| Best 20 of the Last 20: The Greatest Hits | ||||
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| Released | September 10, 2013 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 1:25:58 | |||
| Label | MDM Recordings | |||
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| Singles from Best 20 of the Last 20: The Greatest Hits | ||||
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Best 20 of the Last 20: The Greatest Hits is a compilation album by Canadian country music artist Charlie Major. It was released on September 10, 2013 via MDM Recordings. [1] The package includes two new songs, "A Night to Remember" and "Friday Nights and You". [2]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I'm Gonna Drive You Out of My Mind" | 4:07 |
| 2. | "It Can't Happen to Me" | 4:01 |
| 3. | "The Other Side" | 3:07 |
| 4. | "(I Do It) For the Money" | 3:24 |
| 5. | "Tell Me Something I Don't Know" | 4:07 |
| 6. | "I'm Feeling Kind of Lucky Tonight" | 3:40 |
| 7. | "Some Days Are Better" | 4:10 |
| 8. | "Right Here, Right Now" | 4:21 |
| 9. | "One True Love" | 3:49 |
| 10. | "Side by Side" | 3:45 |
| 11. | "When You're Good, You're Good" | 3:43 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "You'd Better Go" | 4:06 |
| 2. | "My Brother and Me" | 4:24 |
| 3. | "Backroads" | 4:20 |
| 4. | "Better World" | 3:57 |
| 5. | "That's When I Feel Loved" | 4:09 |
| 6. | "Young at Heart" | 3:55 |
| 7. | "Through God's Eyes" | 3:51 |
| 8. | "Keep On Living" | 3:46 |
| 9. | "Hold Me" | 4:08 |
| 10. | "A Night to Remember" | 3:37 |
| 11. | "Friday Nights and You" | 3:31 |
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