It Was Almost Like a Song
Ronnie Milsap
1977
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About Ronnie Milsap
Song-specific inspiration or recording background is not established for this entry. This sourced artist profile provides career context.
Ronnie Milsap is a North Carolina singer and keyboardist whose repertoire connects country with R&B, pop and classical training. Before establishing himself in Nashville, he recorded R&B-influenced material and worked in Memphis, including sessions at American Studio. His partnership with producer Tom Collins helped shape a country career that included Pure Love and It Was Almost Like a Song. Later songs such as Lost in the Fifties Tonight drew directly on earlier vocal-group music, while albums of standards and gospel showed further sides of his singing.
Artist background sources
Country Music Hall of Fame: Ronnie Milsap
Supports North Carolina background, keyboard/classical training, Memphis and Nashville phases, Collins partnership, named recordings and standards/gospel repertoire; awards and sales totals omitted. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
Retained annual-list context
It Was Almost Like a Song by Ronnie Milsap appears at number 66 in the reviewed U.S. year-end table for 1977. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
Annual-list context only; songwriting inspiration remains unestablished
Billboard year-end 1977 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
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Billboard year-end 1977 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
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