Connie Smith will release her 54th studio album, ‘The Cry of the Heart’ on 20th August 2021 via Fat Possum.
The first track taken from the record is ‘Look Out Heart’ written by Marty Stuart and longtime Fabulous Superlative drummer Harry Stinson.
āPeople ask me, āWhat is country music,āā says Smith. āI say, āTo me, country music is the cry of the heart.ā We all have these experiences in our hearts and Iām trying to identify and communicate with people so they know theyāre not alone.ā
‘The Cry of the Heart’ is Smith’s first album in a decade and her third collaboration with husband Stuart, who also produces the album. Smith and Stuart contributed two original tracks written together as well, the soaring ‘Here Comes My Baby Back Again’ and weeper ‘Spare Me No Truth Tonight.’
Other songs onĀ ‘The Cry of the Heart’Ā include ‘I Donāt Believe Me Anymore’ the 72ndĀ song Smith has recorded written by Hall of Fame songwriter Dallas Frazier, and Merle Haggardās ‘Jesus Takes a Hold,’ which is a reflection of Smithās boundless faith in the midst of troubled times.
Grammy Award-winning producer and songwriter Carl Jackson pens ‘To Pieces’ and ‘I’m Not Over You,’ the latter composed with classic country singer Melba Montgomery.
Smith had her first hit in 1964, ‘Once a Day’, and has been recording and releasing music ever since.