Lost in the Fifties Tonight is the seventeenth studio album by American country music artist Ronnie Milsap, released in 1986. The album produced four singles, all of which claimed the top spot on the Billboard country singles chart, including the title track, which was previously featured on Milsap's Second Greatest Hits Volume. The others included "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby", "In Love" and "How Do I Turn You On."
The album reached No. 1 on Country charts and peaked at #121 on the Billboard 200. It was ultimately certified as gold. The album went out of print in 2005, but was re-released as a double album with 1987's Heart & Soul on May 8, 2012.
Track listing
Personnel As listed in liner notes. Ronnie Milsap – lead vocals, backing vocals, keyboards Brandon Barnes – synthesizers Mitch Humphries – keyboards Shane Keister – keyboards, synthesizers, synthesizer drum programming Mike Lawler – synthesizers Jay Spell – keyboards Larry Byrom – electric guitar Jimmy Capps – acoustic guitar Bruce Dees – electric guitar, backing vocals Jon Goin – electric guitar, acoustic guitar Sonny Garrish – steel guitar Bob Wray – bass guitar Larrie Londin – drums Roy Yeager – drums Farrell Morris – percussion Jim Horn – saxophone Bergen White – string arrangements, backing vocals Carl Gorodetzky – concertmaster The Nashville String Machine – strings Robert Byrne – backing vocals Lisa Silver – backing vocals Suzy Storm – backing vocals Wendy Suits – backing vocals Diane Tidwell – backing vocals Marie Tomlinson – backing vocals Dennis Wilson – backing vocals Barbara Wyrick – backing vocals
Production Tom Collins – producer Rob Galbraith – producer Ronnie Milsap – producer Ben Harris – engineer Kyle Lehning – engineer Randy Gardner – assistant engineer Scott Hendricks – string engineer Glenn Meadows – digital editing at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee) Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California) Bill Brunt – art direction, design Greg Gorman – photography Jim Osborn – illustration Marie Shreve-Slayton – hair, make-up
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1986) Peak position
Year-end charts Chart (1986) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 22
Singles Year Single Peak positions US Country US AC CAN Country CAN AC 1985 "Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night)" 1 8 1 20 1986 "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby" 1 — 1 — "In Love" 1 — 1 — "How Do I Turn You On" 1 — 1 —
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