Back on My Mind Again

{{Infobox song

| name = Back on My Mind Again

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Ronnie Milsap

| album = Only One Love in My Life

| B-side = Santa Barbara

| released = December 16, 1978

| format =

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Country

| length = 3:17

| label = RCA Nashville

| writer = Conrad Pierce
Charles Quillen

| producer = Tom Collins, Ronnie Milsap

| prev_title = Let's Take the Long Way Around the World

| prev_year = 1978

| next_title = Nobody Likes Sad Songs

| next_year = 1979

}}

"Back on My Mind Again" is a song written by Charles Quillen and Conrad Pierce, and recorded by American country music artist Ronnie Milsap. It was released in December 1978 as the third single from his album Only One Love in My Life. The song reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. The melody is a near copy of the Beatles Octopuses Garden. [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=ronnie-milsap-p1730/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} Ronnie Milsap Chart History]

The b-side "Santa Barbara", written by Hal David and Archie Jordan, also charted.

Chart performance

;Back on My Mind Again

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!align="left"|Chart (1978–1979)

!align="center"|Peak
position

{{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|2|artist=Ronnie Milsap}}
align="left"|Canadian RPM Country Tracks

|align="center"|1

;Santa Barbara

class="wikitable sortable"

!align="left"|Chart (1978–1979)

!align="center"|Peak
position

align="left"|U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles

|align="center"|2

=Year-end charts=

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!Chart (1979)

!Position

US Hot Country Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1979/hot-country-songs|title=Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1979|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=July 30, 2021}}

|align="center"|28

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