''Greatest Hits'' is the first compilation album by American

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artist

Ronnie Milsap Ronnie Lee Milsap (born Ronald Lee Millsaps; January 16, 1943) is an American country music singer and pianist. He was one of country music's most popular and influential performers of the 1970s and 1980s. Nearly completely blind from birth, ...

. It was released in 1980 by

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

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and

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charts. The album has been certified 2× Platinum by the

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for shipments of over 2 million copies.

Track listing

Original LP track listing

The original LP, cassette, and 8-track had a slightly different track listing: #"Smoky Mountain Rain" #"(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time" #"(I'm a) Stand by My Woman Man" #"I Hate You" #"Pure Love" #"It Was Almost Like a Song" #"Daydreams About Night Things" #"Let's Take the Long Way Around the World" #"Let My Love Be Your Pillow" #"Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends" #"Back on My Mind Again" #"What a Difference You've Made in My Life"

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Greatest Hits (Ronnie Milsap Album) 1980 greatest hits albums Ronnie Milsap albums RCA Records compilation albums