Just Sylvia

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Just Sylvia
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Studio album by
Released1982
Genre Country
Length34:24
Label RCA Nashville
Producer Tom Collins
Sylvia chronology
Drifter
(1981)
Just Sylvia
(1982)
Snapshot
(1983)
Singles from Just Sylvia
  1. "Sweet Yesterday"
    Released: January 16, 1982
  2. "Nobody"
    Released: June 5, 1982
  3. "Like Nothing Ever Happened"
    Released: September 1982
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Just Sylvia is the second studio album by American country music singer Sylvia. It was released in 1982 on RCA Records and was produced by Tom Collins. It featured a number one country hit in the song "Nobody", a Kyle Fleming-Dennis Morgan composition. The song was not only a country smash, but a pop hit as well, peaking at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100, and also becoming a top 5 Adult Contemporary hit.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Nobody" Kye Fleming, Dennis Morgan 3:22
2."Mirage"Archie Jordan, Don Pfrimmer3:26
3."Sweet Yesterday"Fleming, Morgan3:49
4."You're a Legend in Your Own Mind"Fleming, Morgan3:37
5."You Can't Go Back Home"Fleming, Morgan4:16
6."Like Nothing Ever Happened"Fleming, Morgan3:44
7."I'll Make It Right with You"Charles Quillen, Pfrimmer3:34
8."Not Tonight"Steve Dean, John Jarrard 3:40
9."I Feel Cheated"Quillen, Sue Patton3:18
10."The Mill Song (Everybody's Got a Dream)"Fleming, Morgan3:38

Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (1982)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums2
U.S. Billboard 20056
Canadian RPM Top Albums51

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References

  1. "Just Sylvia Review by Tom Roland". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 July 2023.