Ronnie Milsap Live

Ronnie Milsap Live

Live album by Ronnie Milsap
Released	1976
Genre	Country
Label	RCA Records
Producer	Tom Collins, Ronnie Milsap

Ronnie Milsap Live is the first live album by country music artist Ronnie Milsap. It was recorded at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1976,^[1] the same year Milsap became a member of the Grand Ole Opry,^[2] and released that same year. Country music disc jockey and television host Ralph Emery introduced Milsap at the concert and also wrote the album's liner notes.

The album spent 24 weeks on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, peaking at No. 2.^[3]

Ronnie Milsap Live won the Country Music Association Award for Album of the Year in 1977, Milsap's second win in that category.^[4] In 1979, it was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for US shipments exceeding 500,000.^[5]

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)
Kaw-Liga (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/Cattle Call (2:54)
Let My Love Be Your Pillow (2:57)
(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time (2:53)
Honky Tonk Women (4:15)

Personnel

Ronnie Milsap — vocals, piano
Shane Keister — ARP
Charlie McCoy — harmonica, vibes
Stephen Holt — drums
Jimmy Capps — 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

Chart (1977)	Peak position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[6]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (1977)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[7]	15

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[8]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Ronnie Milsap Live (Media notes). Ronnie Milsap. New York, New York: RCA Records. 1976. APL1-2043.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Ronnie Milsap". Grand Ole Opry. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
^ "Ronnie Milsap Ronnie Milsap Live Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
^ "Past CMA Awards Winners and Nominees - 2017 CMA Awards". CMA World - Country Music Association. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
^ "Ronnie Milsap Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1977". Billboard. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
^ "American album certifications – Ronnie Milsap – Ronnie Milsap Live". Recording Industry Association of America.

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)

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