The raw footage from that session made its way to the new collection, taking the proud place of track one.

вЂњAnd when he heard this one going down, he said, вЂNo one make a mistake, this is it.вЂќ They recorded the song live on set, and when they concluded, Stuart grabbed the tape from the control room. вЂњMartyвЂ™s got this uncanny sense of whatвЂ™s ought to be, whatвЂ™s going to be, and what should be,вЂќ says Smith. This song is where The Cry of the Heart began. During the eighth and final season of The Marty Stuart Show in 2014, Smith joined Stuart and his band the Fabulous Superlatives onstage for вЂњA Million and OneвЂќ-a 1966 hit for her fellow Grand Ole Opry member Billy Walker. This 11-track collection captures that described magic. вЂњBut when you get all that, and the right musicians, it just turns out to be magic.вЂќ вЂњIвЂ™m a song lover, and the lyrics have to fit something I would sing, and the rest of my music,вЂќ Smith tells American Songwriter about her new collection. Her new collection exhibits the familiar sounds and prolific storytelling Smith has purveyed over her spanning country music career. SmithвЂ™s new project comes after the Library of Congress announced that her song вЂњOnce a DayвЂќ was one of the 2020 selections for its National Recording Registry. Her latest, The Cry of the Heart-released August 20 via Fat Possum-marks SmithвЂ™s 54th studio album and her third with Stuart. The two married and went on to record another Stuart-produced album in 2011. In the studio, she fell in love with her producer, Marty Stuart, in the process of recording her self-titled 1998 album. It wasnвЂ™t until the late 1990s that Smith returned to her artistry. Between 19 she landed five top 10 singles including вЂњIвЂ™ll Come RunninвЂ™ and вЂњBurning a Hole in My Mind.вЂќ Her song вЂњCincinnati, Ohio,вЂќ resonated so profoundly that the city of Cincinnati declared an official вЂњConnie Smith DayвЂќ in June of 1967.ДЄfter riding high on the music business wave, Smith-who says she вЂњnever anticipated any level of fameвЂќ-turned inward to focus on raising her five children. After climbing to the top of the charts with the track, co-penned by fellow Opry legend Bill Anderson, the West Virginia and Ohio-reared artist reigned supreme. Connie Smith emerged from the country music scene with a breakthrough RCA single, вЂњOnce A Day,вЂќ in 1964.

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