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God Is Abundant
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God Is Abundant is the twenty-first solo studio album by American country singer Connie Smith. It was released in November 1973 on Columbia Records and contained 11 tracks. The project was a collection of gospel recordings, chosen by Smith herself. Several of the songs included on the project were written by other country artists including Larry Gatlin, Kris Kristofferson and Dolly Parton. The album reached the top 20 of the American country LP's chart following its release.
Connie Smith had her peak commercial success on the RCA Victor label. She had 18 top ten country singles between 1964 and 1973, including the eight-week number one song, "Once a Day". Becoming frustrated with the lack of respect the label showed to her musical interests, Smith left RCA in 1973 and signed with Columbia Records the same year. She became a Christian in 1968 and wanted to record more gospel music. At Columbia, Smith was given permission to record one gospel album per year. Smith found the material herself to make her first gospel project for Columbia. "We went through them all and picked the ones we wanted to have on there," she told biographer Barry Mazor.
In spring 1973, Smith went into Columbia Studio B to record the tracks for God Is Abundant. The sessions for the project took place on May 15, June 21, June 27 and June 28. The sessions were produced by George Richey. It was her second album project with Richey, who was chosen to work with Smith by Columbia producer, Billy Sherrill. Issues relating to trust would later end their professional relationship following the making of God Is Abundant. The project contained eleven tracks in total. The title track served as the album's opener and was first brought to Smith's attention by songwriter (and friend), Dallas Frazier. She also recorded Frazier's "The Baptism of Jesse Taylor", which would become a single for Johnny Russell following the release of Smith's album.
Many of the album's tracks were written by other country artists.
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