single · July 1, 1973
You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me
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Ray Price’s 1973 single release of "You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me" became a No. 1 hit on the Billboard country charts. The song was originally recorded by Gladys Knight & the Pips and later covered by others.
- The single was released in July 1973 on Columbia Nashville. It was featured on his 1973 album 'She's Got to Have It'.
- This song marked Price's first No. 1 country hit in three years. It reached the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
- The song was written by Mickey Newberry, who also wrote "American Trilogy" and "Funny Face".
Ray Price was a country singer from Texas who became one of the genre's most popular artists in the 1950s and 1960s. By the early 1970s, he had established a successful string of singles on the country charts.
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