In 1978, Twitty issued the single "The Grandest Lady of Them All" honoring the "Grand Ole Opry". (Somewhat ironically, Twitty was never inducted into the "Opry" during his lifetime; he remains one of the most prominent Nashville country artists to have never been an Opry member.) The single reached the top 20, peaking at number 16, but it was well below expectations; it was the first time since 1967 that a single of his failed to reach the top ten, as some radio stations refused to play a song honoring the property of a competitor (broadcast by WSM-AM).