On My Way (B.J. Thomas album)

On My Way is a 1968 studio album[1] released by B.J. Thomas through Scepter Records. The album contained 2 singles released in 1968: "The Eyes of a New York Woman", which reached #28 in the U.S. & #29 in Canada, and "Hooked on a Feeling" which would peak at #5 in the U.S. and #3 in Canada.[2] The latter would reach #1 in the U.S. in 1974 with a cover version by Blue Swede.[3] Also included on the album are covers of "4 Walls", originally a 1957 Jim Reeves hit, The Doors' "Light My Fire", and Ray Stevens' "Mr. Businessman".

On My Way
Studio album by
B. J. Thomas
Released1968
Recorded1968
GenrePop, Rock
Length30:33
LabelScepter Records
ProducerChips Moman
B. J. Thomas chronology
Tomorrow Never Comes
(1966)		 On My Way
(1968)		 Young And In Love
(1969)

Track listing
  1. "The Eyes Of A New York Woman" (Mark James) - 3:03
  2. "Mr. Businessman" (Fred Foster, Ray Stevens) - 3:21
  3. "Light My Fire" (Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger, John Densmore) - 3:01
  4. "Gone" (Smokey Rogers) - 3:50
  5. "Hooked On A Feeling" (Mark James) - 2:48
  6. "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) - 3:03
  7. "Four Walls" (Marvin Moore, George Campbell) - 2:52
  8. "Sandman" (Wayne Carson) - 3:16
  9. "I've Been Down This Road Before" (Mark James, Spooner Oldham) - 2:51
  10. "I Saw Pity In The Face Of A Friend" (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) - 2:25

Chart performance
Chart (1968) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 133
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References
  1. "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8th ed.). New York: Billboard Books. p. 630. ISBN 0-8230-7499-4.
  3. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8th ed.). New York: Billboard Books. p. 70. ISBN 0-8230-7499-4.
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