Mark ... In many cases, regarding many subjects, I think what happens is that we tend to compare with what is going on today ... yes, maybe this song doesn't rate with the 'classics' of yesteryear, but compared to what is being played on the radio today, I thought it was a pretty good song ... and there was just 'something' about her voice that clicked with me ...
I have listened to C/W at different times all my life, and today, due to a lack of much else, it is what is played on our radios more often than any other music ... you are absolutely correct that 'they don't write them like they used to' ... most of today's country songs have themes like 'I haven't seen you in three whole days, so tonight I'm sleeping with someone else', or 'I saw her at the bar and the next thing I knew I was in bed with her' ...
So yes, the bar has been lowered, and sometimes I wonder if it even exists anymore ...
But I DID like her voice ...