Greatest Hits, Volume One (Randy Travis album)

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Greatest Hits, Volume One
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Compilation album by
ReleasedSeptember 15, 1992
Genre Country
Length36:15
Label Warner Bros. Nashville
Producer Kyle Lehning
  • "On the Other Hand" and "Reasons I Cheat" produced by Kyle Lehning and Keith Stegall
Randy Travis chronology
High Lonesome
(1991)
Greatest Hits, Volume One
(1992)
Greatest Hits, Volume Two
(1992)
Singles from Greatest Hits Volume One
  1. "If I Didn't Have You"
    Released: August 3, 1992
  2. "An Old Pair of Shoes"
    Released: March 29, 1993
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Greatest Hits, Volume One is the first of two greatest hits albums released on the same day in 1992 by country music artist Randy Travis. Two new songs were recorded for this album and released as singles. "If I Didn't Have You" reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart while "An Old Pair of Shoes" reached #21. Although not a single, also included is "Reasons I Cheat" from Travis' 1986 debut album Storms of Life . This album has been certified platinum by the RIAA.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."If I Didn't Have You"" Max D. Barnes, Skip Ewing 3:05
2."1982"Buddy Blackmon, Vip Vipperman2:58
3."Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart" Hugh Prestwood 4:06
4."On the Other Hand" Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz 3:05
5."Honky Tonk Moon"Dennis O'Rourke2:49
6."An Old Pair of Shoes"Jerry Foster, Art Masters, Johnny Morris2:54
7."I Told You So"Randy Travis3:38
8."Too Gone Too Long"Gene Pistilli2:24
9."Heroes and Friends"Schlitz, Travis3:16
10."Deeper Than the Holler"Overstreet, Schlitz) -3:39
11."Reasons I Cheat"Travis4:23

Chart performance

Chart (1992)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums14
U.S. Billboard 20044

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