"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"
"undergoing rewrites and aborted attempts at recording, and losing its original female vocalist along the way, before finally being completed in August 1987. Although the single never reached the coveted UK Christmas number one, being kept at number two on its original release in 1987 by the Pet Shop Boys' cover version of ""Always on My Mind"", it has proved enduringly popular with both music critics and the public: to date the song has reached the UK Top 20 on fifteen separate occasions since its original release in 1987, including every year since 2005, and was certified double platinum in"
"Christmas number one by the Pet Shop Boys' cover of ""Always on My Mind"". MacGowan was reported to have said ""We were beaten by two queens and a drum machine"". MacColl later said that she did not feel they were really in competition with the Pet Shop Boys as they were doing a completely different kind of music. The song was re-released by the Pogues in the UK in 1991 (reaching #36), and again in the UK and Ireland for Christmas 2005, reaching number three in the UK. All proceeds from the latter release were donated towards a mixture of"
"the Christmas number one of 1987, with their cover of Elvis Presley's ""Always on My Mind"". The Pogues peaked at number 2 and has been re-issued several times since, reaching the top 10 in 2005, 2006 and 2007. In the world of classical music, Nicholas Maw's new work ""Odyssey"" made an impact, and veteran composer Malcolm Arnold produced his ""Salute to Thomas Merritt"", Op. 98, whilst Michael Nyman and Judith Weir both brought new operas to the stage. The BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition was won by Italian soprano Valeria Esposito, and the Lieder prize was introduced into"
"of Always On My Mind. Despite selling over 200,000 copies and gaining a Silver certification from the BPI, it peaked in the UK at No 2 for two weeks. The re-release of Nat King Cole's version reached No 4. The B side was a dance number ""My Arms Keep Missing You"", which was successful in mainland Europe. Astley's fourth single release would be ""Together Forever"" in 1988, reaching No 2 in the UK. It was denied the top spot by ""Neighbours"" sensation Kylie Minogue's debut ""I Should Be So Lucky"". ""Together Forever"" was more successful in the US, topping the"
"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"
"it was most famous for containing the video for ""Always on My Mind"" (starring Joss Ackland as a blind priest), which—while not on ""Actually"" was released as a single during this period. ""Actually"" was re-released in 2001 (as were most of the duo's albums up to that point) as ""Actually/Further Listening 1987–1988"". The reissue was digitally remastered and included a second disc of B-sides, remixes done by the Pet Shop Boys and previously unreleased material from around the time of the album's original release. Another re-release followed on 9 February 2009 under the title of ""Actually: Remastered"", containing only the"
"the Box Tops. Carson's song ""Always on My Mind"" won Grammy awards in 1983 for Song of the Year and Best Country Song; in 1982 it reached No. 1 on the Billboard Country charts. The Country Music Association named it the Song of the Year in 1982 and 1983. Also in 1982, The Nashville Songwriters Association International named it Song of the Year and the Academy of Country Music named it Single of the Year. In 1997 Carson was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Carson died on July 20, 2015, aged 72, after suffering from various ailments"
"Always on My Mind (Willie Nelson album) Always on My Mind is the twenty-seventh studio album by country singer Willie Nelson. It was the Billboard number one country album of the year for 1982, and stayed 253 weeks on the Billboard Top Country Albums charts, peaking at number one for a total of 22 weeks, as well as spending 99 weeks on the ""Billboard"" 200 for all albums, peaking at number two for 3 weeks. During the recording sessions for Nelson's collaboration album with Merle Haggard, ""Pancho & Lefty"", the producer Chips Moman and Bobby Emmons suggested that they record"
"were major contributing writers and producers. This duet was also the start of a series of collaborations with high-profile musicians, going on throughout the band's career. Also in August 1987, Pet Shop Boys appeared on ""Love Me Tender"", a UK television programme, on ITV, commemorating the tenth anniversary of Elvis Presley's death. They were asked to perform one of their favourite Elvis tracks and they narrowed it down to two options, ""Baby Let's Play House"" and ""Always on My Mind"", eventually settling on the latter. Their Presley cover would later be re-released in a 12"" version, consisting of a medley,"
"Friday on My Mind ""Friday on My Mind"" is a 1966 song by Australian rock group the Easybeats. Written by band members George Young and Harry Vanda, the track became a worldwide hit, reaching no. 16 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart in May 1967 in the US, no. 1 on the Dutch Top 40 chart, no. 1 in Australia and no. 6 in the UK, as well as charting in several other countries. In 2001, it was voted ""Best Australian Song"" of all time by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) as determined by a panel of 100 music"
"shown on video. ""Friday on My Mind"" was ranked No. 10 out of 2006 songs featured in the Triple M Essential 2006 Countdown. In the series ""20 to 01"", it was No. 1 on the ""Greatest Aussie Songs"" show. The song is heard in the Australian films ""One Night Stand"" (1984), and ""December Boys"" (2007). The song has been covered many times, initially by the Shadows, who did an instrumental version of the song on their 1967 album ""Jigsaw"". Les Hou-Lops made a French cover ""Vendredi m'obsède"" in 1967, also recorded in the same year by Erick Saint Laurent. The"
"with a remixed version of ""Living on My Own"", the original version of which made number 50 in 1985, making it the first remix of a previously charted single to reach number 1. The biggest selling single of the year came from Meat Loaf, who hit #1 for seven weeks from October with ""I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)"". It came from the album """", also the biggest selling of the year. Finally, as usual, December saw the Christmas number one single. Meat Loaf's successor at number 1 was Mr. Blobby, a popular character on the"
"In 1982, ""Pancho & Lefty"", a duet album with Merle Haggard produced by Chips Moman was released. During the recording sessions of ""Pancho and Lefty"", session guitarist Johnny Christopher and co-writer of ""Always on My Mind"", tried to pitch the song to an uninterested Haggard. Nelson, who was unaware of Elvis Presley's version of the song asked him to record it. Produced by Moman, the single of the song was released, as well as the album of the same name. The single topped ""Billboard's"" Hot Country Singles, while it reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100. The release won"
"Always (Atlantic Starr song) ""Always"" is a ballad by American R&B band Atlantic Starr. The track was the second single from the group's seventh studio album ""All in the Name of Love"" (1987). The single peaked at number one on both the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and ""Billboard"" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts in June 1987. The song also spent two weeks atop the U.S. adult contemporary chart. In July, it also topped the Canadian ""RPM 100"" national singles chart, where it remained for two weeks. In 2000, pop act Boyz N Girlz United included a cover version of the song"
"Always on My Mind (Tiki Taane song) ""Always On My Mind"" is a single by the New Zealand singer Tiki Taane. It was released as the first single from Taane's first solo album, ""Past, Present, Future"". It reached number one on the New Zealand Singles Chart. The song has been certified 2x Platinum and made it to #1 in New Zealand, knocking Chris Brown off the top spot after a seven-week reign. The song spent nineteen non-consecutive weeks in the top ten, including two weeks at number one, and a total of fifty-five weeks in the chart so far. ""Always"
"Award for Best Country Song for Nelson's version. The United Kingdom's Pet Shop Boys released a successfully charting version of ""Always On My Mind"" in 1987 which reached #1 in the U.K. and #4 in the United States. On October 11, 2015 in Nashville Tennessee, James entered the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame along with Rosanne Cash, Even Stevens, and several others. Mark James (songwriter) Mark James (born Francis Rodney Zambon, 1940) is an American songwriter who wrote hits for singers B.J. Thomas, Brenda Lee, and Elvis Presley, most notably Presley's last U.S. number one hit single, ""Suspicious Minds."" Mark"
"along with an acid house track by the duo, titled ""In My House"". This extended version, consistently called ""Always on My Mind""/""In My House"", would later be included on Pet Shop Boys' 1988 album, ""Introspective"", with the 12"" medley attached to the vinyl edition of their ""Actually"" album and only marketed in the United States in such double release. September 1987 saw the release of the duo's second studio album, ""Actually"", followed by the single ""Rent"" in October, which reached number 8 in the UK. The final song on the album, ""King's Cross"" accidentally anticipated the King's Cross fire at"
"In the UK Singles Chart, eighteen singles reached number one. The first was a duet between teen idols Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan, ""Especially for You"", which had narrowly missed out on being 1988's Christmas number one single. The two would continue their success throughout the year, with Minogue getting her third number one single; ""Hand on Your Heart"" in May followed by ""Wouldn't Change a Thing"" which peaked at No.2 in August, ""Never Too Late"" peaked at No.4 in October, and then her second number one album, ""Enjoy Yourself"" came in November. Donovan fared even better getting two number"
"form of popular music in America."" During the early 1980s, country artists continued to see their records perform well on the pop charts. Willie Nelson and Juice Newton each had two songs in the top 5 of the Billboard Hot 100 in the early eighties: Nelson charted ""Always on My Mind"" (No. 5, 1982) and ""To All the Girls I've Loved Before"" (No. 5, 1984, a duet with Julio Iglesias), and Newton achieved success with ""Queen of Hearts"" (No. 2, 1981) and ""Angel of the Morning"" (No. 4, 1981). Four country songs topped the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 in the 1980s:"
"On My Mind"" has also become one of the most successful singles of all time in New Zealand, landing at number one on the Best of All Time Singles Chart, a chart that has been tracking singles since 1994. The title was previously held by ""Bathe in the River"" by Hollie Smith. Always on My Mind (Tiki Taane song) ""Always On My Mind"" is a single by the New Zealand singer Tiki Taane. It was released as the first single from Taane's first solo album, ""Past, Present, Future"". It reached number one on the New Zealand Singles Chart. The song"
"1987. The CD edition includes all of the group's early singles (""A Hundred Words"", ""This Means War"" and the double A-side ""Surprise Me""/""Forever Dancing"") as well as the ""Happy Now"" EP, all of which made the Top 30 on the UK Indie Chart, but failed to reach the UK Top 75. Although ""Where It Is"" does not include any lyric sheet, and features spare, black and white cover art, each song is neatly accompanied by essential notes including recording and release dates. It didn't chart on the UK Albums Chart, but it reached Number 17 on the UK Indie Chart."
"multiple countries: No. 1 in Australia, #13 in Canada, No. 16 in the US, and the Top 10 in Germany, the Netherlands, France, and sold over one million copies worldwide. It was awarded a gold disc. On 17 March 1967, United Artists released the follow-up single to ""Friday On My Mind""; ""Who'll Be The One"". The single was a commercial failure and did not make the UK charts (although it was #14 in Australia). The band was against releasing the single to begin with, as they felt it was not a strong enough track to follow ""Friday On My Mind""."
"cover songs, entitled ""We Do 'em Our Way"", on the MFP Ltd. label. South Yorkshire mod revival band the Gents released Friday on My Mind as a single in 1986 and reached No.95 in the UK national chart with the release. In 2000 Vanessa Amorosi and Lee Kernaghan recorded a version of the song that was used as the official NRL ""Friday Night Football"" theme, featuring on Channel Nine's weekly primetime broadcast of the Rugby league every Friday night at 8:30pm. The band Noogie covered the tune for the soundtrack of the film ""A Walk to Remember"" (2002). Moneen sampled"
"on to have two more number ones in the UK as a member of Band Aid with ""Do They Know It's Christmas?"" in 1984 and as a solo artist in 1985 with ""If I Was"". The success of ""Forever And Ever"" saw the band appear on Top of the Pops. It was guitarist and singer Midge Ure's first TV appearance. The single was backed with ""Again My Love"". The single also reached the Top 30 in Germany. In 1976, EMI Electrola released a German edition of the single. In the Netherlands it reached number 2. The success of the song"
"""somehow, every GD year, Green Monkey puts out one of the best Christmas albums of the year."" 1983 Various Artists - Local Product (Cassette GM 001) Tom Dyer - Truth or Consequences (Cassette GM 002) 1984 Me Three - No Money ... No Fun (Cassette GM 004) Tom Dyer - I Lived Three Lives (Cassette GM 005) Bombardiers - Fight Back (Cassette GM 006) 1985 Prudence Dredge - Don't Stomp Away/Problem Child (7"" 45 GM 007) Jeff Kelly - Baroquen Hearts (Cassette GM 008) Liquid Generation - I Love You/1/4 To Zen (7"" 45 GM 009) The Green Pajamas -"
"Always Friday)"" which The Seekers recorded and featured in their concerts, TV shows and a DVD. In 1967, the rock group Clear Light recorded a menacing and lengthy psychedelic version of Paxton's song ""Mr. Blue"" on their only album ""Clear Light"". Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton's recording of ""The Last Thing on My Mind"" reached the top ten on the U.S. country singles charts in December 1967. Then in 1968, Paxton scored a Top 10 radio hit when The Fireballs recorded his song ""Bottle of Wine"". In the 1960s, Paxton licensed one of his songs, ""My Dog's Bigger than Your"
"female lines: when he brought them back to the studio The Pogues were so impressed that the song was re-recorded with MacColl as the replacement singing partner for MacGowan. ""Fairytale of New York"" was released as the album's lead single in November 1987 in the run-up to Christmas and reached number one in Ireland and number two in the UK. Its enduring popularity has seen it re-enter the charts several times since 1987, eventually going on to sell over a million copies in the UK and being voted the most popular Christmas-themed song of all time. Despite never being released"
"mid-1990s, playing with Guns N' Roses members Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum in 1995. Idol, Stevens, McKagan, and Sorum performed ""Christmas in the USA"" on ""The Tonight Show with Jay Leno"" in 1995. A remix album was released in 1987 called, ""Vital Idol"". The album featured a live rendition of his cover of Tommy James' ""Mony Mony"". In 1987 the single topped the United States chart and reached number 7 in the UK. The album had already been available in the UK for two years. Idol and his girlfriend Perri Lister moved from New York to Los Angeles. Lister became"
"they agreed to record an a cappella Christmas album called ""An Evening in December"". The album sold well in the Contemporary Christian market, and the trio was offered the opportunity to accompany five-time Grammy Award-winning Christian vocalist Sandi Patty on her 150-city ""Let There Be Praise"" tour. Their first album of non-Christmas music, ""Undivided"" (1986), was followed by ""Something Takes Over"" (1987) and ""God Is Good"" (1989). The two Christmas music collections, ""An Evening in December"" Volume I (1985) and Volume II (1987), have long been bestsellers in the group's catalog. Many comparisons have been made to the group's style"
"straight in at No. 1 in the Autumn. It would stay there for three weeks, paving the way for a re-release of ""Hangin' Tough"" in January 1990, and the multi-platinum success of their debut album of the same name. The year's Christmas number 1 single, and, indeed, the final number 1 of the 1980s, went to a new version of 1984's Christmas number 1 ""Do They Know It's Christmas?"". Unsurprisingly, it was produced by Stock Aitken Waterman, Band Aid II, like the original Band Aid, featured numerous famous music stars of the day, including both Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan"
"My Time of Year"" appeared on the 1988 compilation ""Cool Yule, Volume 2"" and as a bonus track on the Monkees' ""Christmas Party"" album sold by Target. Christmas Is My Time of Year ""Christmas Is My Time of Year"" is a Christmas single written by Howard Kaylan and Chip Douglas, both members of the Turtles. ""Christmas Is My Time of Year"" was first recorded and released on the Turtles' White Whale label in 1968 by The Christmas Spirit, a supergroup consisting of Kaylan and fellow Turtle Mark Volman; Gram Parsons and Gene Parsons of the Byrds; Linda Ronstadt; Modern Folk"
"Simon's ""Bridge Over Troubled Water"", as well as re-recordings of his own songs including ""Permanently Lonely"" (originally recorded for 1969's ""Good Times"" LP) and ""The Party's Over"" (originally recorded for ""The Party's Over"" released in 1967). A 2003 re-release of the album included two bonus tracks: ""The Man Who Owes Everyone"" and ""I'm a Memory"" (another re-recording of an earlier release). Always on My Mind (Willie Nelson album) Always on My Mind is the twenty-seventh studio album by country singer Willie Nelson. It was the Billboard number one country album of the year for 1982, and stayed 253 weeks on"