The Greatest Man I Never Knew
| "The Greatest Man I Never Knew" | ||||
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| Single by Reba McEntire | ||||
| from the album For My Broken Heart | ||||
| B-side | "If I Had Only Known" | |||
| Released | July 1992 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:14 | |||
| Label | MCA 54441 | |||
| Writer(s) | Richard Leigh Layng Martine, Jr. |
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| Producer(s) | Tony Brown Reba McEntire |
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"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] Richard Leigh has described the song as being about his own father and that several other of his hit songs were also from his own life ("I'll Get Over You" and "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue"). The song debuted at No. 57 for the week of August 15, 1992.[citation needed]
Chart performance
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] | 1 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 3 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1992) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] | 22 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 70 |
| Preceded by | RPM Country Tracks number-one single November 21, 1992 |
Succeeded by "Seminole Wind" by John Anderson |
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- ↑ Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks
- ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1856." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. November 21, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
- ↑ "Reba McEntire – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Reba McEntire.
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