| "It Was Almost Like a Song" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Ronnie Milsap | ||||
| from the album It Was Almost Like a Song | ||||
| B-side | It Don't Hurt to Dream | |||
| Released | May 1977 (U.S.) | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | April 1977 | |||
| Genre | Country, pop | |||
| Length | 3:35 | |||
| Label | RCA Records 10976 | |||
| Writer(s) | Hal David and Archie Jordan | |||
| Producer | Tom Collins and Ronnie Milsap | |||
| Ronnie Milsap singles chronology | ||||
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"It Was Almost Like a Song" is a song made famous by country music singer Ronnie Milsap. Released originally during 1977 by him, the song became one of the greatest successes of his recording career.
His eighth No. 1 song on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Songs chart during July 1977, "It Was Almost Like a Song" became Milsap's greatest success to that time of his career. The song also became his first Billboard Hot 100 chart entry, eventually scoring No. 16. The song also scored on Billboard's Hot Adult Contemporary Singles chart, where it maximized at No. 7.
"It Was Almost Like a Song" provided the basis for the title of Milsap's biography, Almost Like a Song, which he co-wrote with Tom Carter.
| Chart (1977) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 16 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 7 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 12 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 7 |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks | 6 |
| Preceded by "I'll Be Leaving Alone" by Charley Pride |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single July 16-July 30, 1977 |
Succeeded by "Rollin' with the Flow" by Charlie Rich |