Greatest Hits | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | September 16, 1985 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 33:15 | |||
Label | MCA | |||
Producer | Jerry Crutchfield | |||
Lee Greenwood chronology | ||||
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Greatest Hits is the first compilation album by American country music artist Lee Greenwood. It was released on September 16, 1985, via MCA Records. The album includes the hit single "Dixie Road". [1]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Fool's Gold" | Don Roth, Timmy Tappen | 3:42 |
2. | "Somebody's Gonna Love You" | Rafe Van Hoy, Don Cook | 3:42 |
3. | "It Turns Me Inside Out" | Jan Crutchfield | 3:34 |
4. | "She's Lying" | Jan Crutchfield | 3:05 |
5. | "Dixie Road" | Don Goodman, Pam Rose, Mary Ann Kennedy | 2:39 |
6. | "Ain't No Trick (It Takes Magic)" | Jim Hurt, Steve Pippin | 3:22 |
7. | "Ring on Her Finger, Time on Her Hands" | Goodman, Rose, Kennedy | 3:38 |
8. | "I.O.U" | Kerry Chater, Austin Roberts | 3:05 |
9. | "Going, Going, Gone" | Jan Crutchfield | 3:19 |
10. | "God Bless the U.S.A." | Lee Greenwood | 3:09 |
Chart (1985) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 [2] | 163 |
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [3] | 4 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [4] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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