Lost in the Fifties Tonight

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Lost in the Fifties Tonight
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Studio album by
Released1986
StudioGroundStar Laboratories and Bullet Recording (Nashville, Tennessee).
Genre Country
Label RCA Records
Producer Ronnie Milsap, Rob Galbraith, Tom Collins
Ronnie Milsap chronology
Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
(1985)
Lost in the Fifties Tonight
(1986)
Christmas with Ronnie Milsap
(1986)
Singles from Lost in the Fifties Tonight
  1. "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby"
    Released: March 8, 1986
  2. "In Love"
    Released: June 1986
  3. "How Do I Turn You On"
    Released: October 1986
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Lost in the Fifties Tonight is the seventeenth studio album by American country music artist Ronnie Milsap, released in 1986. The album produced four singles, all of which claimed the top spot on the Billboard country singles chart, including the title track, which was previously featured on Milsap's Second Greatest Hits Volume. The others included "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby", "In Love" and "How Do I Turn You On."

Contents

The album reached No. 1 on Country charts and peaked at #121 on the Billboard 200. It was ultimately certified as gold. The album went out of print in 2005, but was re-released as a double album with 1987's Heart & Soul on May 8, 2012.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night)" Mike Reid, Troy Seals, Fred Parris4:18
2."In Love"Reid, Bruce Dees4:34
3."Old Fashioned Girl Like You"Reid, Naomi Martin3:21
4."I Heard It Through the Grapevine" Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong 4:24
5."Don't Take It Tonight"Reid, Seals5:10
6."How Do I Turn You On"Reid, Robert Byrne 4:45
7."Happy, Happy Birthday Baby"Margo Sylvia, Gilbert Lopez3:41
8."Nashville Moon" Roger Murrah, John Schweers3:18
9."I Only Remember the Good Times"Reid, Martin4:00
10."Money (That's What I Want)"Janice Bradford, Berry Gordy 5:21

Personnel

As listed in liner notes. [2]

Production

Charts

Singles

YearSinglePeak
positions
US Country US AC CAN Country CAN AC
1985"Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night)"18120
1986"Happy, Happy Birthday Baby"11
"In Love"11
"How Do I Turn You On"11

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [6] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

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