Lost in the Fifties Tonight
Studio album by
Released1986
StudioGroundStar Laboratories and Bullet Recording (Nashville, Tennessee).
GenreCountry
LabelRCA Records
ProducerRonnie Milsap, Rob Galbraith, Tom Collins
Ronnie Milsap chronology
Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
(1985)
Lost in the Fifties Tonight
(1986)
Christmas with Ronnie Milsap
(1986)
Singles from Lost in the Fifties Tonight
  1. "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby"
    Released: March 8, 1986
  2. "In Love"
    Released: June 1986
  3. "How Do I Turn You On"
    Released: October 1986
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

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

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night)"Mike Reid, Troy Seals, Fred Parris4:18
2."In Love"Reid, Bruce Dees4:34
3."Old Fashioned Girl Like You"Reid, Naomi Martin3:21
4."I Heard It Through the Grapevine"Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong4:24
5."Don't Take It Tonight"Reid, Seals5:10
6."How Do I Turn You On"Reid, Robert Byrne4:45
7."Happy, Happy Birthday Baby"Margo Sylvia, Gilbert Lopez3:41
8."Nashville Moon"Roger Murrah, John Schweers3:18
9."I Only Remember the Good Times"Reid, Martin4:00
10."Money (That's What I Want)"Janice Bradford, Berry Gordy5:21

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.[2]

  • 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

Charts

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

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[6] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. Lost in the Fifties Tonight (cassette insert). Ronnie Milsap. RCA Records. 1986. 7194.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. "Ronnie Milsap Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  4. "Ronnie Milsap Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  5. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1986". Billboard. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  6. "American album certifications – Ronnie Milsap – Lost in the Fifties Tonight". Recording Industry Association of America.



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