The Song We Fell in Love To

The Song We Fell in Love To
Studio album by Connie Smith
Released March 1976
Recorded 1975
Columbia Recording Studio
(Nashville, TN)
Genre Country
Label Columbia
Producer Ray Baker
Connie Smith chronology
Joy to the World
(1975)		 The Song We Fell in Love To
(1976)		 I Don't Wanna Talk It Over Anymore
(1976)
Singles from The Song We Fell in Love To
  1. "The Song We Fell in Love To"
    Released: September 1975
  2. "(Till) I Kissed You"
    Released: January 1976

The Song We Fell in Love To is the twenty eighth studio album by American country music artist, Connie Smith. The album was released in March 1976 on Columbia Records and was produced by Ray Baker. It was the first of two albums released in 1976 and contained Smith's Top 10 hit, "(Till) I Kissed You."

Background

The Song We Fell in Love To consisted of ten tracks and was recorded in 1975 at the Columbia Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. The album included a re-recorded version of Smith's 1964 #1 single, "Once a Day." The album included three songs written by songwriter, Dallas Frazier: "Because I Love You That's Why," "Ridin' on a Rainbow," and "Viva La Love." The album also included a cover version of The Everly Brothers hit, "(Till) I Kissed You," which was later released as a single in 1976. In addition, the album also included the Gospel song, "When I Need Jesus, He's There."[1] The album was released on a 12-inch LP album, with five songs on each side of the record.[2]

Release

The Song We Fell in Love To released two singles between 1975 and 1976. The album's title track was released as the first single in September 1975, becoming a Top 30 hit in the United States, reaching #29 on the Billboard Magazine Hot Country Songs chart. "(Till) I Kissed You" was released as the second single in January 1976, becoming a major hit in the United States and Canada. In the United States, the song became Smith's first Top 10 hit in three years, reaching #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.[3] In Canada, it became her second number one hit on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. Also, the album peaked at #34 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart upon its release in March 1976.[4]

Track listing

Side one

  1. "The Song We Fell in Love To" – (Ray Baker, Tupper Suassy)
  2. "Because I Love You That's Why" – (Dallas Frazier)
  3. "Jesus Hears, He Cares, He Can" – (Ray Lewis)
  4. "Ridin' on a Rainbow" – (Frazier, Larry Lee)
  5. "One Little Reason" – (Clyde Pitts)

Side two

  1. "(Till) I Kissed You" – (Don Everly)
  2. "Once a Day" – (Bill Anderson)
  3. "Viva La Love" – (Frazier)
  4. "Nothing in This World" – (Don Gibson)
  5. "When I Need Jesus He's There" – (Lee Petrucci)

Personnel

Sales chart positions

Album
Chart (1976) Peak
position
U.S. Top Country Albums 34
Singles
Year Song Chart positions
US Country CAN Country
1975 "The Song We Fell in Love To" 29 —
1976 "(Till) I Kissed You" 10 1
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

References

  1. ↑ "The Song We Fell in Love To > Overview". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-08-16.
  2. ↑ "The Song We Fell in Love To by Connie Smith". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 2009-08-16.
  3. ↑ "Billboard chart positions > singles". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-08-16.
  4. ↑ "Charts & awards". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-08-16.
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