I Never Once Stopped Loving You
I Never Once Stopped Loving You is the fourteenth studio album by American country music artist, Connie Smith. The album was released in September 1970 by RCA Records and was produced by Bob Ferguson and Ronny Light. The album spawned two singles, the title track, which became a Top 10 hit, and "Louisiana Man."
I Never Once Stopped Loving You | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 1970 | |||
Recorded | September 10, 1969; March 1970 | |||
Studio | RCA Studio, Nashville | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 27:06 | |||
Label | RCA Records | |||
Producer | Bob Ferguson Ronny Light | |||
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Singles from I Never Once Stopped Loving You | ||||
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Background
I Never Once Stopped Loving You consisted of ten tracks of newly recorded material by Connie Smith. The album was recorded at the RCA Victor Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, between September 1969 and March 1970. Unlike Smith's other albums, the release was co-produced with Ronny Light (as it was normally produced by Bob Ferguson). The album included Smith's hit from 1969, "You and Your Sweet Love," although it wasn't a single officially spawned from the studio album. The album contained three songs that were written by Bill Anderson and one written by Dallas Frazier (both of whom had written Smith's previous hits).[1] I Never Once Stopped Loving You was released on a 12-inch vinyl LP record, with five songs on each side of the record.[2] The album has not been reissued on a compact disc since its original release on RCA Victor in 1970.
Release
I Never Once Stopped Loving You spawned two singles in 1970. The title track was released as the album's first single in March 1970, becoming a Top 10 hit that year, reaching #5 on the Billboard Magazine Hot Country Songs chart.[3] The second single, "Louisiana Man" was released in August 1970, which became a Top 15 hit on the Hot Country Songs chart that year. The album itself also reached a peak position. I Never Once Stopped Loving You peaked at #15 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart upon its official release in September 1970.[4]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Louisiana Man" | Doug Kershaw | 2:24 |
2. | "There's Something Lonely in This House" | Lola Jean Dillon | 2:48 |
3. | "If My Heart Had Windows" | Dallas Frazier | 2:53 |
4. | "You and Your Sweet Love" | Bill Anderson | 2:47 |
5. | "I'll Fly Away" | Albert B. Brumley | 2:17 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Alone with You" | Roy Drusky, Lester Vanadore, Faron Young | 1:52 |
2. | "I Never Once Stopped Loving You" | Bill Anderson, Jan Howard | 2:51 |
3. | "The Son Shines Down on Me" | Larry Lee | 3:32 |
4. | "Think I'll Go Somewhere (And Cry Myself to Sleep)" | Bill Anderson | 2:51 |
5. | "(I'm So) Afraid of Losing You Again" | Dallas Frazier, Arthur Leo Owens | 2:51 |
Sales chart positions
- Album
Chart (1970) | Peak position |
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U.S. Top Country Albums | 15 |
- Singles
Year | Song | Chart positions | |
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US Country | CAN Country | ||
1970 | "I Never Once Stopped Loving You" | 5 | 17 |
"Louisiana Man" | 14 | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||
References
- "I Never Once Stopped Loving You > Overview". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
- "I Never Once Stopped Loving You by Rate Your Music". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
- Bush, John. "Connie Smith > Biography". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
- "Charts & awards". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-08-12.