A Lady Named Smith
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A Lady Named Smith is the twenty first album by American country music
artist, Connie Smith
. The album was released in May 1973 on Columbia Records
and was produced by George Richey. The album was Smith's first studio album for Columbia, after departing from RCA Victor Records in 1972.
in 1973. Smith primarily decided to switch to Columbia in order to record more Gospel
material, therefore, Gospel songs were incorporated into her country music studio albums as well. A Lady Named Smith contained three Gospel songs: "Jesus," "Pass Me By (If You're Only Passing Through)," and "Let's All Go Down to the River." The album included a cover version of George Jones
's "A Picture of Me (Without You)" and a song co-written by Smith and Richey titled, "You've Got Me (Right Where You Want Me)." The album was released on a 12-inch LP album
, with six songs on the record's first side and five on the second side.
chart, becoming Smith's first single to miss the Country Top 20. In addition, the album itself also charted. Released in May 1973, A Lady Named Smith peaked at #31 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.
Singles
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist, Connie Smith
Connie Smith
Connie Smith is an American country music artist. She began her career in 1963 after winning a local talent contest near Columbus, Ohio, which attracted the attention of country songwriter Bill Anderson...
. The album was released in May 1973 on Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
and was produced by George Richey. The album was Smith's first studio album for Columbia, after departing from RCA Victor Records in 1972.
Background
A Lady Named Smith contained eleven tracks of newly-recorded material by Connie Smith. The album was recorded at the Columbia Recording Studio in Nashville, TennesseeNashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
in 1973. Smith primarily decided to switch to Columbia in order to record more Gospel
Gospel music
Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....
material, therefore, Gospel songs were incorporated into her country music studio albums as well. A Lady Named Smith contained three Gospel songs: "Jesus," "Pass Me By (If You're Only Passing Through)," and "Let's All Go Down to the River." The album included a cover version of George Jones
George Jones
George Glenn Jones is an American country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice and phrasing, and his marriage to Tammy Wynette....
's "A Picture of Me (Without You)" and a song co-written by Smith and Richey titled, "You've Got Me (Right Where You Want Me)." The album was released on a 12-inch LP album
LP album
The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
, with six songs on the record's first side and five on the second side.
Release
A Lady Named Smith spawned one single, Smith's "You've Got Me (Right Where You Want Me)." Released in March 1973, the song became a chart hit, reaching a peak of #21 on the Billboard Magazine Hot Country SongsHot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
chart, becoming Smith's first single to miss the Country Top 20. In addition, the album itself also charted. Released in May 1973, A Lady Named Smith peaked at #31 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.
Side one
- "You've Got Me (Right Where You Want Me)" – (George RicheyGeorge RicheyGeorge Richey, born George Baker Richardson, was an American songwriter and record producer. He was married to country singer Tammy Wynette from 1978 until her death in 1998, they had no children together. He married television producer, Sheila Slaughter in 2001 until his death 2010, they had one...
, Connie Smith) - "Soul Song" – (Richey, Billy SherrillBilly SherrillBilly Sherrill is a record producer and arranger who is most famous for his association with a number of country artists, most notably Tammy Wynette...
, Norro WilsonNorro WilsonNorris "Norro" Wilson is an American country music singer, songwriter and producer, and member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame....
) - "Jesus" – (Bill Gaither)
- "When You Hurt Me More Than I Love You" – (Jerry Foster, Bill Rice)
- "Never Love Again" – (Bill Deaton, Doug KershawDoug KershawDoug Kershaw, born January 24, 1936, is an American fiddle player, singer and songwriter from Louisiana. Active since 1949, Kershaw has recorded fifteen albums and charted on the Hot Country Songs charts.- Early life :...
, Rusty Kershaw) - "House Where Love Shines" – (Dallas FrazierDallas FrazierDallas Frazier is an American country musician and songwriter who had success in the 1950s and 60s.-Biography:Frazier was born in Spiro, Oklahoma but was raised in Bakersfield, California...
)
Side two
- "Love Held on Me" – (Helen CorneliusHelen CorneliusHelen Cornelius is an American country singer-songwriter and actress, best remembered for a series of hit duets with Jim Ed Brown, many of which reached the U.S...
) - "Pass Me By (If You're Only Passing Through)" – (Hillman Hall)
- "Too Soon to Know" – (Don GibsonDon GibsonDonald Eugene "Don" Gibson was an American songwriter and country musician. A Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, Gibson penned such country standards as "Sweet Dreams" and "I Can't Stop Loving You", and enjoyed a string of country hits from 1957 into the early 1970s.-Biography:Don Gibson was...
) - "Let's All Go Down to the River" – (Earl Montgomery, Sue Richards)
- "A Picture of Me (Without You)A Picture of Me (Without You) (song)"A Picture of Me " is a country music song written by Norro Wilson and George Richey. It was originally recorded by George Jones, whose version peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1972. The song was covered by Lorrie Morgan on her 1991 album Something in Red...
" – (Richey, Wilson)
Sales chart positions
Album| Chart (1973) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Top Country Albums | 31 |
Singles
| Year | Song | Chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
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| 1973 | "You've Got Me (Right Where You Want Me)" | 21 |