(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time

1974 single by Ronnie Milsap From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"(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.

B-side"The Biggest Lie"
ReleasedNovember 30, 1974
GenreCountry
Length2:55
Quick facts Single by Ronnie Milsap, from the album 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"
ReleasedNovember 30, 1974
GenreCountry
Length2:55
LabelRCA Victor
SongwriterDon Gibson
ProducersTom Collins, Jack D. Johnson
Ronnie Milsap singles chronology
"Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends"
(1974)		 "(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time"
(1974)		 "Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry"
(1975)
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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.[1] Milsap's recording altered the song from its original 3
4 time signature to a 4
4 time signature.[2]

Charts

More information Chart (1974–1975), Peak position ...
Chart (1974–1975) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3]1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1
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Other cover versions

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

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