Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way

1951 single by Carl Smith

"Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way"

Single by Carl Smith

from the album Sentimental Songs

B-side

"Me and My Broken Heart"

Released

1951 (1951)

Recorded

1951

Genre

Country and western

Length

2:50

Label

Columbia

Songwriter(s)

Loys Sutherland, Louie Clark

Carl Smith singles chronology

"If Teardrops Were Pennies"
(1951)

"Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way"
(1951)

"(When You Feel Like You're in Love) Don't Just Stand There"
(1952)

"Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way" is a 1951 song by Loys Sutherland and Louie Clark, first recorded by Carl Smith. "Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way" was Smith's first number one on the Billboard country and western best seller chart, spending eight weeks at the top spot and total of 33 weeks on the chart.^[1]

While originally released as a 78 record, Smith later released a version of the song on his 1957 album, Sentimental Songs.^[2]

The song was also covered by Faron Young on his 1962 album, Four Walls.^[3]

References

^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 318.
^ "Sentimental Songs". AllMusic. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
^ "Four Walls". AllMusic. Retrieved December 17, 2020.