''Nothing to Lose'' is a

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by American country 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 on January 5, 2005 via Lamon Records and contained ten tracks. The album was a mixture of country and

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songs, some of which were composed by Smith herself. It was her first album released in nearly a decade and her first for the Lamon label.

Background, content and release

In the 1970s, Margo Smith became successful through a series of hits in the country field. Songs like "

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 ...

" (1975), "

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" (1978), "

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" (1978) and " Still a Woman" became major hits on the ''

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'' country singles chart. In later decades, Smith formed a Christian duo with her daughter and released a series of albums in the same format. Continuing to tour as both a country and Christian artist, she would release ''Nothing to Lose'' in 2005. The album contained a total of ten tracks, six of which were composed by Smith herself. This included the title track, "God Gave Me You" and "When You're Down to Nothing". ''Nothing to Lose'' also contained four recordings composed by other songwriters. This included a cover of the Christian hymns, "At the Feet of Jesus," " Just a Closer Walk with Thee" and the Ray Stevens song " Everything Is Beautiful". The album was produced by musician Dave Moody and was recorded at dLab Studios. The project was released on January 5, 2005 via Lamon Records. It was offered as a compact disc and a music download. It was Smith's first studio album since 1993's ''Swiss, Cowboy and Country''. It was also her eighteenth studio recording and first for Lamon Records.

Track listing

Personnel

All credits are adapted from AllMusic and the liner notes of ''Nothing to Lose''. Musical personnel * Mylon Hayes –

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, bass guitar * Dave Johnson –

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* Allen Kerr –

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* Dave Moody –

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, electric guitar,

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, guitar,

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* Joshua Moody – Drums * Rebecca Moody – Chorus * Ron Murray – Vocal harmony * Chris Lockhart Smith – Chorus * Lisa Maria Smith – Chorus * Margo Smith – Lead vocals * Lewis Wells – Piano Technical personnel * Cody McSwain – Engineer * Nelson McSwain – Audio production * Dave Moody – Audio production, engineer, producer * Joshua Moody – Percussion * Hope Powell – Photography

Release history

References

{{Margo Smith 2005 albums Margo Smith albums