Reunion (B.J. Thomas album)

Reunion
Studio album by
Released1975
StudioAmerican (Nashville)
GenreCountry
Length29:37
LabelABC
ProducerChips Moman
B. J. Thomas chronology
Longhorns & Londonbridges
(1974)
Reunion
(1975)
Help Me Make It (To My Rockin' Chair)
(1975)

Reunion is an album by B. J. Thomas, released via ABC Records in 1975.[1] His first country album, it reached No. 59 on the U.S. Billboard Top LPs chart and peaked at No. 2 on the Top Country Albums chart. In Canada, it reached No. 40 on its overall albums chart.[citation needed]

Reunion contains a signature hit single by Thomas, "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song". It reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, Easy Listening, and Hot Country Singles charts in the United States.[2] In Canada, it peaked at No. 2 on Canada's adult contemporary chart, No. 2 on its country chart and No. 3 on its pop chart. It also hit No. 3 in New Zealand.[citation needed]

The album won Best Country Song for "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" in 1976.[3] It was ranked the No. 17 top song of 1975.[4]

Track listing

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  1. "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" (Chips Moman, Larry Butler) - 3:23
  2. "Real Life Blues" (Larry Keith, Steve Pippin) - 2:47
  3. "Crying" (Joe Melson, Roy Orbison) - 2:36
  4. "I Finally Got It Right This Time" (Larry Keith, Steve Pippin) - 2:16
  5. "Doctor God" (Dan Penn, Jerry McGill, Johnny Christopher) - 3:07
  6. "Beautiful Things for You" (Barry Mason, Toni Wine) - 2:54
  7. "Sea of Love" (George Khoury, John Phillip Baptiste) - 2:49
  8. "Maybe It's Time to Go" (Stu Nunnery) - 3:59
  9. "City Boys" (Bill Dean) - 2:23
  10. "Who Broke Your Heart and Made You Write That Song?" (Michael Chain) - 3:23

Personnel

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Chart performance

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Chart (1975) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 59
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 2

References

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  1. ^ "B.J. Thomas Reunion Album". AllMusic. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  2. ^ "Forever No. 1 B.J. Thomas (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song". Billboard. June 1, 2022. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  3. ^ "Bj Thomas Reunion Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  4. ^ "BJ Thomas Signature Songs Celebrates 45th Anniversary". KOKE-FM. September 15, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2022.