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Sammi Smith's first Mega album "He's Everywhere" is probably my favorite Country Western album. You'll be hard-pressed to hear a more heartbreaking song than her take on "Sunday Morning Coming Down". Plus you get "Help Me Make It Through the Night", "He's Everywhere", or "But You Know I Love You", etc..... this is simply one of the greatest country albums ever. It wasn’t long before Sammi Smith’s debut album had topped the US Billboard Country charts, reached thirty-three in the US Billboard 200 and fifty-one in Canada. Great things were forecast for Mega Records latest signing including mainstream success. Filename C:\Rips\Sammi Smith - Looks Like Stormy Weather 1969-1975 (2022) [FLAC]\11 - Birmingham Mistake.wav Filename C:\Rips\Sammi Smith - Looks Like Stormy Weather 1969-1975 (2022) [FLAC]\24 - Texas 1947.wavBy 1974, Sammi Smith was still enjoying hit singles in the US Billboard Country charts. Some were just minor hits but still she continued to find favour amongst the country music community. Sammi Smith and Mega Records hoped her fifth album The Rainbow In Daddy’s Eyes would be a turning point in her career. Sammi Smith wasn’t without a label for long and in 1969 signed to Mega Records. The label had just been founded that year by insurance executive Harry Pratt and Brad McCuen who previously was an executive at RCA. Their new label was the perfect platform for Sammi Smith, as music started to find a wider audience within the country music community. Help Me Make It Through The Night’ topped Billboard’s Hot Country Singles chart for three weeks in 1971, peaked at #3 on Billboard’s Hot 100, won “Single of the Year” and the “Best Country Song” at the CMA awards, and a Grammy for “Best Country Vocal Performance by a Female”. Sammi’s voice would have been new to most listeners – its melancholic ache and sensuous depth suited the song’s needs perfectly. Filename C:\Rips\Sammi Smith - Looks Like Stormy Weather 1969-1975 (2022) [FLAC]\20 - Today I Started Loving You Again.wav Filename C:\Rips\Sammi Smith - Looks Like Stormy Weather 1969-1975 (2022) [FLAC]\02 - Manhattan, Kansas.wav

Make It Through the Night (Sammi Smith album) Help Me Make It Through the Night (Sammi Smith album)

Without doubt, country singer singer-songwriter Sammi Smith had a voice, the talent and potential to crossover and become a huge, mainstream star. Her records were cinematic, soul-baring confessionals where her inimitable husky voice veered between melancholy and full of hurt and heartache to sensuous. It sounded as if Sammi Smith had lived the lyrics she delivered which were poignant and powerful. It was no wonder she was dubbed the: “South’s own Dusty Springfield.”Sadly, Sammi Smith never crossed over into the mainstream and her music wasn’t heard by the wider audience it deserves. However, belatedly music fans are starting to discover the delights of her music, especially the seven albums she recorded for Mega Records between 1970 and 1975. They’re a reminder of Sammi Smith at the peak of her powers when she looked like she was going to become one of the giants of country music and go on to forge a career in mainstream music. Sadly, that remained tantalisingly out of reach for the late Sammi Smith who died on February the ’12th’ 2005 aged just sixty-one. Ace Records new compilation It Looks Like Stormy Weather 1969-1975 is a fitting tribute to a truly talented and much loved singer who effortlessly breathed life, meaning and emotion into soul-baring confessionals as she brought the powerful and poignant lyrics to life. Next stop for Sammi Smith was Cyclone Records who released her 1979 album Girl Hero. Just like her final album for Elektra it failed to chart and this was the end of a short stay on Cyclone Records. Filename C:\Rips\Sammi Smith - Looks Like Stormy Weather 1969-1975 (2022) [FLAC]\15 - Then You Walk In.wav Filename C:\Rips\Sammi Smith - Looks Like Stormy Weather 1969-1975 (2022) [FLAC]\07 - Brownville Lumberyard.wav

Sammi Smith discography - Wikipedia Sammi Smith discography - Wikipedia

American country singer/songwriter. She was born August 5, 1943 in Orange, California and died February 12, 2005 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Her husband was Jody Payne, longtime guitar player for Willie Nelson. Their son, country music singer Waylon Payne, was named after Waylon Jennings - who was his godfather. Filename C:\Rips\Sammi Smith - Looks Like Stormy Weather 1969-1975 (2022) [FLAC]\04 - Saunders' Ferry Lane.wavSammi Smith chante une musique country mélancolique et pleine d'âme. Sa voix basse, distinctement rauque, était faite pour les chansons tristes, et on l'a décrite comme la Dusty Springfield de la musique country. Compilé et annoté par Bob Stanley, "Looks Like Stormy Weather" est une collection conçue pour les nuits d'hiver. Having signed to Columbia Records, Sammi Smith released He Went A Little Bit Farther later in 1967. Although the single failed to chart, commercial success wasn’t far away for Sammi Smith. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrateded.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p.279. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Sadly, Sammi Smith didn’t enjoy the same commercial success as Dusty Springfield and instead, reminded a major star of country music. Mainstream commercial success eluded her and outside of country music circles many music fans haven’t heard of Sammi Smith. Help Me Make It Through The Night " a été en tête du classement des meilleurs singles country de Billboard pendant trois semaines en 1971, a atteint la troisième place du classement Hot 100 de Billboard, a remporté le titre de " single de l'année " et de " meilleure chanson country " aux CMA Awards, ainsi qu'un Grammy pour la " meilleure performance vocale country par une femme ". La voix de Sammi aurait été nouvelle pour la plupart des auditeurs - sa douleur mélancolique et sa profondeur sensuelle convenaient parfaitement aux besoins de la chanson.

Sammi Smith - Looks Like Stormy Weather 1969-1975 - Ace Records Sammi Smith - Looks Like Stormy Weather 1969-1975 - Ace Records

A year after the release of her debut, Sammi Smith who had married second husband Jody Payne, returned with her sophomore album Lonesome in September 1971. Again, it was produced by Jim Malloy who brought about the best in country music’s rising star. a b "Sammi Smith session and album discography". Prauguefrank's Country Music Discographies . Retrieved 27 March 2010. This must have come as a huge disappointment to Sammi Smith and everyone at Mega Records. Especially given songs of the quality of I’ve Got To Have You which features a vocal that’s a mixture of sadness and longing. Just like in so many of her songs, the lyrics come to life and have a cinematic quality. Sadly, the wider record buying public had yet to discover Sammi Smith whose career seemed to have stalled and mainstream success seemed even further away.Despite recording career that spanned just twelve years Sammi Smith enjoyed and released eleven albums. This included seven for Nashville-based Mega Records between 1970 and 1975. These albums featured Sammi Smith at her best. They’re also a reminder of a truly talented singer who could breath life, meaning and emotion into lyrics as she laid bare her soul. Sadly, still so many music fans have yet to discover the delights of Sammi Smith’s music. Filename C:\Rips\Sammi Smith - Looks Like Stormy Weather 1969-1975 (2022) [FLAC]\06 - I've Got To Have You.wav In November 1970, Help Me Make It Through The Night was released as the second single. It topped the US Billboard Country charts and reached number eight on the US Billboard 100. This led to the album being retitled Help Me Make It Through The Night.