The Greatest Man I Never Knew

"The Greatest Man I Never Knew"
Single by Reba McEntire
from the album For My Broken Heart
B-side"If I Had Only Known"
ReleasedJuly 1992
GenreCountry
Length3:14
LabelMCA 54441
Songwriter(s)Richard Leigh
Layng Martine Jr.
Producer(s)Tony Brown
Reba McEntire
Reba McEntire singles chronology
"The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia"
(1992)
"The Greatest Man I Never Knew"
(1992)
"Take It Back"
(1992)

"The Greatest Man I Never Knew" is a song written by Richard Leigh and Layng Martine Jr., and recorded by American country music artist Reba McEntire. It released in July 1992 as the fourth and final single from her album For My Broken Heart. The song reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in October 1992.[1]