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Songs Written by Ben PetersTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography
Benjamin James Peters (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. 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... [more on Wikipedia]
As a songwriter, Ben Peters first charted in 1966 with If the Whole World Stopped Lovin' .The artist placed 6 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, one of which reached the Top‑10, including 1 number‑one.The artist scored 5 UK Top‑75 entries, including 2 Top‑10 placements, including 1 number‑one.On US AC the artist achieved 2 Top‑10s.On US Country the artist achieved 22 Top‑10s, 8 of which peaked at number‑one.
Top songs: #1: Before the Next Teardrop Falls - #2: I Wanna Wake Up with You - #3: If the Whole World Stopped Lovin' - #4: Daytime Friends - #5: Kiss an Angel Good Morning
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12/1966
[Mercury 72628]
written by Ben Peters
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[RCA Victor 47-9265]
written by Ben Peters
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10/1967
[Decca 32252]
written by Benjamin Peters
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11/1967
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[Columbia 4-44416]
written by Ben Peters
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07/1968
[SSS Int'l. 745]
written by Ben Peters
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07/1968
[United Artists 50327]
written by Ben Peters
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08/1968
[Imperial 66311]
written by Ben Peters
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11/1968
[RCA Victor 47-9646]
written by Ben Peters
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11/1968
[RCA Victor 47-9652]
written by Ben Peters
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[Liberty 56114]
written by Ben Peters
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08/1969
[Chart 5021]
written by Ben Peters
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09/1969
[Sound Stage 7 2641]
written by Ben Peters
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12/1969
[Plantation 35]
written by Vivian Keith & Ben Peters
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[Decca 32684]
written by Ben Peters
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09/1970
[RCA Victor 47-9889]
written by Ben Peters
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[RCA Victor 47-9974]
written by Ben Peters
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09/1971
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10/1971
[Capitol 3194]
written by Ben Peters
& George Richey
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10/1971
[RCA Victor 74-0550]
written by Ben Peters
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[Decca 32918]
written by Ben Peters
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05/1972
[Decca 32955]
written by Ben Peters
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06/1972
[RCA Victor 74-0711]
written by Ben Peters
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06/1972
[RCA Victor 74-0707]
written by Ben Peters
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09/1972
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12/1972
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[Mercury 73356]
written by Ben Peters
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03/1973
[Dot DOA-17451]
written by George Richey & Ben Peters
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03/1973
[MCA 40020]
written by Ben Peters
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05/1973
[MGM 14535]
written by Ben Peters
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06/1973
[RCA Victor 0968]
written by Ben Peters
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07/1973
[Mercury 73403]
written by Ben Peters
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08/1973
[MCA 40108]
written by Ben Peters
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08/1973
[MCA 40111]
written by Ben Peters
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09/1973
[Capitol 3687]
written by Ben Peters
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10/1973
[RCA Victor APB0-0087]
written by Ben Peters
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11/1973
[Atlantic 4009]
written by Ben Peters
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12/1973
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[MCA 40179]
written by Ben Peters
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06/1974
[Enterprise 9100]
written by Ben Peters
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11/1974
as Freddie Hart & The Heartbeats
[Capitol 3970]
written by George Richey & Ben Peters
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[ABC/Dot 17540]
written by Vivian Keith & Ben Peters
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06/1975
[United Artists 639]
written by Ben Peters
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07/1975
[Mercury 73691]
written by Ben Peters
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09/1975
[Epic 50142]
written by Ben Peters
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10/1975
[Mercury 73715]
written by Ben Peters
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as Freddie Hart & The Heartbeats
[Capitol 4210]
written by Ben Peters
& George Richey
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06/1976
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08/1976
as Freddie Hart & The Heartbeats
[Capitol 4313]
written by Ben Peters
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08/1976
[RCA 10757]
written by Ben Peters
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09/1976
[ABC/Dot 17652]
written by Ben Peters
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[Hitsville 6053]
written by Ben Peters
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03/1977
[Republic 369]
written by Ben Peters
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04/1977
[United Artists 985]
written by Ben Peters
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04/1977
[ABC/Dot 17691]
written by Ben Peters
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08/1977
[United Artists 1027]
written by Ben Peters
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09/1977
[RCA 11086]
written by Ben Peters
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11/1977
[Mercury 55010]
written by Ben Peters
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[United Artists 1193]
written by Ben Peters
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04/1978
[Scorpion 159]
written by Ben Peters
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05/1978
[United Artists 1191]
written by Ben Peters
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10/1978
[RCA 11391]
written by Ben Peters
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11/1978
[United Artists 1251]
written by Larry Butler & Ben Peters
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11/1978
[Columbia 10847]
written by Ben Peters
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11/1978
[Warner/Curb 8692]
written by Ben Peters
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[United Artists 1309]
written by Ben Peters
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08/1979
[MCA 41072]
written by Ben Peters
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09/1979
[MCA 41100]
written by Ben Peters
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10/1979
[MCA 41130]
written by Ben Peters
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[United Artists 1336]
written by Larry Butler & Ben Peters
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03/1980
[Oak 1012]
written by Ben Peters
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07/1980
[Sun 1153]
written by Ben Peters
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[RCA 13094]
written by Ben Peters
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08/1982
[RCA 13293]
written by Ben Peters
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10/1982
[Warner 29901]
written by Ben Peters
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79.
07/1986
written by Ben Peters
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10/1986
written by Ben Peters
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written by Ben Peters
82.
[Capitol 44204]
written by Ben Peters
83.
[BNA]
written by Larry Butler & Ben Peters
