Smoky Mountain Rain
| "Smoky Mountain Rain" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Ronnie Milsap | ||||
| from the album Greatest Hits | ||||
| B-side | "Crystal Fallin' Rain" | |||
| Released | September 1980 (U.S.) | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Genre | Country, pop | |||
| Length | 3:45 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Writer(s) | Kye Fleming and Dennis Morgan | |||
| Producer(s) | Tom Collins, Ronnie Milsap | |||
| Ronnie Milsap singles chronology | ||||
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"Smoky Mountain Rain" is a song written by Kye Fleming and Dennis Morgan, and recorded by American country music singer Ronnie Milsap. It was released in September 1980 as the first single from his Greatest Hits album. The single became one of his best-known songs.
The song was Ronnie Milsap's, 16th No. 1 hit on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart where stayed at the top for one week, in December 1980.[1] "Smoky Mountain Rain" also fared well as a crossover hit and was his first of two No. 1 hits on the Billboard adult contemporary chart, as well as No. 24 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2]
In 2010 "Smoky Mountain Rain" became Tennessee's eighth state song as a result of action by the Tennessee General Assembly on June 3, 2010.[3][4] In 2014, Rolling Stone magazine ranked "Smoky Mountain Rain" #96 in their list of the 100 greatest country songs.[5]
Chart performance
| Chart (1980-1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 24 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 8 |
Notes
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- ↑ Tennessee Journal, Vol. 36, No. 23, June 4, 2010
- ↑ Tom Humphrey, 'Smoky Mountain Rain' Wins Race to Become 8th State Song, KnoxNews website, June 3, 2010.
- ↑ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/100-greatest-country-songs-of-all-time-20140601/96-ronnie-milsap-smoky-mountain-rain-1980-0986678
| Preceded by | Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single December 6, 1980 |
Succeeded by "Why Lady Why" by Alabama |
| Preceded by | Billboard Adult Contemporary (chart) number-one single February 21, 1981 |
Succeeded by "9 to 5" by Dolly Parton |
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