"Nobody" is a song written by Kye Fleming and Dennis Morgan, and recorded by American country music artist Sylvia. It was released in June 1982 as the second single from the album Just Sylvia.
| "Nobody" | ||||
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| Single by Sylvia | ||||
| from the album Just Sylvia | ||||
| B-side | "I'll Make It Right with You" | |||
| Released | June 5, 1982 | |||
| Genre | Country pop | |||
| Length | 3:19 | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Kye Fleming, Dennis Morgan | |||
| Producer(s) | Tom Collins | |||
| Sylvia singles chronology | ||||
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The song was first recorded in 1982 by Sylvia, who was already a country music star, achieving a #1 hit and 2 other top tens in 1981. "Nobody" was her second and final Billboard #1 country hit.[1] The song was so successful, it crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100 charts, debuting on August 21, 1982 (the week the song dropped from #1 Country) and peaking at #15 in November.[2] "Nobody" spent 20 weeks on the chart; earned a gold record; and was also a top five Adult Contemporary hit.
The song turned young Sylvia into a star on both sides of the charts. Although she gained country-pop success with "Nobody", she never achieved another crossover hit, or for that matter, another Billboard Country Singles #1 hit. The song became Sylvia's signature song and got nominated for a Grammy award in 1983 for Best Female Country Vocal Performance. It also helped her take home the Academy of Country Music (ACM) award for Top Female Vocalist of 1982, a category for which she was never even nominated by the Country Music Association (CMA). The title also received the BMI Song of the Year (1983) award for receiving the most radio airplay.
Charts
editWeekly singles charts
edit| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 41 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks[4] | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles[5] | 5 |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary[6] | 5 |
| New Zealand[7] (Recorded Music NZ) | 2 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 15 |
| US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 5 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[9] | 1 |
| US Cash Box Top 100[10] | 9 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (1982) | Rank |
|---|---|
| Canada RPM Top Singles[11] | 59 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[12] | 2 |
| US Cash Box Top 100[13] | 56 |
References
edit- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 342.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 619.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 303. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "RPM Top 50 Country Singles - September 4, 1982" (PDF).
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - January 15, 1983" (PDF).
- ^ Canada, Library and Archives (17 July 2013). "Image : RPM Weekly".
- ^ NZ Top 40 Singles Chart
- ^ "Sylvia Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Sylvia Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, November 20, 1982". Archived from the original on February 18, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Archived from the original on 2016-08-11.
- ^ "Talent in Acction" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 94, no. 51. December 25, 1982. p. TIA-30. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^ "Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 25, 1982". Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
