The Best of Connie Smith, Vol. 2

Greatest hits album by Connie Smith

Released

March 1970

Connie Smith chronology

Sunday Morning with Nat Stuckey & Connie Smith
(1970)

The Best of Connie Smith, Vol. 2
(1970)

I Never Once Stopped Loving You
(1970)

Singles from The Best of Connie Smith, Vol. 2

"You and Your Sweet Love"
Released: October 1969

The Best of Connie Smith, Vol. 2 is the second compilation album by American country music artist, Connie Smith. The album was released in March 1970 by RCA Records and was produced by Bob Ferguson. The album contained Smith's major hits between 1967 and 1970, and included two new tracks, "You and Your Sweet Love", which was released as a single, and "Only For Me", which was not.

Background

The Best of Connie Smith contained ten tracks, nine of which were previously recorded by Connie Smith. The album included Smith's major hit singles back to 1967, including "Burning a Hole in My Mind," "Baby's Back Again," "Run Away Little Tears," and "Ribbon of Darkness". The album also included previous album tracks that were never single releases: "How Great Thou Art," "Don't Feel Sorry for Me," and "Seatlle".^[1] It was originally issued on a 12-inch LP album, with five songs on each side of the record. The album has not been reissued since its original release on vinyl.

Release

The Best of Connie Smith, Vol. 2 included one new track, "You and Your Sweet Love." The song was released as a single in October 1969, and became a Top 10 hit, peaking at #6 on the Billboard Magazine Hot Country Songs chart. In addition, the album itself also reached a peak position. The album reached a peak of #26 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart upon its official release in March 1970.^[2]

Track listing

Side one

"Ribbon of Darkness" – (Gordon Lightfoot)
"Cry, Cry, Cry" – (Shirley Wood)
"Burning a Hole in My Mind" – (Cy Coben)
"Baby's Back Again" – (Betty Jean Robinson)
"How Great Thou Art" – (Stuart K. Hine)

Side two

"You and Your Sweet Love" – (Bill Anderson)
"Seattle" – (Jack Keller, Hugo Montenegro, Ernie Sheldon)
"Run Away Little Tears" – (Dallas Frazier)
"Only for Me" – (Liz Anderson)
"Don't Feel Sorry for Me" – (Ted Harris)

Sales chart positions

Albums

Chart (1970)	Peak position
U.S. Top Country Albums	26

Singles

Year	Song	Chart positions
Year	Song	US Country
1969	"You and Your Sweet Love"	6

References

↑ "The Best Vol. 2 > Overview". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
↑ "Charts & awards". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-08-11.

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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