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Connie Smith Sings Hank Williams Gospel
Connie Smith Sings Hank Williams Gospel
Studio album by Connie Smith
Released	May 1975
Recorded	November 4 – November 7, 1974
Studio	Columbia Studio B
Genre	Gospel
Label	Columbia
Producer	Ray Baker
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Connie Smith Sings Hank Williams Gospel is the twenty-fifth solo studio album by American country singer Connie Smith. It was released in May 1975 via Columbia Records and contained 11 tracks. The project was a tribute to Hank Williams and was considered the first tribute gospel album of his material. Smith had found over half of the album's material through previously-unreleased recordings. The album would make a brief chart appearance on the American Country LP's survey in 1975.

Background

Connie Smith reached her commercial zenith at the RCA Victor label where she had 18 singles reach the Billboard country songs top ten.^[2]^[3] She had discovered Christianity, which prompted her to incorporate more gospel music into her repertoire. In 1973, Smith signed a new contract with Columbia Records that allowed her to record one gospel album per year.^[4] The label released 1973's God Is Abundant which consisted of relatively new gospel songs.^[5] However, no gospel disc was released in 1974 despite Smith's contract agreements. This was due to the label's lack of interest in gospel material and the delay in scheduling due to Smith becoming pregnant.^[6]

Two gospel projects were released in 1975 instead, beginning with a tribute disc to Hank Williams.^[6] Up until Smith's album, no other notable artist had recorded a collection of Williams's gospel material. Smith and producer Ray Baker were insistent on recording the album. The pair spent significant time at the Acuff-Rose publishing company in Nashville, Tennessee to find gospel material. From searching through Williams's catalog, the pair found a series of lesser-known gospel songs.^[7] Smith would later state, "That was my project. I wanted to do that, and they let me, so I was glad."^[8]

Recording and content

Smith went into the studio to record the gospel project in the fall of 1974. Specifically, Smith and producer Ray Baker recorded the album over the course of three days: November 4, November 5 and November 7, 1974. The material was recorded at Columbia Studio B, located in Nashville, Tennessee. Smith had been recording at Columbia's studio since signing with the label in 1973.^[9] Nearly half of the songs chosen for the project were taken from Hank Williams's posthumous gospel album, I Saw the Light. Remaining tracks had not been as readily accessible to the general public, according to biographer Barry Mazor.^[7]

Connie Smith Sings Hank Williams Gospel consisted of 11 tracks, all of which were penned by Williams himself.^[10]^[11] The album opened with one of Williams's best-known gospel songs, "I Saw the Light". Along with "I Saw the Light", five additional tracks had been originally included on Williams's 1954 I Saw the Light collection: "Jesus Remembered Me", "How Can You Refuse Him Now", "House of Gold", "I'm Gonna Sing" and "Calling You".^[12]^[13]

Smith and Baker found the six remaining tracks through the Acuff-Rose catalog, which owned Williams's songs at this point. Some of these songs were originally demo recordings Williams made that had not been as accessible to the public. Smith had found the original demos of "Jesus Is Calling", "When the Life of the Book Is Read" and "Are You Walkin' and Talkin' with the Lord".^[12] Also featured on the project was the track "House of Gold".^[11] Williams's own version of the track would not be released until 1985. According to Smith, the song was among her favorites on the album, although she found it challenging to sing: "I always loved 'House of Gold'. And it was hardest for me to sing, because of the range of it. I had to go into falsetto.^[14]

Release and reception

Connie Smith Sings Hank Williams Gospel was released in May 1975 on Columbia Records. It was the twenty seventh studio album released in Smith's career. The disc was distributed as a vinyl LP, containing six songs on "side A" and five songs on "side B".^[11] The disc debuted on the American Billboard Country LP's chart on May 31, 1975. Spending three weeks on the chart, the disc only peaked at number 47 by June 7, 1975.^[15] Smith and Baker later theorized that the album was not successful because Columbia Records did little to promote or distribute it. "I don't think they promoted gospel records like they should have," Smith commented in 2021.^[8] The album later received a positive response from writers Mary A. Bufwack and Robert K. Oermann, who called it "one of her greatest moments on disc".^[1] In 1976, the album was nominated for Best Gospel Music Performance by the Grammy Awards.^[16]

Track listing

All songs composed by Hank Williams except where noted.^[11]

Side one^[11]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Saw the Light"		2:00
2.	"Home in Heaven"		2:47
3.	"Jesus Remembered Me"		2:42
4.	"How Can You Refuse Him Now"		2:58
5.	"Jesus Is Calling"	Charlie Monroe Williams	1:39
6.	"When the Book of Light Is Read"		2:34

Side two^[11]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Are You Walking and Talking for the Lord"	2:32
2.	"House of Gold"	2:29
3.	"I'm Gonna Sing Sing"	2:29
4.	"Calling You"	3:10
5.	"Jesus Died for Me"	2:12

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of Connie Smith Sings Hank Williams Gospel^[11] and the biography booklet by Barry Mazor titled The Latest Shade of Blue.^[9]

Musical personnel

Carol Lee Cooper – Organ
Ray Edenton – Rhythm guitar
Johnny Gimble – Fiddle
Lloyd Green – Steel guitar
The Jordanaires – Background vocals
Kenny Malone – Drums
Grady Martin – Guitar, leader
Charlie McCoy – Harmonica
Bob Moore – Electric bass
Leon Rhodes – Guitar, bass guitar
Hargus "Pig" Robbins – Piano
Connie Smith – Lead vocals
Buddy Spicher – Fiddle
Bobby Thompson – Guitar
Chip Young – Guitar

Technical personnel

Ray Baker – Percussion, producer
Charlie Bradley – Engineer
Lou Bradley – Engineer
Slick Lawson – Photography
Rob Reynolds – Engineer

Accolades


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
1976	17th Annual Grammy Awards	Best Gospel Music Performance	Nominated	^[16]

Chart performance

Chart (1975)	Peak position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[17]	47

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Europe	May 1975	Vinyl	CBS Records International	^[18]
North America	May 1975	Vinyl	Columbia Records	^[11]

References

Footnotes

^ ^a ^b Bufwack & Oermann 2003, p. 294.
^ Bush, John. "Connie Smith: Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
^ Mazor 2021, p. 11.
^ Mazor 2021, p. 39-40.
^ ^a ^b Mazor 2021, p. 43.
^ ^a ^b Mazor 2021, p. 21-22.
^ ^a ^b Mazor 2021, p. 22.
^ ^a ^b Mazor 2021, p. 58-59.
^ "Connie Smith Sings Hank Williams Gospel: Connie Smith: Songs, reviews, credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Smith, Connie (May 1975). "Connie Smith Sings Hank Williams Gospel (LP Liner Notes & Album Information)". Columbia Records. KC-33414.
^ ^a ^b Mazor 2021, p. 44.
^ Williams, Hank (1954). "I Saw the Light (LP Information)". MGM Records. E-243.
^ Mazor 2021, p. 45.
^ "Connie Smith chart history (Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Connie Smith: Artist". Grammy Awards. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
^ "Connie Smith Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
^ Smith, Connie (May 1975). "Connie Smith Sings Hank Williams Gospel (LP Liner Notes & Album Information)". CBS Records International. 81077.

Books

Bufwack, Mary A.; Oermann, Robert K. (2003). Finding Her Voice: Women in Country Music: 1800–2000. Nashville, TN: The Country Music Press & Vanderbilt University Press. ISBN 0-8265-1432-4.
Mazor, Barry (November 5, 2021). The Latest Shade of Blue: The Columbia Recordings 1973 – 1976 (Box Set Biography). Bear Family Records. BCD-17609.

[FOOTNOTEBufwackOermann2003294-1] Bufwack & Oermann 2003, p. 294.

[2] Bush, John. "Connie Smith: Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

[whitburn-3] Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.

[FOOTNOTEMazor202111-4] Mazor 2021, p. 11.

[FOOTNOTEMazor202139-40-5] Mazor 2021, p. 39-40.

[FOOTNOTEMazor202143-6] Mazor 2021, p. 43.

[FOOTNOTEMazor202121-22-7] Mazor 2021, p. 21-22.

[FOOTNOTEMazor202122-8] Mazor 2021, p. 22.

[FOOTNOTEMazor202158-59-9] Mazor 2021, p. 58-59.

[Allmusic-10] "Connie Smith Sings Hank Williams Gospel: Connie Smith: Songs, reviews, credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 June 2022.

[Liner_Notes-11] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Smith, Connie (May 1975). "Connie Smith Sings Hank Williams Gospel (LP Liner Notes & Album Information)". Columbia Records. KC-33414.

[FOOTNOTEMazor202144-12] Mazor 2021, p. 44.

[13] Williams, Hank (1954). "I Saw the Light (LP Information)". MGM Records. E-243.

[FOOTNOTEMazor202145-14] Mazor 2021, p. 45.

[15] "Connie Smith chart history (Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 June 2022.

[Grammys-16] "Connie Smith: Artist". Grammy Awards. Retrieved 30 April 2022.

[ac_BillboardCountry_Connie_Smith-17] "Connie Smith Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 23, 2022.

[Liner_Notes_2-18] Smith, Connie (May 1975). "Connie Smith Sings Hank Williams Gospel (LP Liner Notes & Album Information)". CBS Records International. 81077.

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+'''''Connie Smith Sings Hank Williams Gospel''''' is the twenty-fifth solo [[studio album]] by American [[Country music|country]] singer [[Connie Smith]]. It was released in May 1975 via [[Columbia Records]] and contained 11 tracks. The project was a tribute to [[Hank Williams]] and was considered the first tribute gospel album of his material. Smith had found over half of the album's material through previously-unreleased recordings. The album would make a brief chart appearance on the American Country LP's survey in 1975.
-== Background and release ==
+==Background==
+Connie Smith reached her commercial zenith at the [[RCA Records|RCA Victor]] label where she had 18 [[Single (music)|singles]] reach the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Country Songs|country songs]] top ten.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bush |first1=John |title=Connie Smith: Biography |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/connie-smith-mn0000099753/biography |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=22 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> She had discovered [[Christianity]], which prompted her to incorporate more gospel music into her repertoire. In 1973, Smith signed a new contract with [[Columbia Records]] that allowed her to record one gospel album per year.{{sfn|Mazor|2021|p=11}} The label released 1973's ''[[God Is Abundant]]'' which consisted of relatively new gospel songs.{{sfn|Mazor|2021|p=39-40}} However, no gospel disc was released in 1974 despite Smith's contract agreements. This was due to the label's lack of interest in gospel material and the delay in scheduling due to Smith becoming pregnant.{{sfn|Mazor|2021|p=43}}
-''Connie Smith Sings Hank Williams Gospel'' was an eleven-track album of Gospel songs originally written and recorded by deceased American country artist, [[Hank Williams]]. The album included Williams's best-known Gospel song, "I Saw the Light," as well as "Jesus Remembered Me" and "House of Gold." The album would be Smith's final Gospel album released on the Columbia label. The album was released on a 12-inch [[LP album|LP]], with six songs on the record's first side and five on its second side.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/connie_smith/sings_hank_williams_gospel/|title=''Conniie Smith Sings Hank Williams Gospel'' by Connie Smith|publisher=[[Rate Your Music]]|accessdate=2009-08-15}}</ref> The album has not been reissued on [[compact disc]] since its original release on Columbia in 1975.
+Two gospel projects were released in 1975 instead, beginning with a tribute disc to [[Hank Williams]].{{sfn|Mazor|2021|p=43}} Up until Smith's album, no other notable artist had recorded a collection of Williams's gospel material. Smith and producer [[Ray Baker (music producer)|Ray Baker]] were insistent on recording the album. The pair spent significant time at the Acuff-Rose publishing company in [[Nashville, Tennessee]] to find gospel material. From searching through Williams's catalog, the pair found a series of lesser-known gospel songs.{{sfn|Mazor|2021|p=21-22}} Smith would later state, "That was my project. I wanted to do that, and they let me, so I was glad."{{sfn|Mazor|2021|p=22}}
-The record peaked at #47 on the ''[[Billboard Magazine]]'' [[Top Country Albums]] chart and did not spawn any singles.<ref>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r243603/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}}|title=Charts & awards|publisher=[[allmusic]]|accessdate=2009-08-15}}</ref>
+==Recording and content==
+Smith went into the studio to record the gospel project in the fall of 1974. Specifically, Smith and producer Ray Baker recorded the album over the course of three days: November 4, November 5 and November 7, 1974. The material was recorded at Columbia Studio B, located in Nashville, Tennessee. Smith had been recording at Columbia's studio since signing with the label in 1973.{{sfn|Mazor|2021|p=58-59}} Nearly half of the songs chosen for the project were taken from Hank Williams's posthumous gospel album, ''I Saw the Light''. Remaining tracks had not been as readily accessible to the general public, according to biographer Barry Mazor.{{sfn|Mazor|2021|p=21-22}}
+''Connie Smith Sings Hank Williams Gospel'' consisted of 11 tracks, all of which were penned by Williams himself.<ref name="Allmusic">{{cite web |title=''Connie Smith Sings Hank Williams Gospel'': Connie Smith: Songs, reviews, credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/connie-smith-sings-hank-williams-gospel-mw0000958784 |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=23 June 2022}}</ref><ref name="Liner Notes">{{cite journal |last1=Smith |first1=Connie |title=''Connie Smith Sings Hank Williams Gospel'' (LP Liner Notes & Album Information) |journal=[[Columbia Records]] |date=May 1975 |id=KC-33414}}</ref> The album opened with one of Williams's best-known gospel songs, "[[I Saw the Light (Hank Williams song)|I Saw the Light]]". Along with "I Saw the Light", five additional tracks had been originally included on Williams's 1954 ''I Saw the Light'' collection: "Jesus Remembered Me", "How Can You Refuse Him Now", "House of Gold", "I'm Gonna Sing" and "Calling You".{{sfn|Mazor|2021|p=44}}<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Williams |first1=Hank |title=''I Saw the Light'' (LP Information) |journal=[[MGM Records]] |date=1954 |id=E-243}}</ref>
+Smith and Baker found the six remaining tracks through the Acuff-Rose catalog, which owned Williams's songs at this point. Some of these songs were originally [[Demo (music)|demo recordings]] Williams made that had not been as accessible to the public. Smith had found the original demos of "Jesus Is Calling", "When the Life of the Book Is Read" and "Are You Walkin' and Talkin' with the Lord".{{sfn|Mazor|2021|p=44}} Also featured on the project was the track "House of Gold".<ref name="Liner Notes"/> Williams's own version of the track would not be released until 1985. According to Smith, the song was among her favorites on the album, although she found it challenging to sing: "I always loved 'House of Gold'. And it was hardest for me to sing, because of the range of it. I had to go into falsetto.{{sfn|Mazor|2021|p=45}}
+==Release and reception==
+''Connie Smith Sings Hank Williams Gospel'' was released in May 1975 on Columbia Records. It was the twenty seventh studio album released in Smith's career. The disc was distributed as a [[Gramophone record|vinyl LP]], containing six songs on "side A" and five songs on "side B".<ref name="Liner Notes"/> The disc debuted on the American ''Billboard'' [[Top Country Albums|Country LP]]'s chart on May 31, 1975. Spending three weeks on the chart, the disc only peaked at number 47 by June 7, 1975.<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=23 June 2022}}</ref> Smith and Baker later theorized that the album was not successful because Columbia Records did little to promote or distribute it. "I don't think they promoted gospel records like they should have," Smith commented in 2021.{{sfn|Mazor|2021|p=22}} The album later received a positive response from writers Mary A. Bufwack and [[Robert K. Oermann]], who called it "one of her greatest moments on disc".{{sfn|Bufwack|Oermann|2003|p=294}} In 1976, the album was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance|Best Gospel Music Performance]] by the [[17th Annual Grammy Awards|Grammy Awards]].<ref name="Grammys">{{cite web |title=Connie Smith: Artist |url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/connie-smith/17418 |website=[[Grammy Awards]] |access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref>
+==Track listing==
+All songs composed by Hank Williams except where noted.<ref name="Liner Notes"/>
-== Track listing ==
 {{track list
+|headline = Side one<ref name="Liner Notes"/>
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 |title1 = [[I Saw the Light (Hank Williams song)|I Saw the Light]]
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+|writer5 = {{hlist|[[Charlie Monroe]]|Williams}}
 |length5 = 1:39
 |title6 = When the Book of Light Is Read
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 {{track list
-|headline = Side two
+|headline = Side two<ref name="Liner Notes"/>
 |title1 = Are You Walking and Talking for the Lord
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 |length5 = 2:12
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-== Sales chart positions ==
+==Personnel==
-;Album
+All credits are adapted from the [[liner notes]] of ''Connie Smith Sings Hank Williams Gospel''<ref name="Liner Notes"/> and the biography booklet by Barry Mazor titled ''The Latest Shade of Blue''.{{sfn|Mazor|2021|p=58-59}}
-{| class="wikitable"
+{{col-begin}}
+{{col-2}}
+'''Musical personnel'''
+* Carol Lee Cooper – Organ
+* [[Ray Edenton]] – Rhythm guitar
+* [[Johnny Gimble]] – [[Fiddle]]
+* [[Lloyd Green]] – [[Steel guitar]]
+* [[The Jordanaires]] – Background vocals
+* [[Kenny Malone]] – Drums
+* [[Grady Martin]] – Guitar, leader
+* [[Charlie McCoy]] – [[Harmonica]]
+* [[Bob Moore (musician)|Bob Moore]] – [[Bass guitar|Electric bass]]
+* [[Leon Rhodes]] – Guitar, bass guitar
+* [[Hargus "Pig" Robbins]] – Piano
+* Connie Smith – Lead vocals
+* [[Buddy Spicher]] – Fiddle
+* Bobby Thompson – Guitar
+* [[Chip Young]] – Guitar
+{{col-2}}
+'''Technical personnel'''
+* Ray Baker – Percussion, producer
+* Charlie Bradley – Engineer
+* Lou Bradley – Engineer
+* Slick Lawson – Photography
+* Rob Reynolds – Engineer
+{{col-end}}
+==Accolades==
+{{awards table}}
+!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
+|-
+| 1976
+| [[17th Annual Grammy Awards]]
+| [[Grammy Award for Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance|Best Gospel Music Performance]]
+| {{nom}}
+| <ref name="Grammys"/>
+|-
+|}
+==Chart performance==
+{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
 |-
-! Chart (1975)
+! scope="col"| Chart (1975)
-! Peak<br>position
+! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position
 |-
+{{album chart|BillboardCountry|47|artist=Connie Smith|rowheader=true|date=20200121|accessdate=June 23, 2022}}
-| U.S. ''[[Top Country Albums]]''
-| align="center"| 47
 |-
 |}
-== References ==
+==Release history==
+{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
+|-
+!scope="col"| Region
+!scope="col"| Date
+!scope="col"| Format
+!scope="col"| Label
+!scope="col"| Ref.
+|-
+! scope="row"| Europe
+| rowspan="2"| May 1975
+| rowspan="2"| Vinyl
+| [[CBS Records International]]
+| <ref name="Liner Notes 2">{{cite journal |last1=Smith |first1=Connie |title=''Connie Smith Sings Hank Williams Gospel'' (LP Liner Notes & Album Information) |journal=[[CBS Records International]] |date=May 1975 |id=81077}}</ref>
+|-
+! scope="row"| North America
+| Columbia Records
+| <ref name="Liner Notes"/>
+|-
+|}
+==References==
+===Footnotes===
 {{reflist}}
+===Books===
+{{Refbegin}}
+* {{cite book|last2=Oermann|first2=Robert K.|last1=Bufwack|first1=Mary A.|title=Finding Her Voice: Women in Country Music: 1800–2000|date=2003|publisher=The Country Music Press & Vanderbilt University Press|location=Nashville, TN|isbn=0-8265-1432-4|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/findinghervoicew0000bufw}}
+* {{cite book |last1=Mazor |first1=Barry |title=''The Latest Shade of Blue: The Columbia Recordings 1973 – 1976'' (Box Set Biography) |date=November 5, 2021 |publisher=[[Bear Family Records]] |id=BCD-17609}}
+{{Refend}}
 {{Connie Smith}}
+{{Authority control}}
 [[Category:1975 albums]]
+[[Category:1970s tribute albums]]
+[[Category:Albums produced by Ray Baker (music producer)]]
 [[Category:Connie Smith albums]]
 [[Category:Columbia Records albums]]
+[[Category:Hank Williams tribute albums]]

v t e Connie Smith
Albums Singles Songs
Studio albums	Connie Smith (1965) Cute 'n' Country (1965) Miss Smith Goes to Nashville (1966) Connie Smith Sings Great Sacred Songs (1966) Born to Sing (1966) Downtown Country (1967) Connie in the Country (1967) Connie Smith Sings Bill Anderson (1967) Soul of Country Music (1967) I Love Charley Brown (1968) Sunshine and Rain (1968) Connie's Country (1969) Young Love (with Nat Stuckey) (1969) Back in Baby's Arms (1969) Sunday Morning with Nat Stuckey and Connie Smith (with Nat Stuckey) (1970) I Never Once Stopped Loving You (1970) Where Is My Castle (1971) Just One Time (1971) Come Along and Walk with Me (1971) Ain't We Havin' Us a Good Time (1972) If It Ain't Love and Other Great Dallas Frazier Songs (1972) A Lady Named Smith (1973) God Is Abundant (1973) That's the Way Love Goes (1974) I Never Knew (What That Song Meant Before) (1974) I Got a Lot of Hurtin' Done Today / I've Got My Baby on My Mind (1975) Connie Smith Sings Hank Williams Gospel (1975) Joy to the World (1975) The Song We Fell in Love To (1976) I Don't Wanna Talk It Over Anymore (1976) Pure Connie Smith (1977) New Horizons (1978) The Best of Connie Smith (1989) Connie Smith (1998) Love Never Fails (with Barbara Fairchild and Sharon White) (2003) Long Line of Heartaches (2011) The Cry of the Heart (2021) Love, Prison, Wisdom and Heartaches (2024)
Live albums	Live in Branson, MO, USA (1993)
Compilation albums	The Best of Connie Smith (1967) The Best of Connie Smith Volume II (1970) Love Is the Look You're Looking For (1973) Dream Painter (1973) Connie Smith Now (1974) Connie Smith's Greatest Hits, Vol. I (1973) Greatest Hits on Monument (1993) The Essential Connie Smith (1996)
Related acts and people	Bill Anderson Dallas Frazier Nat Stuckey Marty Stuart Barbara Fairchild Sharon White