Born to Sing (Connie Smith album)
Encyclopedia
Born to Sing is the fifth studio album by American country music
artist, Connie Smith
. The album was released September 1966 on RCA Victor Records and was produced by Bob Ferguson
. It became her third album to peak at #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, as well her final album to do so.
's "Paper Roses" and June Carter's "Go Away Stranger." It also included a song penned by Dallas Frazier
, who had written many of Smith's major hits during her career. The album was released on a 12-inch vinyl LP record
, with six songs included on each side of the record. The release was reviewed by Allmusic, giving it four in a half out of five stars, the same rating that was given to many of her previous releases. It was Smith's final album to be released in 1966.
that year. The album itself also charted. Released in September 1966, Born to Sing peaked at #1 in Billboard Magazines Top Country Albums chart, becoming Smith's third and final album to peak in the top spot.
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 September 1966 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 became her third album to peak at #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, as well her final album to do so.
Background
Born to Sing contained twelve tracks, a few of which were cover versions, including Anita BryantAnita Bryant
Anita Jane Bryant is an American singer, former Miss Oklahoma beauty pageant winner, and gay rights opponent. She scored four Top 40 hits in the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including "Paper Roses", which reached #5...
's "Paper Roses" and June Carter's "Go Away Stranger." It also included a song penned 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...
, who had written many of Smith's major hits during her career. The album was released on a 12-inch vinyl LP record
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 six songs included on each side of the record. The release was reviewed by Allmusic, giving it four in a half out of five stars, the same rating that was given to many of her previous releases. It was Smith's final album to be released in 1966.
Release and aftermath
Born to Sing only spawned one single, "Ain't Had No Lovin'" which was released in mid 1966. The single became a major hit, peaking at #2 on 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...
that year. The album itself also charted. Released in September 1966, Born to Sing peaked at #1 in Billboard Magazines Top Country Albums chart, becoming Smith's third and final album to peak in the top spot.
Side one
- "Strange" - (Curly FoxCurly FoxArnim LeRoy Fox , better known as Curly Fox, was an American fiddler and country musician.-Biography:...
, Pat White) 2:45 - "Ain't Had No Lovin'" – (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...
) 2:23 - "Five Fingers to Spare" – (Liz AndersonLiz AndersonLiz Anderson was anAmerican country music singer/songwriter who was one of a wave of a new generation of female vocalists in the genre during the 1960's to write and record her own songs on a regular basis. Writing in The New York Times Bill Friskics-Warren noted, "Like her contemporary Loretta...
) 2:22 - "Paper RosesPaper Roses"Paper Roses" is a popular song written by Fred Spielman and Janice Torre which was a hit in 1960 for Anita Bryant with Monty Kelly's Orchestra and Chorus and later for Marie Osmond in 1973....
" – (Fred Spielman, Janice Torre) 2:14 - "My Little Corner of the WorldMy Little Corner of the World"My Little Corner of the World" is a 1960 love song with music written by Lee Pockriss and lyrics by Bob Hilliard. It was first recorded by singer Anita Bryant in 1960, as "In My Little Corner of the World", and released on the album Hear Anita Bryant in Your Home Tonight!...
" – (Bob Hillard, Lee PockrissLee PockrissLee Julian Pockriss was an American songwriter who wrote many well-known popular songs and several scores for films and Broadway shows.-Early life and career:...
) 2:43 - "GoneGone (Ferlin Husky song)"Gone" is a 1957 single by Ferlin Husky written by Smokey Rogers. The song was Ferlin Husky's second #1 on the country chart where it stayed at the top for ten weeks with a total of twenty-seven weeks on the charts...
" – (Smokey Rodgers) 2:29
Side two
- "Go Away Stranger" – (June Carter) 2:39
- "I Don't Know Why I Keep Loving You" – (Fred Carter) 2:08
- "Born to Sing" – (Cy Coben) 2:35
- "Invisible Tears" – (Ned MillerNed MillerHenry Ned Miller is an American country music artist. Active as a recording artist from 1956 to 1970, he is known primarily for his hit single, "From a Jack to a King", a crossover hit in 1962 which reached Top 10 on the country music, adult contemporary, and Billboard Hot 100 charts...
, Sue Miller) 2:44 - "I WillI Will (Dick Glasser song)"I Will" is a song by Dick Glasser, a ballad about one of his sister's relationships.The song was a US hit for Vic Dana in 1962, Skeeter Davis in 1963 and a UK one for Billy Fury in 1964. The song was also successful for Dean Martin and Ruby Winters . Christy Moore recorded it on his 2009 album...
" – (Dick GlasserDick GlasserRichard Eugene "Dick" Glasser was a singer, songwriter, and record producer....
) 2:30 - "Touch of Yesterday" – (Frazier, 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...
) 2:09
Sales chart positions
Albums| Chart (1966) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Top Country Albums | 1 |
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... |
||
| 1966 | "Ain't Had No Lovin'" | 2 |