Ain't We Havin' Us a Good Time
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Ain't We Havin' Us a Good Time is the eighteenth studio album by American country music
artist, Connie Smith
. The album was released in April 1972 on RCA Victor Records and was produced by Bob Ferguson
. It was the first of three studio albums released in 1972 and contained one single, "Just for What I Am."
songs: "Way Up on the Mountain" and "If God Is Dead (Then Who's This Living in My Soul)." The latter was originally recorded by Smith as a duet with Nat Stuckey
for their 1970 album, Sunday Morning with Nat Stuckey & Connie Smith
. Five songs on the album were written or co-written by Dallas Frazier
, including "Thank You for Lovin' Me," "I Know You're Loving Me," and the title track. The album was originally released on a 12-inch LP album
, with five songs on each side of the record. The album has not been re-released on compact disc
since its original release on vinyl under RCA Victor.
chart and #4 on the Canadian RPM
Country Tracks chart. The album itself also charted, reaching #25 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart upon its official release in April 1972.
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 April 1972 on RCA Victor Records and was produced by Bob Ferguson
Bob Ferguson (music)
Robert Bruce "Bob" Ferguson Sr was an American songwriter, record producer who was instrumental in establishing Nashville, Tennessee as a center of country music; movie producer, and Choctaw Indian historian. Ferguson wrote the bestselling songs "On the Wings of a Dove" and "The Carroll County...
. It was the first of three studio albums released in 1972 and contained one single, "Just for What I Am."
Background
Ain't We Havin' Us a Good Time contained ten tracks. The album contained two GospelGospel 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....
songs: "Way Up on the Mountain" and "If God Is Dead (Then Who's This Living in My Soul)." The latter was originally recorded by Smith as a duet with Nat Stuckey
Nat Stuckey
Nathan Stuckey was an American country singer. He recorded for various labels between 1966 and 1978, charting in the top 10 of Hot Country Songs with "Sweet Thang", "Plastic Saddle", "Sweet Thang and Cisco" and "Take Time to Love Her"-Biography:Raised in Atlanta, Texas, in Cass County, Nat Stuckey...
for their 1970 album, Sunday Morning with Nat Stuckey & Connie Smith
Sunday Morning with Nat Stuckey & Connie Smith
Sunday Morning with Nat Stuckey & Connie Smith is the second and final collaboration album between American country music artists, Nat Stuckey and Connie Smith. The album was released in January 1970 on RCA Victor Records and was produced by Bob Ferguson and Felton Jarvis...
. Five songs on the album were written or co-written by Dallas Frazier
Dallas Frazier
Dallas 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...
, including "Thank You for Lovin' Me," "I Know You're Loving Me," and the title track. The album was originally released on a 12-inch LP album
LP record
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 five songs on each side of the record. The album has not been re-released on compact disc
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
since its original release on vinyl under RCA Victor.
Release
Ain't We Havin' Us a Good Time spawned one single, "Just for What I Am". The song was released in February 1972, becoming a Top 10 hit in the United States and Canada, reaching #5 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 and #4 on the Canadian RPM
RPM (magazine)
RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...
Country Tracks chart. The album itself also charted, reaching #25 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart upon its official release in April 1972.
Side one
- "If We Want Love to Last" – (L.E. White) 2:43
- "How Sweet It Is" – (Bobby BraddockBobby BraddockRobert Valentine Braddock is an American country music songwriter and record producer. A member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Braddock has contributed numerous hit songs during more than 40 years in the industry, including 13 number-one hit...
) 2:26 - "Just for What I Am" – (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...
, Arthur Leo OwensArthur Leo OwensArthur Leo Owens , born November 28, 1930 in Waco, Texas; died October 4, 1999 in Nashville, Tennessee, was an American country music songwriter and singer...
) 2:25 - "As Long as We've Got Each Other" – (Frazier, Owens) 2:27
- "Way Up on the Mountain" – (Ira LouvinIra LouvinIra Lonnie Loudermilk , known professionally as Ira Louvin, was an American country music singer, mandolinist and songwriter. He was a cousin of songwriter John D. Loudermilk.-Biography:...
, Anne Young) 2:30
Side two
- "Thank You for Loving Me" – (Frazier, Owens) 3:10
- "I Know You're Going Away" – (Frazier) 2:52
- "Ain't We Havin' Us a Good Time" – (Frazier) 2:10
- "Precious Love" – (Byron R. Walls) 2:13
- "If God Is Dead (Then Who's This Living in My Soul)" – (Lawrence ReynoldsLawrence ReynoldsLawrence Reynolds was an American country singer. He had a hit single with "Jesus Is a Soul Man" in 1969, which hit #28 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. He released an album in 1970, also called Jesus Is a Soul Man, which peaked at #45 on the U.S. Country Albums chart in 1970.-References:Jesus...
) 2:48
Sales chart positions
Album| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Top Country Albums | 25 |
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... |
CAN Country | ||
| 1972 | "Just for What I Am" | 5 | 4 |