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1971 studio album by Ronnie Milsap
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Ronnie Milsap is the debut studio album by American
country music artist
Ronnie Milsap . It was released in 1971 on Warner Bros. Records.
Among the tracks on the album is "
Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends ", which he re-recorded in 1974 after he signed a contract with
RCA Nashville and established himself as a hitmaker in country music. The remake went on to be a No. 1 hit on the Billboard
Hot Country Singles chart.
Track listing
"Dedicate the Blues to Me" (
Huey P. Meaux ) – 3:20
"Sunday Rain" (
Mark James ) – 3:09
"
Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends " (
Kris Kristofferson ) – 3:00
"Sweet Little Rock & Roller" (
Chuck Berry ) – 3:17
"Blue Skies of Montana" (
Spooner Oldham ,
Dan Penn ) – 5:29
"Sanctified" (
Jim Dickinson ,
Bob McDill ) – 3:33
"Keep on Smiling (1980)" (Karen Oldham, Spooner Oldham) – 3:21
"The Cat Was a Junkie" (
Bobby Weinstein , Jon Stroll)
"
Crying " (
Joe Melson ,
Roy Orbison ) – 2:30
"Not for the Love of a Woman" (Nat Foster) – 3:08
"Why" (Swain Schaefer) – 3:04
Personnel
Ronnie Milsap – vocals, keyboards
Eddie Hinton , Gimmer Nicholson,
James Burton ,
Johnny Christopher ,
Reggie Young , Tippy Armstrong,
Wayne Perkins – guitar
Chris Ethridge , Mike Leech,
Norbert Putnam – bass
Bobby Emmons , Bobby Wood,
David Briggs , Glen Spreen,
Jim Dickinson , Swain Schaefer – Hammond B-3
Gene Chrisman,
Kenny Buttrey ,
Roger Hawkins – drums
Hayward Bishop – percussion
Andrew Love ,
Wayne Jackson , Ed Logan – horns
The Black Berries – backing vocals
Glen Spreen - string arrangements
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