The compilations "Vocalist Of The Year" and "Plain And Simple" (both released in 1975) are closely related to each other. "Plain And Simple" is a copy of "Vocalist Of The Year" with a different title, different packaging, two songs removed, and a different song order. "Vocalist Of The Year" was released by Crazy Cajun and "Plain And Simple" was released by Pickwick. At the time, Ronnie Milsap had already been signed with a different label, RCA Victor, since at least 1973. The songs on "Vocalist Of The Year" and "Plain And Simple" were recorded years earlier. The labels Crazy Cajun and Pickwick released these collections as a way to capitalize on Ronnie Milsap's current success. A quote from the back of "Vocalist Of The Year": "Ronnie Milsap, a name I knew someway, someday would be in lights, homes and steady on peoples minds! This album contains the first early stages of Ronnie finding his way..." A quote from the back of "Plain And Simple": "Each of these outstanding selections, many of which were previously unavailable, captures the unprecedented excitement of Ronnie Milsap during his Atlanta heydays."
"Vocalist Of The Year" was reissued on CD in 1998 as "The Crazy Cajun Recordings" with an altered album cover and the same 11 songs but in a different order.