"A Stranger in My Place" is a song by

Kenny Rogers Kenneth Ray Rogers (August 21, 1938 – March 20, 2020) was an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013. Rogers was particularly popular with country audiences but also charted m ...

and

Kin Vassy Charles Kindred Vassy (August 16, 1943 – June 23, 1994) was a singer-songwriter, who in addition to his solo recordings also recorded with other artists, most notably Kenny Rogers, Frank Zappa and Elvis Presley. In the 1960s, Vassy was a mem ...

(a member of The First Edition), first recorded on Kenny Rogers & The First Edition's 1970 album '' Something's Burning''. The most successful charting single of the song was by Canadian country pop artist

Anne Murray Morna Anne Murray (born June 20, 1945) is a retired Canadian singer. Her albums, consisting primarily of pop, country, and adult contemporary music, have sold over 55 million copies worldwide during her over 40-year career. Murray was the fir ...

. Released in February 1971, it was the second single from her album '' Straight, Clean and Simple''. It peaked at number 1 on the Canadian ''

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'' Country Tracks chart. It also reached number 27 on the '' Billboard''

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chart in the United States. In the course of 1971, the song was also covered by Bill Anderson (on his album ''Always Remember'') and

Del Reeves Franklin Delano Reeves (July 14, 1933 – January 1, 2007) was an American country music singer, best known for his "girl-watching" novelty songs of the 1960s including "Girl on the Billboard" and "The Belles of Southern Bell". He is also know ...

(on his album ''The Del Reeves Album''). In 1972 it was covered by

Joan Baez Joan Chandos Baez (; born January 9, 1941) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and activist. Her contemporary folk music often includes songs of protest and social justice. Baez has performed publicly for over 60 years, releasing more ...

on her ''

Come from the Shadows ''Come from the Shadows'' is the thirteenth studio album (and fifteenth overall) by Joan Baez, released in 1972. After recording for the independent label Vanguard for more than a decade, Baez signed with A&M, and attempted to point her career in ...

'' album. In 1980, the song charted again for

Jimmy "Orion" Ellis James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February 26, 1945 – December 12, 1998), who used the stage name Orion at times in his career, was an American singer. His voice was similar to Elvis Presley's, a fact which he and his record company ...

, reaching #69 on the country charts.

Chart performance (Anne Murray version)

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