Always on My Mind
Always on My Mind is a country and pop song written by Johnny Christopher, Mark James and Wayne Carson Thompson, who was successful in several versions and in the version of Willie Nelson to the million seller.
Original version
Brenda Lee took on 22 September 1971, the original version of Always on My Mind in the remote studio Bradley's Barn, Mount Juliet in Nashville, which was created in the cooperation of John L. Jr. Christopher, Mark James and Wayne Carson Thompson and 12 June. was published in 1972. Lee's version was number 45 on the country charts.
Cover versions
The first cover is from Elvis Presley. This took up the song on March 29, 1972 at the recording studio in which he had taken in his repertoire at the separation from his wife Priscilla. The song was the B-side of Presley Separate Ways single in November 1972 and reached number 16 on the country charts. The single sold 500,000 copies.
It was only in the version of Willie Nelson the title became famous. The recorded on 11 October 1981 in chips Momans Nashville studios and produced by studio owner version was published in March 1982, occupied for two weeks first place in the country charts and has sold over two million copies. In the Billboard charts the single reached number 5 and stayed 23 weeks in the charts. Nelson won a Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance in the field. The title was in this version also honored in the same year with a Grammy for Best Country Song and nominated for "Song of the Year". The CMA also chose him as "Song of the Year" and " Single of the Year".
The version of John Wesley Ryles finished 1979 ranked 20th in the country charts. André Heller brought in June 1983, a German -language version under the title How Mei heartbeat out, the two took place in Austria. The Pet Shop Boys who covered the song successfully in December 1987, as it hereby took first place in the British charts and number four in the United States with a dance version. Other cover versions submitted by Floyd Cramer ( November 1988) or the Stylistics (July 1991). The title received a BMI Award and has been covered, according Cover Info 94 times.