''Margo Smith'' is a

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by American

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artist

Margo Smith Margo Smith (born Betty Lou Miller; April 9, 1942 in Dayton, Ohio) is an American country and Christian music singer–songwriter. She had several years of country success during the 1970s, which included two number one hits on the '' Billboard' ...

. It was released in September 1975 via

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and was produced by

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. The album's was Smith's second LP released in her music career and her only album to be issued on 20th Century Fox. It included two

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, notably the major hit "

There I Said It "There I Said It" is a song written and recorded by American country artist Margo Smith. It was released as a single in 1975, becoming her first major hit as a musical artist. The song was originally recorded for 20th Century Fox Records in Janua ...

." It contained ten tracks of mostly self-composed material.

Background and content

Margo Smith began her adulthood as a kindergarten teacher but aspired to become a country recording artist. After recording demos and developing a following, she signed a recording contract with

in 1975. She then began recording material for her debut studio album, which would be released on the label. The project was recorded between January and May 1975 in sessions held by producer

. It was among only two recording sessions Smith would have at the label. The album contained a total of ten tracks. Seven of these tracks were composed entirely by Smith herself, such as "Tennessee Yodelers," "He Don't Love Here" and "One Sided Affair." Two tracks were composed by Jerry Foster and

Bill Rice Wilburn Steven Rice (born April 19, 1939 in Datto, Arkansas) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Rice charted six singles between 1971 and 1978, including the Top 40 hit "Travelin' Minstrel Man", but is better known for his songw ...

. Additionally, the song "

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" was a cover of the original pop hit by

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Release and chart performance

''Margo Smith'' was released in September 1975 on 20th Century Fox Records. It was Smith's second studio album in her recording career. It was distributed as a

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, containing five songs on each side of the record. The album peaked at number 42 on the ''

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chart shortly after its release. Two singles were included on the album that previously been release. The first single included was "There I Said It," which was first released in March 1975. The song peaked at number eight on the ''Billboard''

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chart. It also peaked at number 14 on the ''

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'' Country Songs chart in Canada. "Paper Lovin'" was the second single included on the record and was first issued in July 1975. The song reached number 30 on the ''Billboard'' country list.

Track listing

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the

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of ''Margo Smith''. Musical and technical personnel * Herb Burnette – Photography * Margo Smith – Lead vocals * Mort Thomasson – Engineer * Jim Vienneau – Producer * Bill Ward – Graphics

Charts

Release history

References

{{Margo Smith 1975 debut albums 20th Century Fox Records albums Margo Smith albums