | Sentimental Songs | |
| 1952 | "(When You Feel Like You're in Love) Don't Just Stand There (When You Feel Like You're in Love) Don't Just Stand There " Don't Just Stand There" is a song written by Tacoma, Washington country/western artist Cherokee Jack Henley, as revised by Ernest Tubb. The best known recording is the 1952 single by Carl Smith... " |
1 | — | — | |
| "Are You Teasing Me" | 1 | — | — | ||
| "It's a Lovely, Lovely World" | 5 | — | — | ||
| "Our Honeymoon" | 6 | — | — | ||
| 1953 | "That's the Kind of Love I'm Looking For" | 9 | — | — | Carl Smith's Best |
| "Just Wait 'Til I Get You Alone" | 7 | — | — | ||
| "Orchids Mean Goodbye" | 4 | — | — | Single only | |
| "Trademark" | 2 | — | — | Satisfaction Guaranteed | |
| "Do I Like It?" | 6 | — | — | Single only | |
| "Hey Joe Hey Joe (1953 song) "Hey Joe" is a 1953 popular song written by Boudleaux Bryant. It was recorded by Carl Smith for Columbia Records on 19 May 1953 and spent eight weeks at #1 on the U.S. country music chart... " |
1 | — | — | Greatest Hits | |
| "Satisfaction Guaranteed" | 7 | — | — | Satisfaction Guaranteed | |
| 1954 | "Dog-Gone It, Baby, I'm in Love" | 7 | — | — | |
| "Back Up Buddy" | 2 | — | — | The Tall, Tall Gentleman | |
| "Go, Boy, Go" | 4 | — | — | Carl Smith's Best | |
| "Loose Talk Loose Talk (song) "Loose Talk" was a 1954 song written by Freddie Hart and recorded by Carl Smith and was his last number one. It was at the top spot of the Billboard country and western chart for seven weeks and had a total of thirty-two weeks listed there... " |
1 | — | — | Carl Smith | |
| "More Than Anything Else in the World" | 5 | — | — | Single only | |
| 1955 | "Kisses Don't Lie" | 5 | — | — | Walkin' Tall |
| "No, I Don't Believe I Will" | 13 | — | — | Carl Smith's Best | |
| "Wait a Little Longer Please, Jesue" | 12 | — | — | Sunday Down South | |
| "There She Goes" | 3 | — | — | Carl Smith | |
| "Old Lonesome Times" | 11 | — | — | Greatest Hits | |
| "Don't Tease Me" | 11 | — | — | Single only | |
| "You're Free to Go" | 6 | — | — | Greatest Hits | |
| "I Feel Like Cryin'" | 7 | — | — | Carl Smith | |
| 1956 | "I've Changed" | 11 | — | — | Single only |
| "You Are the One" | 4 | — | — | Greatest Hits | |
| "Doorstep to Heaven" | 6 | — | — | ||
| "Before I Met You" | 6 | — | — | The Tall, Tall Gentleman | |
| "Wicked Lies" | 9 | — | — | Singles only | |
| 1957 | "You Can't Hurt Me Anymore" | 15 | — | — | |
| "Why, Why" | 2 | — | — | ||
| 1958 | "Your Name Is Beautiful" | 6 | 80 | — | |
| "Walking the Slow Walk" | 28 | — | — | ||
| 1959 | "The Best Years of My Life" | 15 | — | — | Let's Live a Little |
| "It's All My Heartache" | 19 | — | — | Single only | |
| "Ten Thousand Drums" | 5 | 43 | — | Walkin' Tall | |
| "Tomorrow Night" | 24 | — | — | Singles only | |
| 1960 | "Make the Waterwheel Roll" | 30 | — | — | |
| "Cut Across Shorty Cut Across Shorty "Cut Across Shorty" is a song written by Marijohn Wilkin and Wayne P. Walker, made popular by Eddie Cochran. It was the B-side of his number 1 UK hit Three Steps To Heaven.-Personnel:* Eddie Cochran: vocal and rhythm guitar* Sonny Curtis: guitar... " |
28 | — | — | The Carl Smith Touch | |
| 1961 | "You Make Me Live Again" | 29 | — | — | Singles only |
| "Kisses Never Lie" | 11 | — | — | ||
| 1962 | "Air Mail to Heaven" | 11 | — | — | The Tall, Tall Gentleman |
| "Things That Mean the Most" | 24 | — | — | Single only | |
| "The Best Dressed Beggar (In Town)" | 16 | — | — | The Country Gentleman | |
| 1963 | "Live for Tomorrow" | 28 | — | — | The Tall, Tall Gentleman |
| "In the Back Room Tonight" | 17 | — | — | Single only | |
| "I Almost Forgot Her Today" | 23 | — | — | The Country Gentleman | |
| "Triangle" | 16 | — | — | ||
| 1964 | "The Pillow That Whispers" | 17 | — | — | |
| "Take My Ring Off Your Finger" | 15 | — | — | ||
| "Lonely Girl" | 14 | — | — | ||
| "When It's Over" | 26 | — | — | ||
| 1965 | "She Called Me Baby She Called Me Baby "She Called Me Baby" is a country song written in 1961 by Harlan Howard which despite a number of recorded versions did not appear in the Top 20 of the C&W chart in Billboard until 1974 when a mid-60s recording by Charlie Rich was belatedly released to reach #1 C&W... " |
32 | — | — | Kisses Don't Lie |
| "Keep Me Fooled" | 42 | — | — | Singles only | |
| "Be Good to Her" | 33 | — | — | ||
| "Let's Walk Away Strangers" | 36 | — | — | The Country Gentleman | |
| 1966 | "Why Do I Keep Doing This to Us" | 45 | — | — | Singles only |
| "Why Can't You Feel Sorry for Me" | 49 | — | — | ||
| "Man with a Plan" | 42 | — | — | Man with a Plan | |
| "You Better Be Better to Me" | 52 | — | — | Singles only | |
| 1967 | "It's Only a Matter of Time" | 65 | — | — | |
| "Mighty Day" | 68 | — | — | The Carl Smith Special | |
| "I Should Get Away Awhile (From You)" | 54 | — | — | ||
| "Deep Water" | 10 | — | — | Deep Water | |
| 1968 | "Foggy River" | 18 | — | — | |
| "You Ought to Hear Me Cry" | 43 | — | — | Carl Smith's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 | |
| "There's No More Love" | 48 | — | — | Single only | |
| 1969 | "Faded Love and Winter Roses" | 25 | — | 37 | Faded Love And Winter Roses |
| "Good Deal Lucille" | 18 | — | — | I Love You Because | |
| "I Love You Because I Love You Because (song) "I Love You Because" is a 1949 song written and originally recorded by Leon Payne. The single went to number four on the Billboard Country & Western Best Seller lists and spent two weeks at number one on the Country & Western Disk Jockey List, spending a total of thirty-two weeks on the chart... " |
14 | — | — | ||
| "Heartbreak Avenue" | 35 | — | — | The Carl Smith Anniversary Album | |
| 1970 | "Pull My String and Wind Me Up" | 18 | — | — | |
| "Pick Me Up on Your Way Down" | 46 | — | — | Carl Smith and the Tunesmiths | |
| "Bonaparte's Retreat" | flip | — | — | ||
| "How I Love Them Old Songs" | 20 | — | 46 | Singles only | |
| 1971 | "Don't Worry 'bout the Mule (Just Load the Wagon)" | 44 | — | — | |
| "Lost It on the Road" | 43 | — | — | ||
| "Red Door" | 21 | — | — | Don't Say You're Mine | |
| "Don't Say You're Mine" | 34 | — | — | ||
| 1972 | "Mama Bear" | 46 | — | — | If This Is Goodbye |
| "If This Is Goodbye" | 54 | — | — | ||
| 1973 | "I Need Help" | 76 | — | — | Single only |
| 1975 | "The Way I Lose My Mind" | 67 | — | — | The Way I Lose My Mind |
| "Roly Poly Roly Poly (song) "Roly Poly" is a humorous Western swing standard written by Fred Rose in 1946. In the song, Roly Poly is a very active boy who eats continuously to keep his strength up. Each verse ends with:"Roly Poly" was first recorded by Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys in 1946, staying on the charts for 18... " |
97 | — | — | The Girl That I Love | |
| 1976 | "If You Don't, Somebody Else Will" | 97 | — | — | Single only |
| "A Way with Words" | 98 | — | — | This Lady Loving Me | |
| 1977 | "Show Me a Brick Wall" | 96 | — | 50 | |
| "This Kinda Love Ain't Meant for Sunday School" | 84 | — | — | ||
| 1978 | "This Lady Loving Me" | 81 | — | — | |
External links
- Carl Smith at the Country Music Hall of Fame