Out Where the Bright Lights Are Glowing was the twelfth studio album of Country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 artist Ronnie Milsap

Ronnie Milsap

Ronnie Lee Milsap is an American country music singer and pianist. He was one of country’s most popular and influential performers of the 1970s and 1980s...

. It was released in 1981 under the RCA Records

RCA Records

RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...

 label. The album produced one single, "Am I Losing You", which was a #1 hit for Milsap. The album is a tribute to the late Jim Reeves

Jim Reeves

James Travis Reeves , better known as Jim Reeves, was an American country and popular music singer-songwriter. With records charting from the 1950s to the 1980s, he became well-known for being a practitioner of the Nashville sound...

, and all songs are covers of Reeves songs, except for two new tunes, which were written about Reeves specifically for this project. The two new songs are "Out Where the Bright Lights are Glowing" and "Dear Friend".

The album reached #6 on Country charts and reached the Billboard 200, peaking at #89. It won the Country Music Association award for Album of the Year.

Track listing

1. "Out Where the Bright Lights are Glowing"
2. "Four Walls
   Four Walls (song)
   "Four Walls" is a country song published in 1957 by Marvin Moore and George Campbell, written by Winifred J. Bartly in 1957.Jim Reeves’ recording is the best known; it has been recorded by other artists, including Bing Crosby and Willie Nelson...
   
   " (Marvin Moore, George Campbell)
3. "Pride Goes Before a Fall"
4. "I'm Beginning to Forget You"
5. "He'll Have to Go
   He'll Have to Go
   "He'll Have to Go" is an American country and pop hit recorded on October 15, 1959 by Jim Reeves. The song, released in the fall of 1959, went on to become a massive hit in both genres early in 1960.-Background:...
   
   " (Joe Allison
   Joe Allison
   Joe Marion Allison was an American Hall of Fame songwriter, a radio and television personality, a record producer, and a country music business executive....
   
   , Audrey Allison)
6. "I'm Gettin' Better"
7. "Am I Losing You
   Am I Losing You
   "Am I Losing You" is a 1981 single written by Jim Reeves. He originally released it in 1957, with his version spending two weeks at number three on the country singles charts...
   
   " (Jim Reeves
   Jim Reeves
   James Travis Reeves , better known as Jim Reeves, was an American country and popular music singer-songwriter. With records charting from the 1950s to the 1980s, he became well-known for being a practitioner of the Nashville sound...
   
   )
8. "I Won't Forget You
   I Won't Forget You (Jim Reeves song)
   "I Won't Forget You" is a single by American singer Jim Reeves. It was released in 1964 by RCA Victor and peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart. It was the 56th biggest-selling single in the United Kingdom during the 1960s.-Chart performance:...
   
   "
9. "I Guess I'm Crazy (For Loving You)"
10. "When Two Worlds Collide" (Roger Miller
    Roger Miller
    Roger Dean Miller was an American singer, songwriter, musician and actor, best known for his honky tonk-influenced novelty songs...
    
    )
11. "Missing You"
12. "Dear Friend"

Album

Chart (1981)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	6
U.S. Billboard 200	89

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions
		US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...	CAN Country RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...
1981	"Am I Losing You"	1	1