What a Difference You've Made in My Life

"What a Difference You've Made in My Life"
Single by Ronnie Milsap
from the album It Was Almost Like a Song
B-side	"Selfish"
Released	November 1977
Format	7"
Recorded	April 1977
Genre	Country, inspirational
Length	3:59
Label	RCA
Writer(s)	Archie Jordan
Producer(s)	Ronnie Milsap, Tom Collins
Ronnie Milsap singles chronology
"It Was Almost Like a Song" (1977) "What a Difference You've Made in My Life" (1977) "Only One Love in My Life" (1978)

"What a Difference You've Made in My Life" is an inspirational song written by Archie Jordan and first made famous by two artists during 1977: teenaged Christian music singer Amy Grant and country music singer Ronnie Milsap.

Song history

Grant's version was included on her self-titled debut album "Amy Grant", which was sold largely in Christian bookstores and outlets. The song was released as a single to Christian-oriented radio stations, and helped Grant become well known in what was then a small subgenre of religious-themed music.

It was Milsap's version, however, that became better-known. It was released in November 1977 as the second single from the album It Was Almost Like a Song. The song soon scored the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart and was his ninth No. 1 song on that chart. Milsap re-recorded the song for his 2009 country gospel album, Then Sings My Soul.

Chart positions

Chart (1977-1978)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	80
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1
Canadian RPM Top Singles	96
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks	43

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Preceded by "Take This Job and Shove It" by Johnny Paycheck	Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single January 21, 1978	Succeeded by "Out of My Head and Back in My Bed" by Loretta Lynn
Preceded by "My Way" by Elvis Presley	RPM Country Tracks number-one single February 4-February 11, 1978