Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 (Ronnie Milsap album)

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Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
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Released1985
Genre Country
Length37:13
Label RCA Records
Producer Tom Collins, Rob Galbraith, Ronnie Milsap
Ronnie Milsap chronology
One More Try for Love
(1984)
Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
(1985)
Lost in the Fifties Tonight
(1985)
Singles from Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
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Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 is the second greatest hits collection by American country music singer Ronnie Milsap. The album was released in 1985 by RCA Records. Two singles were released from the project, "She Keeps the Home Fires Burning" and "Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night)," both of which reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. Since its release, the album has been certified Platinum by the RIAA for shipments of over 1 million copies.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."She Keeps the Home Fires Burning" Dennis Morgan, Mike Reid, Don Pfrimmer3:55
2."(There's) No Gettin' Over Me" Walt Aldridge, Tom Brasfield3:15
3."I Wouldn't Have Missed It for the World" Kye Fleming, Morgan, Charles Quillen3:32
4."It's Already Taken"Fleming, Alan Gorrie 3:38
5."Stranger in My House"Reid4:04
6."Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night)"Fred Parris, Reid, Troy Seals 4:05
7."Any Day Now" Burt Bacharach, Bob Hilliard 3:41
8."Am I Losing You" Jim Reeves 3:35
9."Inside"Reid4:02
10."Don't You Know How Much I Love You"Michael Stewart, Dan Williams3:26

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1985)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [1] 102
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [2] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1985)Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [3] 12
Chart (1986)Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [4] 20

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [5] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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