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Released
  
June 1966

Artist
  
Connie Smith

Producer
  
Bob Ferguson

Connie Smith Sings Great Sacred Songs (1966)
  
Born to Sing (1966)

Release date
  
June 1966

Label
  
RLG/Legacy

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Recorded
  
February 24, 1966 – February 28, 1966

Genres
  
Country music, Gospel music

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Connie Smith Sings Great Sacred Songs is the fourth studio album by American country music artist, Connie Smith. The album was released in June 1966 on RCA Victor Records and was produced by Bob Ferguson. This album was Connie Smith's first Gospel recording and would set the trend for a series of Gospel releases she would issue in the next decade.

Contents

Background

Like previous country music recordings, Connie Smith Sings Great Sacred Songs consisted of twelve tracks. Many of the album's songs were cover versions, including "In the Garden," "Just a Closer Walk with Thee," Jimmie Davis's "I Wouldn't Take Anything from My Journey Now," and Martha Carson's "Satisfied." The album also included a song written by Smith's producer, Bob Ferguson titled, "Wings of a Dove." The album itself was released on a 12-inch vinyl LP record, with six tracks on each side of the record. The album was reviewed by Allmusic, which gave the release four out of five stars, however an official review was not provided.

Upon the album's release, Connie Smith Sings Great Sacred Songs entered the Billboard Magazine charts, peaking at #19 on their Top Country Albums chart, becoming Smith's first LP not to reach the Top 10.

Side one

  1. "Satisfied" – (Martha Carson)
  2. "When God Dips His Love in My Heart" – (Cleavant Derricks, W.S. Stevenson)
  3. "Farther Along" – (Jesse R. Baxter, W.B. Stevens)
  4. "Where Could I Go But to the Lord" – (James B. Coats)
  5. "I Wouldn't Take Nothing from My Journey Now" – (Jimmie Davis, Charles R. Goodman)
  6. "I Saw a Man" – (Arthur Q. Smith)

Side two

  1. "Wayfaring Pilgrim" – (traditional)
  2. "In the Garden" – (Robert Hebble, Austin C. Miles)
  3. "Wings of a Dove" – (Bob Ferguson)
  4. "Keep on Holding to Those Nail Scarred Hands" – (Henry Slaughter)
  5. "He Set Me Free" – (Albert E. Brumley)
  6. "Just a Closer Walk with Thee" – (unknown)

Personnel

  • Willie Ackerman – drums
  • Anita Carter – background vocals
  • Ray Edenton – guitar
  • Dolores Edgin – background vocals
  • Jake Hess – background vocals
  • Roy Huskey – bass
  • Millie Kirkham – background vocals
  • Jimmy Lance – guitar
  • Gary McSpadden – background vocals
  • Leonard Miller – drums
  • Armond Morales – background vocals
  • Weldon Myrick – steel guitar
  • Charles Nelsen – background vocals
  • Dean Porter – guitar
  • Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano
  • Henry Slaughter – harpsichord
  • Connie Smith – lead vocals
  • Jerry Smith – organ, vibes
  • Gordon Stokey – background vocals
  • Pete Wade – guitar
  • Raymond Walker – background vocals

    • Sales chart positions

    Albums

    Songs

    1Satisfied2:17
    2When God Dips His Love in My Heart2:22
    3Farther Along2:48

    References

    Connie Smith Sings Great Sacred Songs Wikipedia
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