Stranger Things Have Happened (Ronnie Milsap album)

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Stranger Things Have Happened
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 28, 1989
StudioGroundStar Laboratories (Nashville, Tennessee)
GenreCountry
LabelRCA Records
ProducerRob Galbraith, Ronnie Milsap, Tom Collins
Ronnie Milsap chronology
Heart & Soul
(1987)
Stranger Things Have Happened
(1989)
Back to the Grindstone
(1991)

Stranger Things Have Happened is the nineteenth studio album by American country music artist Ronnie Milsap, released in 1989. The album produced four singles, two of which claimed the top spot on the Billboard country singles chart, including "A Woman in Love" and "Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me)." The other singles, included "Houston Solution" and the title track, which peaked at #4 and #2 respectively. Of especial note is the song "You Snap Your Fingers (And I'm Back in Your Hands)", which made an appearance once before in his career on his album from 13 years prior.

Stranger Things Have Happened reached #20 on Country album charts.

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Stranger Things Have Happened"Roger Murrah, Keith Stegall3:09
2."Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me)"Hank Cochran3:02
3."A Woman in Love"Doug Millett, Curtis Wright3:14
4."You Snap Your Fingers (And I'm Back in Your Hands)"John Schweers3:23
5."Starting Today"Murrah, Stegall2:37
6."Roll the Dice"Larry Boone, Paul Nelson4:59
7."I Feel Like I'm Cheating on You"Troy Seals, Eddie Setser3:47
8."I Never Expected to See You"Ronnie Milsap, Don Schlitz3:15
9."Houston Solution"Paul Overstreet, Schlitz3:25
10."Southern Roots"Rob Galbraith, Naomi Martin, Archie Jordan3:38

Personnel[edit]

Production[edit]

  • Tom Collins – producer
  • Ronnie Milsap – producer
  • Rob Galbraith – producer
  • Ben Harris – engineer, track recording, overdub recording, mixing
  • Kyle Lehning – mixing
  • Randy Gardner – assistant engineer, mix assistant
  • Keith Odle – assistant engineer, mix assistant
  • Milan Bogdan – digital editing
  • Glenn Meadows – mastering
  • Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee) – editing and mastering location
  • Linda Bres – session coordinator
  • Joe Galente – A&R direction
  • Mary Hamilton – art direction, design
  • Jim "Señor" McGuire – photography
  • Joyce Milsap – hair, make-up
  • Bev Riedel-Patterson – hair, make-up

Chart performance[edit]

Album[edit]

Chart (1989) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 20
Canadian RPM Country Albums 20

Singles[edit]

Year Single Peak positions
US Country CAN Country
1989 "Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me)" 1 *
"Houston Solution" 4 12
"A Woman in Love" 1 1
1990 "Stranger Things Have Happened" 2 1

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