Stranger Things Have Happened is the nineteenth studio album by American country music artist Ronnie Milsap, released in 1989. The album produced four singles, two of which claimed the top spot on the Billboard country singles chart, including "A Woman in Love" and "Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me)." The other singles, included "Houston Solution" and the title track, which peaked at #4 and #2 respectively. Of especial note is the song "You Snap Your Fingers (And I'm Back in Your Hands)", which made an appearance once before in his career on his album from 13 years prior.
Stranger Things Have Happened reached #20 on Country album charts.
Track listing
Personnel Ronnie Milsap – lead vocals, acoustic piano, electric piano Hargus "Pig" Robbins – acoustic piano, electric piano Jay Spell – acoustic piano, electric piano Mitch Humphries – synthesizers Shane Keister – synthesizers Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar Don Potter – acoustic guitar Billy Joe Walker Jr. – acoustic guitar Bruce Dees – electric guitar, backing vocals Steve Gibson – electric guitar Reggie Young – electric guitar Paul Franklin – pedabro Bruce E. Brooks – steel guitar Weldon Myrick – steel guitar Warren Gowers – bass Mike Leech – bass Bob Wray – bass Eddie Bayers – drums Larrie Londin – drums Mark O'Connor – fiddle Carol Chase – backing vocals Cindy Richardson-Walker – backing vocals Lisa Silver – backing vocals Dennis Wilson – backing vocals
Production Joe Galante – A&R direction Tom Collins – producer Rob Galbraith – producer Ronnie Milsap – producer Ben Harris – engineer, track recording, overdub recording, mixing Kyle Lehning – mixing Randy Gardner – assistant engineer, mix assistant Keith Odle – assistant engineer, mix assistant Milan Bogdan – digital editing Glenn Meadows – mastering Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee) – editing and mastering location Linda Bres – session coordinator Mary Hamilton – art direction, design Jim "Señor" McGuire – photography Joyce Milsap – hair, make-up Bev Riedel-Patterson – hair, make-up
Chart performance Album Chart (1989) Peakposition U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 20 Canadian RPM Country Albums 20
Singles Year Single Peak positions US Country CAN Country 1989 "Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me)" 1 * "Houston Solution" 4 12 "A Woman in Love" 1 1 1990 "Stranger Things Have Happened" 2 1
References [ Stranger Things Have Happened], Allmusic. Ronnie Milsap – Stranger Things Have Happened RCA Tracklist, letssingit.com.