Connie Smith - Soul of Country Music (1967) [Hi-Res 192kHz]

More of the same unearthly sound, but this has Smith covering -- at times burying -- other singers' hits. Her version of Rex Griffin's "The Last Letter" is almost literally to die for.

In less than a year, Connie Smith moved from being a small-town Ohio housewife to country stardom with a number one single to her credit. Perhaps overly compared to and identified with Patsy Cline, Smith is still considered by many to be one of the best and most underrated vocalists in country history. Her lonely desperation came straight from the heart; also, her father was abusive when she was a child, causing Smith to suffer a mental breakdown while she was in her teens.

Tracklist:
01. Connie Smith - Don't Keep Me Lonely Too Long (02:32)
02. Connie Smith - Surely (02:23)
03. Connie Smith - The Last Letter (04:04)
04. Connie Smith - Burning Bridges (02:35)
05. Connie Smith - I'm Your Woman (02:45)
06. Connie Smith - There Goes My Everything (02:57)
07. Connie Smith - It Only Hurts for a Little While (02:12)
08. Connie Smith - Family Bible (03:20)
09. Connie Smith - If Teardrops Were Silver (02:13)
10. Connie Smith - Walk Through This World with Me (02:23)
11. Connie Smith - It's Such a Pretty World Today (02:26)
12. Connie Smith - Touch My Heart (02:14)