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" Once a Day " became the first debut single by a female country artist to reach number one.

To date, " Once a Day " holds the record for the most weeks spent at number one on the Billboard country chart by a female artist.

RCA released Smith's self-titled debut album in March 1965 which also reached No. 1, spending seven weeks at the top of the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, and spending thirty weeks on the chart overall.

In addition, the album also peaked at No. 105 on the Billboard 200 albums chart around the same time.

Dan Cooper of Allmusic called the production of the album to sound as if she was " a down-home Streisand fronting The Lennon Sisters.

" During this time, Anderson wrote a series of singles that would jump-start Smith's career in the country music industry.

Among these songs was Smith's follow-up single to " Once a Day " released in early 1965 titled " Then and Only Then ".

The song peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard country chart.

In addition, its B-side, " Tiny Blue Transistor Radio " ( originally intended for Skeeter Davis ), was also written by Anderson and peaked within the Top 25 on the same singles chart.