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Always on My Mind

original song written and composed by Wayne Carson, Mark James, Johnny Christopher; first recorded by B.J. Thomas, first released by Gwen McCrae
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Summary

Always on My Mind is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 0.73% of musical work composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,860 views/month, #142 of 19,375).[2]

Key Facts

  • Composer: Johnny Christopher[3], Mark James[4], Wayne Carson[5]
  • Genre: rockabilly[6]
  • Performer: B. J. Thomas[7], Gwen McCrae[8], Ane Brun[9], Pet Shop Boys[10], Brenda Lee[11], Elvis Presley[12], Carola Häggkvist[13], Jill Johnson[14], Susan Boyle[15], Ana Diaz[16], Willie Nelson[17]
  • Language of work or name: English[18]
  • Publication date: November 1972[19]
  • Lyricist: Johnny Christopher[20], Mark James[21], Wayne Carson[22]
  • Main subject: love[23], regret[24]
  • Title: Always on My Mind[25]
  • Different from: Always on My Mind[26]
  • Form of creative work: song[27]

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[28]

  • Genre(s): blues, blues rock, country, rock[29]

  • Community tags: blues, blues rock, country, rock[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d9ab5ea9-531e-32d3-8db7-ed62cfa26171[31]

Why It Matters

Always on My Mind has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Related Entities

B. J. Thomas Brenda Lee Carola Häggkvist Elvis Presley Jill Johnson Susan Boyle Willie Nelson

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → B. J. Thomas, Gwen McCrae, Ane Brun +9
    Form of creative work → song
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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