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, released in 1986. The album produced four singles, all of which claimed the top spot on the Billboard country singles chart, including the title track, which was previously featured on Milsap's Second Greatest Hits Volume. The others included "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby", "

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" and "How Do I Turn You On." The album reached No. 1 on Country charts and peaked at #121 on the Billboard 200. It was ultimately certified as gold. The album went out of print in 2005, but was re-released as a double album with 1987's Heart & Soul on May 8, 2012.

Track listing

Personnel

As listed in liner notes. *

– lead vocals, backing vocals, keyboards * Brandon Barnes – synthesizers * Mitch Humphries – keyboards *

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– keyboards, synthesizers, synthesizer drum programming *

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– synthesizers * Jay Spell – keyboards *

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– electric guitar * Jimmy Capps – acoustic guitar * Bruce Dees – electric guitar, backing vocals * Jon Goin – electric guitar, acoustic guitar * Sonny Garrish –

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* Bob Wray – bass guitar *

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– drums * Roy Yeager – drums * Farrell Morris – percussion *

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– saxophone * Bergen White – string arrangements, backing vocals * Carl Gorodetzky – concertmaster *

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– strings * Robert Byrne – backing vocals * Lisa Silver – backing vocals * Suzy Storm – backing vocals * Wendy Suits – backing vocals * Diane Tidwell – backing vocals * Marie Tomlinson – backing vocals * Dennis Wilson – backing vocals * Barbara Wyrick – backing vocals

Production

* Tom Collins – producer * Rob Galbraith – producer * Ronnie Milsap – producer * Ben Harris – engineer *

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– engineer * Randy Gardner – assistant engineer * Scott Hendricks – string engineer * Glenn Meadows – digital editing at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee) *

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– mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California) * Bill Brunt – art direction, design * Greg Gorman – photography * Jim Osborn – illustration

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles

Certifications

References

1986 albums Ronnie Milsap albums RCA Records albums Albums produced by Tom Collins (record producer) {{1980s-country-album-stub