Smoky Mountain Rain
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| “Smoky Mountain Rain” | |||||
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| Single by Ronnie Milsap from the album Greatest Hits |
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| Released | September 1980 (U.S.) | ||||
| Format | 7" | ||||
| Recorded | 1980 | ||||
| Genre | Country, pop | ||||
| Length | 3:45 | ||||
| Label | RCA Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Kye Fleming and Dennis Morgan | ||||
| Ronnie Milsap singles chronology | |||||
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"Smoky Mountain Rain" is a song made famous by country music singer Ronnie Milsap. Originally released in 1980, the song became one of his best-known songs.
His 16th No. 1 hit on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart in December 1980, "Smoky Mountain Rain" also fared well as a crossover hit, becoming his first of two No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Singles chart. The song also fared modestly well at Top 40 radio stations, as the song reached No. 24 on the Billboard Hot 100.
[edit] Sources
- Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs: 1944-2005," 2006.
- Whitburn, Joel, "Top Pop Singles: 1955-2006," 2007.
| Preceded by "If You Ever Change Your Mind" by Crystal Gayle |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number one single by Ronnie Milsap December 6, 1980 |
Succeeded by "Why Lady Why" by Alabama |
