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

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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