Body of Work: A Collection of Hits

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Body of Work: A Collection of Hits
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Compilation album by
ReleasedMay 12, 2015 (2015-05-12)
Recorded2002–2014
Genre
Length61:00
Label Big Star
Producer
  • Dean Maher
  • Carly McKillip
  • Tom McKillip
  • Mitch Merrett
  • Mike Norman
  • Aaron Pritchett
Aaron Pritchett chronology
In the Driver's Seat
(2010)
Body of Work: A Collection of Hits
(2015)
The Score
(2016)
Singles from Body of Work: A Collection of Hits
  1. "Suntan City"
    Released: May 28, 2013
  2. "Boat on the Water"
    Released: July 15, 2014
  3. "Wake You with a Kiss"
    Released: February 10, 2015

Body of Work: A Collection of Hits is the first greatest hits album released by Canadian country music singer Aaron Pritchett. It was released by Big Star Recordings on May 12, 2015 and serves as Pritchett's first full-length release on the label. The compilation includes thirteen popular singles from Pritchett's second studio album ( Consider This in 2002) through his sixth studio album ( In the Driver's Seat in 2010) as well as three exclusive tracks that were all released as singles. Pritchett is credited as a songwriter on nine tracks, including all of the releases from Thankful (2008) and In the Driver's Seat.

Contents

Background

In July 2013, following the release of "Suntan City", it was reported that Pritchett was working on his seventh studio album, which was expected to be released that fall. [2] By July 2014, Pritchett had signed to Big Star Recordings. In October 2014, Pritchett told the Gabriola Sounder that he was in process of recording new songs, and that "there is no full album coming out, but we're looking at a "greatest hits" [album]. [3] The title, release date, and track listing for Body of Work were announced in April 2015. [4]

"Suntan City" was previously recorded by American country artist Luke Bryan on his EP of the same name (2012). [5]

Singles

A cover of Luke Bryan's "Suntan City" was released digitally via On Ramp Records on May 16, 2013 and was serviced to Canadian country radio on May 28, 2013 and serves as the record's lead single. [6] [7] The song reached number 18 on the Billboard Canada Country airplay chart. [8] It was re-issued as a digital single on January 28, 2015. [9]

"Boat on the Water" was released July 15, 2014 as Pritchett's first release for Big Star Recordings. [10] It reached a peak of 28 on the Canada Country chart. [8] In October 2014, the song was voted the "most popular song" (at the time) on CMT.ca. [3]

A third single, "Wake You with a Kiss", was released February 10, 2015. [11] It reached 29 on the Canada Country chart. [8]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."You Can't Say That I Didn't Love You"
Consider This 4:10
2."Lucky for Me"
Something Goin' On Here 3:09
3."My Way"
Something Goin' On Here3:43
4."New Frontier"
  • Darryl Burgess
  • Tommy Polk
Something Goin' On Here3:48
5."Big Wheel"
Big Wheel 4:38
6."Hold My Beer"
  • Pritchett
  • Merrett
  • Ruttan
Big Wheel4:08
7."Warm Safe Place"Big Wheel3:40
8."Done You Wrong"
  • Pritchett
  • Merrett
  • Taylor
Big Wheel4:11
9."Let's Get Rowdy"
  • Pritchett
  • Merrett
  • Ruttan
Thankful 4:06
10."How Do I Get There"
Thankful4:56
11."Hell Bent for Buffalo"
Thankful3:17
12."Light It Up"
  • Pritchett
  • Ruttan
In the Driver's Seat 3:45
13."Coming Clean"
  • Pritchett
  • Mack
  • Jessie Sherk
In the Driver's Seat3:40
14."Suntan City"Previously unreleased3:30
15."Boat on the Water"Previously unreleased2:40
16."Wake You with a Kiss"
  • Clawson
  • Jones
Previously unreleased3:39
Total length:61:00

Chart performance

Singles

YearSinglePeak positions
CAN Country
[8]
2013"Suntan City"18
2014"Boat on the Water"28
2015"Wake You with a Kiss"29

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabelCatalog No.Ref.
CanadaMay 12, 2015 CD Big Star5020925 [12]
Digital download N/A
United StatesMay 19, 2015CDNot listed [13]
United KingdomMay 4, 2016 [14]

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