''Ronnie Milsap Live'' is the first live album by American

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artist

Ronnie Milsap Ronnie Lee Milsap (born Ronald Lee Millsaps; January 16, 1943) is an American country music singer and pianist. He was one of country music's most popular and influential performers of the 1970s and 1980s. Nearly completely blind from birth, h ...

. It was recorded at the Grand Ole Opry House in

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, in 1976, the same year Milsap became a member of the

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, and released that same year. Country music disc jockey and television host

Ralph Emery Walter Ralph Emery (March 10, 1933 – January 15, 2022) was an American country music disc jockey, radio and television host from McEwen, Tennessee. Emery promoted numerous stars on his radio and TV shows, and was called the Dick Clark (ent ...

introduced Milsap at the concert and also wrote the album's liner notes. The album spent 24 weeks on the

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Top Country Albums chart, peaking at No. 2. ''Ronnie Milsap Live'' won the

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in 1977, Milsap's second win in that category. In 1979, it was certified Gold by the

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for US shipments exceeding 500,000.

Track listing

#Introduction — Ralph Emery # Pure Love (3:27) #Medley: I Hate You/That Girl Who Waits on Tables (3:28) #Welcome — Talk by Ronnie Milsap #Medley: (I'm A) Stand By My Woman Man/ What Goes On When the Sun Goes Down/ Daydreams About Night Things (3:28) #Busy Makin' Plans (2:50) #

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(5:42) #Country Cookin' (5:40) #I Can Almost See Houston From Here (3:21) #(After Sweet Memories) Play Born to Lose Again (2:56) #Music Style Medley: Daydreams About Night Things/

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(2:54) # Let My Love Be Your Pillow (2:57) #

(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time "(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time" is a song written and recorded by Don Gibson in 1960. It appeared as the B-side of his hit "Far Far Away", from the album ''Sweet Dreams''. Gibson re-recorded the song on the 1972 album ''Country Green''. Ronnie Mils ...

(2:53) #

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(4:15)

Personnel

*Ronnie Milsap — vocals, piano *

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— ARP *

Charlie McCoy Charlie McCoy (born Charles Ray McCoy, March 28, 1941) is an American harmonica virtuoso and multi-instrumentalist in country music. He is best known for his harmonica solos on iconic recordings such as " Candy Man" ( Roy Orbison), "He Stoppe ...

— harmonica, vibes *Stephen Holt — drums *

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— rhythm guitar *Johnny Cobb – bass *Dicky Overbey — steel guitar *Jerry McCoy, Jack Watkins — guitar *Jim Buchanan, Tommy Williams — fiddle *The Nashville Edition — vocal accompaniment

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{Authority control 1976 albums Ronnie Milsap albums RCA Records albums Albums produced by Tom Collins (record producer)