The Cry of the Heart marks the “Once a Day” singer’s first album since 2011’s Long Line of Heartaches, which was also produced by Stuart. Additional songs on the project are the sterling-voiced Smith’s versions of Merle Haggard’s “Jesus, Take a Hold,” Dallas Frazier’s “I Don’t Believe Me Anymore,” and Carl Jackson’s “I’m Not Over You.”
In March 2021, Smith was honored by the Library of Congress, which selected “Once a Day” as one of its 2020 selections for the National Recording Registry. The song was penned by Bill Anderson as Smith’s debut release for RCA Victor and reached Number One in 1964. Smith’s husband Stuart, meanwhile, is in the midst of rolling out music from his digital album Songs I Sing in the Dark on a monthly basis.
The Cry of the Heart track listing:
“A Million and One”
“Look Out Heart”
“Spare Me No Truth”
“To Pieces”
“All the Time”
“I Just Don’t Believe Me Anymore”
“Three Sides”
“I’m Not Over You”
“Here Comes My Baby Back Again”
“Heart, We Did All That We Could”
“Jesus, Take a Hold”
