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1975 studio album by Ray Stevens From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Misty was Ray Stevens' twelfth studio album as well as being his seventh and final for Barnaby Records. It was released in 1975. This album contains primarily cover versions of various songs that were popular from the 1920s to the 1950s, though there are two original songs for the album as well ("Sunshine" and "Take Care of Business"). Four singles were lifted from the album: the title track, "Indian Love Call," "Young Love," and "Lady of Spain".
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| Released | April 1975 | |||
| Genre | Pop, country | |||
| Label | Barnaby | |||
| Producer | Ray Stevens | |||
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On November 15, 2005, Collectables Records re-released this album and his 1972 album Turn Your Radio On together on one CD.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Misty" | Erroll Garner, Johnny Burke | 2:53 |
| 2. | "Indian Love Call" | Rudolph Friml, Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein II | 3:26 |
| 3. | "Over the Rainbow" | Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg | 3:08 |
| 4. | "Oh, Lonesome Me" | Don Gibson | 2:58 |
| 5. | "Sunshine" | Ray Stevens | 2:45 |
| 6. | "Cow-Cow Boogie" | Don Raye, Gene DePaul, Benny Carter | 2:27 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Young Love" | Carole Joyner, Ric Cartey | 3:48 |
| 2. | "Deep Purple" | Mitchell Parish, Peter DeRose | 3:12 |
| 3. | "Mockingbird Hill" | Vaughn Horton | 3:21 |
| 4. | "Take Care of Business" | Layng Martine Jr. | 4:00 |
| 5. | "Lady of Spain" | Robert Hargreaves, Tolchard Evans, Stanley Damerell, Henry B. Tilsley | 2:40 |
Musicians
| Chart (1975) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[1] | 37 |
| The Billboard 200 | 106 |
| Billboard Top Country Albums | 3 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | "Misty" | UK Singles Chart | 2 |
| 1975 | "Misty" | Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 2 |
| 1975 | "Misty" | Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 3 |
| 1975 | "Misty" | Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks | 6 |
| 1975 | "Misty" | Billboard Adult Contemporary | 8 |
| 1975 | "Misty" | Billboard Hot 100 | 14 |
| 1975 | "Misty" | Canadian RPM Top Singles | 15 |
| 1975 | "Indian Love Call" | UK Singles Chart | 34 |
| 1975 | "Indian Love Call" | Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 38 |
| 1975 | "Indian Love Call" | Billboard Hot 100 | 68 |
| 1976 | "Young Love" | Billboard Adult Contemporary | 44 |
| 1976 | "Young Love" | Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 47 |
| 1976 | "Young Love" | Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 48 |
| 1976 | "Young Love" | Billboard Hot 100 | 93 |
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