With Country on My Mind, Carl Smith finds time to walk in the "California Sunshine" and celebrate womanizing ("Wonderful World of Women") before settling into the songs of honky tonkin' and heartache for which he is known.
Smith wears Merle Haggard's "I Threw Away the Rose" like an old boot, and handles "Little Ole Wine Drinker" more capably than Robert Mitchum, for whom it was a hit.
Marty Robbins' "Knee Deep in the Blues" and the Browns' "I'd Just Be Fool Enough" -- two songs written by Melvin Endsley -- are likewise right up Smith's alley, and he fills them with the kind of weariness and defeat that make you want to reach for a whiskey bottle.
Country on My Mind produced no hits and was recorded very quickly, but is yet another fine album from a singer whose way with a honky tonk ballad is unsurpassed.
This is music made for crying in your drink, so pull up a barstool and enjoy.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California Sunshine | Carl Smith | Play | 02:05 | 4 MB | 12 MB |
| 2 | Why I'm Walking | Carl Smith | Play | 02:35 | 5 MB | 14 MB |
| 3 | Wonderful World of Women | Carl Smith | Play | 02:14 | 5 MB | 13 MB |
| 4 | I'd Just Be Fool Enough | Carl Smith | Play | 03:08 | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| 5 | Baby Me Baby | Carl Smith | Play | 02:56 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 6 | Knee Deep in Blues | Carl Smith | Play | 02:22 | 5 MB | 13 MB |
| 7 | The Only Girl I Can't Forget | Carl Smith | Play | 02:41 | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| 8 | Don't Put Your Hurt in My Heart | Carl Smith | Play | 02:33 | 5 MB | 14 MB |
| 9 | I Threw Away the Rose | Carl Smith | Play | 03:04 | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| 10 | If You Were Mine to Lose | Carl Smith | Play | 03:20 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 11 | Little Ole Wine Drinker Me | Carl Smith | Play | 02:42 | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| 29 mins | 68 MB | |||||
| 29 mins | 170 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carl Smith | Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |