Miss Smith Goes to Nashville
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Miss Smith Goes to Nashville is the third studio by American country music
artist, Connie Smith
. The album was released March 1966 on RCA Victor Records and was produced by Bob Ferguson
. The album included two of Smith's singles released between 1965 and 1966: "If I Talk to Him" and "Nobody But a Fool (Would Love You)."
between August and November 1965. The album was released on a 12-inch LP
album, consisting of twelve tracks, with six tracks on each side of the vinyl record. Three of the songs on the album were written by country artist Bill Anderson, who had written Smith's previous hits in 1964 and 1965. The album included a self-composed song by Connie Smith entitled, "I'll Never Get Over Loving You". The album was reviewed by Allmusic and received four and a half out of five stars, which is similar to the same amount of stars her previous albums were given by the website.
chart. The second single, "Nobody But a Fool (Would Love You)" also peaked at #4 on the same country chart. Miss Smith Goes to Nashville peaked at #2 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart shortly after its release, becoming Smith's first album not to top the Top Country Albums list, as her two previous releases (Connie Smith
and Cute 'n' Country
) had done so.
Singles
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...
artist, Connie Smith
Connie Smith
Connie Smith is an American country music artist. She began her career in 1963 after winning a local talent contest near Columbus, Ohio, which attracted the attention of country songwriter Bill Anderson...
. The album was released March 1966 on RCA Victor Records and was produced by Bob Ferguson
Bob Ferguson (music)
Robert Bruce "Bob" Ferguson Sr was an American songwriter, record producer who was instrumental in establishing Nashville, Tennessee as a center of country music; movie producer, and Choctaw Indian historian. Ferguson wrote the bestselling songs "On the Wings of a Dove" and "The Carroll County...
. The album included two of Smith's singles released between 1965 and 1966: "If I Talk to Him" and "Nobody But a Fool (Would Love You)."
Background
Miss Smith Goes to Nashville was released in March 1966 and was recorded in Nashville, TennesseeNashville, 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...
between August and November 1965. The album was released on a 12-inch LP
LP record
The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
album, consisting of twelve tracks, with six tracks on each side of the vinyl record. Three of the songs on the album were written by country artist Bill Anderson, who had written Smith's previous hits in 1964 and 1965. The album included a self-composed song by Connie Smith entitled, "I'll Never Get Over Loving You". The album was reviewed by Allmusic and received four and a half out of five stars, which is similar to the same amount of stars her previous albums were given by the website.
Release and aftermath
"If I Talk to Him" was the first single from the album and was released in late 1965. The song became a Top 10 hit, reaching a peak of #4 on the Billboard Magazine Hot Country SongsHot 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...
chart. The second single, "Nobody But a Fool (Would Love You)" also peaked at #4 on the same country chart. Miss Smith Goes to Nashville peaked at #2 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart shortly after its release, becoming Smith's first album not to top the Top Country Albums list, as her two previous releases (Connie Smith
Connie Smith (album)
- Personnel :* Steve Arnold – bass* Marl Casstevens – guitar* Stuart Duncan – fiddle* Gary Hogue – steel guitar* Larry Marrs – background vocals, bass* Michael Rhodes – bass* Connie Smith – lead vocals* Gary W...
and Cute 'n' Country
Cute 'n' Country
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...
) had done so.
Side one
- "Back In My Baby's Arms Again" – (Dallas FrazierDallas FrazierDallas Frazier is an American country musician and songwriter who had success in the 1950s and 60s.-Biography:Frazier was born in Spiro, Oklahoma but was raised in Bakersfield, California...
, Arthur Leo OwensArthur Leo OwensArthur Leo Owens , born November 28, 1930 in Waco, Texas; died October 4, 1999 in Nashville, Tennessee, was an American country music songwriter and singer...
) - "Go Ahead and Make Me Cry" – (Leslie Lyle)
- "Same as Mine" – (Marge Barton)
- "If I Talk to HimIf I Talk to Him"If I Talk to Him" is a song written by Dolores Edgin and Priscilla Mitchell, and released as a single by American country artist Connie Smith. It was produced by Bob Ferguson and released on her 1966 studio album Miss Smith Goes to Nashville...
" – (Dolores Edgin, Priscilla MitchellPriscilla MitchellPriscilla Mitchell was an American country music singer.-Biography:Priscilla Mitchell began as a Rock 'n' Roll singer in the 1950s and became most popular as a duet performer when she cut a string of duet recordings, in the 1960s, with country singer Roy Drusky...
) - "Ain't Nothin' Shakin' (But the Leaves)" – (Frazier, Owens)
- "I Don't Have Anyplace to Go" – (Bill Anderson)
Side two
- "I'll Never Get Over Loving You" – (Connie Smith)
- "Holdin' On" – (Lee Emerson)
- "Nobody But a Fool (Would Love You)Nobody But a Fool (Would Love You)"Nobody But a Fool " is a song written by Bill Anderson and released as a single by American country artist Connie Smith. It was the second single spawned from her 1966 album Miss Smith Goes to Nashville and was produced by Bob Ferguson...
" – (Bill Anderson) - "For Better or for Worse" – (Anderson, Moneen Carpenter)
- "Will You Please Stop the Crying" – (Bob Tubert)
- "If You Won't Tell On Me" – (Frazier)
Personnel
- Kenneth Buttrey – drums
- Dorothy Dillard – background vocals
- Ray Edenton – guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Dolores Edgin – background vocals
- Walter HaynesWalter HaynesWalter Haynes was an American steel guitarist and music producer who worked with such artists as Jimmy Dickens, Del Reeves, The Everly Brothers and Jeanne Pruett. He also co-wrote a number of songs including "Girl on the Billboard" - a song that became a #1 hit for Del Reeves in 1965. Haynes was a...
– bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, guitar - Keslo Herston – guitar
- Priscilla Hubbard – background vocals
- Roy Huskey – bassBass (instrument)Bass describes musical instruments that produce tones in the low-pitched range. They belong to different families of instruments and can cover a wide range of musical roles...
- Millie Kirkham – background vocals
- Jimmy Lance – guitar
- Leonard Miller – drums
- Weldon Myrick – steel guitarSteel guitarSteel guitar is a type of guitar or the method of playing the instrument. Developed in Hawaii in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a steel guitar is usually positioned horizontally; strings are plucked with one hand, while the other hand changes the pitch of one or more strings with the use...
- Louis Nunley – background vocals
- Jerry ReedJerry ReedJerry Reed Hubbard , known professionally as Jerry Reed, was an American country music singer, innovative guitarist, songwriter, and actor who appeared in more than a dozen films...
– guitar - Hargus "Pig" Robbins – pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
- Connie Smith – lead vocals
- Gordon Stoker – background vocals
- Henry Strzelecki – bass
- Ray Walker – background vocals
- William Wright – background vocals
Sales chart positions
Album| Chart (1966) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Top Country Albums | 2 |
Singles
| Year | Song | Chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| 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... |
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| 1965 | "If I Talk to Him" | 4 |
| 1966 | "Nobody But a Fool (Would Love You)" | 4 |