The Song We Fell in Love To
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The Song We Fell in Love To is the twenty eighth studio album by American country music
artist, Connie Smith
. The album was released in March 1976 on Columbia Records
and was produced by Ray Baker
. It was the first of two albums released in 1976 and contained Smith's Top 10 hit, "(Till) I Kissed You."
. The album included a re-recorded version of Smith's 1964 #1 single, "Once a Day." The album included three songs written by songwriter, Dallas Frazier
: "Because I Love You That's Why," "Ridin' on a Rainbow," and "Viva La Love." The album also included a cover version of The Everly Brothers
hit, "(Till) I Kissed You," which was later released as a single in 1976. In addition, the album also included the Gospel
song, "When I Need Jesus, He's There." Unlike most of Smith's previous albums for Columbia, The Song We Fell in Love To only contained one religious song. The album was released on a 12-inch LP album
, with five songs on each side of the record.
chart. "(Till) I Kissed You" was released as the second single in January 1976, becoming a major hit in the United States and Canada. In the United States, the song became Smith's first Top 10 hit in three years, reaching #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs
chart. In Canada, it became her second number one hit on the Canadian RPM
Country Tracks chart. Also, the album peaked at #34 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart upon its release in March 1976.
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 in March 1976 on 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...
and was produced by Ray Baker
Ray Baker (music producer)
Ray Baker is a Nashville music producer. His first hit record produced was I Just Started Hatin' Cheating Songs Today by Moe Bandy in 1974. He also produced It Was Always so Easy to Find an Unhappy Woman and It's a Cheatin' Situation, both by Moe Bandy...
. It was the first of two albums released in 1976 and contained Smith's Top 10 hit, "(Till) I Kissed You."
Background
The Song We Fell in Love To consisted of ten tracks and was recorded in 1975 at the Columbia Recording Studio 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...
. The album included a re-recorded version of Smith's 1964 #1 single, "Once a Day." The album included three songs written by songwriter, Dallas Frazier
Dallas Frazier
Dallas 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...
: "Because I Love You That's Why," "Ridin' on a Rainbow," and "Viva La Love." The album also included a cover version of The Everly Brothers
The Everly Brothers
The Everly Brothers are country-influenced rock and roll performers, known for steel-string guitar playing and close harmony singing...
hit, "(Till) I Kissed You," which was later released as a single in 1976. In addition, the album also included the Gospel
Gospel music
Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....
song, "When I Need Jesus, He's There." Unlike most of Smith's previous albums for Columbia, The Song We Fell in Love To only contained one religious song. The album was released on a 12-inch LP album
LP album
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...
, with five songs on each side of the record.
Release
The Song We Fell in Love To released two singles between 1975 and 1976. The album's title track was released as the first single in September 1975, becoming a Top 30 hit in the United States, reaching #29 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. "(Till) I Kissed You" was released as the second single in January 1976, becoming a major hit in the United States and Canada. In the United States, the song became Smith's first Top 10 hit in three years, reaching #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs
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...
chart. In Canada, it became her second number one hit on the Canadian RPM
RPM (magazine)
RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...
Country Tracks chart. Also, the album peaked at #34 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart upon its release in March 1976.
Side one
- "The Song We Fell in Love To" – (Ray Baker, Tupper Suassy)
- "Because I Love You That's Why" – (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...
) - "Jesus Hears, He Cares, He Can" – (Ray Lewis)
- "Ridin' on a Rainbow" – (Frazier, Larry LeeLarry LeeLawrence H. "Larry" Lee, Jr. was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist from Memphis, Tennessee, best known for his work with Al Green and Jimi Hendrix.-Gypsy Sun and Rainbows:...
) - "One Little Reason" – (Clyde Pitts)
Side two
- "(Till) I Kissed You(Till) I Kissed You" I Kissed You" is a song written by Don Everly of The Everly Brothers. It was released as a single in 1959 and peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100.-Connie Smith version:...
" – (Don Everly) - "Once a DayOnce a Day"Once a Day" is a song written by Bill Anderson and recorded as the debut single by American country artist Connie Smith. It was produced by Bob Ferguson for her self-titled debut album. The song was released in August 1964, topping the Billboard country music chart for eight weeks between late...
" – (Bill Anderson) - "Viva La Love" – (Frazier)
- "Nothing in This World" – (Don GibsonDon GibsonDonald Eugene "Don" Gibson was an American songwriter and country musician. A Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, Gibson penned such country standards as "Sweet Dreams" and "I Can't Stop Loving You", and enjoyed a string of country hits from 1957 into the early 1970s.-Biography:Don Gibson was...
) - "When I Need Jesus He's There" – (Lee Petrucci)
Personnel
- Carol Cooper – synthesizerSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
- Ray Edenton – rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
- Johnny GimbleJohnny GimbleJohn Paul Gimble , better known as Johnny Gimble, is an American country musician associated with Western swing. He is an award-winning fiddle player and considered one of the most impressive fiddlers in the genre's history....
– fiddleFiddleThe term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music... - Lloyd GreenLloyd GreenLloyd Green is an American steel guitarist. Green is most notable for his session work, having played on records with artists such as Johnny Cash, Alan Jackson, Lynn Anderson, Don Williams, Paul McCartney, Charley Pride and many others.-Early life:Lloyd Green was born on October 4, 1937 in Leaf,...
– 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... - Shane KeisterShane KeisterShane Keister is an American musician. He is known for his work as a studio musician, writer, arranger and producer. He plays synthesizer, piano, Hammond B3, Synclavier, Fairlight, Fender Rhodes, and others.-History:...
– synthesizer - Kenny MaloneKenny MaloneKenny Malone is an American drummer/percussionist from Nashville, Tennessee. He has been, since the 1970s, and continues to be a prominent session musician in folk, country and many other acoustic-based genres.-References:...
– drums - Grady MartinGrady MartinThomas Grady Martin was one of the most renowned, inventive and historically significant American session musicians in country music and rockabilly....
– 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... - Charlie McCoyCharlie McCoyCharles "Charlie" Ray McCoy is an American musician noted for his harmonica playing. In his career, McCoy has backed several notable musicians including Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Tom Astor, Elvis Presley and Ween. He has also recorded thirty-seven studio albums, including fourteen for Monument Records...
– harmonicaHarmonicaThe harmonica, also called harp, French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used primarily in blues and American folk music, jazz, country, and rock and roll. It is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes... - Bob MooreBob MooreBob Loyce Moore is an American session musician, orchestra leader, and bassist who was a member of the legendary Nashville A-Team during the 1950s and 60s.-Biography:...
– 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... - Weldon Myrick – steel guitar
- Leon Rhodes – 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
- Buddy SpicherBuddy SpicherBuddy Spicher is an American fiddle player.Spicher started in the late 50s as part of the backing band for Audrey Williams, the widow of Hank Williams, later with Hank Snow, the Charles River Valley Boys....
– fiddle - Henry Strzelecki – bass
- Bobby Thompson – banjoBanjoIn the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new...
, rhythm guitar
Sales chart positions
Album| Chart (1976) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Top Country Albums | 34 |
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... |
CAN Country | ||
| 1975 | "The Song We Fell in Love To" | 29 | — |
| 1976 | "(Till) I Kissed You (Till) I Kissed You " I Kissed You" is a song written by Don Everly of The Everly Brothers. It was released as a single in 1959 and peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100.-Connie Smith version:... " |
10 | 1 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||