Ben Peters

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Ben Peters
Birth name	Benjamin James Peters
Born	(1933-06-20)June 20, 1933 Greenville, Mississippi, U.S.
Died	May 25, 2005(2005-05-25) (aged 71) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Occupation	Songwriter
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Benjamin James Peters^[1] (June 20, 1933 – May 25, 2005) was an American country music songwriter who wrote many #1 songs. Charley Pride recorded 68 of his songs and 6 of them went to #1 on the American country charts.^[2] Peters was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1980.

Peters was briefly a recording artist himself; his only charting hit was his own composition "San Francisco is a Lonely Town", which hit #46 on the country charts in 1969.^[3]

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• "If the Whole World Stopped Lovin'" was a #3 pop hit in the UK in November 1967 for the Irish singer Val Doonican. It made #2 in Ireland.
• "If the Whole World Stopped Lovin'" was a #12 American Billboard chart hit in 1966 pop hit for Roy Drusky.
• "Misty Memories" was a Grammy Nominated country chart hit for Brenda Lee in 1971.
• "I Need Somebody Bad" was a #11 Billboard country chart hit for Jack Greene in 1973.
• "Don't Give Up On Me" was a #3 American Billboard country chart hit for Jerry Wallace in 1973.
• "It's Time to Cross That Bridge" was a #13 Billboard chart country hit for Jack Greene in 1973.
• "I Can't Believe That It's All Over" was a #13 Billboard chart country hit for Skeeter Davis in 1973.
• "All Over Me" was a 1975 #4 Billboard chart country hit in America for Charlie Rich.
• "Lovin' On" was a #20 American Billboard chart country hit for T.G. Sheppard in 1977.
• "Before the Night Is Over" was recorded by Jerry Lee Lewis originally in 1977 and by Jerry Lee and B. B. King in 2006.
• "Puttin' In Overtime at Home" was a 1977 #8 Billboard chart country hit in America for Charlie Rich. It made #3 in Canada.
• "Lovin' On" was a #16 American Billboard chart country hit for Bellamy Brothers in 1978.
• "Tell Me What It's Like" (1979) was a #8 American Billboard chart Grammy Nominated country hit for Brenda Lee.
• "Lost My Baby Blues" was a 1982 top 5 Billboard chart country hit in America for David Frizzell. It made #5 in Canada.
• "I'm Only a Woman" recorded by Tammy Wynette.^[when?]
• "San Francisco is a Lonely Town" was recorded and released in 1976 by Glen Campbell.

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• Peters had 3 songs, "The Little Town Square", "That's A No No" and "Satan Place" on the million-selling The Harper Valley P.T.A. album. This is a pop culture music album by Jeannie C. Riley released in 1968.
• Peters had 2 songs, "Mr. Mistletoe" and "Soon It Will Be Christmas Day" on The Christmas Album. This is a holiday music album by country music singer Lynn Anderson released in 1971.
• Peters had 1 song, "Daytime Friends" on the 4 million-selling 10 Years of Gold album. This is a collection of 10 years of Kenny Rogers hits.
• Peters had 1 song, "Daytime Friends" on the 4 million-selling Kenny Rogers 20 Greatest Hits album.