"Dream Painter" is a song composed by

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and

Sanger D. Shafer Sanger D. Shafer (October 24, 1934 – January 12, 2019),
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singer

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. The song was Smith's final single for

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, upon its release in 1973. The same year it was issued on among her final album releases for RCA.

Background, release and chart performance

By 1973, Connie Smith had nearly a decade of success on

, with hit country songs like "

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" (1964), "

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" and "

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" (1972). In 1973, Smith made the decision to leave her recording contract and sign with Columbia Records. Smith actually recorded "Dream Painter" a year prior to her RCA departure, specifically in April 1972 at

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. The session was produced by Bob Ferguson. She also cut two additional sides during the same recording session. "Dream Painter" was Smith's final single issued with RCA Victor Records. The single was released in June 1973, backed by a re-recorded version of Smith's 1964 original hit, "

". The song spent ten weeks on the ''

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chart and peaked at number 23 in August 1973. It was Smith's final single release with RCA and second solo single to peak outside the top 20 of the ''Billboard'' country chart. It also peaked at number 39 on the ''

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'' Country Singles chart in Canada. It was later issued on Smith's RCA compilation, also titled '' Dream Painter''.

Track listing

7" vinyl single * "Dream Painter" – 2:45 * "

" – 2:47

Charts

References

{{Connie Smith singles 1973 singles RCA Victor singles Connie Smith songs Song recordings produced by Bob Ferguson (musician) Songs written by Dallas Frazier Songs written by Sanger D. Shafer