Greatest Hits (Big & Rich album)

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Greatest Hits
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ReleasedSeptember 29, 2009 (2009-09-29)
Genre Country
Length55:44
Label Warner Bros. Nashville
Producer Big Kenny, John Rich, Paul Worley
Big & Rich chronology
Big & Rich's Super Galactic Fan Pak 2 (EP)
(2008)
Greatest Hits
(2009)
That's Why I Pray (EP)
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic (mixed) [1]
Roughstock(favorable) [2]

Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album from country music duo Big & Rich. The album was released on September 29, 2009. The standard album features fifteen songs, including all of the duo's charting singles from their first three studio albums: 2004's Horse of a Different Color , 2005's Comin' to Your City and 2007's Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace . A previously unreleased track, titled "The Man I Am Right Now," was also included. The DVD, which was released separately, features all of the duo's music videos, with the exception of the video for "Never Mind Me."

Contents

BigAndRich.com, the duo's official site, sold an exclusive limited edition version of the album which included the CD and DVD in a single package as well as bonus tracks on the CD. [3]

Track listings

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Rollin' (The Ballad of Big & Rich)" (featuring Cowboy Troy) Big Kenny, John Rich, Cowboy Troy 4:31
2."Wild West Show"Kenny, Rich, Blair Daly4:00
3."Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)"Kenny, Rich3:20
4."Holy Water"Kenny, Rich, Vicky McGehee, Jeff Cohen4:16
5."Big Time"Kenny, Rich, Angie Aparo 3:57
6."Comin' to Your City"Kenny, Rich3:28
7."Never Mind Me"Kenny, Rich, Rodney Clawson 3:25
8."8th of November"Kenny, Rich3:29
9."Lost in This Moment"Rich, Keith Anderson, Clawson3:32
10."Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace"Kenny, Earl James3:43
11."Loud"Kirsti Manna, Darla Perlozzi, Danny Myrick3:02
12."Jalapeño"Rich2:57
13."The Man I Am Right Now"McGehee, Rich3:25
14."Everybody's Rockin"Kenny3:19
15."Kick My Ass"Kenny, Rich, Bryan Wayne4:58
Total length:55:44
Limited Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
16."Find a Heart"Kenny, Richard Supa 3:38
17."Woodstock"Kenny2:40
18."Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)" (remix)Kenny, Rich4:23
Total length:65:41

2014 release

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)"
  • Kenny
  • Rich
3:19
2."Holy Water"
  • Kenny
  • Rich
  • Cohen
  • McGehee
4:14
3."Big Time"
  • Kenny
  • Rich
  • Aparo
3:56
4."Comin' to Your City"
  • Kenny
  • Rich
3:26
5."8th of November"
  • Kenny
  • Rich
3:26
6."Lost in This Moment"
  • JRich
  • Anderson
  • Clawson
3:30
7."Rollin' (The Ballad Of Big & Rich)"
  • Kenny
  • Rich
  • Troy
4:50
8."Fake ID"
  • Rich
  • Shanks
3:18
9."Love Train"
  • Kenny
  • Rich
  • Nicholson
3:45
10."Party Like Cowboyz"
  • Kenny
  • Rich
  • McGehee
  • Clawson
2:58
Total length:36:42

DVD [4]

No.TitleLength
1."Rollin' (The Ballad of Big & Rich)" 
2."Wild West Show" 
3."Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)" 
4."Holy Water" 
5."Big Time" 
6."Comin' to Your City" 
7."8th of November" 
8."Lost in This Moment" 
9."Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace" 

Chart performance

Chart (2009)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums27
U.S. Billboard 200148

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