''On My Way'' is a studio album by
B. J. Thomas
Billy Joe Thomas (August 7, 1942 – May 29, 2021) was an American singer widely known for his pop, country and Christian hits of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
Popular songs by Thomas include "Hooked on a Feeling" (1968), "Raindrops Keep Fallin' ...
via
Scepter Records. Released in 1968, the album contained two singles: "The Eyes of a New York Woman" (which reached No. 28 in the U.S. and No. 29 in Canada) and "
Hooked on a Feeling" (which peaked at No. 5 in the U.S. and No. 3 in Canada).
Also included on the album are covers of "
Four Walls" (originally by
Jim Reeves
James Travis Reeves (August 20, 1923July 31, 1964) was an American country and popular music singer-songwriter. With records charting from the 1950s to the 1980s, he became well known as a practitioner of the Nashville Sound. Known as "Gentleman ...
), "
Light My Fire" (originally by
the Doors
The Doors were an American Rock music, rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1965, with vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger, and drummer John Densmore. They were among the most controversial and influential ro ...
) and "
Mr. Businessman" (originally by
Ray Stevens).
Track listing
# "The Eyes of a New York Woman" (
Mark James) - 3:03
# "Mr. Businessman" (
Fred Foster,
Ray Stevens) - 3:21
# "
Light My Fire" (
Robby Krieger) - 3:01
# "Gone" (
Smokey Rogers
Eugene Rogers (March 23, 1917–November 23, 1993), known professionally as Smokey Rogers, was an American Western swing musician and songwriter active during the 1940s and 50s on the West Coast.
Born in McMinnville, Tennessee, Rogers joined ...
) - 3:50
# "
Hooked on a Feeling" (
Mark James) - 2:48
# "
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (
Otto Harbach,
Jerome Kern
Jerome David Kern (January 27, 1885 – November 11, 1945) was an American composer of musical theatre and popular music. One of the most important American theatre composers of the early 20th century, he wrote more than 700 songs, used in over ...
) - 3:03
# "
Four Walls" (Marvin Moore, George Campbell) - 2:52
# "Sandman" (
Wayne Carson) - 3:16
# "I've Been Down This Road Before" (
Mark James,
Spooner Oldham) - 2:51
# "I Saw Pity in the Face of a Friend" (
Nickolas Ashford
Ashford & Simpson were an American husband-and-wife songwriting-production team and recording duo of Nickolas Ashford (May 4, 1941 – August 22, 2011) and Valerie Simpson (born August 26, 1946).
Ashford was born in Fairfield, South Carolina, ...
,
Valerie Simpson) - 2:25
Chart performance
References
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1968 albums
B. J. Thomas albums
Albums produced by Chips Moman
Scepter Records albums