I Love Charley Brown

Studio album by Connie Smith

Released

April 1968

Recorded

February 27, 1967 – September 5, 1967; February 27, 1968
(RCA Victor Studio)

Connie Smith chronology

Soul of Country Music
(1967)

I Love Charley Brown
(1968)

Sunshine and Rain
(1968)

Singles from I Love Charley Brown

"Burning a Hole in My Mind"
Released: September 1967
"Baby's Back Again"
Released: December 1967
"Run Away Little Tears"
Released: April 1968

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

I Love Charley Brown is the tenth studio album by American country music artist, Connie Smith. The album was released in April 1968 and was produced by Bob Ferguson. The album contained three Top 10 hit singles Smith had between 1967 and 1968.

Background

I Love Charley Brown was a studio album containing twelve tracks. It contained four songs written by songwriter, Dallas Frazier: "Run Away Little Tears," "Sunshine of My World," "I Love Charley Brown," and "Between Each Tear." Frazier had material for many of Smith's previous albums. The album was recorded at the RCA Victor Studio in Nashville, Tennessee between 1967 and 1968. The release was issued on a 12-inch LP record, containing six songs on each side of the record. The album was reviewed by Allmusic, which rated it three out of five stars. No written review however was provided.^[2]

Release

I Love Charley Brown spawned three singles between 1967 and 1968. The first single, "Burning a Hole in My Mind" (1967) reached #5 on the Billboard Magazine Hot Country Songs chart. This was followed by the second single, "Baby's Back Again" which peaked at #7 on the same chart, and thirdly, "Run Away Little Tears," which reached #10 on Billboard's chart. The album itself also reached a peak position. I Love Charley Brown reached #14 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart shortly after its release in 1968.^[3]

Track listing

Side one

"Run Away Little Tears" – (Dallas Frazier)
"Sunshine of My World" – (Frazier)
"That's All This Old World Needs" – (Demetrius Tapp, Bob Tubert)
"Little Things" – (Shirley Nelson, Willie Nelson)
"If the Whole World Stopped Lovin'" – (Bob Peters)
"Don't Feel Sorry for Me" – (Ted Harris)

Side two

"I Love Charley Brown" – (Frazier)
"Burning a Hole in My Mind" – (Cy Coben)
"Baby's Back Again" – (Betty Jean Robinson)
"Let Me Help You Work It Out" – (Jerry Foster)
"Between Each Tear" – (Frazier)
"There Are Some Things" – (Betty Anderson, Red Hayes)

Personnel

Brenton Banks – violin
Byron Bach – cello
Howard Carpenter – viola
Jerry Carrigan – drums
Dorothy Dillard – background vocals
Ray Edenton – guitar
Dolores Edgin – background vocals
Solie Fott – viola
Johnny Gimble – fiddle
Buddy Harman – drums
Lillian Hunt – violin
Roy Huskey – bass
John Kline – viola
Shelly Kurland – violin
Piere Menard – violin
Wayne Moss – bass guitar, guitar
Weldon Myrick – steel guitar
Priscilla Hubbard – background vocals
Dean Porter – guitar
Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano
Connie Smith – lead vocals
Leo Taylor – drums
Gary Vanosdale – viola
Bill Walker – vibes
Lamar Watkins – guitar
Bill Wright – background vocals
Harvey Wolfe – cello

Sales chart positions

Album
Chart (1968)	Peak position
U.S. Top Country Albums	14

Singles
Year	Song	Chart positions
Year	Song	US Country	CAN Country
1967	"Burning a Hole in My Mind"	5	—
1967	"Baby's Back Again"	7	7
1968	"Run Away Little Tears"	10	18
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

References

↑ Allmusic review
↑ "I Love Charley Brown > Overview". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
↑ "Charts & awards". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-08-10.

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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