The Song We Fell in Love To
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The Song We Fell in Love To is the twenty-seventh solo
Background
After 18 top ten singles with the RCA Victor label, Connie Smith signed a new contract with Columbia Records in the early 1970s. She would continue to have commercial success, but most of her singles placed in the top 20. Her top ten and 20 singles at Columbia 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" (1975) and "Why Don't You Love Me" (1975).[3][4] In 1975, Smith began recording her next Columbia studio project, which would later be titled The Song We Fell in Love To. The album's name was derived from its title track, which was issued as a single. The single's country pop production style helped form the sound for the project.[2]
Recording and content
Smith went into the studio in the summer of 1975 to make The Song We Fell in Love To. Specifically, the album was recorded over three studio sessions: June 11, August 14 and September 8, 1975. Two overdub sessions were also added that featured string instrumentation and vocal harmonies. The album was cut at Columbia Studio B, located in
Along with the title track, the album consisted of ten songs.
Release and singles
The Song We Fell in Love To was released by Columbia Records in March 1976. It was the twenty ninth studio album of Smith's career and her seventh with the Columbia label. The label distributed the album as a
Track listing
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4. | "Ridin' on a Rainbow" |
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5. | "One Little Reason" |
| 2:25 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "(Till) I Kissed You" | Don Everly | 2:32 |
2. | "Once a Day" | Bill Anderson | 2:23 |
3. | "Viva La Love" | Frazier | 2:50 |
4. | "Nothing in This World" | Don Gibson | 2:30 |
5. | "When I Need Jesus He's There" | Lee Petrucci | 3:09 |
Personnel
All credits are adapted from the liner notes of The Song We Fell in Love To[7] and the biography booklet by Barry Mazor titled The Latest Shade of Blue.[5]
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)[14] | 34 |
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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North America | March 1976 | Vinyl | Columbia Records | [7] |
United Kingdom | CBS Records International | [15] |
References
Footnotes
- ^ a b c "The Song We Fell in Love To: Connie Smith: Songs, reviews, credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f Mazor 2021, p. 46.
- ^ Bush, John. "Connie Smith: Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ a b Mazor 2021, p. 59.
- ^ Mazor 2021, p. 55-59.
- ^ a b c d e f Smith, Connie (March 1976). "The Song We Fell in Love To (LP Liner Notes and Album Information)". Columbia Records. KC-33918.
- ^ Mazor 2021, p. 13.
- ^ "Connie Smith chart history (Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ Smith, Connie (September 1975). ""The Song We Fell in Love To"/"One Little Reason" (7" vinyl single)". Columbia Records. 3-10210.
- ^ a b "Connie Smith chart history (Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ Smith, Connie (January 1976). ""The Song We Fell in Love To"/"Ridin' ona Rainbow" (7" vinyl single)". Columbia Records. 3-10277.
- ^ "Search results for "Connie Smith"". RPM. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
- ^ "Connie Smith Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
- ^ Smith, Connie (March 1976). "The Song We Fell in Love To (LP Liner Notes and Album Information)". CBS Records International. 81212.
Books
- Mazor, Barry (November 5, 2021). The Latest Shade of Blue: The Columbia Recordings 1973 – 1976 (Box Set Biography). Bear Family Records. BCD-17609.