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"Touch Me When We're Dancing" is a song written by Terry Skinner, J. L. Wallace and Ken Bell. Skinner and Wallace headed the Muscle Shoals, Alabama session group Bama, who first recorded this song and released it as a single in 1979 reaching number 42 on the Billboard Easy Listening chart and number 86 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song was later recorded by The Carpenters in 1981 for their Made in America album. In 1984, it was recorded by country music artists Mickey Gilley and Charly McClain for their 1984 duet album It Takes Believers and in 1986 by the country music group Alabama.
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"Chains of Love" is a song written by Ahmet Nugetre and Harry VanWalls, and recorded by American country music artist Mickey Gilley. It was released in October 1977 as the third and final single from his album First Class. The song reached number 9 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and number 7 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.
"Power of Positive Drinkin'" is a song written by Don Pfrimmer and Rick Klang, and recorded by American country music artist Mickey Gilley. It was released in March 1978 as the lead single from his album Flyin' High. The song reached number 8 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and number 7 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.
"Here Comes the Hurt Again'" is a song written by Jerry Foster and Bill Rice, and recorded by American country music artist Mickey Gilley. It was released in July 1978 as the second single from his album Flyin' High. The song reached number 9 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and number 43 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.
"Just Long Enough to Say Goodbye" is a song written by Bill Rice and Jerry Foster, and recorded by American country music artist Mickey Gilley. It was released in March 1979 as the second and final single from his album The Songs We Made Love To. The song reached number 10 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and number 10 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.
"My Silver Lining" is a song written by Roger Murrah and Tina Murrah, and recorded by American country music artist Mickey Gilley. It was released in July 1979 as the lead single from his album Mickey Gilley. The song reached number 8 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and number 62 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.
"Your Love Shines Through" is a song written by Wayland Holyfield and Gary Nicholson, and recorded by American country music artist Mickey Gilley. It was released in August 1983 as the second and final single from his album Fool for Your Love. The song reached No. 5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and No. 6 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.
"I'm the One Mama Warned You About" is a song written by Mickey James and Gayle Zeiler, and recorded by American country music artist Mickey Gilley. It was released in January 1985 as the second and final single from his album Too Good to Stop Now. The song reached number 10 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and number 10 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.
"You've Got Something on Your Mind" is a song recorded by American country music artist Mickey Gilley. It was released in August 1985 as the lead single from his album I Feel Good About Lovin' You. The song reached number 10 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and number 7 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada. It was written by Norro Wilson, Dave Gibson, and Roger Murrah.
"Your Memory Ain't What It Used to Be" is a song recorded by American country music artist Mickey Gilley. It was released in December 1985 as the second and final single from his album I Feel Good About Lovin' You. The song reached number 5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and number 2 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada. It was written by Mary Fielder, Kim Morrison and Dickey Betts.
"Doo-Wah Days" is a song written by Edward Hunnicutt, Doug Gilmore and Gary Vincent, and recorded by American country music artist Mickey Gilley. It was released in July 1986 as the only single from his album One and Only. The song reached number 6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and number 9 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.
"Chains Of Love", a 12-bar blues, was written by Doc Pomus who sold the copyright to Ahmet Ertegun in 1950 for $50.00. Since Ertegun owned the copyright from that point forward, he had legal right to claim the song as his own which he did using the pseudonym "A. Nugetre". The song has charted numerous times in the US and abroad the first by Big Joe Turner in 1951 reaching number 2 on the US Billboard R&B chart..
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