On My Way (B.J. Thomas album)

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On My Way
Studio album by
Released1968
Recorded1968
StudioAmerican (Memphis, Tennessee)
GenrePop, rock
Length30:33
LabelScepter
ProducerChips Moman
B. J. Thomas chronology
Tomorrow Never Comes
(1966)
On My Way
(1968)
Young And In Love
(1969)

On My Way is a studio album by B. J. Thomas via Scepter Records.[1] 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).[2] Also included on the album are covers of "Four Walls" (originally by Jim Reeves), "Light My Fire" (originally by the Doors) and "Mr. Businessman" (originally by Ray Stevens).

Track listing

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  1. "The Eyes of a New York Woman" (Mark James) - 3:03
  2. "Mr. Businessman" (Fred Foster, Ray Stevens) - 3:21
  3. "Light My Fire" (Robby Krieger) - 3:01
  4. "Gone" (Smokey Rogers) - 3:50
  5. "Hooked on a Feeling" (Mark James) - 2:48
  6. "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) - 3:03
  7. "Four Walls" (Marvin Moore, George Campbell) - 2:52
  8. "Sandman" (Wayne Carson) - 3:16
  9. "I've Been Down This Road Before" (Mark James, Spooner Oldham) - 2:51
  10. "I Saw Pity in the Face of a Friend" (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) - 2:25

Chart performance

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Chart (1968) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 133

References

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  1. ^ "On My Way". AllMusic. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8th ed.). New York: Billboard Books. p. 630. ISBN 0-8230-7499-4.