Dream Painter

Dream Painter is the sixth compilation album by American country music artist, Connie Smith. The album was released in July 1973 by RCA Records and was produced by Bob Ferguson. The album contained the single, "Dream Painter," which was a Top 30 country hit in 1973.

Dream Painter
Compilation album by
Connie Smith
ReleasedJuly 1973
Recorded1972–1973
StudioRCA Studio, Nashville
GenreCountry
Length25:32
LabelRCA Records
ProducerBob Ferguson
Connie Smith chronology
A Lady Named Smith
(1973)		 Dream Painter
(1973)		 Connie Smith's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
(1973)
Singles from Dream Painter
  1. "Dream Painter"
    Released: June 1973

Background and release

Dream Painter consisted of ten tracks, nine of which were previously recorded material. The album's only new song was the title track. The albums contained material from the 1965 album, Cute 'n' Country, 1966 album, Downtown Country, and the 1967 album, Connie Smith Sings Bill Anderson, among others. The album contained her final single released by RCA Victor, "Dream Painter," which reached a peak of #23 on the Billboard Magazine Hot Country Songs chart and #77 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. The album itself also charted, peaking at #39 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart upon its release in July 1973.[1]

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dream Painter"Dallas Frazier, Sanger D. Shafer2:44
2."Born a Woman"Martha Sharp2:27
3."I Can Turn Your World Around"Harry Ebner, Jack Rhodes, Billie Jo Spears2:22
4."Don't Keep Me Lonely Too Long"Melba Montgomery2:25
5."Sunshine of My World"Dallas Frazier2:09
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tiny Blue Transistor Radio"Bill Anderson2:30
2."Everybody Loves Somebody"Ken Lane, Irving Taylor2:55
3."All the Praises"Jerry Strickland, Carmol Taylor2:24
4."I Love You Drops"Bill Anderson2:41
5."Love Is No Excuse"Justin Tubb2:55

Sales chart positions
Album
Chart (1973) Peak
position
U.S. Top Country Albums 39
Singles
Year Song Chart positions
US Country CAN Country
1973 "Dream Painter" 23 77

References
  1. "Dream Painter > Overview". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
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