I Don't Wanna Talk It Over Anymore
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Background
Connie Smith reached her commercial peak at RCA Victor, having a 18 top ten country singles between 1964 and 1973. She then signed a new contract with Columbia Records in the mid 1970s, which provided her more artistic freedom. Although past her career peak, Smith continued having top 20 (and occasionally top ten) songs through the decade. Smith's most successful Columbia singles included "Ain't Love a Good Thing" (1973), "I Never Knew (What That Song Meant Before)" (1974), "I've Got My Baby on My Mind" (1974), "Why Don't You Love Me" (1975) and "(Till) I Kissed You" (1976).[3][4] Columbia issued eight Connie Smith studio albums since 1973. She began making her final Columbia album in early 1976, which would later be titled I Don't Wanna Talk It Over Anymore.[5]
Recording and content
The sessions for I Don't Wanna Talk It Over Anymore took place over four 1976 studio sessions: February 26, March 18, March 24 and April 14. Two of these sessions were held at
Along with Raven's two compositions, the project featured a track penned by Don Gibson titled "I'm All Wrapped Up in You". It also featured a gospel tune penned by Dottie Rambo called "I Wonder If the Angels Could Use Another Singer". The album also included a self-penned track by Smith herself called "Constantly".[7] The song was first composed by Smith before becoming famous. "With this one, I was in the kitchen, cooking, and my mama was staying with me and the kids for a few days, and I started writing it," she told biographer Barry Mazor. Covers of previously-recorded songs were also featured. Among them was Smith's version of The Everly Brothers's "So Sad (To Watch Good Love God Bad)". It was her second cover of an Everly Brothers song.[5] On The Song We Fell in Love To, Smith recorded the duo's pop hit "(Till) I Kissed You".[8] She also covered Jessi Colter's original tune, "Storms Never Last". Smith slightly modified the lyrics on the chorus of the song.[5]
Release, reception and singles
I Don't Wanna Talk It Over Anymore was released in October 1976 on Columbia Records. It was the thirtieth studio album of Smith's career and her ninth with the Columbia label. It was distributed as a
Three singles were included and spawned from the album. Its first was Smith's cover of "So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)", which was released by Columbia Records in May 1976.[10] The single reached number 31 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart by July 1976.[11] The title track was then released as a single in August 1976.[12] By October, it became her next top 20 hit, peaking at number 13 of the Hot Country Songs chart.[11] The final single issued from the album would be "The Latest Shade of Blue", released by Columbia in 1977. It was Smith's final single for the label.[13] It reached number 42 on the Country Songs chart in April 1977, becoming her second single to place outside the top 40 in her career.[11]
Track listing
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4. | "Storms Never Last" | Jessi Colter | 3:23 |
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5. | "Constantly" | Connie Smith | 3:29 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I Don't Wanna Talk It Over Anymore" | Eddy Raven | 2:50 |
2. | "The Latest Shade of Blue" | Raven | 2:51 |
3. | "I'm All Wrapped Up in You" | Don Gibson | 2:20 |
4. | "You Crossed My Mind a Thousand Times Today" |
| 3:06 |
5. | "I Wonder If the Angels Could Use Another Singer" | Dottie Rambo | 2:30 |
Personnel
All credits are adapted from the liner notes of I Don't Wanna Talk It Over Anymore[7] and the biography booklet by Barry Mazor titled The Latest Shade of Blue.[14]
Musical personnel
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Technical personnel
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Chart performance
Chart (1976) | Peak position |
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US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[15] | 33 |
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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North America | October 1976 | Vinyl | Columbia Records | [7] |
References
Footnotes
- ^ a b "Billboard's Top Album Picks: Country". Billboard. Vol. 88, no. 42. October 16, 1976. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ a b "I Don't Wanna Talk It Over Anymore: Connie Smith: Songs, reviews, credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ Bush, John. "Connie Smith: Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ a b c d Mazor 2021, p. 49.
- ^ Mazor 2021, pp. 49, 59–60.
- ^ a b c d e f g Smith, Connie (October 1976). "I Don't Wanna Talk It Over Anymore (LP Liner Notes and Album Information)". Columbia Records. KC-34270.
- ^ a b Mazor 2021, p. 46.
- ^ "Connie Smith chart history (Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ Smith, Connie (May 1976). ""So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)"/"Constantly" (7" vinyl single)". Columbia Records. 3-10345.
- ^ a b c "Connie Smith chart history (Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ Smith, Connie (October 1976). ""I Don't Wanna Talk It Over Anymore"/"You Crossed My Mind a Thousand Times Today" (7" vinyl single)". Columbia Records. 3-10393.
- ^ Smith, Connie (February 1977). ""The Latest Shade of Blue"/"I'm All Wrapped Up in You" (7" vinyl single)". Columbia Records. 3-10501.
- ^ Mazor 2021, pp. 59–60.
- ^ "Connie Smith Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
Books
- Mazor, Barry (November 5, 2021). The Latest Shade of Blue: The Columbia Recordings 1973 – 1976 (Box Set Biography). Bear Family Records. BCD-17609.