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Leon Payne's country classic "I Love You Because" was one of Carl Smith's last Top 20 hits in 1969. "Good Deal, Lucille," the Cajun song popularized by Al Terry, also made the Top 20 for Smith, and both songs are included on the album I Love You Because. The raucous twin-guitar attack of "Good Deal, Lucille" is a little uncharacteristic for Smith, but "I Love You Because" and the rest of the album is exactly in line with his established '60s sound: hard country music for the honky tonk hardwood floor. The album is practically a tribute to country music's past, with renditions of well-known songs like "Kaw-Liga," "This Cold War With You," and "Please Help Me I'm Falling." Don Gibson's "Blue, Blue Day" gets a complete overhaul in Smith's hands, but the highlight among the album tracks is the funny "Mister, Come and Get Your Wife." Smith's term at Columbia was winding down at this point, but he could still fire off a few good ones.
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Leon Payne, Composer, Lyricist - Carl Smith, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Don Law Productions, Producer
Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
H. Howard, Composer, Lyricist - Carl Smith, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Don Law, Producer
Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
F. Rose, Composer, Lyricist - Z. Turner, Composer, Lyricist - Carl Smith, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Don Law, Producer
Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
D. Gibson, Composer, Lyricist - Carl Smith, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Don Law, Producer
Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
D. Robertson, Composer, Lyricist - H. Blair, Composer, Lyricist - Carl Smith, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Don Law, Producer
Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
F. Jenkins, Composer, Lyricist - Carl Smith, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Don Law, Producer
Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Al Terry, Composer, Lyricist - Charles Theriot, Composer, Lyricist - Carl Smith, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - J.D. Miller, Composer, Lyricist - Don Law Productions, Producer
Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
F. Tillman, Composer, Lyricist - Carl Smith, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Don Law, Producer
Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
G. Johnson, Composer, Lyricist - Carl Smith, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Don Law, Producer
Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
F. Rose, Composer, Lyricist - H. Williams, Composer, Lyricist - Carl Smith, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Don Law, Producer
Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
F. Rose, Composer, Lyricist - Carl Smith, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Don Law, Producer
Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Leon Payne's country classic "I Love You Because" was one of Carl Smith's last Top 20 hits in 1969. "Good Deal, Lucille," the Cajun song popularized by Al Terry, also made the Top 20 for Smith, and both songs are included on the album I Love You Because. The raucous twin-guitar attack of "Good Deal, Lucille" is a little uncharacteristic for Smith, but "I Love You Because" and the rest of the album is exactly in line with his established '60s sound: hard country music for the honky tonk hardwood floor. The album is practically a tribute to country music's past, with renditions of well-known songs like "Kaw-Liga," "This Cold War With You," and "Please Help Me I'm Falling." Don Gibson's "Blue, Blue Day" gets a complete overhaul in Smith's hands, but the highlight among the album tracks is the funny "Mister, Come and Get Your Wife." Smith's term at Columbia was winding down at this point, but he could still fire off a few good ones.
© Greg Adams /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:28:24
- Main artists: Carl Smith
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia Nashville Legacy
- Genre: Country
Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
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