(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time

(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time (I'd_Be)_A_Legend_in_My_Time_-_Ronnie_Milsap.jpg single Ronnie Milsap A Legend in My Time The Biggest Lie November 30, 1974 Country 2:55 RCA Victor Don Gibson Tom Collins, Jack D. Johnson Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends 1974 Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry 1975 "(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 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. The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944–2006, Second edition Whitburn Joel Joel Whitburn 2004 Record Research 232 Milsap's recording altered the song from its original time 3 4 time signature to a time 4 4 time signature.Ultimate Ronnie Milsap Ronnie Milsap 2004 Kienzle Rich CD booklet RCA Records 82876 Charts Chart (1974–1975)PeakpositionBillboardcountrysongs 1 Ronnie MilsapCanadian RPM Country Tracks1 Other cover versions Frequently covered, the song is usually titled without the parenthetical lead. Versions have been recorded by Ricky Nelson on his 1963 album titled Rick Nelson Sings For You The Everly Brothers on their 1967 album titled The Hit Sound of The Everly Brothers The song appeared on the collaboration album Erie Sings & Glen Picks by Tennessee Ernie Ford and Glen Campbell released in 1975 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 1963https://secondhandsongs.com/work/52936/versions Cover versions of A Legend in My Time written by Don Gibson | SecondHandSongs secondhandsongs.com 31 May 2023 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.May 2020 A 1973 rendition by Sammy Davis Jr. became an Adult Contemporary chart hit, reaching #33 in Canadahttps://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?IdNumber=2967&app=rpm Image : RPM Weekly Library and Archives Canada 17 July 2013 www.bac-lac.gc.ca 31 May 2023 and #29 U.S. Joel Whitburn Joel Whitburn 1993 Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993 Record Research 67 References Category:1974 singles Category:Don Gibson songs Category:Roy Orbison songs Category:Dottie West songs Category:Sammy Davis Jr. songs Category:Ronnie Milsap songs Category:Songs written by Don Gibson Category:Song recordings produced by Tom Collins (record producer) Category:RCA Records Nashville singles Category:1960 songs