who sang the original you were always on my mind
Gwen McCrae
title: Always on My Mind text: Always on My Mind "Always on My Mind" is a song by Johnny Christopher, Mark James, and Wayne Carson, recorded first by B.J. Thomas in 1969, then Gwen McCrae (as "You Were Always on My Mind") and Brenda Lee in 1972. The song has been a crossover hit, charting in both the country and western and pop categories. AllMusic lists over 300 recorded releases of the song in versions by dozens of performers. While Brenda Lee's version had stalled at number 45 on the country charts in 1972, other performers reached the top 20 in the United States and elsewhere title: Always on My Mind text: a double sided hit reaching number 16 on "Billboard" magazine's Hot Country Singles chart in November 1972. In the UK "Always on My Mind" was the hit song and "Separate Ways" was the B-side. It was voted the number 1 song of Presley's recording career in a poll conducted by ITV in 2013. In 1979, John Wesley Ryles reached number 20 on the US country charts with his rendition, entitled "You Are Always on My Mind", from the album "Let the Night Begin". The rendition was produced by Bob Montgomery. A review in "Billboard" praised the "brightly mixed vocals" and title: Always on My Mind text: with their own versions: Elvis Presley in 1972; John Wesley Ryles in 1979; Willie Nelson's Grammy Award-winning version in 1982; Pet Shop Boys in 1987. Elvis Presley recorded his version of "Always on My Mind" on March 29, 1972, a few weeks after his February separation from wife Priscilla. The song received immense fame and critical appreciation and is considered one of the standout songs of the '70s for Elvis. The song was released as the B-side of the "Separate Ways" single, which reached Gold status in the U.S for sales of over a million copies. It was listed as title: SWV text: "Right Here/Human Nature" peaked at No. 1 on R&B and No. 2 on the Hot 100 and it stayed at No. 1 on the "Billboard" R&B charts for 7 weeks, making it one of the longest-running singles of 1993. It was followed up with the additional Top10 R&B hits, "Downtown" (No. 2), and "You're Always on My Mind" (No. 8). The album peaked at 8 on the US Billboard 200. Following the success of their first album, SWV appeared on the soundtrack for the 1994 film "Above the Rim". The single, "Anything", became a top ten R&B hit and reached title: Follow Me... text: was a major hit in the US when covered by the group We Five in 1965. All songs written and composed by Crispian St. Peters except where noted. Follow Me... Follow Me... is the debut album by Crispian St. Peters and was released in 1966. The album featured four singles: "You Were on My Mind", which reached number 2 in the UK and number 36 on the American "Billboard" Hot 100, "The Pied Piper", which reached number 4 in the UK and number 5 in the US, "But She's Untrue", whose B-side, "Your Ever Changin' Mind", reached number 106 in