Stranger Things Have Happened (Ronnie Milsap album)
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| Released | February 28, 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
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| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 35:00 | |||
| Label | RCA Records | |||
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Stranger Things Have Happened is the nineteenth studio album by American country music artist Ronnie Milsap, released in 1989. The album produced four singles, two of which claimed the top spot on the Billboard country singles chart, including "A Woman in Love" and "Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me)." The other singles, included "Houston Solution" and the title track, which peaked at #4 and #2 respectively. Of especial note is the song "You Snap Your Fingers (And I'm Back in Your Hands)", which made an appearance once before in his career on his album from 13 years prior.
Stranger Things Have Happened reached #20 on Country album charts.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Stranger Things Have Happened" | Roger Murrah, Keith Stegall | 3:13 |
| 2. | "Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me)" | Hank Cochran | 3:05 |
| 3. | "A Woman in Love" | Doug Millett, Curtis Wright | 3:15 |
| 4. | "You Snap Your Fingers (And I'm Back in Your Hands)" | John Schweers | 3:27 |
| 5. | "Starting Today" | Murrah, Stegall | 2:40 |
| 6. | "Roll the Dice" | Larry Boone, Paul Nelson | 5:03 |
| 7. | "I Feel Like I'm Cheating on You" | Troy Seals, Eddie Setser | 3:51 |
| 8. | "I Never Expected to See You" | Ronnie Milsap, Don Schlitz | 3:19 |
| 9. | "Houston Solution" | Paul Overstreet, Schlitz | 3:28 |
| 10. | "Southern Roots" | Rob Galbraith, Naomi Martin, Archie Jordan | 3:39 |
Personnel
- Ronnie Milsap – lead vocals, acoustic piano, electric piano
- Hargus "Pig" Robbins – acoustic piano, electric piano
- Jay Spell – acoustic piano, electric piano
- Mitch Humphries – synthesizers
- Shane Keister – synthesizers
- Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar
- Don Potter – acoustic guitar
- Billy Joe Walker Jr. – acoustic guitar
- Bruce Dees – electric guitar, backing vocals
- Steve Gibson – electric guitar
- Reggie Young – electric guitar
- Paul Franklin – pedabro
- Bruce E. Brooks – steel guitar
- Weldon Myrick – steel guitar
- Warren Gowers – bass
- Mike Leech – bass
- Bob Wray – bass
- Eddie Bayers – drums
- Larrie Londin – drums
- Mark O'Connor – fiddle
- Carol Chase – backing vocals
- Cindy Richardson-Walker – backing vocals
- Lisa Silver – backing vocals
- Dennis Wilson – backing vocals
Production
- Joe Galante – A&R direction
- Tom Collins – producer
- Rob Galbraith – producer
- Ronnie Milsap – producer
- Ben Harris – engineer, track recording, overdub recording, mixing
- Kyle Lehning – mixing
- Randy Gardner – assistant engineer, mix assistant
- Keith Odle – assistant engineer, mix assistant
- Milan Bogdan – digital editing
- Glenn Meadows – mastering
- Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee) – editing and mastering location
- Linda Bres – session coordinator
- Mary Hamilton – art direction, design
- Jim "Señor" McGuire – photography
- Joyce Milsap – hair, make-up
- Bev Riedel-Patterson – hair, make-up
Chart performance
Album
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 20 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 20 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | |
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| 1989 | "Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me)" | 1 | * |
| "Houston Solution" | 4 | 12 | |
| "A Woman in Love" | 1 | 1 | |
| 1990 | "Stranger Things Have Happened" | 2 | 1 |