in 1982 alone, collins produced four number one country hits: "nobody" (sylvia); "i wouldn't have missed it for the world" and "any day now" (ronnie milsap); and "'till you're gone" (barbara mandrell). his publishing company, tom collins music, received bmi's "robert j. burton award" in 1983 for "most performed song of the year", "nobody", by sylvia. during the period from 1970 to 1990, collins' catalog holdings grew to make him one of nashville's most successful independent producers.