Dream Painter

Compilation album by Connie Smith

Released

July 1973

Recorded

1972–1973
(RCA Studio, Nashville)

Connie Smith chronology

A Lady Named Smith
(1973)

Dream Painter
(1973)

Connie Smith's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
(1973)

Singles from Dream Painter

"Dream Painter"
Released: June 1973

Dream Painter is the sixth compilation album by American country music artist, Connie Smith. The album was released in July 1973 by RCA Records and was produced by Bob Ferguson. The album contained the single, "Dream Painter," which was a Top 40 country hit in 1973.

Background and release

Dream Painter consisted of ten tracks, nine of which were previously recorded material. The album's only new song was the title track. The albums contained material from the 1965 album, Cute 'n' Country, 1966 album, Downtown Country, and the 1967 album, Connie Smith Sings Bill Anderson, among others. The album contained her final single released by RCA Victor, "Dream Painter," which reached a peak of #23 on the Billboard Magazine Hot Country Songs chart and #77 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. The album itself also charted, peaking at #39 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart upon its release in July 1973.^[1]

Track listing

Side one

"Dream Painter" – (Dallas Frazier, Sanger D. Shafer)
"Born a Woman" – (Martha Sharp)
"I Can Turn Your World Around" – (Harry Ebner, Jack Rhodes, Billie Jo Spears)
"Don't Keep Me Lonely Too Long" – (Melba Montgomery)
"Sunshine of My World" – (Frazier)

Side two

"Tiny Blue Transistor Radio" – (Bill Anderson)
"Everybody Loves Somebody" – (Ken Lane, Irving Taylor)
"All the Praises" – (Jerry Strickland, Carmol Taylor)
"I Love You Drops" – (Anderson)
"Love Is No Excuse" – (Justin Tubb)

Sales chart positions

Album

Chart (1973)	Peak position
U.S. Top Country Albums	39

Singles

Year	Song	Chart positions
Year	Song	US Country	CAN Country
1973	"Dream Painter"	23	77

References

↑ "Dream Painter > Overview". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-08-13.

Connie Smith

Albums Singles

Solo studio albums	Connie Smith Cute 'n' Country Miss Smith Goes to Nashville Connie Smith Sings Great Sacred Songs Born to Sing Downtown Country Connie Smith Sings Bill Anderson Soul of Country Music I Love Charley Brown Sunshine and Rain Connie's Country Back in Baby's Arms I Never Once Stopped Loving You Where Is My Castle Just One Time Come Along and Walk with Me Ain't We Havin' Us a Good Time If It Ain't Love and Other Great Dallas Frazier Songs A Lady Named Smith God Is Abundant That's the Way Love Goes I Never Knew (What That Song Meant Before) I Got a Lot of Hurtin' Done Today/I've Got My Baby On My Mind Connie Smith Sings Hank Williams Gospel Joy to the World The Song We Fell in Love To I Don't Wanna Talk It Over Anymore Pure Connie Smith New Horizons Connie Smith Long Line of Heartaches

Collaborative studio albums	Young Love Sunday Morning with Nat Stuckey and Connie Smith Love Never Fails

Other albums	Connie in the Country Love Is the Look You're Looking for Dream Painter Connie Smith Now Live in Branson, MO, USA

Compilation albums	The Best of Connie Smith The Best of Connie Smith, Vol. 2 My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own City Lights: Country Favorites Connie Smith's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 The Best of Connie Smith Greatest Hits on Monument The Essential Connie Smith Connie Smith Sings Her Hits

See also	Marty Stuart Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Grand Ole Opry RCA Victor Records

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