Best of the Family Brown

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Best of the Family Brown
Compilation album by
Released1980 (1980)
Genre Country
Label RCA Records
Producer Various
Family Brown chronology
Familiar Faces, Familiar Places
(1979)
Best of the Family Brown
(1980)
Nothing Really Changes
(1981)

Best of the Family Brown is the second compilation album by Canadian country music group Family Brown. It was released by RCA Records in 1980.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You're the Light" Barry Brown 2:12
2."Lovin' Fool"Brown2:52
3."I'm Available"Dave Burgess2:17
4."Family Love"Brown2:38
5."Stay with Me" J.P. Pennington 2:38
6."Amazing Grace" John Newton  
7."Juke Box Lover"Brown2:45
8."Love Was on Our Side"  
9."Heaven's Just a Sin Away" Jerry Gillespie 2:17
10."The Feeling's Too Strong"  
11."How Great Thou Art"Stuart K. Hine 
12."Poor Man's Crown"  

Chart performance

Chart (1980)Peak
position
Canadian RPM Country Albums [1] 18

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References

  1. "Country Albums/CDs - Volume 33, No. 7, May 10 1980". RPM . Archived from the original on December 28, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2013.