Smoky Mountain Rain

"Smoky Mountain Rain"
Single by Ronnie Milsap
from the album Greatest Hits
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
Producer	Tom Collins, Ronnie Milsap
Ronnie Milsap singles chronology
"Cowboys and Clowns"/"Misery Loves Company (1980) "Smoky Mountain Rain" (1980) "Am I Losing You" (1981)

"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 adult contemporary chart. The song also fared modestly well at Top 40 radio stations, as the song reached No. 24 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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.

Chart performance

Chart (1980)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	24
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	8

Sources

• Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs: 1944-2005," 2006.
• Whitburn, Joel, "Top Pop Singles: 1955-2006," 2007.

Notes

Preceded by "If You Ever Change Your Mind" by Crystal Gayle	Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single December 6, 1980	Succeeded by "Why Lady Why" by Alabama
Preceded by "The Winner Takes It All" by ABBA	Billboard Adult Contemporary (chart) number-one single February 21, 1981	Succeeded by "9 to 5" by Dolly Parton