Connie's Country

Connie's Country is the twelfth studio album by American country music artist, Connie Smith. The album was released in April 1969 by RCA Records and was produced by Bob Ferguson. It was Smith's first album release in 1969 and contained the single, "Ribbon of Darkness," which became a major hit.

Connie's Country
Studio album by
Connie Smith
ReleasedApril 1969
RecordedFebruary 27, 1967; December 1968
StudioRCA Victor Studios, Nashville
GenreCountry
Length31:29
LabelRCA Records
ProducerBob Ferguson
Connie Smith chronology
Sunshine and Rain
(1968)		 Connie's Country
(1969)		 Young Love
(1969)
Singles from Connie's Country
  1. "Ribbon of Darkness"
    Released: February 1967
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Background

Connie's Country was recorded at the RCA Victor Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, between February 1967 and December 1968. The album consisted of twelve tracks of newly recorded material by Smith. Some of songs on the album were cover versions, including Perry Como's "Seattle", Merle Haggard's "Today I Started Loving You Again", and Marty Robbins's "Ribbon of Darkness". The album was released on a 12-inch LP album, containing six songs on each side of the record. The album was reviewed by Allmusic, which gave it a rating of four and a half out of five stars,[2] a higher rating than her previous two albums in 1968 (I Love Charley Brown and Sunshine and Rain). In addition, unlike any of Smith's previous albums, none of the songs were written by Bill Anderson or Dallas Frazier, who had written many of Smith's previous hits.

Release

Connie's Country only released one single, her cover version of "Ribbon of Darkness." Released in February 1969, the song became a major hit in the United States, reaching #13 on the Billboard Magazine Hot Country Songs chart, while also becoming her first #1 single on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. The album itself also reached a peak position. Connie's Country reached a peak of #14 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart upon its official release in 1969.[3]

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Seattle"Jack Keller, Hugo Montenegro, Ernie Sheldon2:55
2."Ribbon of Darkness"Gordon Lightfoot2:38
3."Gotta Lotta Blues to Lose"Jimmy Gateley2:10
4."Today I Started Loving You Again"Merle Haggard, Bonnie Owens2:13
5."You"Jimmy Holder3:06
6."I'll Love You Enough (For Both of Us)"Ray Griff2:03
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sound of Different Drums"Harlan Howard2:28
2."Happy Street"Ben Peters2:32
3."Blue Little Girl"Betty Jean Robinson3:04
4."A Lonely Woman"Alda Calogne, Jean Chapel2:57
5."You Don't Have Very Far to Go"Merle Haggard, Red Simpson2:33
6."Gathering Flowers for the Master's Bouquet"Marvin E. Baumgardner2:50

Personnel

Sales chart positions
Album
Chart (1969) Peak
position
U.S. Top Country Albums 14
Singles
Year Song Chart positions
US Country CAN Country
1969 "Ribbon of Darkness" 13 1

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. "Connie's Country > Overview". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
  3. "Charts & awards". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
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