What a Difference You've Made in My Life
"What a Difference You've Made in My Life" | ||||
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Single by Ronnie Milsap | ||||
from the album It Was Almost Like a Song | ||||
B-side | "Selfish" | |||
Released | November 1977 | |||
Format | 7" | |||
Recorded | April 1977 | |||
Genre | Country, inspirational | |||
Length | 3:59 | |||
Label | RCA | |||
Writer(s) | Archie Jordan | |||
Producer(s) | Ronnie Milsap, Tom Collins | |||
Ronnie Milsap singles chronology | ||||
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"What a Difference You've Made in My Life" is an inspirational song written by Archie Jordan and first made famous by two artists during 1977: teenaged Christian music singer Amy Grant and country music singer Ronnie Milsap.
Song history
Grant's version was included on her self-titled debut album "Amy Grant", which was sold largely in Christian bookstores and outlets. The song was released as a single to Christian-oriented radio stations, and helped Grant become well known in what was then a small subgenre of religious-themed music.
It was Milsap's version, however, that became better-known. It was released in November 1977 as the second single from the album It Was Almost Like a Song. The song soon scored the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart and was his ninth No. 1 song on that chart. Milsap re-recorded the song for his 2009 country gospel album, Then Sings My Soul.
Chart positions
Chart (1977-1978) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles[1] | 1 |
US Billboard Hot 100[2] | 80 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
Canadian RPM Top Singles | 96 |
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks | 43 |
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 232.
- ↑ "Ronnie Milsap – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Ronnie Milsap.
External links
Preceded by "Take This Job and Shove It" by Johnny Paycheck |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single January 21, 1978 |
Succeeded by "Out of My Head and Back in My Bed" by Loretta Lynn |
Preceded by "My Way" by Elvis Presley |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single February 4-February 11, 1978 |