(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time
| "(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time" | ||||
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| 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 Victor | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Don Gibson | |||
| Producer(s) | Tom Collins, Jack D. Johnson | |||
| Ronnie Milsap singles chronology | ||||
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"(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 version
[edit]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]
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1974–1975) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
Other cover versions
[edit]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.
- Frank Ifield 1963[4]
- 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[5] and #29 U.S.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Cover versions of A Legend in My Time written by Don Gibson | SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ Canada, Library and Archives (17 July 2013). "Image : RPM Weekly". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 67.
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