Sammi Smith- Lonesome

r-1233371-1266499472-jpegThis was a dollar.  I like Sammi Smith.  This would be the third album of hers that I have posted.  Maybe fourth.  Too lazy today to check. You can search for them if you like. If you have note heard Smith before, you should do that anyway.sammi-smith

This was Smith’s second album, fresh off the heels of her biggest hit, “Help Me Make It Through The Night”. Released in 1971, the album contained the second of her three top ten singles, “Then You Walk In”.  It also contained some interesting covers; Jerry Jeff Walker’s “Mr Bojangles”, James Taylor’s “Fire and Rain”, and The Band’s “The Weight”. I am sure these are a big reason why I got the record.

Smith had started to cement herself as the leading lady in the Outlaw Country movement.  Two years later, she would move to Dallas to be near Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings.  Additionally, Merle Haggard wrote the linear notes on this album. Not too bad of company to keep, especially in the 70’s.dscn5285-800x776

For a sample, I went with “He Makes It Hard”.sammi-smith-charles-miller

This record has all the things that make Sammi Smith a great yet underrated country singer.  Satisfactory record.