songwriting inspiration, they would often go camping in the woods. The pair composed more than 100 songs. In 1966, they wrote a hit song for Margaret Whiting, “I Almost Called Your Name” (1966, London #115) which spent 16 weeks on the Billboard charts and peaked at #4 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary charts. Several other artists also recorded "I Almost Called Your Name" including Linda Martell (Plantation Records, 1970) and Freddy Fender (ABC Dot 1974). In 1968 Smith and Lewis wrote four of the songs on Jeannie C. Riley's album, Yearbooks and Yesterday (Cat# PLP-2) which peaked at #9 on the 1969 Billboard Hot Country Albums and included their songs “Girl Most Likely” (# 6 on Hot Country Songs, # 55 US Hot 100), and “Yearbooks and Yesterdays” (#187 on the Billboard 200). In 1969, Riley recorded the Smith and Lewis songs “There Never Was a Time” (#5 on Hot Country Songs), “The Rib” (#32 on Hot Country songs), “Things Go Better With Love” (#142 on Billboard 200), and “Wedding Cake” for her album Things Go Better With Love. (Plantation Records, #PLP-3). "Wedding Cake" was also recorded by Connie Francis, (MGM, 1969), Connie Smith (RCA Victor, 1969), and Linda Martell (Plantation Records, 1970). Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner also recorded a duet of, "There Never Was A Time" for their RCA Records album, "Always, Always" (1969) On March 15, 1969, “There Never Was a Time” was included in the Billboard Top 60 Spotlight. Riley's hit songs, “Oh Singer” (#4 on the Hot Country Songs, #74 on US Hot 100) and “Country Girl” (#7 on Hot Country, #106 Billboard 200), were also written by Smith and Lewis. In 1969, Smith and Lewis’ song “Reconsider Me” became a hit for R&B singer Johnny Adams. His rendition peaked at #8 on the Billboard R&B charts and #28 on the Billboard Hot 100. Also in 1969, the song was a hit for Country artist Ray Pillow and peaked at #38 on the Billboard Country Charts. In 1971, “Reconsider Me” was the title track of John Wesly Ryles' Plantation Records album, hitting #39 on the Country Charts. In 1975, Narvel Felts released a cover of “Reconsider Me.” His version charted at #1 on Canada's RPM Country charts, spent 6 weeks on the US charts, and peaked at #67 on the Billboard Hot 100. Smith and Lewis also recorded themselves performing this song, but their version