| "Smoky Mountain Rain" | ||||
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| Single by Ronnie Milsap | ||||
| from the album Greatest Hits | ||||
| B-side | "Crystal Fallin' Rain" | |||
| Released | September 1980 (U.S.) | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:43 | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Kye Fleming, Dennis Morgan[1] | |||
| 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 and only single from his Greatest Hits compilation album. The single became one of his best-known songs.
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.[2][3] In 2014, Rolling Stone magazine ranked "Smoky Mountain Rain" number 96 in their list of the 100 greatest country songs.[4]
- ^ "www.classic-country-song-lyrics.com". www.classic-country-song-lyrics.com. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ Tennessee Journal, Vol. 36, No. 23, June 4, 2010
- ^ Tom Humphrey, 'Smoky Mountain Rain' Wins Race to Become 8th State Song Archived 2010-06-06 at the Wayback Machine, KnoxNews website, June 3, 2010.
- ^ "96. Ronnie Milsap, 'Smoky Mountain Rain' (1980) | 100 Greatest Country Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. 2014-06-01. Retrieved 2016-10-17.