Greatest Hits (Ronnie Milsap album)

Greatest Hits is the first compilation album by American country music artist Ronnie Milsap. It was released in 1980 by RCA Records .^[1] The album's only single, "Smoky Mountain Rain," reached Number One on both the Billboard Hot Country Singles and Easy Listening charts.^[2] The album has been certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA for shipments of over 2 million copies.^[3]

Greatest Hits
Compilation album by Ronnie Milsap
Released	1980
Genre	Country
Length	27:59
Label	RCA Records
Producer	Tom Collins Jack D. Johnson Ronnie Milsap
Ronnie Milsap chronology
Milsap Magic (1980) Greatest Hits (1980) Out Where the Bright Lights Are Glowing (1981)
Singles from Greatest Hits
"Smoky Mountain Rain" Released: September 1980

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time""	Don Gibson	2:55
2.	"(I'm A) Stand by My Woman Man"	Kent Robbins	2:58
3.	"Pure Love"	Eddie Rabbitt	2:20
4.	"Daydreams About Night Things"	John Schweers	2:22
5.	"It Was Almost Like a Song"	Hal David, Archie Jordan	3:40
6.	"Smoky Mountain Rain"	Kye Fleming, Dennis Morgan	3:44
7.	"Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends"	Kris Kristofferson	2:42
8.	"Back on My Mind Again"	Conrad Pierce, Charles Quillen	3:16
9.	"What a Difference You've Made in My Life"	Jordan	4:02

Original LP track listing

The original LP, cassette, and 8-track had a slightly different track listing:

1. "Smoky Mountain Rain"
2. "(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time"
3. "(I'm a) Stand by My Woman Man"
4. "I Hate You"
5. "Pure Love"
6. "It Was Almost Like a Song"
7. "Daydreams About Night Things"
8. "Let's Take the Long Way Around the World"
9. "Let My Love Be Your Pillow"
10. "Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends"
11. "Back on My Mind Again"
12. "What a Difference You've Made in My Life"^[4]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1980–1981) Peak position Canadian Country Albums (RPM) 10 US Billboard 200[5] 36 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[6] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1981) Position US Billboard 200[7] 57 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[8] 5 Chart (1982) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[9] 28

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[10]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Roland, Tom. "Greatest Hits review". Allmusic. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
2. "Greatest Hits Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
3. "RIAA Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
4. "Greatest Hits". Amazon.
5. "Ronnie Milsap Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
6. "Ronnie Milsap Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
7. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1981". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
8. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1981". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
9. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1982". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
10. "American album certifications – Ronnie Milsap – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America.