B-side "Streets of Gold" Format 7" Length 2:41 | Released July 1974 Genre Country | |
Recorded May 1971 (original Warner Bros. Records version)
January 1974 (RCA Records version) | ||
"Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends" is a song written by Kris Kristofferson, and recorded by American country music artist Ronnie Milsap. It was released in 1974 as the second single from the album Pure Love. The song was his fourth country hit and second number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for two weeks and spent a total of nine weeks on the country chart. Kristofferson recorded the song with Rita Coolidge for their final duet album, Natural Act, and later with Mark Knopfler for The Austin Sessions. The song has been recorded by many artists including Bobby Bare, Sammy Davis, Jr., Joan Osborne, Dee Reilly and Willie Nelson.
Milsap himself recorded an earlier version of the song, released on his 1971 self-titled album, while recording for Warner Bros. Records.