"Smile for Me" | ||||
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Single by Lynn Anderson | ||||
from the album Smile for Me | ||||
B-side | "A Man Like Your Daddy" | |||
Released | February 1974 | |||
Recorded | December 1973 | |||
Studio | Columbia Studio | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 2:47 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Rory Bourke | |||
Producer(s) | Glenn Sutton | |||
Lynn Anderson singles chronology | ||||
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"Smile for Me" is a song written by Rory Bourke. It was recorded by American country music artist Lynn Anderson and released as a single in February 1974 via Columbia Records.
"Smile for Me" was recorded at the Columbia Studio in December 1973, located in Nashville, Tennessee. The sessions was produced by Glenn Sutton, Anderson's longtime production collaborator at the label and her first husband. [2]
"Smile for Me" reached number 15 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1973. [3] It became a top ten hit on the Canadian RPM Country Songs chart, reaching number ten in 1974. [4] The song was issued on Anderson's 1974 studio album, Smile for Me . [2]
Chart (1974) | Peak position |
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Canada Country Songs ( RPM ) [4] | 10 |
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [5] | 15 |
Olivia Newton-John covered "Smile for Me" in 1976. It was included as a track on her Come On Over LP.
"Rose Garden" is a song written in 1967 by American singer-songwriter Joe South. It was first recorded by Billy Joe Royal on his 1967 studio album Billy Joe Royal Featuring "Hush". Versions by South himself and Dobie Gray appeared shortly after the original. Gray's version became a minor hit in North America in 1969.
"Talkin' to the Wall" is a single originally recorded by country singer Warner MacPherson. He co-wrote it with Bill Montague. It became a top ten hit for him when the song peaked at No. 3 in the Country Singles chart in 1966.
American country artist Loretta Lynn has released 86 singles, two B-sides and 14 music videos. Her debut single was "I'm a Honky Tonk Girl" (1960) via Zero Records. Promoting the song with her husband by driving to each radio station, the effort paid off when it peaked at number fourteen on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Arriving in Nashville, Tennessee, that year, she signed a recording contract with Decca Records. In 1962, "Success" reached the sixth position on the country songs chart, starting a series of top ten hits including "Wine Women and Song" and "Blue Kentucky Girl". She began collaborating with Ernest Tubb in 1964 and recorded four hit singles with him, including "Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be". Lynn's popularity greatly increased in 1966 when she began releasing her own compositions as singles. Among the first was "You Ain't Woman Enough " which reached the second position on the country songs list. She then reached the number one spot with "Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' " (1967). This was followed by "Fist City" (1968) and "Woman of the World " (1969).
The singles discography of American country music artist Lynn Anderson contains 72 singles, three promotional singles, one charting B-side, two music videos and nine other song appearances. She signed her first recording contract with Chart Records in 1966. The following year, her single "Ride, Ride, Ride" debuted on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. Also in 1967, her single "If I Kiss You " became her first major hit when it reached number five on the country singles chart. Anderson had a series of hits that reached the top ten and 20 during the 1960s including "Promises, Promises" (1969), "No Another Time" (1968), "Big Girls Don't Cry" (1968) and "That's a No No" (1969).
"Stay There, Till I Get There" is a song written by Glenn Sutton. It was recorded by American country music artist Lynn Anderson and released as a single in February 1970 via Columbia Records.
"No Love at All" is a song written by Johnny Christopher and Wayne C. Thompson. It was recorded by American country music artist Lynn Anderson and released as a single in June 1970 via Columbia Records.
"Sing About Love" is a song written by Glenn Sutton. It was recorded by American country music artist Lynn Anderson and released as a single in 1973 via Columbia Records.
"He Turns It into Love Again" is a song written by Jerry Cheshier, Murry Kellum and Glenn Sutton. It was recorded by American country music artist Lynn Anderson and released as a single in February 1975 via Columbia Records.
"I've Never Loved Anyone More" is a song written by Linda Hargrove and Michael Nesmith. It was recorded by American country music artist Lynn Anderson and released as a single in June 1975 via Columbia Records.
"All the King's Horses" is a song written by Johnny Cunningham. It was recorded by American country music artist Lynn Anderson and released as a single in January 1976 via Columbia Records.
"He Ain't You" is a song written by Jeff Barry, Brad Burg, Lisa Hartman and Dene Hofheinz. It was recorded by American country music artist Lynn Anderson and released as a single in August 1977 via Columbia Records.
"Isn't It Always Love" is a song written by Karla Bonoff. It was originally recorded by Bonoff as well for her debut studio album. The song went unreleased as a single until American country music artist Lynn Anderson recorded the track in 1979. The song became a top ten hit for the same year.
Uptown Country Girl is a studio album by American country artist Lynn Anderson. It was released in February 1970 on Chart Records and was produced by Slim Williamson. It was Anderson's seventh studio release in her recording career and contained a total of ten tracks. Two tracks were released as singles. Both "He'd Still Love Me" and "I've Been Everywhere" became major hits on the Billboard country chart between 1969 and 1970.
Stay There 'Til I Get There is a studio album by American country artist Lynn Anderson. It was released in May 1970 on Columbia Records and was produced by Glenn Sutton. The album was Anderson's eighth studio recording as a music artist and was her first album for the Columbia label. The album's title track was released as a single and became her fifth top ten hit on the Billboard country chart. The album itself would also chart on a similar country survey.
No Love at All is a studio album by American country artist Lynn Anderson. It was released in August 1970 on Columbia Records and was produced by Glenn Sutton. No Love at All was Anderson's ninth studio recording as a music artist and the second released on the Columbia label. The album's only single, the title track, became a major hit on the Billboard country chart. The album itself also reached peak positions on a similar survey.
"Sweet Talkin' Man" is a song written by Johnny Cunningham. It was recorded by American country music artist Lynn Anderson and released as a single in 1976 via Columbia Records, becoming a top 40 hit that year.
"We Got Love" is a song written by Roy Culbertson, Harold Forness, Larry Keith and Steve Pippin. It was recorded by American country music artist Lynn Anderson and released as a single in 1977 via Columbia Records, becoming a hit the following year.
"Rising Above It All" is a song written by Jerry Foster and Bill Rice. It was recorded by American country music artist Lynn Anderson and released as a single in 1978 via Columbia Records, becoming a top 40 hit that year.
"Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" is a song written by Rodney Crowell. It has since been covered by several artists, notably La Costa, Emmylou Harris and Lynn Anderson. Crowell claims to have written "Even Cowgirls Get The Blues" about Harris and her pal Susanna Clark. The title of the song is taken from the then-popular novel of the same name by author Tom Robbins. The song has been released as a single twice and has also has appeared on albums of various artists.
"Pass Me By " is a song written by H.B. Hall that has been recorded multiple times. It was originally recorded and released as a single by American country and Latin singer Johnny Rodriguez. His version of the song became a top ten in North America. In 1980, it was released as a single by American country artist Janie Fricke, whose version reached the top 40 in North America.