New Horizons (Connie Smith album)
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Background, recording and content
Connie Smith has 18 top ten Billboard country singles at the RCA Victor label before moving to Columbia Records in the 1970s. At Columbia, only two of her singles reached the country top ten, while a majority reached the top 20.[2][3] Smith left Columbia's roster in 1977,[1] theorizing that her music lacked the promotion that more popular Columbia acts received like George Jones or Tammy Wynette.[4] Smith signed with Monument Records in 1977, which was owned by Fred Foster. According to Smith, Foster told her that he wanted to craft her into "another Roy Orbison."[1]
New Horizons was the second studio project Smith recorded for the Monument label. It was recorded at the Columbia Studio, located in
Release, singles and reception
New Horizons was released in March 1978 on Monument Records. It was the thirty second studio album of Smith's career. It was distributed as both a
One final single was issued from the project. In June 1978, "They'll Never Be Another For Me" was issued by Monument and peaked at number 68 on the Billboard country chart.[12][10] Although no official review was given of New Horizons, six of its tracks later appeared on Smith's 1993 compilation, Greatest Hits on Monument. Critic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine found "the songs simply aren't good enough to make this interesting to anybody outside of hardcore fans of soft soft pop". Erlewine also explained why he thought the songs were not more successful: "This is commercial music that doesn't really work. It has a state-of-the-art production that dates instantly, walks the line between crossover pop and country-pop rather clumsly, and lacks good material."[13]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I Just Want to Be Your Everything" | Barry Gibb | 3:17 |
2. | "All of a Sudden" | Steve Collom | 2:35 |
3. | "There'll Never Be Another for Me" |
| 2:44 |
4. | "Too Good to Be True" | Dallas Frazier | 2:17 |
5. | "The Wayward Wind" |
| 2:41 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Your Smiling Face" | James Taylor | 2:09 |
2. | "Lovin' You Baby" | 2:34 | |
3. | "You Light Up My Life" | Joe Brooks | 3:29 |
4. | "Loving You Has Sure Been Good to Me" |
| 2:34 |
5. | "It's Not Easy to Say Goodbye" | Dewayne Orender | 2:40 |
Personnel
All credits are adapted from the liner notes of New Horizons.[5][8]
Musical and technical personnel
- Ray Baker — producer
- Connie Smith — lead vocals
- Chip Young, Ray Edenton, Reggie Young, Grady Martin, John Christopher, Leo Jackson, Phil Baugh, Billy Williams — guitar
- Bob Moore, Tommy Allsup — bass
- Jerry Smith, Shane Keister, Thomas B. Keels — keyboards
- Kenny Malone, Jerry Carrigan — drums
- Lloyd Green — steel guitar
- Sheldon Kurland, Byron T. Bach, George Binkley III, Marvin D. Chantry, Roy Christensen, Carl Gorodetzky, Lennie Haight, Wilfred Lehman, John A. Moore, Steven M. Smith, Gary Vanosdale, Pamela Vanosdale — strings
- Delores Edgin, Hurshel Wiginton, Joseph Babcok, Wenelleyn Suits — background vocals
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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North America | November 1977 |
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Monument Records | [5][8] |
References
Footnotes
- ^ a b c d e Mazor 2021, p. 24.
- ^ Bush, John. "Connie Smith: Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ Mazor 2021, p. 23.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Smith, Connie (March 1978). "New Horizons (LP Liner Notes and Album Information)". Monument Records. MG-7624.
- ^ Mazor 2021, p. 13-24.
- ^ "New Horizons: Connie Smith: Songs, reviews, credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Smith, Connie (March 1978). "New Horizons (Cassette Liner Notes and Album Information)". Monument Records. MGC-7624.
- ^ Smith, Connie (September 1977). ""I Just Want to Be Your Everything"/"Scrapbook" (7" vinyl single)". Monument Records. 45-231.
- ^ a b c "Connie Smith chart history (Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ Smith, Connie (February 1978). ""Lovin' You Baby"/"All of a Sudden" (7" vinyl single)". Monument Records. 45-241.
- ^ Smith, Connie (June 1978). ""They'll Never Be Another for Me"/"The Wayward Wind" (7" vinyl single)". Monument Records. 45-252.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Greatest Hits on Monument: Connie Smith: Songs, reviews, credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 June 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.