It Was Almost Like a Song (album)

It Was Almost Like a Song
It Was Almost Like a Song
Studio album by Ronnie Milsap
Released	1977
Genre	Country
Length	36:44
Label	RCA
Producer	Ronnie Milsap, Tom Collins
Ronnie Milsap chronology
Singles from It Was Almost Like a Long
	"It Was Almost Like a Song"; Released: May 1977; "What a Difference You've Made in My Life"; Released: November 1977;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

It Was Almost Like a Song is the eighth studio album by American country music artist Ronnie Milsap. It was released in 1977 by RCA Records. The album produced two No. 1 hits for Milsap, including the title track, which marked his debut on the Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at No. 7 and reaching No. 16 on the Billboard 100. "What a Difference You've Made in My Life," was the other No. 1 single, it was re-recorded for his 2009 album Then Sings My Soul.

It Was Almost Like a Song reached No. 3 on Country album charts and broke the Top 100 of the Billboard 200, peaking at No. 97. It was ultimately certified as Gold. The album won "Album of the Year" at the 1978 Country Music Association Awards.

AllMusic described the album as Milsap's "breakthrough pop album", commenting that "the music here changed what radio programmers would accept", enabling the "chance" to "crossover."

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"What a Difference You've Made in My Life"	Archie Jordan	3:59
2.	"No One Will Ever Know"	Mel Foree, Fred Rose	3:22
3.	"It Was Almost Like a Song"	Hal David, Jordan	3:35
4.	"Selfish"	Dennis Morgan	3:18
5.	"Long Distance Memory"	John Schweers	2:59
6.	"Here in Love"	Kent Robbins	3:10
7.	"Future's Not What It Used to Be"	Mickey Newbury	4:14
8.	"It Don't Hurt to Dream"	Dan Pate, Charles Quillen	2:44
9.	"Crystal Fallin' Rain"	Schweers	3:49
10.	"The Lovin' Kind"	Roger Bowling, Larry Butler	3:54

Production

Produced By Ronnie Milsap & Tom Collins
Engineers: Bill Harris Quintet, Les Ladd, David McKinley, Al Pachucki, Chuck Seitz

Personnel

Drums: Hayward Bishop, Kenny Malone
Vibraphone: Farrell Morris
Harmonica: Charlie McCoy
Bass guitar: Johnny Cobb, Mike Leech, Jack Williams
Piano: Shane Keister, Ronnie Milsap, Hargus "Pig" Robbins
Acoustic Guitar: Jimmy Capps, Ray Edenton, Chip Young
Electric guitar: Peter Bordonali, Glenn Keener, Jack Watkins, Reggie Young
Steel Guitar: Dick Overbey, Hal Rugg
Fiddle: Tommy Williams
Lead Vocals: Ronnie Milsap
Background Vocals: The Lea Jane Singers
Strings Arrangements: Cam Mullins (tracks 3,4,5,10), D. Bergen White (tracks 1,7,9)

Chart

Chart (1977)	Peak position
U.S. Top Country Albums	3
U.S. Billboard 200	97

Singles

Year	Song	US Country	US	US AC
1977	"It Was Almost Like a Song"	1	16	7
1977	"What a Difference You've Made in My Life"	1	80	-

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[2]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "It Was Almost Like a Song Review by Joe Viglione". AllMusic. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
^ "American album certifications – Ronnie Milsap – It Was Almost Like a Song". Recording Industry Association of America.

[AM-1] "It Was Almost Like a Song Review by Joe Viglione". AllMusic. Retrieved March 26, 2024.

[United_StatesRonnie_MilsapIt_Was_Almost_Like_a_SongalbumCertRef-2] "American album certifications – Ronnie Milsap – It Was Almost Like a Song". Recording Industry Association of America.

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Ronnie Milsap
Studio albums	Ronnie Milsap Where My Heart Is Pure Love Legend in My Time A Rose By Any Other Name Night Things 20/20 Vision Only One Love in My Life Images Milsap Magic Out Where the Bright Lights Are Glowing There's No Gettin' Over Me Inside Keyed Up One More Try for Love Lost in the Fifties Tonight Christmas with Ronnie Milsap Heart & Soul Stranger Things Have Happened Back to the Grindstone True Believer Sings His Best for Capitol Records Just for a Thrill My Life Then Sings My Soul
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 40 #1 Hits 16 Biggest Hits
#1 singles	"Pure Love" "Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends" "(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time" "Daydreams About Night Things" "What Goes On When the Sun Goes Down" "(I'm A) Stand by My Woman Man" "Let My Love Be Your Pillow" "It Was Almost Like a Song" "What a Difference You've Made in My Life" "Only One Love in My Life" "Let's Take the Long Way Around the World" "Back on My Mind Again" "Nobody Likes Sad Songs" "Why Don't You Spend the Night" "My Heart" "Cowboys and Clowns" "Smoky Mountain Rain" "Am I Losing You" "(There's) No Gettin' Over Me" "I Wouldn't Have Missed It for the World" "Any Day Now" "He Got You" "Inside" "Stranger in My House" "Don't You Know How Much I Love You" "Show Her" "Still Losing You" "She Keeps the Home Fires Burning" "Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night)" "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby" "In Love" "How Do I Turn You On" "Snap Your Fingers" "Make No Mistake, She's Mine" (with Kenny Rogers) "Where Do the Nights Go" "Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me)" "A Woman in Love" "Stranger Things Have Happened"
Other songs	"Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry" "Just in Case" "In No Time at All" "Prisoner of the Highway" "Old Folks" (with Mike Reid) "Button Off My Shirt" "Houston Solution" "Are You Lovin' Me Like I'm Lovin' You" "Since I Don't Have You" "Turn That Radio On" "All Is Fair in Love and War" "True Believer"
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