1 9 7 2 ▁song ▁written ▁by ▁Bill ▁Anderson ▁and ▁made ▁famous ▁by ▁country ▁music ▁singer ▁Cal ▁Smith . ▁ ▁Song ▁background ▁Smith , ▁who ▁had ▁first ▁gained ▁fame ▁performing ▁with ▁Ernest ▁T ub b ' s ▁Texas ▁Tr ub adors ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁released ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁minor ▁hits ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁It ▁wasn ' t ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁when ▁he ▁hit ▁the ▁top ▁ 5 ▁of ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁Country ▁Singles ▁chart ▁with ▁" I ' ve ▁Found ▁Some one ▁of ▁My ▁O wn " ▁( a ▁cover ▁of ▁The ▁Free ▁Mov ement ▁pop ▁hit ). ▁Later ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁he ▁released ▁what ▁became ▁his ▁first ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁hit , ▁the ▁Anderson - p enn ed ▁" The ▁Lord ▁Kn ows ▁I ' m ▁Dr inking ." ▁ ▁A ▁sharp ▁den unci ation ▁of ▁small - town ▁religious ▁self - r igh te ous ness , ▁" The ▁Lord ▁Kn ows ▁I ' m ▁Dr inking " ▁was ▁his ▁first ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁country ▁hit ▁in ▁March , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁ 1 5 - week ▁stay ▁on ▁in ▁the ▁Billboard ▁country ▁chart ' s ▁top ▁ 4 0 . ▁The ▁record ▁was ▁also ▁Smith ' s ▁only ▁single ▁to ▁cross ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁pop ▁chart , ▁where ▁it ▁pe aked ▁at ▁number ▁ 6 4 . ▁ ▁"