Connie's Country

Connie's Country is the twelfth studio album by American country music artist, Connie Smith. The album was released in April 1969 by RCA Records and was produced by Bob Ferguson. It was Smith's first album release in 1969 and contained the single, "Ribbon of Darkness," which became a major hit.

Background 
Connie's Country was recorded at the RCA Victor Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, between February 1967 and December 1968. The album consisted of twelve tracks of newly recorded material by Smith. Some of songs on the album were cover versions, including Perry Como's "Seattle", Merle Haggard's "Today I Started Loving You Again", and Marty Robbins's "Ribbon of Darkness". The album was released on a 12-inch LP album, containing six songs on each side of the record. The album was reviewed by Allmusic, which gave it a rating of four and a half out of five stars, a higher rating than her previous two albums in 1968 (I Love Charley Brown and Sunshine and Rain). In addition, unlike any of Smith's previous albums, none of the songs were written by Bill Anderson or Dallas Frazier, who had written many of Smith's previous hits.

Release 
Connie's Country only released one single, her cover version of "Ribbon of Darkness." Released in February 1969, the song became a major hit in the United States, reaching #13 on the Billboard Magazine Hot Country Songs chart, while also becoming her first #1 single on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. The album itself also reached a peak position. Connie's Country reached a peak of #14 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart upon its official release in 1969.

Track listing

Personnel 

 Byron Bach – cello
 Brenton Banks – violin
 Howard Carpenter – viola
 Jerry Carrigan – drums
 Dorothy Dillard – background vocals
 Ray Edenton – guitar
 Johnny Gimble – fiddle
 Solie Fott – violin
 Buddy Harman – drums
 Priscilla Hubbard – background vocals
 Lillian Hunt – violin
 Roy Huskey – bass
 Charles Justice – fiddle
 Martin Katahn – violin
 John Kline – viola
 Shelly Kurland – violin
 Charlie McCoy – electric bass, harmonica
 Piere Menard – violin
 Weldon Myrick – steel guitar
 Louis Nunley – background vocals
 Dean Porter – guitar
 Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano
 Connie Smith – lead vocals
 Roby Story – violin
 Leo Taylor – drums
 Gary Vanosdale – viola
 Bill Walker – vibes
 Lamar Watkins – guitar
 Harvey Wolfe – cello
 William Wright – background vocals

Sales chart positions 
Album

Singles

References 

Category:1969 albums
Category:Connie Smith albums
Category:RCA Victor albums
Category:Albums produced by Bob Ferguson (music)