<Table> <Tr> <Td> "He'll Come Home" (1974) </Td> <Td> "No Charge" (1974) </Td> <Td> "Your Pretty Roses Come Too Late" (1974) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "He'll Come Home" (1974) </Td> <Td> "No Charge" (1974) </Td> <Td> "Your Pretty Roses Come Too Late" (1974) </Td> </Tr> <P> "No Charge"' is a country music song, written by songwriter Harlan Howard . It was made famous in North America by country singer Melba Montgomery, whose 1974 version was a #1 country hit in both the US and Canada, as well as making #39 on the US pop charts . In the UK, the song is associated with J.J. Barrie, whose 1976 cover was a #1 UK hit . </P> <P> Melba Montgomery had already recorded a series of duets hits with country music artists George Jones, Charlie Louvin, and Gene Pitney during the 1960s (the most successful of those being "We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds" with Jones). In the early 1970s, she began focusing on a solo career, but did not have notable success . </P>

Who sang the country and western song no charge