the song ultimately produced was "smoky mountain rain" – one of milsap's signature songs and a number one hit on both the country charts and the billboard adult contemporary charts. rolling stone listed it as one of the "100 greatest country songs of all time". "smoky mountain rain" was chosen by the tennessee state legislature in 2010 as the eighth official state song. this was only one of milsap's 40 number one hits produced by tom collins, which also include: "what a difference you've made in my life", "daydreams about night things", "lost in the fifties tonight (in the still of the night)", "i wouldn't have missed it for the world", "she keeps the home fires burning", "it was almost like a song", "stranger in my house", "pure love", and "(there's) no gettin' over me".