Ben Peters
Benjamin James Peters[1] (June 20, 1933 – May 25, 2005) was an American country music songwriter who wrote many #1 songs. Charley Pride recorded 68 of his songs and 6 of them went to #1 on the American country charts.[2] Peters was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1980.
Ben Peters
Benjamin James Peters
(1933-06-20)June 20, 1933
Greenville, Mississippi, U.S.
Peters was briefly a recording artist himself; his only charting hit was his own composition "San Francisco is a Lonely Town", which hit #46 on the country charts in 1969.[3]
"" (1967) was a #1 Billboard chart country hit for Eddy Arnold & top 5 Billboard chart AC single.
Turn the World Around
"" was a 1971 #1 Billboard chart country hit for Charley Pride; it also went to #21 on the American pop charts. It won Ben Peters the 1973 Grammy Award for Best Country Song.
Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'
"" (w/Vivian Keith); first recorded in 1967 by Duane Dee in a version which reached #44 on the Billboard country singles chart early in 1968,[4] the 1975 version by Freddy Fender was a #1 Billboard chart country and a #1 Billboard chart pop hit; it won a Country Music Association Award for Single of the Year in 1975.
Before the Next Teardrop Falls
"" was a #1 Billboard chart country hit for Charley Pride in 1976.
A Whole Lotta Things to Sing About
"" (1977) was a #1 Billboard chart country hit for Kenny Rogers. Westlife covered this song for a special BBC performance with Tony Brown as producer.
Daytime Friends
"" was a 1979 #1 Record World chart country hit for John Conlee and also a #1 hit on Canada's RPM'S country chart.
Before My Time
"" as recorded by reggae singer Boris Gardiner (1986-1987). This song was #1 in UK for 3 weeks. This song is one of the biggest hits in the history of reggae music.
I Want To Wake Up With You
"" went #1 in Canada's country music charts and it went to #2 as a Billboard chart country hit for Freddy Fender in 1976 in America.
Living It Down
"" was a #3 pop hit in the UK in November 1967 for the Irish singer Val Doonican. It made #2 in Ireland.
If the Whole World Stopped Lovin'
"" was a #12 American Billboard chart hit in 1966 pop hit for Roy Drusky.
If the Whole World Stopped Lovin'
"Don't Give Up On Me" was a #3 American Billboard country chart hit for in 1973.
Jerry Wallace
"" was a #13 Billboard chart country hit for Skeeter Davis in 1973.
I Can't Believe That It's All Over
"Before the Night Is Over" was recorded by originally in 1977 and by Jerry Lee and BB King in 2006.
Jerry Lee Lewis
"" was a 1977 #8 Billboard chart country hit in America for Charlie Rich. It made #3 in Canada.
Puttin' In Overtime at Home
"" (1979) was a #8 American Billboard chart Grammy Nominated country hit for Brenda Lee.
Tell Me What It's Like
"" was a 1982 top 5 Billboard chart country hit in America for David Frizzell. It made #5 in Canada.
Lost My Baby Blues
"I'm Only a Woman" recorded by Tammy Wynette.
"San Francisco is a Lonely Town" was recorded and released in 1976 by .
Glen Campbell
Peters had 3 songs, "The Little Town Square", "That's A No No" and "Satan Place" on the million selling The Harper Valley P.T.A. album. This is a pop culture music album by released in 1968. This is Jeannie C. Riley's biggest album ever. The album was released by Plantation Records, and was very successful. The album reached No. 1 on the Billboard pop album chart, and No. 1 on the Billboard country album chart.
Jeannie C. Riley
Peters had 2 songs, "Mr. Mistletoe" and "Soon It Will Be Christmas Day" on The Christmas Album. This is a holiday music album by country music singer released in 1971. This was Lynn Anderson's first Christmas music album. The album was released by Columbia Records, and was very successful. The album reached No. 13 on the "Billboard 200" in 1971 (her highest chart position on that chart).
Lynn Anderson
Peters had 1 song, "Daytime Friends" on the 4 million selling 10 Years of Gold album. This is a collection of 10 years of hits. The album was released by United Artist, and went No. 1 on the Billboard country album chart in 1977.
Kenny Rogers
Peters had 1 song, "Daytime Friends" on the 4 million selling 20 Greatest Hits album. This is a collection of his hits prior to this project released in 1983. The album was released by Liberty Records, and was successful.