Question: Who is the original singer of you were always on my mind?

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question: Who is the original singer of  always on my mind?
short_answers: B.J. Thomas
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question: Who is the original singer of  you’re always on my mind?
short_answers: Sam Cooke
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question: Who is the original singer of  you were on my mind?
short_answers: Sylvia Fricker

Answer: There are several songs by the name or similar name of "You're Always on My Mind." "You're Always on My Mind" is a song written by J. W. Alexander, published in 1961 on Sam Cooke's album My Kind of Blues. The original singer of "Always on My Mind" was B.J. Thomas. Sylvia Fricker wrote her first and best-known song "You Were on My Mind" in 1962.