1971 Ronnie Milsap – Ronnie Milsap
Ronnie Milsap is the debut studio album by American 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.
Tracks
1 Dedicate The Blues To Me (Huey Meaux) 03:22
2 Sunday Rain (Mark James) 03:10
3 Please Don’t Tell Me How The Story Ends (Kris Kristofferson) 03:00
4 Sweet Little Rock And Roller (Chuck Berry) 03:21
5 Blue Skies Of Montana (Dan Penn; Spooner Oldham) 05:32
6 Sanctified (Bob McDill; Jim Dickinson) 03:35
7 Keep On Smiling (Karen Oldham; Spooner Oldham) 03:23
8 The Cat Was A Junkie (Bobby Weinstein; Jon Stroll) 02:28
9 Crying (Roy Orbison) 03:18
10 Not For The Love Of A Woman (Nat Forster) 03:16
11 Why (Swain Schaefer) 03:04
Biography
Musicians
| Bass | Chris Ethridge |
| Bass | Mike Leech |
| Guitar | Norbert Putnam |
| Drums | Gene Chrisman |
| Drums | Kenny Buttrey |
| Drums | Roger Hawkins |
| Guitar | Eddie Hinton |
| Guitar | Gimmer Nichols |
| Guitar | James Burton |
| Guitar | Johnny Christopher |
| Guitar | Reggie Young |
| Guitar | Tippy Armstrong |
| Guitar | Wayne Perkins |
| Keyboards | Bobby Emmons |
| Keyboards | Bobby Wood |
| Keyboards | David Briggs |
| Keyboards | Glen Spreen |
| Keyboards | Jim Dickinson |
| Keyboards | Ronnie Milsap |
| Keyboards | Swain Schaefer |
| Horns | Andrew Love |
| Horns | Wayne Jackson |
| Percussion | Hayward Bishop |
| Background Vocals | Blackberries |
| Vocals | Ronnie Milsap |
Other Musicians
Horns – The Memphis Horns
Liner Notes
Producer – Dan Penn
Arranged By (Horns) – Andrew Love, Wayne Jackson
Engineer – Dan Penn, Gene Eichelberger, Jim Johnson, Marlin Greene, Ralph Rhodes, Ronnie Milsap, Terry Manning
Art Direction – Ed Thrasher
Photography – Jim Marshall
Recorded At American Sound Studio, Memphis, TN
Recorded At Muscle Shoals Sound Studios
Recorded At Quadrafonic Sound Studios
Recorded At Ardent Studios
Recorded At Record Plant, LA
Recorded At Wally Heider Studios
Phonographic Copyright Warner Bros Records
Copyright Warner Bros Records