It Was Almost Like a Song (album)

It Was Almost Like a Song
Studio album by
Ronnie Milsap
Released1977
GenreCountry
Length36:44
LabelRCA Records
ProducerRonnie Milsap, Tom Collins
Ronnie Milsap chronology
Ronnie Milsap Live
(1976) 		It Was Almost Like a Song
(1977) 		Only One Love in My Life
(1978)
Singles from It Was Almost Like a Long
  1. "It Was Almost Like a Song"
    Released: May 1977
  2. "What a Difference You've Made in My Life"
    Released: November 1977
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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 #1 hits for Milsap, including the title track, which marked his debut on the Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at #7 and reaching #16 on the Billboard 100. "What a Difference You've Made in My Life," was the other #1 single, it was re-recorded for his 2009 album Then Sings My Soul.

It Was Almost Like a Song reached #3 on Country album charts and broke the Top 100 of the Billboard 200, peaking at #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

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."What a Difference You've Made in My Life"Archie Jordan3:59
2."No One Will Ever Know"Mel Foree, Fred Rose3:22
3."It Was Almost Like a Song"Hal David, Jordan3:35
4."Selfish"Dennis Morgan3:18
5."Long Distance Memory"John Schweers2:59
6."Here in Love"Kent Robbins3:10
7."Future's Not What It Used to Be"Mickey Newbury4:14
8."It Don't Hurt to Dream"Dan Pate, Charles Quillen2:44
9."Crystal Fallin' Rain"Schweers3:49
10."The Lovin' Kind"Roger Bowling, Larry Butler3:54

Production

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

Personnel

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Chart

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

Singles

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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

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[2] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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