What a Difference You've Made in My Life

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"What a Difference You've Made in My Life"
Single by Ronnie Milsap
from the album It Was Almost Like a Song
B-side"Selfish"
ReleasedNovember 1977
RecordedApril 1977
GenreCountry, inspirational
Length3:59
LabelRCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)Archie Jordan
Producer(s)Ronnie Milsap, Tom Collins
Ronnie Milsap singles chronology
"It Was Almost Like a Song"
(1977)
"What a Difference You've Made in My Life"
(1977)
"Only One Love in My Life"
(1978)

"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, which was sold largely in Christian bookstores and outlets. The song was released as a single to Christian-oriented radio stations, charted at No. 5 on the US Christian charts, and helped Grant become well known in what was then a small subgenre of religious-themed music.[citation needed]

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. B.J. Thomas also covered the song in 1978 on his Happy Man album in 1978.

Chart history[]

Chart (1977-78) Peak
position
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[]

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 232.
  2. ^ "Ronnie Milsap Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.

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