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1971 studio album by Ronnie Milsap
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Ronnie Milsap is the first studio album from 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
"Sancitified" (Jim Dickinson , Bob McDill ) – 3:33
"Keep on Smiling" (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 Nicolson, 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 – horns
The Black Berries – backing vocals
Dan Penn, Gene Eichelberger, Jim Johnson , Marlin Greene, Ralph Rhodes, Terry Manning – engineers
Ed Thrasher – art director
Jim Marshall – photography
References
Studio albums Compilation albums #1 singles Other songs Related articles