Nobody (Sylvia song)

"Nobody"
Single by Sylvia
from the album Just Sylvia
Released 1982
Genre Country Pop
Length 3:19
Label RCA
Writer(s) Kye Fleming, Dennis Morgan
Producer(s) Tom Collins
Certification Gold (RIAA)
Sylvia singles chronology
"Sweet Yesterday"
(1981)
"Nobody"
(1982)
"Like Nothing Ever Happened"
(1982)

"Nobody" is a song written by Kye Fleming and Dennis Morgan, and recorded by American country music artist Sylvia. It was released in 1982 as the second single from the album Just Sylvia.

The song was first recorded in 1982 by Sylvia, who was already a Country Music star the previous year, achieving a #1 hit and 2 other Top Tens in 1981. "Nobody" became her second and final #1 Country hit.[1] The song was so successful, it crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100 charts, debuting on August 28, 1982 (the week the song dropped from #1 Country) and peaking at number fifteen.[2] "Nobody" spent 20 weeks on the chart; earned a gold record; and was a Top Five Adult Contemporary hit. The song turned young Sylvia into a star on both sides of the charts. Although she gained Country Pop success with "Nobody", she never achieved another crossover hit, or for that matter, another #1 hit. The song became Sylvia's signature song and got her nominated her for a Grammy award in 1983 for Best Female Country Vocal Performance. It also helped her take home the Academy of Country Music (ACM) award for Top Female Vocalist of 1982, a category for which she was never even nominated by the Country Music Association (CMA).

Chart performance

Chart (1982) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 15
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 5
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1
Canadian RPM Top Singles 5
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks 5

References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 342.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 619.

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Preceded by
"I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home"
by David Frizzell
Billboard Hot Country Singles
number-one single

August 21, 1982
Succeeded by
"Fool Hearted Memory"
by George Strait
Preceded by
"Some Memories Just Won't Die"
by Marty Robbins
RPM Country Tracks
number-one single

September 4, 1982