Love, Prison, Wisdom & Heartaches

Legendary country singer Connie Smith releases her highly anticipated 55th album "Love, Prison, Wisdom & Heartaches" on Fat Possum Records, May 24th, 2024.

On the new release, Smith takes a different approach from "Cry Of The Heart", her critically acclaimed 2021 effort. On "Love, Prison, Wisdom & Heartaches", Connie has chosen to interpret songs that were originally sung, played or written by fellow country legends; Dottie West, Skeeter Davis, Liz Anderson, The Glaser Brothers, Loretta Lynn, Jim & Jesse, George Jones, Roy Acuff, Merle Haggard and Dallas Frazier.

While the list of songs has been in the established country canon seemingly forever, Smith’s take is more of a tribute than a recreation. When asked if this is a covers record, Smith replied, “No. Hardly. I’m singing on behalf of my friends. Hoping to share them while passing along their songs”.