Benjamin James Peters^[1] (June 20, 1933 – May 25, 2005) was an Americancountry 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 theNashville 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]

• "Turn the World Around" (1967) was a #1 Billboard chart country hit forEddy Arnold & top 5 Billboard chart AC single.
• "That's a No No" was a 1969 #1 Cashbox chart country hit forLynn Anderson.
• "Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'" was a 1971 #1 Billboard chart country hit forCharley Pride; it also went to #21 on the American pop charts. It won Ben Peters the 1973Grammy Award for Best Country Song.
• "It's Gonna Take a Little Bit Longer" was a 1972 #1 Billboard chart country hit forCharley Pride.
• "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" (w/Vivian Keith); first recorded in 1967 by Duane Dee in a version which reached #44 on the Billboard country singles chart early in 1968,^[4] the 1975 version byFreddy Fender was a #1 Billboard chart country and a #1 Billboard chart pop hit; it won aCountry Music Association Award for Single of the Year in 1975.
• "Love Put a Song in My Heart" (1975) was a #1 Billboard chart country hit forJohnny Rodriguez.
• "A Whole Lotta Things to Sing About" was a #2 Billboard chart country hit forCharley Pride in 1976.
• "Daytime Friends" (1977) was a #1 Billboard chart country hit forKenny Rogers.Westlife covered this song for a special BBC performance with Tony Brown as producer.
• "Burgers and Fries" was a 1978 #2 Billboard chart country hit forCharley Pride.
• "Before My Time" was a 1979 #1 Record World chart country hit forJohn Conlee and also a #1 hit on Canada's RPM'S country chart.
• "You're So Good When You're Bad" (1982) was a #1 Billboard chart country hit forCharley Pride.

• "I Want To Wake Up With You" as recorded by reggae singerBoris Gardiner (1986–1987). This song was #1 in UK for 3 weeks. This song is one of the biggest hits in the history of reggae music.^{[citation needed]}
• "Living It Down" went #1 in Canada's country music charts and it went to #2 as a Billboard chart country hit forFreddy Fender in 1976 in America.

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• "If the Whole World Stopped Lovin'" was a #3 pop hit in the UK in November 1967 for the Irish singerVal Doonican. It made #2 in Ireland.
• "If the Whole World Stopped Lovin'" was a #12 American Billboard chart hit in 1966 pop hit forRoy Drusky.
• "Misty Memories" was a Grammy Nominated country chart hit forBrenda Lee in 1971.
• "I Need Somebody Bad" was a #11 Billboard country chart hit forJack Greene in 1973.
• "Don't Give Up On Me" was a #3 American Billboard country chart hit forJerry Wallace in 1973.
• "It's Time to Cross That Bridge" was a #13 Billboard chart country hit forJack Greene in 1973.
• "I Can't Believe That It's All Over" was a #13 Billboard chart country hit forSkeeter Davis in 1973.
• "All Over Me" was a 1975 #4 Billboard chart country hit in America forCharlie Rich.
• "Lovin' On" was a #20 American Billboard chart country hit forT.G. Sheppard in 1977.
• "Before the Night Is Over" was recorded byJerry Lee Lewis originally in 1977 and by Jerry Lee andB. B. King in 2006.
• "Puttin' In Overtime at Home" was a 1977 #8 Billboard chart country hit in America forCharlie Rich. It made #3 in Canada.
• "Lovin' On" was a #16 American Billboard chart country hit forBellamy Brothers in 1978.
• "Tell Me What It's Like" (1979) was a #8 American Billboard chart Grammy Nominated country hit forBrenda Lee.
• "Lost My Baby Blues" was a 1982 top 5 Billboard chart country hit in America forDavid 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 byGlen 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 byJeannie C. Riley released in 1968.
• Peters had 2 songs, "Mr. Mistletoe" and "Soon It Will Be Christmas Day" onThe Christmas Album. This is a holiday music album by country music singerLynn 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 ofKenny Rogers hits.
• Peters had 1 song, "Daytime Friends" on the 4 million-sellingKenny Rogers 20 Greatest Hits album.

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• University of Southern Mississippi alumni
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