Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits collection by American country music artist 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...

. It was released in 1980 by RCA Records

RCA Records

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. The album's only single, "Smoky Mountain Rain," reached Number One on both the Billboard

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Hot Country Singles

Hot Country Songs

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 and Easy Listening

Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks

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 charts. Since its release, the album has been certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA

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 for shipments of over 2 million copies.

Track listing

1. "(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time
   (I'd Be) A Legend in My Time
   " A Legend in My Time" is a 1974 single written by Don Gibson and recorded by Ronnie Milsap. " 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...
   
   " (Don Gibson
   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...
   
   ) - 2:55
2. "(I'm A) Stand by My Woman Man
   (I'm A) Stand by My Woman Man
   " Stand by My Woman Man" is a 1976 single written by Kent Robbins and recorded by Ronnie Milsap. " Stand by My Woman Man" would be Ronnie Milsap's sixth number one on the country chart...
   
   " (Kent Robbins
   Kent Robbins
   Kent Robbins was an American country music songwriter. He began writing for Charley Pride's Pi-Gem music in 1974. Between then and his death, he wrote songs for several other country music artists...
   
   ) - 2:58
3. "Pure Love
   Pure Love
   "Pure Love" is a song made famous by country music singer Ronnie Milsap. Originally released in 1974, the song became Milsap's first No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in the late spring of the year...
   
   " (Eddie Rabbitt
   Eddie Rabbitt
   Edward Thomas "Eddie" Rabbitt was an American singer-songwriter and musician. His career began as a songwriter in the late 1960s, springboarding to a recording career after composing hits such as "Kentucky Rain" for Elvis Presley in 1970 and "Pure Love" for Ronnie Milsap in 1974...
   
   ) - 2:19
4. "Daydreams About Night Things
   Daydreams About Night Things
   "Daydreams About Night Things" is a 1975 single written by John Schweers and recorded by Ronnie Milsap. "Daydreams About Night Things" would be Ronnie Milsap's eight hit on the country chart and his fourth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for two weeks and spent a...
   
   " (John Schweers) - 2:22
5. "It Was Almost Like a Song
   It Was Almost Like a Song
   "It Was Almost Like a Song" is a song made famous by country music singer Ronnie Milsap. Released originally during 1977 by him, the song became one of the greatest successes of his recording career....
   
   " (Hal David
   Hal David
   Harold Lane "Hal" David is an American lyricist. He grew up in Brooklyn, New York. David is best known for his collaborations with composer Burt Bacharach.-Career:...
   
   , Archie Jordan) - 3:36
6. "Smoky Mountain Rain
   Smoky Mountain Rain
   "Smoky Mountain Rain" is a song made famous by country music singer Ronnie Milsap. Originally released in 1980, the song became one of his best-known songs....
   
   " (Kye Fleming, Dennis Morgan
   Dennis Morgan (songwriter)
   Dennis Morgan is a songwriter and music publisher, best known for writing songs for Aretha Franklin, Faith Hill, Barbara Mandrell, and Eric Clapton. He has also published hit songs by Garth Brooks, All-4-One, Feargal Sharkey, and Trisha Yearwood.Morgan's career as a songwriter started as a session...
   
   ) - 3:29
7. "Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends
   Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends
   "Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends" is song written by Kris Kristofferson. Ronnie Milsap recorded the song in 1974 and the song become his fourth country hit and second number on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for two weeks and spent a total of nine weeks on the country...
   
   " (Kris Kristofferson
   Kris Kristofferson
   Kristoffer "Kris" Kristofferson is an American musician, actor, and writer. He is known for hits such as "Me and Bobby McGee", "For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Night"...
   
   ) - 2:41
8. "Back on My Mind Again
   Back on My Mind Again
   "Back on My Mind Again" is a single by American country music artist Ronnie Milsap. Released in 1979, it was the third single from his album Only One Love in My Life. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.-Chart performance:...
   
   " (Conrad Pierce, Charles Quillen) - 3:13
9. "What a Difference You've Made in My Life
   What a Difference You've Made in My Life
   "What a Difference You've Made in My Life" is an inspirational song written by Archie Jordan and first made famous by two artists during 1977: teenaged Christian music singer Amy Grant and country music singer Ronnie Milsap.-Song history:...
   
   " (Archie Jordan) - 3:55

Chart performance

Chart (1980)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	1
U.S. Billboard 200	36
Canadian RPM Country Albums	10