"Cincinnati, Ohio" is a song written and released by Bill Anderson and later covered by

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in 1967. The song, composed and originally recorded by Anderson in 1964, told of a tired woman attempting to move from

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, to her hometown of

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. The song rose to #4 on the country charts, becoming one of her many top ten hits she had in the 1960s, and also becoming one of her signature songs. A cover version exists, done by the

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from the 1990 release "Hillbilly Fever". During the 7th innings at

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home games Smith's version is played, with the words across the stadium screens.

Chart performance

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* 1967 songs 1967 singles Connie Smith songs Songs written by Bill Anderson (singer) Song recordings produced by Chet Atkins RCA Records singles Music of Cincinnati Songs about Cincinnati Songs about Louisville, Kentucky {{1960s-single-stub