Lost in the Fifties Tonight was the seventeenth studio album of Country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 artist Ronnie Milsap

Ronnie Milsap

Ronnie Lee Milsap is an American country music singer and pianist. He was one of country’s most popular and influential performers of the 1970s and 1980s...

. It was released in 1986 under the RCA Records

RCA Records

RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...

 label. 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

In Love (Ronnie Milsap song)

"In Love" is a hit song from 1986, recorded by country music artist Ronnie Milsap.- Success & Reception :His 44th single to be released, "In Love" was simultaneously his 29th No. 1 hit on the Billboard country charts. The song came during the peak of Milsap's success as country music singer as it...

" and "How Do I Turn You On."

The album reached #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.

Track listing

1. "Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night)" (Mike Reid, Troy Seals
   Troy Seals
   Troy Seals is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.He is a member of the prominent Seals family of musicians that includes, Jim Seals and Dan Seals and Brady Seals...
   
   )
2. "In Love" (Reid, Bruce Dees)
3. "Old Fashioned Girl Like You" (Reid, Naomi Martin)
4. "I Heard It Through the Grapevine
   I Heard It through the Grapevine
   "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" is a landmark song in the history of Motown. Written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong in 1966, the single was first recorded by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles...
   
   " (Norman Whitfield
   Norman Whitfield
   Norman Jesse Whitfield was an American songwriter and producer, best known for his work with Berry Gordy's Motown label during the 1960s...
   
   , Barrett Strong
   Barrett Strong
   Barrett Strong is an American singer and songwriter. Strong was the first artist to record a hit for Motown, although he is best remembered for his work as a songwriter, particularly in association with producer Norman Whitfield.-His career:Strong was among the first artists signed to Berry...
   
   )
5. "Don't Take It Tonight" (Reid, Seals)
6. "How Do I Turn You On
   How Do I Turn You On
   "How Do I Turn You On" is a 1986 single by Ronnie Milsap. "How Do I Turn You On" was written by Robert Byrne and Mike Reid and was Ronnie Milsap's thirtieth number one country single. The single went to number one for one week and spent thirteen weeks on the country chart.-Chart performance:...
   
   " (Reid, Byrne)
7. "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby
   Happy, Happy Birthday Baby
   "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby" is a 1957 song written by Margo Sylvia & Gilbert Lopez. "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby" was originally performed by The Tune Weavers, who had their only hit with this song. Both Margo Sylvia and Gilbert Lopez were members of The Tune Weavers. The single went to number...
   
   " (M. Sylvia, G. Lopez)
8. "Nashville Moon" (Roger Murrah
   Roger Murrah
   Roger Murrah is a songwriter and music publisher who has written hits for artists including Waylon Jennings, Alan Jackson, Al Jarreau, and Alabama....
   
   , John Schweers)
9. "I Only Remember the Good Times" (Reid, Martin)
10. "Money (That's What I Want)
    Money (That's What I Want)
    "Money " is a 1959 hit single by Barrett Strong for the Tamla label, distributed nationally on Anna Records. The song was written by Tamla founder Berry Gordy and Janie Bradford, and became the first hit record for Gordy's Motown enterprise....
    
    " (Janice Bradford, Berry Gordy
    Berry Gordy
    Berry Gordy, Jr. is an American record producer, and the founder of the Motown record label, as well as its many subsidiaries.-Early years:...
    
    )

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.

• Brandon Barnes — synthesizer
• Robert Byrne — background vocals
• Larry Byrom
  Larry Byrom
  Larry Byrom is an American guitarist who has written, recorded, and toured with acts like Steppenwolf, Ratchell, Neil Young, Steve Winwood, Peter Frampton, Eddie Rabbit and Tanya Tucker.- References :...
  
   — electric guitar
• Jimmy Capps — acoustic guitar
• Bruce Dees — electric guitar, background vocals
• Sonny Garrish — steel guitar
• Jon Goin — electric guitar, acoustic guitar
• Jim Horn
  Jim Horn
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   — saxophone
• Mitch Humphries — keyboards
• Shane Keister — keyboards, synthesizer, drum programming
• Mike Lawler — synthesizer
• Larrie Londin
  Larrie Londin
  Ralph Gallant, better known by his stage name Larrie Londin , was an American drummer and session musician. Londin played with a wide range of artists including Journey and Steve Perry....
  
   — drums
• Ronnie Milsap — vocals, keyboards
• Farrell Morris — percussion
• Lisa Silver — background vocals
• Jay Spell — keyboards
• Suzy Storm — background vocals
• Diane Tidwell — background vocals
• Marie Tomlinson — background vocals
• Bergen White — background vocals
• Dennis Wilson — background vocals
• Bob Wray — bass guitar
• Barbara Wyrick — background vocals
• Roy Yeager — drums

Strings performed by the Nashville String Machine

Nashville String Machine

Nashville String Machine is a musical collective comprising session musicians and has been credited on recordings as far back as 1974. The Nashville String Machine's composition varies from project to project. It has appeared as large as an orchestra, or as small as a duo.-Notable members:Being a...

, arranged by Bergen White and conducted by Carlos Gorodetzky.

Album

Chart (1985)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	1
U.S. Billboard 200	121

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...	US AC	CAN Country RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...	CAN AC RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...
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	—