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Greatest Hits (Ronnie Milsap Album)
''Greatest Hits'' is the first compilation album by American country music artist Ronnie Milsap. It was released in 1980 by RCA Records . The album's only single, "Smoky Mountain Rain," reached Number One on both the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles and Easy Listening charts. The album has been certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a trade organization that represents the music recording industry in the United States. Its members consist of record labels and distributors that the RIAA says "create, manufacture, and/o ... for shipments of over 2 million copies. Track listing Original LP track listing The original LP, cassette, and 8-track had a slightly different track listing: #"Smoky Mountain Rain" #"(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time" #"(I'm a) Stand by My Woman Man" #"I Hate You" #"Pure Love" #"It Was Almost Like a Song" #"Daydreams About Night Things" #"Let's Take the Long Way Around the World" #"Let My Love Be Your Pillo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronnie Milsap
Ronnie Lee Milsap (born Ronald Lee Millsaps; January 16, 1943) is an American country music singer and pianist. He was one of country music's most popular and influential performers of the 1970s and 1980s. Nearly completely blind from birth, he became one of the most successful and versatile country "crossover" singers of his time, appealing to both country and pop music markets with hit songs that incorporated pop, R&B, and rock and roll elements. His biggest crossover hits include " It Was Almost Like a Song", "Smoky Mountain Rain", "(There's) No Gettin' Over Me", "I Wouldn't Have Missed It for the World", " Any Day Now", and " Stranger in My House". He is credited with six Grammy Awards and 35 number-one country hits, third to George Strait and Conway Twitty. He was selected for induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2014. Career Early life (1943–1971) Milsap was born January 16, 1943, in Robbinsville, North Carolina. A congenital disorder left him almost compl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kent Robbins
Kent Marshall Robbins (April 23, 1947 – December 27, 1997) was an American country music songwriter. Robbins was born in Mayfield, Kentucky. He began writing for Charley Pride's Pi-Gem music in 1974. Between then and his death, he wrote songs for several other country music artists. Among his compositions was "Love Is Alive" by The Judds, for which he received a Grammy Award nomination in 1985. Robbins also founded a publishing company in 1981 with songwriter Buzz Cason. Robbins died in an automobile accident outside Clanton, Alabama in 1997. One year after his death, he was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Songwriting credits Songs written or co-written by Robbins: *Barbara Mandrell – "The Beginning Of The End", "We Are the One" *Trace Adkins – " Every Light in the House" *Gary Allan – " Her Man", "It Would Be You", "I'll Take Today" * John Anderson – " She Just Started Liking Cheatin' Songs", " Straight Tequila Night", " I Wish I Could Have B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 Greatest Hits Albums
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RPM (magazine)
''RPM'' ( and later ) was a Canadian music-industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. ''RPM'' ceased publication in November 2000. ''RPM'' stood for "Records, Promotion, Music". The magazine's title varied over the years, including ''RPM Weekly'' and ''RPM Magazine''. Canadian music charts ''RPM'' maintained several format charts, including Top Singles (all genres), Adult Contemporary, Dance, Urban, Rock/Alternative and Country Tracks (or Top Country Tracks) for country music. On 21 March 1966, ''RPM'' expanded its Top Singles chart from 40 positions to 100. On 6 December 1980, the main chart became a top-50 chart and remained this way until 4 August 1984, whereupon it reverted to a top-100 singles chart. For the first several weeks of its existence, the magazine did not compile a national chart, but simply printed the cur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What A Difference You've Made In My Life
"What a Difference You've Made in My Life" is an inspirational song written by Archie Jordan and first made famous by two artists during 1977: then-teenage Christian music singer Amy Grant and country music singer Ronnie Milsap. Song history Amy Grant's version was included on her self-titled debut album, which was sold largely in Christian bookstores and outlets. The song was released as a single to Christian-oriented radio stations, charted at No. 5 on the US Christian charts, and helped Grant become well known in what was then a small sub-genre of religious-themed music. However, Milsap's version became better-known. It was released in November 1977 as the second single from the album ''It Was Almost Like a Song''. The song soon scored the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart and was his ninth No. 1 song on that chart. Milsap re-recorded the song for his 2009 country gospel album, '' Then Sings My Soul''. In 1978, B. J. Thomas covered Cover or covers may refer to: Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Back On My Mind Again
"Back on My Mind Again" is a song written by Charles Quillen and Conrad Pierce, and recorded by American country music artist Ronnie Milsap. It was released in December 1978 as the third single from his album '' Only One Love in My Life''. The song reached number 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles chart. The melody is a near copy of the Beatles Octopuses Garden. Ronnie Milsap Chart History/ref> The b-side "Santa Barbara", written by Hal David Harold Lane David (May 25, 1921 – September 1, 2012) was an American lyricist. He grew up in New York City. He was best known for his collaborations with composer Burt Bacharach and his association with Dionne Warwick. Early life David ... and Archie Jordan, also charted. Chart performance ;Back on My Mind Again ;Santa Barbara Year-end charts References 1979 singles 1978 songs Ronnie Milsap songs RCA Records singles Songs written by Charles Quillen Song recordings produced by Tom Collins (record produce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kris Kristofferson
Kristoffer Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is a retired American singer, songwriter and actor. Among his songwriting credits are "Me and Bobby McGee", " For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Night", all of which were hits for other artists. In 1985, Kristofferson joined fellow country artists Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash in the country music supergroup The Highwaymen, which was a key creative force in the outlaw country music movement that eschewed the traditional Nashville country music machine in favor of independent songwriting and producing. As an actor, Kristofferson is known for his roles in ''Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid'' (1973), ''Blume in Love'' (1973), '' Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore'' (1974), '' A Star Is Born'' (1976) (which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor), ''Convoy'' (1978), '' Heaven's Gate'' (1980), '' Lone Star'' (1996), ''Stagecoach'' (1986), and the ''Blade'' film trilo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Please Don't Tell Me How The Story Ends
"Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends" is a song written by Kris Kristofferson and first recorded by Bobby Bare, who included it on his ''Where Have All the Seasons Gone'' album in January 1971. Kristofferson recorded the song with Rita Coolidge for their final duet album, '' Natural Act'', and later with Mark Knopfler for '' The Austin Sessions''. Ronnie Milsap version In 1974, the song was recorded by American country music artist Ronnie Milsap. It was released in July, as the second single from the album '' Pure Love''. The song was his fourth country hit and second number one on the country chart. With this song Milsap won his first Grammy award for Best Country Vocal Performance. The single stayed at number one for two weeks and spent a total of nine weeks on the country chart. Milsap himself recorded an earlier version of the song, released on his 1971 self-titled album while recording for Warner Bros. Records Warner Records Inc. (formerly Warner Bros. Records In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Morgan (songwriter)
Dennis Morgan (born July 30, 1952 in Tracy, Minnesota) is an American songwriter and music publisher, best known for writing songs for Aretha Franklin, Faith Hill, Barbara Mandrell, and Eric Clapton. He has also published hit songs by Garth Brooks, All-4-One, Feargal Sharkey, and Trisha Yearwood. Morgan's career as a songwriter started as a session musician in Nashville. His first songwriting success was "Sleeping Single in a Double Bed", a number one hit for Barbara Mandrell in 1978. As a result, he and cowriter Kye Fleming were nominated for a Grammy. His partnership with Fleming also yielded more hits for Mandrell ("I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool"), fellow country artists Sylvia ("Nobody"), Ronnie Milsap ("Smoky Mountain Rain"), and Steve Wariner (" All Roads Lead To You"). Songs by Morgan and cowriter Simon Climie have been hits for pop artists including Climie Fisher (" Love Changes Everything") and Aretha Franklin & George Michael ("I Knew You Were Waiting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kye Fleming
Rhonda Kye Fleming (born October 9, 1951) is an American singer/songwriter and music publisher working in Nashville, Tennessee. She was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2009 and has won more than 42 BMI Awards, including BMI Songwriter of the Year for 3 consecutive years (1981–83). Fifteen of her compositions have achieved over one million performances each. Some of the most successful songs Fleming has written or co-written include: "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool", "Sleeping Single in a Double Bed", "Smoky Mountain Rain", " Roll On Mississippi", "Years", "I Wouldn't Have Missed It for the World", "Nobody"," All Roads Lead to You", " Kansas City Lights", and "Give Me Wings". In 2012, she was an honoree of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's ''Poets and Prophets'' series which honors songwriters deemed to have made a significant contribution to country music. The series featured an extended interview with Fleming before an audience at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hal David
Harold Lane David (May 25, 1921 – September 1, 2012) was an American lyricist. He grew up in New York City. He was best known for his collaborations with composer Burt Bacharach and his association with Dionne Warwick. Early life David was born in New York City, a son of Austrian Jewish immigrants Lina (née Goldberg) and Gedalier David, who owned a delicatessen in New York. He is the younger brother of American lyricist and songwriter Mack David. Career David is credited with popular music lyrics, beginning in the 1940s with material written for bandleader Sammy Kaye and for Guy Lombardo. He worked with Morty Nevins of The Three Suns on four songs for the feature film ''Two Gals and a Guy'' (1951), starring Janis Paige and Robert Alda. In 1957, David met composer Burt Bacharach at Famous Music in the Brill Building in New York. The two teamed up and wrote their first hit " The Story of My Life", recorded by Marty Robbins in 1957. Subsequently, in the 1960s and early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It Was Almost Like A Song
"It Was Almost Like a Song" is a song written by Hal David and Archie Jordan, and recorded by American country music singer Ronnie Milsap. It was released in May 1977 as the first single and title track from the album '' It Was Almost Like a Song''. It became one of the greatest hits of his recording career upon its release in 1977. In July 1977, "It Was Almost Like a Song" was Milsap's eighth No. 1 song on the ''Billboard magazine'' Hot Country Songs chart. The song also became his first ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart entry, peaking No. 16. and also on ''Billboard's'' Hot Adult Contemporary Singles chart, where it peaked at No. 7. It was nominated for two Grammy The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pre ... Awards. "It Was Almost Like a Song" provided the basis for the title ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
