A Legend in My Time

1975 studio album by Ronnie Milsap

A Legend in My Time

Studio album by

Ronnie Milsap

Released

1975

Studio

RCA Victor Studios, Nashville, Tennessee

Genre

Country

Label

RCA Victor

Producer

Tom Collins, Jack D. Johnson

Ronnie Milsap chronology

Pure Love
(1974)

A Legend in My Time
(1975)

A Rose by Any Other Name
(1975)

Singles from A Legends in My Time

"(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time"
Released: November 30, 1974
"Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry"
Released: March 1975

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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A Legend in My Time is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Ronnie Milsap, released in 1975. Two singles were released from the album, including the Don Gibson penned "(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time," which reached No. 1 on country charts and Al Dexter's "Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry", which peaked at #6.

The album reached No. 4 on Country charts and made its debut on the Billboard 200 chart, peaking at #138. Allmusic stated that the tempo was "switched up" "a little" from the previous album, marking it as having a bit more "variety." In 1975, it was named as the Country Music Association's Album of the Year.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Busiest Memory in Town"	Dennis Morgan	2:49
2.	"Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry"	Al Dexter	3:05
3.	"(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time"	Don Gibson	2:53
4.	"The Biggest Lie"	John Schweers	2:27
5.	"Country Cookin'"	Ronnie Milsap	3:54
6.	"She Came Here for the Change"	Bobby Barker, Charles Quillen	2:56
7.	"I'll Leave This World Loving You"	Wayne Kemp, Mack Vickery	2:43
8.	"I'm Still Not Over You"	Milsap	2:50
9.	"I Honestly Love You"	Jeff Barry, Peter Allen	3:23
10.	"Clap Your Hands"	Kent Robbins	2:54

Personnel

Ronnie Milsap - lead vocals
The Nashville Edition - backing vocals
Bobby Thompson - banjo
Mike Leech - bass
Kenny Malone - drums
Jim Buchanan, Tommy Williams - fiddle
Harold Bradley, Jimmy Capps, Steve Gibson, Glenn Keener, Jerry Shook, Chip Young - guitar
Charlie McCoy - harmonica
Ronnie Milsap, Hargus "Pig" Robbins, Jay Spell - piano
Pete Drake, Lloyd Green, John Hughey - steel guitar
Bergen White - string arrangements (tracks 2,3,7,9)
Joe Zinkan - upright bass
Charlie McCoy, Farrell Morris - vibraphone

Technical

Al Pachucki, Bill Vandervort - recording engineer
Raeanne Rubenstein - photography

Charts

Chart (1975)	Peak position
U.S. Top Country Albums	4

Singles

Year	Song	US Country
1974	"(I'd Be) a Legend in My Time	1
1975	"Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry"	6

References

Erlewine, Stephen. Legend in My Time, Allmusic.

Ronnie Milsap

Studio albums

Ronnie Milsap
Where My Heart Is
Pure Love
Legend in My Time
A Rose By Any Other Name
Night Things
20/20 Vision
It Was Almost Like a Song
Only One Love in My Life
Images
Milsap Magic
Out Where the Bright Lights Are Glowing
There's No Gettin' Over Me
Inside
Keyed Up
One More Try for Love
Lost in the Fifties Tonight
Christmas with Ronnie Milsap
Heart & Soul
Stranger Things Have Happened
Back to the Grindstone
True Believer
Sings His Best for Capitol Records
Just for a Thrill
My Life
Then Sings My Soul

Compilation albums

Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
Greatest Hits, Vol. 3
40 #1 Hits
16 Biggest Hits

#1 singles

"Pure Love"
"Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends"
"(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time"
"Daydreams About Night Things"
"What Goes On When the Sun Goes Down"
"(I'm A) Stand by My Woman Man"
"Let My Love Be Your Pillow"
"It Was Almost Like a Song"
"What a Difference You've Made in My Life"
"Only One Love in My Life"
"Let's Take the Long Way Around the World"
"Back on My Mind Again"
"Nobody Likes Sad Songs"
"Why Don't You Spend the Night"
"My Heart"
"Cowboys and Clowns"
"Smoky Mountain Rain"
"Am I Losing You"
"(There's) No Gettin' Over Me"
"I Wouldn't Have Missed It for the World"
"Any Day Now"
"He Got You"
"Inside"
"Stranger in My House"
"Don't You Know How Much I Love You"
"Show Her"
"Still Losing You"
"She Keeps the Home Fires Burning"
"Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night)"
"Happy, Happy Birthday Baby"
"In Love"
"How Do I Turn You On"
"Snap Your Fingers"
"Make No Mistake, She's Mine" (with Kenny Rogers)
"Where Do the Nights Go"
"Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me)"
"A Woman in Love"
"Stranger Things Have Happened"

Other songs

"Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry"
"Just in Case"
"In No Time at All"
"Prisoner of the Highway"
"Old Folks" (with Mike Reid)
"Button Off My Shirt"
"Houston Solution"
"Are You Lovin' Me Like I'm Lovin' You"
"Since I Don't Have You"
"Turn That Radio On"
"All Is Fair in Love and War"
"True Believer"

Discography

v t e CMA Album of the Year
1967−1970	There Goes My Everything – Jack Greene (1967) Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison – Johnny Cash (1968) Johnny Cash At San Quentin – Johnny Cash (1969) Okie from Muskogee – Merle Haggard and the Strangers (1970)
1971-1980	I Won't Mention It Again – Ray Price (1971) Let Me Tell You About a Song – Merle Haggard and the Strangers (1972) Behind Closed Doors – Charlie Rich (1973) A Very Special Love Song – Charlie Rich (1974) A Legend in My Time – Ronnie Milsap (1975) Wanted! The Outlaws – Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Jessi Colter, and Tompall Glaser (1976) Ronnie Milsap Live – Ronnie Milsap (1977) It Was Almost Like a Song – Ronnie Milsap (1978) The Gambler – Kenny Rogers (1979) Coal Miner's Daughter – Various artists (1980)
1981-1990	I Believe in You – Don Williams (1981) Always on My Mind – Willie Nelson (1982) The Closer You Get – Alabama (1983) A Little Good News – Anne Murray (1984) Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind – George Strait (1985) Lost in the Fifties Tonight – Ronnie Milsap (1986) Always And Forever – Randy Travis (1987) Born to Boogie – Hank Williams Jr. (1988) Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (1989) Pickin' on Nashville – The Kentucky Headhunters (1990)
1991-2000	No Fences – Garth Brooks (1991) Ropin' the Wind – Garth Brooks (1992) I Still Believe in You – Vince Gill (1993) Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles – Eagles (1994) When Fallen Angels Fly – Patty Loveless (1995) Blue Clear Sky – George Strait (1996) Carrying Your Love with Me – George Strait (1997) Everywhere – Tim McGraw (1998) A Place in the Sun – Tim McGraw (1999) Fly – The Dixie Chicks (2000)
2001-2010	O Brother, Where Art Thou? – Various artists (2001) Drive – Alan Jackson (2002) American IV: The Man Comes Around – Johnny Cash (2003) When the Sun Goes Down – Kenny Chesney (2004) There's More Where That Came From – Lee Ann Womack (2005) Time Well Wasted – Brad Paisley (2006) It Just Comes Natural – George Strait (2007) Troubadour – George Strait (2008) Fearless – Taylor Swift (2009) Revolution – Miranda Lambert (2010)
2011-2020	My Kinda Party – Jason Aldean (2011) Chief – Eric Church (2012) Based on a True Story... – Blake Shelton (2013) Platinum – Miranda Lambert (2014) Traveller – Chris Stapleton (2015) Mr. Misunderstood – Eric Church (2016) From A Room: Volume 1 – Chris Stapleton (2017) Golden Hour – Kacey Musgraves (2018) Girl – Maren Morris (2019) What You See Is What You Get – Luke Combs (2020)
2021-2030	Starting Over – Chris Stapleton (2021) Growin' Up – Luke Combs (2022) Bell Bottom Country - Lainey Wilson (2023)