Ain't We Havin' Us a Good Time

Ain't We Havin' Us a Good Time is the eighteenth studio album by American country music artist, Connie Smith. The album was released in April 1972 by RCA Records and was produced by Bob Ferguson. It was the first of three studio albums released in 1972 and contained one single, "Just for What I Am".

Ain't We Havin' Us a Good Time
Studio album by
Connie Smith
ReleasedApril 1972
RecordedJanuary 1972
StudioRCA Studio, Nashville
GenreCountry
Length25:44
LabelRCA Records
ProducerBob Ferguson
Connie Smith chronology
City Lights: Country Favorites
(1972)		 Ain't We Havin' Us a Good Time
(1972)		 If It Ain't Love and Other Great Dallas Frazier Songs
(1972)
Singles from Ain't We Havin' Us a Good Time
  1. "Just for What I Am"
    Released: February 1972

Background

Ain't We Havin' Us a Good Time contained ten tracks. The album contained two Gospel songs: "Way Up on the Mountain" and "If God Is Dead (Then Who's This Living in My Soul)", both of which had previously been recorded by Smith as a duet with Nat Stuckey for their 1970 album, Sunday Morning with Nat Stuckey & Connie Smith. Five songs on the album were written or co-written by Dallas Frazier, including "Thank You for Loving Me", "As Long as We've Got Each Other", and the title track. The album was originally released on a 12-inch LP album, with five songs on each side of the record. The album has not been re-released on compact disc since its original release on vinyl under RCA Victor.[1]

Release

Ain't We Havin' Us a Good Time spawned one single, "Just for What I Am". The song was released in February 1972, becoming a Top 10 hit in the United States and Canada,[2] reaching #5 on the Billboard Magazine Hot Country Songs chart and #4 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. The album itself also charted, reaching #25 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart upon its official release in April 1972.[3]

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."If We Want Love to Last"L.E. White2:43
2."How Sweet It Is"Bobby Braddock2:26
3."Just for What I Am"Dallas Frazier, Arthur Leo Owens2:25
4."As Long as We've Got Each Other"Dallas Frazier, Arthur Lee Owens2:27
5."Way Up on the Mountain"Ira Louvin, Anne Young2:30
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Thank You for Loving Me"Dallas Frazier, Arthur Lee Owens3:10
2."I Know You're Going Away"Frazier2:52
3."Ain't We Havin' Us a Good Time"Dallas Frazier2:10
4."Precious Love"Byron R. Walls2:13
5."If God Is Dead (Then Who's This Living in My Soul)"Lawrence Reynolds2:48

Sales chart positions
Album
Chart (1972) Peak
position
U.S. Top Country Albums 25
Singles
Year Song Chart positions
US Country CAN Country
1972 "Just for What I Am" 5 4

References
  1. "Ain't We Havin' Us a Good Time by Connie Smith". Rate Your Music. Archived from the original on 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
  2. Bush, John. "Connie Smith > Biography". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
  3. "Charts & awards". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
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