<Tr> <Th> Published </Th> <Td> 1972 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Songwriter (s) </Th> <Td> Wayne Carson, Johnny Christopher, Mark James </Td> </Tr> <P> "Always on My Mind" is a song by Johnny Christopher, Mark James, and Wayne Carson, recorded first by Gwen McCrae (as "You Were Always On My Mind") and Brenda Lee in 1972 . The song has been a crossover hit, charting in both the country and western and pop categories . </P> <P> AllMusic lists over 300 recorded releases of the song in versions by dozens of performers . While Brenda Lee's version had stalled at number 45 on the country charts in 1972, other performers reached the top 20 in the United States and elsewhere with their own versions: Elvis Presley in 1972; John Wesley Ryles in 1979; Willie Nelson's Grammy Award - winning version in 1982; Pet Shop Boys in 1987 . </P>

Who wrote the original you were always on my mind