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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Connie Smith Now
| name = Connie Smith Now
| Type = compilation
| type = compilation
| Artist = [[Connie Smith]]
| artist = [[Connie Smith]]
| Cover = ConnieSmithNow74.png
| cover = ConnieSmithNow74.png
| Released = July 1974
| released = July 1974
| recorded = 1966 – 1972
| Recorded = RCA Studio ([[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville, TN]])
| Genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| studio = RCA Victor Studios
| genre = [[Country music|Country]]<ref name="Allmusic">{{cite web |title=''Connie Smith Now'': Connie Smith: Songs, reviews, credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/connie-smith-now-mw0000889514 |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=21 June 2022}}</ref>
| Length =
| Label = [[RCA Victor Records|RCA Victor]]
| label = [[RCA Victor]]
| Producer = [[Bob Ferguson (music)|Bob Ferguson]]
| producer = [[Bob Ferguson (music)|Bob Ferguson]]
| prev_title = [[That's the Way Love Goes (Connie Smith album)|That's the Way Love Goes]]
| Reviews =
| prev_year = 1974
| Last album = ''[[That's the Way Love Goes (Connie Smith album)|That's the Way Love Goes]]''<br/>(1974)
| next_title = [[I Never Knew (What That Song Meant Before)]]
| This album = ''Connie Smith Now''<br/>(1974)
| next_year = 1974
| Next album = ''[[I Never Knew (What That Song Meant Before)]]''<br/>(1974)
}}
}}
'''''Connie Smith Now''''' is the eighth compilation album by American [[country music|country]] artist, [[Connie Smith]]. The album was released in July 1974 and was produced by [[Bob Ferguson (music)|Bob Ferguson]].
'''''Connie Smith Now''''' is a [[compilation album]] by American [[Country music|country]] singer [[Connie Smith]], released in July 1974. The album was one of several compilations released after Smith departed [[RCA Victor]]. The album's material was previously released, including the [[Single (music)|singles]], "[[Louisiana Man]]" and "[[I'm Sorry If My Love Got in Your Way]]". The album charted on the American country LP's chart and received a review from ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine following its release.


==Background, content and recording==
''Connie Smith Now'' was Connie Smith's last official studio album released under [[RCA Victor Records]]. The album contained ten tracks, including one new song, "Now." The album mainly consisted of Smith's recordings from albums she had released on RCA Victor, such as "Born to Sing" from the album of the [[Born to Sing (Connie Smith album)|same name]], "Louisiana Man" from ''[[I Never Once Stopped Loving You]],'' and "Seattle" from ''[[Connie's Country]].''<ref>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r243602|pure_url=yes}}|title=''Connie Smith Now'' > Overview|publisher=[[allmusic]]|accessdate=2009-08-13}}</ref> ''Now'' was released on a 12-inch [[LP record]], with five songs on each side of the record. The album itself reached a peak of #40 on the ''[[Billboard Magazine]]'' [[Top Country Albums]] chart upon its release in 1974.
Connie Smith was signed to the RCA Victor label between 1964 and 1973. With the label, she had 18 top ten ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' country singles including the eight week number one, "[[Once a Day]]". In 1973, she signed with [[Columbia Records]].<ref name="Allmusicbio">{{cite web |last1=Bush |first1=John |title=Connie Smith: Biography & History |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/connie-smith-mn0000099753/biography |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=14 June 2022}}</ref><ref name="whitburn">{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc.|year=2008|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}<!--|access-date=2009-10-06--></ref> This prompted RCA to issue a series of compilation albums of Smith's material. The label issued many of these discs between 1973 and 1974. One of its final compilations from this period was ''Connie Smith Now''.{{sfn|Mazor|2012|p=69}} The album contained ten tracks, eight of which were previously released as album cuts or singles. Included were two top 20 country singles: "[[Louisiana Man]]" (1970) and "[[I'm Sorry If My Love Got in Your Way]]" (1971).<ref name="whitburn"/>


Other selections appeared on previously-released albums, such as Smith's cover of "[[Seattle (song)|Seattle]]". The eight previously-released tracks were recorded in sessions held between 1966 and 1971.Two songs were previously recorded but never-before released: "Someone to Give My Love To" and "I'm So Glad". These selections were recorded in 1972. [[Bob Ferguson (music)|Bob Ferguson]] served as producer on all of the album's tracks and all sessions were held at RCA Victor Studios in [[Nashville, Tennessee]].<ref name="Liner Notes">{{cite journal |last1=Smith |first1=Connie |title=''Connie Smith Now'' (LP Liner Notes and Album Information) |journal=[[RCA Records|RCA Victor]] |date=July 1974 |id=APL1-0607}}</ref>
== Track listing ==
=== Side one ===
#"Someone to Give My Love To" – (Jerry Foster, Bill Rice)
#"[[Seattle (song)|Seattle]]" – ([[Jack Keller (songwriter)|Jack Keller]], [[Hugo Montenegro]], Ernie Sheldon)
#"Back in Baby's Arms" – ([[Bob Montgomery (songwriter)|Bob Montgomery]])
#"I'm So Glad" – (Neal Matthews, Gordon Stoker)
#"Now" – (Paul Parnes, Herb Strizik)


=== Side two ===
==Release and reception==
''Connie Smith Now'' was released by the RCA Victor label in July 1974. It was the sixth compilation of Smith's music released by the label. It was distributed as a [[Gramophone record|vinyl LP]], containing five songs on each side of the record.<ref name="Liner Notes"/> The compilation was reviewed by ''Billboard'' magazine in 1974, which gave it a positive reception: "Although it's titled 'Now', the album contains some previously released material. Nonetheless, it's all great material, and contains some new things which are bound to result in singles."<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Billboard's Top Album Picks: Country |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=July 13, 1974 |volume=85 |issue=28 |page=46 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RQkEAAAAMBAJ&dq=connie+smith+now+billboard+album+review+1974&pg=PA46 |access-date=21 June 2022}}</ref> ''Connie Smith Now'' entered the American ''Billboard'' [[Top Country Albums|Country LP]]'s chart on August 31, 1974. It spent five weeks on the chart, peaking at the number 40 position on September 21, 1974. It was Smith's second-lowest charting album in her career on the publication survey.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Connie Smith chart history (Country Albums) |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/connie-smith/chart-history/clp/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=21 June 2022}}</ref>
#"[[I'm Sorry If My Love Got in Your Way]]" – ([[Dallas Frazier]], [[Sanger D. Shafer]])
#"[[Louisiana Man]]" – ([[Doug Kershaw]])
#"You Are Gone" – (Johnny Carver)
#"Born to Sing" – (Cy Coben)
#"Plenty of Time" – (Clay McLean)


==Track listing==
== Sales chart positions ==
{{track list
;Albums
|headline = Side one<ref name="Liner Notes"/>
{| class="wikitable"
|title1 = Someone to Give My Love To
|writer1 = {{hlist|Jerry Foster|[[Bill Rice]]}}
|length1 = 2:54
|title2 = [[Seattle (song)|Seattle]]
|writer2 = {{hlist|[[Jack Keller (songwriter)|Jack Keller]]|[[Hugo Montenegro]]|Ernie Sheldon}}
|length2 = 2:56
|title3 = Back in Baby's Arms
|writer3 = [[Bob Montgomery (songwriter)|Bob Montgomery]]
|length3 = 2:05
|title4 = I'm So Glad
|writer4 = {{hlist|[[Neal Matthews, Jr.]]|Gordon Stoker}}
|length4 = 2:15
|title5 = Now
|writer5 = {{hlist|Paul Parnes|Herb Strizik}}
|length5 = 3:36
}}
{{track list
|headline = Side two<ref name="Liner Notes"/>
|title1 = [[I'm Sorry If My Love Got in Your Way]]
|writer1 = {{hlist|[[Dallas Frazier]]|[[Sanger D. Shafer]]}}
|length1 = 2:14
|title2 = [[Louisiana Man]]
|writer2 = [[Doug Kershaw]]
|length2 = 2:23
|title3 = You Are Gone
|writer3 = [[Johnny Carver (musician)|Johnny Carver]]
|length3 = 2:14
|title4 = Born to Sing
|writer4 = [[Cy Coben]]
|length4 = 2:06
|title5 = Plenty of Time
|writer5 = Clay McLean
|length5 = 3:04
}}

==Chart performance==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
|-
! Chart (1974)
! scope="col"| Chart (1974)
! Peak<br>position
! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position
|-
|-
{{album chart|BillboardCountry|40|artist=Connie Smith|rowheader=true|date=20200121|accessdate=June 21, 2022}}
| U.S. ''[[Top Country Albums]]''
| align="center"| 40
|-
|-
|}
|}


== References ==
==Release history==
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|-
!scope="col"| Region
!scope="col"| Date
!scope="col"| Format
!scope="col"| Label
!scope="col"| Ref.
|-
! scope="row"| North America
| July 1974
| Vinyl
| RCA Victor Records
| <ref name="Liner Notes"/>
|-
|}

==References==
===Footnotes===
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

===Books===
{{Refbegin}}
* {{cite book |last1=Mazor |first1=Barry |title=''Just for What I Am'' (Box Set Biography) |date=February 27, 2012 |publisher=[[Bear Family Records]] |isbn=978-3-89916-638-5}}
{{Refend}}


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Latest revision as of 09:15, 26 February 2024

Connie Smith Now
Compilation album by
Connie Smith
ReleasedJuly 1974
Recorded1966 – 1972
StudioRCA Victor Studios
GenreCountry[1]
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerBob Ferguson
Connie Smith chronology
That's the Way Love Goes
(1974) 		Connie Smith Now
(1974) 		I Never Knew (What That Song Meant Before)
(1974)

Connie Smith Now is a compilation album by American country singer Connie Smith, released in July 1974. The album was one of several compilations released after Smith departed RCA Victor. The album's material was previously released, including the singles, "Louisiana Man" and "I'm Sorry If My Love Got in Your Way". The album charted on the American country LP's chart and received a review from Billboard magazine following its release.

Background, content and recording

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Connie Smith was signed to the RCA Victor label between 1964 and 1973. With the label, she had 18 top ten Billboard country singles including the eight week number one, "Once a Day". In 1973, she signed with Columbia Records.[2][3] This prompted RCA to issue a series of compilation albums of Smith's material. The label issued many of these discs between 1973 and 1974. One of its final compilations from this period was Connie Smith Now.[4] The album contained ten tracks, eight of which were previously released as album cuts or singles. Included were two top 20 country singles: "Louisiana Man" (1970) and "I'm Sorry If My Love Got in Your Way" (1971).[3]

Other selections appeared on previously-released albums, such as Smith's cover of "Seattle". The eight previously-released tracks were recorded in sessions held between 1966 and 1971.Two songs were previously recorded but never-before released: "Someone to Give My Love To" and "I'm So Glad". These selections were recorded in 1972. Bob Ferguson served as producer on all of the album's tracks and all sessions were held at RCA Victor Studios in Nashville, Tennessee.[5]

Release and reception

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Connie Smith Now was released by the RCA Victor label in July 1974. It was the sixth compilation of Smith's music released by the label. It was distributed as a vinyl LP, containing five songs on each side of the record.[5] The compilation was reviewed by Billboard magazine in 1974, which gave it a positive reception: "Although it's titled 'Now', the album contains some previously released material. Nonetheless, it's all great material, and contains some new things which are bound to result in singles."[6] Connie Smith Now entered the American Billboard Country LP's chart on August 31, 1974. It spent five weeks on the chart, peaking at the number 40 position on September 21, 1974. It was Smith's second-lowest charting album in her career on the publication survey.[7]

Track listing

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Side one[5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Someone to Give My Love To"
2:54
2."Seattle"
2:56
3."Back in Baby's Arms"Bob Montgomery2:05
4."I'm So Glad"
2:15
5."Now"
  • Paul Parnes
  • Herb Strizik
3:36
Side two[5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'm Sorry If My Love Got in Your Way"
2:14
2."Louisiana Man"Doug Kershaw2:23
3."You Are Gone"Johnny Carver2:14
4."Born to Sing"Cy Coben2:06
5."Plenty of Time"Clay McLean3:04

Chart performance

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Chart (1974) Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[8] 40

Release history

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Region Date Format Label Ref.
North America July 1974 Vinyl RCA Victor Records [5]

References

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ "Connie Smith Now: Connie Smith: Songs, reviews, credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  2. ^ Bush, John. "Connie Smith: Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  3. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  4. ^ Mazor 2012, p. 69.
  5. ^ a b c d e Smith, Connie (July 1974). "Connie Smith Now (LP Liner Notes and Album Information)". RCA Victor. APL1-0607.
  6. ^ "Billboard's Top Album Picks: Country". Billboard. Vol. 85, no. 28. July 13, 1974. p. 46. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Connie Smith chart history (Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Connie Smith Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 21, 2022.

Books

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