"Back on My Mind Again" is a song written by Charles Quillen and Conrad Pierce, and recorded by American

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. 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 ''

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chart. The melody is a near copy of the Beatles Octopuses Garden. Ronnie Milsap Chart History/ref> The b-side "Santa Barbara", written by

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and Archie Jordan, also charted.

Chart performance

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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 producer) {{1970s-country-song-stub