Where Is My Castle

Where Is My Castle is the fifteenth studio album by American country music artist, Connie Smith. The album was released in January 1971 by RCA Records and was produced by Bob Ferguson. The album's title track became a major hit in 1971, peaking in the Billboard Country Top 20.

Where Is My Castle
Studio album by
Connie Smith
ReleasedJanuary 1971
RecordedOctober 1970
StudioRCA Studios, Nashville
GenreCountry
Length25:58
LabelRCA Records
ProducerBob Ferguson
Connie Smith chronology
I Never Once Stopped Loving You
(1970)		 Where Is My Castle
(1971)		 My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own
(1971)
Singles from Where Is My Castle
  1. "Where Is My Castle"
    Released: December 1970

Background

Where Is My Castle consisted of ten tracks of newly recorded material by Connie Smith. The album featured two cover versions of songs by Conway Twitty: "I'm So Used to Loving You" and "Hello Darlin'." In addition, the album also included covers of Loretta Lynn's "Before I'm Over You" and "When a House Is Not a Home." It also included two Gospel songs, "Clinging to Saving a Hand" and "Jesus Take a Hold,"[1] as Smith was beginning to incorporate more Christian music into her studio albums. Where is My Castle was released on a 12-inch LP with five songs on each side of the vinyl record. The album has not been reissued on compact disc since its initial release in early 1971 through RCA Victor.[2]

Release

Where Is My Castle's title track was the only single released from the album. Released in December 1970, the title track became a Top 20 hit on the American and Canadian Country charts, peaking at #11 on the Billboard Magazine Hot Country Songs chart, and also peaking at #20 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. The album also charted, peaking at #39 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart upon its initial release in January 1971.[3]

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'm So Used to Loving You"Conway Twitty2:48
2."Too Good to Be True"Dallas Frazier2:11
3."Before I'm Over You"Betty Sue Perry2:40
4."When a House Is Not a Home"Roger Miller2:17
5."Clinging To A Saving Hand"Bill Mack2:40
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Where Is My Castle"Dallas Frazier2:38
2."Darling Days"Dallas Frazier, Sanger D. Shafer2:58
3."Jesus Take a Hold"Merle Haggard2:26
4."I Can't Believe That You've Stopped Loving Me"Dallas Frazier, Arthur Leo Owens2:54
5."Hello Darlin'"Conway Twitty2:26

Sales chart positions
Album
Chart (1971) Peak
position
U.S. Top Country Albums 39
Singles
Year Song Chart positions
US Country CAN Country
1970 "Where Is My Castle" 11 20

References
  1. "Where is My Castle - Overview". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
  2. "Where is My Castle by Connie Smith". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
  3. "Charts & awards". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
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