| I Got a Lot of Hurtin' Done Today/I've Got My Baby On My Mind | ||||
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| Studio album by Connie Smith | ||||
| Released | January 1975 | |||
| Recorded | 1974 Columbia Recording Studio (Nashville, TN) |
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| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Ray Baker | |||
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| Singles from I Got a Lot of Hurtin' Done Today/I've Got My Baby On My Mind | ||||
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I Got a Lot of Hurtin' Done Today/I've Got My Baby On My Mind is the twenty fifth studio album by American country music artist, Connie Smith. The album was released in January 1975 on Columbia Records and was produced by Ray Baker. The album spawned three singles between 1974 and 1975, which included two Top 20 hits.
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I Got a Lot of Hurtin' Done Today/I've Got My Baby On Mind contained eleven tracks and was produced at the Columbia Records Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee in 1974. The album included a cover version of Hank Williams's "Why Don't You Love Me" (which would eventually be released as a single), as well as "Searching (For Someone Like You)." In addition, the album also included two songs by Don Gibson: "Praying Hands" and "Loving You (Has Changed My Whole Life)." Two additional religious songs were included on the album: Billy Graham's "Sunshine Blue" and Eddy Raven's "You'll See Jesus," as Smith was beginning to incorporate more Gospel music into her studio albums.[1] The album was released on a 12-inch LP album, with six songs on the record's first side and five songs on its second side.[2]
I Got a Lot of Hurtin' Done Today/I've Got My Baby On My Mind spawned three singles between 1974 and 1975. The first song, "I've Got My Baby on My Mind" was released in November 1974, becoming a Top 20 hit in the United States, reaching #13 on the Billboard Magazine Hot Country Songs chart and #31 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart. "I Got a Lot of Hurtin' Done Today" was released as the second single in February 1975, reaching #30 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and #45 on the Canadian RPM Country chart. The third single, "Why Don't You Love Me" was released in May and became a Top 20 hit in both countries, reaching #15 in the United States and #20 in Canada.[3] The album itself also charted, reaching #30 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart upon its release in January.[4]
| Chart (1975) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Top Country Albums | 30 |
| Year | Song | Chart positions | |
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| US Country | CAN Country | ||
| 1974 | "I've Got My Baby On My Mind" | 13 | 31 |
| 1975 | "I Got a Lot of Hurtin' Done Today" | 30 | 45 |
| "Why Don't You Love Me" | 15 | 20 | |