From There to Here: Greatest Hits

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From There to Here: Greatest Hits
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Greatest hits album by
ReleasedJune 3, 2003 (2003-06-03)
June 23, 2003 (Europe)
Recorded1995–2003
Genre
Length64:47 (U.S. version)
Label BNA
Producer
Lonestar chronology
I'm Already There
(2001)
From There to Here: Greatest Hits
(2003)
Let's Be Us Again
(2004)
Singles from From There to Here: Greatest Hits
  1. "My Front Porch Looking In"
    Released: March 10, 2003
  2. "Walking in Memphis"
    Released: August 11, 2003

From There To Here: Greatest Hits is the first compilation album by American country music group Lonestar. In addition to chronicling the greatest hits from their first four studio albums, the album includes three newly recorded tracks "My Front Porch Looking In", "Walking in Memphis" (a cover of the 1991 Marc Cohn song) and "I Pray", as well as a second recording of their 2001 single "I'm Already There". "My Front Porch Looking In" and "Walking in Memphis" were both released as singles.

Contents

Content

From There to Here: Greatest Hits comprises thirteen tracks from the band's first four studio albums, arranged chronologically and starting with the band's 1995 debut single "Tequila Talkin'" from Lonestar's self-titled debut album up to "Not a Day Goes By" from 2001's I'm Already There . Four single releases are missing from the album: "When Cowboys Didn't Dance" and "Heartbroke Every Day" from Lonestar, "Say When" from Crazy Nights , and "Unusually Unusual" from I'm Already There.

Also included on this album are three new recordings: "My Front Porch Looking In" and "I Pray", as well as a cover of Marc Cohn's "Walking in Memphis". "My Front Porch Looking In" and "Walking in Memphis" were both released as singles in 2003, respectively reaching #1 and #8 on the U.S. country charts. [1] Closing off the album on the North American version is a remix of "I'm Already There" entitled the "Message from Home". This remix is interspersed with telephone calls placed by family members of soldiers. The international version replaces this track with two other tracks: "Love Can Change Your Mind", recorded for the 1999 film Jesus , and "Gimme All Your Lovin'", a cover of a ZZ Top song recorded for the 2002 tribute album Sharp Dressed Men: A Tribute to ZZ Top .

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com favorable [2]
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Country Weekly favorable [4]
Robert Christgau Rating-Christgau-dud.svg [5]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the album four stars out of five on Allmusic, where he called it a "fine retrospective" of the band's sound. [3] In the Consumer Guide, however, Robert Christgau gave the album a "dud" rating [5] and called it "a bad record whose details rarely merit further thought." [6]

Track listing

North American version
No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."Tequila Talkin'" Lonestar , 19953:27
2."No News" (radio edit)
Lonestar2:53
3."Runnin' Away with My Heart"
  • Hogin
  • Sanders
  • Michael Britt
Lonestar2:53
4."Come Cryin' to Me" Crazy Nights , 19973:31
5."You Walked In"Crazy Nights4:31
6."Everything's Changed"Crazy Nights3:53
7."Amazed" Lonely Grill , 19994:01
8."Smile"Lonely Grill3:35
9."What About Now"
Lonely Grill3:32
10."Tell Her" (album version)
Lonely Grill3:28
11."I'm Already There" I'm Already There , 20014:13
12."With Me"I'm Already There3:51
13."Not a Day Goes By"
  • Maribeth Derry
  • Steve Diamond
I'm Already There4:07
14."My Front Porch Looking In"
  • Myers
  • McDonald
  • Don Pfrimmer
Previously unreleased, 20034:13
15."I Pray"
Previously unreleased, 20033:47
16."Walking in Memphis" Marc Cohn Previously unreleased, 20033:50
17."I'm Already There" (Message from Home version)
  • Baker
  • Myers
  • McDonald
I'm Already There4:31
International version
No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."Tequila Talkin'"
  • Waters
  • LaBounty
Lonestar3:27
2."No News" (radio edit)
  • Barnhart
  • Hogin
  • Sanders
Lonestar2:53
3."Runnin' Away with My Heart"
  • Hogin
  • Sanders
  • Britt
Lonestar2:53
4."Come Cryin' to Me"
  • Sanders
  • Wilson
  • Rich
Crazy Nights3:31
5."You Walked In"
  • Adams
  • Lange
Crazy Nights4:31
6."Everything's Changed"
  • Nelson
  • Boone
  • McDonald
Crazy Nights3:53
7."Amazed"
  • Lindsey
  • Mayo
  • Green
Lonely Grill4:01
8."Smile"
  • Follesé
  • Lindsey
Lonely Grill3:35
9."What About Now"
  • Harbin
  • Barker
  • Smith
Lonely Grill3:32
10."Tell Her" (album version)
  • Kwesi B.
  • Wiseman
Lonely Grill3:28
11."I'm Already There"
  • Baker
  • Myers
  • McDonald
I'm Already There4:13
12."With Me"
  • James
  • Verges
I'm Already There3:51
13."Not a Day Goes By"
  • Derry
  • Diamond
I'm Already There4:07
14."My Front Porch Looking In"
  • Myers
  • McDonald
  • Pfrimmer
Previously unreleased4:13
15."I Pray"
  • Hicks
  • Cannon
Previously unreleased3:47
16."Walking in Memphis"CohnPreviously unreleased3:50
17."Love Can Change Your Mind"
Jesus: Music from and Inspired by the Epic Mini-Series , 20004:17
18."Gimme All Your Lovin'" Sharp Dressed Men: A Tribute to ZZ Top , 20024:24

Production

Personnel on new tracks

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [13] Gold50,000^
United States (RIAA) [14] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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