(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time
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" A Legend in My Time" is a 1974 single written by Don Gibson
and recorded by Ronnie Milsap
. "(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time" would be Ronnie Milsap's sixth country hit and his third number one. The single would stay at number one for a single week and spend a total of ten weeks within the top 40.
Gibson originally recorded the song on the 1972 album Country Green. Milsap's recording altered the song from its original 3/4 time signature
to a 4/4 time signature.
Don Gibson
Donald Eugene "Don" Gibson was an American songwriter and country musician. A Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, Gibson penned such country standards as "Sweet Dreams" and "I Can't Stop Loving You", and enjoyed a string of country hits from 1957 into the early 1970s.-Biography:Don Gibson was...
and recorded by Ronnie Milsap
Ronnie Milsap
Ronnie Lee Milsap is an American country music singer and pianist. He was one of country’s most popular and influential performers of the 1970s and 1980s...
. "(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time" would be Ronnie Milsap's sixth country hit and his third number one. The single would stay at number one for a single week and spend a total of ten weeks within the top 40.
Gibson originally recorded the song on the 1972 album Country Green. Milsap's recording altered the song from its original 3/4 time signature
Time signature
The time signature is a notational convention used in Western musical notation to specify how many beats are in each measure and which note value constitutes one beat....
to a 4/4 time signature.
Chart performance
| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |