The Greatest Hits Collection (Brooks & Dunn album)

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The Greatest Hits Collection
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Greatest hits album by
Brooks & Dunn
ReleasedSeptember 16, 1997
GenreCountry
Length66:06
LabelArista Nashville
ProducerVarious
Brooks & Dunn chronology
Borderline
(1996) 		The Greatest Hits Collection
(1997) 		If You See Her
(1998)
Singles from The Greatest Hits Collection
  1. "Honky Tonk Truth"
    Released: August 25, 1997
  2. "He's Got You"
    Released: October 20, 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4.5/5 stars [1]

The Greatest Hits Collection is the first greatest hits compilation album by the American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. It was released in 1997 (see 1997 in country music) on Arista Nashville, and it chronicles the greatest hits from their first four studio albums: 1991's Brand New Man, 1993's Hard Workin' Man, 1994's Waitin' on Sundown, and 1996's Borderline. The album also includes three new tracks, two of which were released as singles: "Honky Tonk Truth" and "He's Got You", which respectively reached #3 and #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. In 2004, a sequel, The Greatest Hits Collection II, was released; while the CD version is currently out of print, digital and streaming services carry it in their library.

The album was certified 4× Platinum by the RIAA on July 21, 2005.[2] It has sold 4,608,400 copies in the United States as of April 2017.[3]

Track listing[]

  1. "My Maria" (B.W. Stevenson, Daniel Moore) – 3:28
  2. "Honky Tonk Truth" (Ronnie Dunn, Lonnie Wilson, Kim Williams) – 3:14A
  3. "You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone" (Kix Brooks, Don Cook, Dunn) – 4:52
  4. "Boot Scootin' Boogie" (Dunn) – 3:17
  5. "He's Got You" (Dunn, Terry McBride) – 3:11A
  6. "Hard Workin' Man" (Dunn) – 2:57
  7. "That Ain't No Way to Go" (Brooks, Dunn, Cook) – 3:37
  8. "Rock My World (Little Country Girl)" (Steve O'Brien, Bill LaBounty) – 3:42
  9. "Neon Moon" (Dunn) – 4:21
  10. "Lost and Found" (Brooks, Cook) �� 3:47
  11. "She's Not the Cheatin' Kind" (Dunn) – 3:25
  12. "Brand New Man" (Brooks, Dunn, Cook) – 2:59
  13. "Days of Thunder" (Brooks, Paul Nelson) – 3:30B
  14. "We'll Burn That Bridge" (Dunn, Cook) – 2:56
  15. "She Used to Be Mine" (Dunn) – 3:55
  16. "Mama Don't Get Dressed Up for Nothing" (Brooks, Dunn, Cook) – 4:06
  17. "My Next Broken Heart" (Brooks, Dunn, Cook) – 2:55
  18. "Whiskey Under the Bridge" (Brooks, Dunn, Cook) – 2:53
  19. "Little Miss Honky Tonk" (Dunn) – 3:01
  • ANewly recorded tracks.
  • BPreviously Unreleased

Personnel[]

As listed in the liner notes.[4]

Brooks & Dunn

  • Kix Brooks- lead vocals (3, 8, 10, 13, 16), background vocals (1, 2, 4-7, 9, 11, 12, 17-19)
  • Ronnie Dunn- lead vocals (1, 2, 4-7, 9, 11, 12, 17-19), background vocals (3, 8, 10, 13, 16)

Additional musicians

  • Arista Tabernacle Choir – choir (6, 7, 8, 14, 15)
  • Bruce Bouton – steel guitar (all tracks), slide guitar (1, 16), lap steel guitar (4, 9, 10, 12, 17)
  • Dennis Burnside – keyboards (1, 16), Hammond organ (2, 5, 13), piano (1, 16)
  • Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar (1, 3, 4, 6-12, 14-19), mandolin (1, 4, 9, 10, 12, 16, 17)
  • Mike Chapman – bass guitar (4, 9, 10, 12, 17)
  • Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar (2, 5, 13)
  • Rob Hajacos – fiddle (all tracks)
  • Scott Hendricks – cowbell (6, 7, 8, 14, 15)
  • Wes Hightower – background vocals (2, 5, 13)
  • David Hungate – bass guitar (2, 5, 13)
  • John Barlow Jarvis — Steinway piano (2-15, 17-19), keyboards (4, 9, 10, 12, 17), Hammond organ (3, 6, 7, 8, 11, 14, 15, 18, 19)
  • Bill LaBounty – background vocals (3, 6, 7, 8, 11, 14, 15, 18, 19)
  • Liana Manis – background vocals (2, 5, 13)
  • Brent Mason – electric guitar (all tracks)
  • Terry McBride – background vocals (2, 5, 13)
  • Michael Rhodes – bass guitar (1, 16)
  • Tom Roady – percussion (1, 16)
  • John Wesley Ryles – background vocals (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 11, 13-15, 18, 19)
  • Harry Stinson – background vocals (3, 4, 6-12, 14-19)
  • Dennis Wilson – background vocals (all tracks)
  • Lonnie Wilson – drums (all tracks), percussion (2, 3, 5, 11, 13, 18, 19)
  • Glenn Worf – bass guitar (3, 6-8, 11, 14, 15, 18, 19)

Chart performance[]

Singles[]

Year Single Peak positions
US Country CAN Country
1997 "Honky Tonk Truth" 3 3
"He's Got You" 2 3

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r312757
  2. ^ "American album certifications – Brooks Dunn – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America.
  3. ^ Bjorke, Matt (April 18, 2017). "Top Country Catalog Album Sales Chart: April 18, 2017". Roughstock.
  4. ^ The Greatest Hits Collection (CD). Brooks & Dunn. Arista Records. 1997. 07822 18852-2.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ "Brooks & Dunn Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  6. ^ "Brooks & Dunn Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  7. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Digital Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. March 25, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  8. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 24, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  9. ^ "1997 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 109 no. 52. December 27, 1997. p. YE-48. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  10. ^ "1998 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 110 no. 52. December 26, 1998. p. YE-36. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  11. ^ "1998 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 110 no. 52. December 26, 1998. p. YE-58. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  12. ^ "1999 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 111 no. 52. December 25, 1999. p. YE-64. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
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