(Songbook) A Collection of Hits

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{Songbook} A Collection of Hits
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Greatest hits album by
Trisha Yearwood
ReleasedAugust 26, 1997 (1997-08-26)
Genre Country
Length43:01
Label MCA
Producer Tony Brown (tracks 1, 6)
Garth Fundis (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7-12)
Allen Reynolds (track 4)
Harry Stinson (track 11)
Trisha Yearwood (tracks 1, 6)
Trisha Yearwood chronology
Everybody Knows
(1996)		{Songbook} A Collection of Hits
(1997)		 Where Your Road Leads
(1998)
Singles from (Songbook) A Collection of Hits
  1. "How Do I Live"
    Released: May 23, 1997
  2. "In Another's Eyes"
    Released: August 18, 1997
  3. "Perfect Love"
    Released: January 12, 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Robert Christgau Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [2]
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{Songbook} A Collection of Hits is the first greatest hits album by American country music singer Trisha Yearwood. The album was Yearwood's first to reach #1 on the Billboard country albums chart. Due to the success of the single "How Do I Live" in Australia, the album was released there (in 1998) with six extra tracks, including a duet with Australian country star Lee Kernaghan. {Songbook} A Collection of Hits also peaked at number 5 on the ARIA country charts and 22 on the all genre. The album has been certified 4× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for US shipments of 4 million copies. It has also been certified 2× Platinum in Canada and Platinum in Australia.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."How Do I Live" Diane Warren 4:02
2."The Song Remembers When" Hugh Prestwood 3:54
3."Wrong Side of Memphis" Gary Harrison, Matraca Berg 2:46
4."In Another's Eyes" (duet with Garth Brooks)Garth Brooks, Bobby Wood, John Peppard3:32
5."The Woman Before Me" Jude Johnstone 3:48
6."Perfect Love"Sunny Russ, Stephony Smith2:56
7."Thinkin' About You" Bob Regan, Tom Shapiro 3:23
8."Down on My Knees" Beth Nielsen Chapman 3:52
9."She's in Love with the Boy"Jon Ims4:04
10."Walkaway Joe" (featuring Don Henley) Vince Melamed, Greg Barnhill4:19
11."XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl)" Matraca Berg, Alice Randall 2:47
12."Like We Never Had a Broken Heart" Pat Alger, Brooks3:38

International version bonus tracks

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."A Lover Is Forever"Steve Goodman, J. Fred Knobloch 3:44
14."Believe Me Baby (I Lied)" Larry Gottlieb, Kim Richey 3:42
15."On a Bus to St. Cloud" Gretchen Peters 4:42
16."You Can Sleep While I Drive" Melissa Etheridge 3:15
17."The Flame"Joe Henry, John Barlow Jarvis 5:50
18."Save the Land" (duet with Lee Kernaghan, only on the Australian version)Lee Kernaghan3:50

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [12] Platinum70,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [13] 2× Platinum200,000^
Indonesia [14] Gold25,000 [14]
Malaysia [14] Gold15,000 [14]
Philippines (PARI) [14] Gold20,000*
Taiwan (RIT) [14] Gold25,000*
Thailand [14] Gold25,000 [14]
United Kingdom (BPI) [15] Silver60,000‡
United States (RIAA) [16] 4× Platinum4,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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