(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time

"(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time"
"(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time"
Single by Ronnie Milsap
from the album A Legend in My Time
B-side	"The Biggest Lie"
Released	November 30, 1974
Genre	Country
Length	2:55
Label	RCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Don Gibson
Producer(s)	Tom Collins, Jack D. Johnson
Ronnie Milsap singles chronology

"(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time" is a song written and recorded by Don Gibson in 1960. It appeared as the B-side of his hit "Far Far Away", from the album Sweet Dreams. Gibson re-recorded the song on the 1972 album Country Green.

Ronnie Milsap Recording[]

The song was recorded by Ronnie Milsap and released in November 1974 as the lead single from his album A Legend in My Time. This was Milsap's sixth country hit and his third number one. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of ten weeks within the top 40.^[1] Milsap's recording altered the song from its original 3/4 time signature to a 4/4 time signature.^[2]

Chart performance[]

Chart (1974–75)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[3]	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1

Other cover versions[]

Frequently covered, the song is usually titled without the parenthetical lead. Versions have been recorded by

Connie Francis
Roy Orbison covered the track for his 1961 album Lonely and Blue, and recorded a second later version which was featured on his 1967 tribute album to Gibson, Roy Orbison Sings Don Gibson.
Dottie West on her 1967 LP, I'll Help You Forget Her.
Johnny Cash (on the album American V: A Hundred Highways)
Waylon Jennings
B. B. King
A live version by Tammy Wynette and the Good Guys on Navy Hoedown NH-21, among others.^{[citation needed]}
A 1973 rendition by Sammy Davis Jr. became an Adult Contemporary chart hit, reaching #33 in Canada
A 2021 rendition by critically-acclaimed Bluegrass band Merle Monroe (led by members Tim Raybon and Daniel Grindstaff) showcased a unique take on the song.

RPM Adult Contemporary, May 19, 1973</ref> and #29 U.S.^[4]

References[]

^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 232.
^ Rich, Kienzle (2004). Ultimate Ronnie Milsap (CD booklet). Ronnie Milsap. RCA Records. 82876.
^ "Ronnie Milsap Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 67.

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[1] Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 232.

[2] Rich, Kienzle (2004). Ultimate Ronnie Milsap (CD booklet). Ronnie Milsap. RCA Records. 82876.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Ronnie_Milsap-3] "Ronnie Milsap Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

[4] Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 67.

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Studio albums	Ronnie Milsap Where My Heart Is Pure Love Legend in My Time A Rose By Any Other Name Night Things 20/20 Vision It Was Almost Like a Song Only One Love in My Life Images Milsap Magic Out Where the Bright Lights Are Glowing There's No Gettin' Over Me Inside Keyed Up One More Try for Love Lost in the Fifties Tonight Christmas with Ronnie Milsap Heart & Soul Stranger Things Have Happened Back to the Grindstone True Believer Sings His Best for Capitol Records Just for a Thrill My Life Then Sings My Soul
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 40 #1 Hits 16 Biggest Hits
#1 singles	"Pure Love" "Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends" "(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time" "Daydreams About Night Things" "What Goes On When the Sun Goes Down" "(I'm A) Stand by My Woman Man" "Let My Love Be Your Pillow" "It Was Almost Like a Song" "What a Difference You've Made in My Life" "Only One Love in My Life" "Let's Take the Long Way Around the World" "Back on My Mind Again" "Nobody Likes Sad Songs" "Why Don't You Spend the Night" "My Heart" "Cowboys and Clowns" "Smoky Mountain Rain" "Am I Losing You" "(There's) No Gettin' Over Me" "I Wouldn't Have Missed It for the World" "Any Day Now" "He Got You" "Inside" "Stranger in My House" "Don't You Know How Much I Love You" "Show Her" "Still Losing You" "She Keeps the Home Fires Burning" "Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night)" "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby" "In Love" "How Do I Turn You On" "Snap Your Fingers" "Make No Mistake, She's Mine" (with Kenny Rogers) "Where Do the Nights Go" "Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me)" "A Woman in Love" "Stranger Things Have Happened"
Other songs	"Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry" "Just in Case" "In No Time at All" "Prisoner of the Highway" "Old Folks" (with Mike Reid) "Button Off My Shirt" "Houston Solution" "Are You Lovin' Me Like I'm Lovin' You" "Since I Don't Have You" "Turn That Radio On" "All Is Fair in Love and War" "True Believer"
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