It Was Almost Like a Song (album)

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It Was Almost Like a Song
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Studio album by
Ronnie Milsap
Released1977
Genre Country
Length36:44
Label RCA
Producer Ronnie 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
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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.

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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.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 Rose 3:22
3."It Was Almost Like a Song" Hal David, Jordan3:35
4."Selfish" Dennis Morgan 3:18
5."Long Distance Memory"John Schweers2:59
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 Quillen2:44
9."Crystal Fallin' Rain"Schweers3:49
10."The Lovin' Kind" Roger Bowling, Larry Butler 3:54

Production

Personnel

Chart

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

Singles

YearSong US Country US US AC
1977"It Was Almost Like a Song"1167
1977"What a Difference You've Made in My Life"180-

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [2] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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