Greatest Hits (Clay Walker album)

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Greatest Hits
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Greatest hits album by
ReleasedJune 9, 1998
Genre Country
Length44:39
Label Giant
Producer James Stroud
Clay Walker chronology
Rumor Has It
(1997)
Greatest Hits
(1998)
Live, Laugh, Love
(1999)
Singles from Greatest Hits
  1. "Ordinary People"
    Released: May 5, 1998
  2. "You're Beginning to Get to Me"
    Released: August 25, 1998

Greatest Hits is the first compilation album by American country music singer Clay Walker. It was released in 1998. Two previously unreleased tracks ("Ordinary People" and "You're Beginning to Get to Me") are included on this album; both were issued as singles in 1998. The former peaked at #35 on the Billboard country charts, while the latter was a #2 hit for Walker.

Contents

Background

In an interview with Tulsa World , Walker stated about the album, "I'm just kind of funny about the word "great' being used with my name, putting "great' with something I do ... I don't know. I'm really not that kind of guy" [1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."What's It to You" Robert Ellis Orrall, Curtis Wright 2:47
2."You're Beginning to Get to Me" Aaron Barker, Tom Shapiro 2:41
3."Live Until I Die" Clay Walker 2:50
4."This Woman and This Man"Michael Lunn, Jeff Pennig4:22
5."Dreaming with My Eyes Open" Tony Arata 3:30
6."Rumor Has It"M. Jason Greene, Walker3:09
7."Hypnotize the Moon" Eric Kaz, Steve Dorff 3:38
8."Then What?" Jon Vezner, Randy Sharp 3:03
9."Where Do I Fit in the Picture"Walker3:55
10."If I Could Make a Living" Alan Jackson, Roger Murrah, Keith Stegall 2:12
11."Ordinary People" Ed Hill, Craig Wiseman 3:49
12."Only on Days That End in "Y"" Richard Fagan 2:45
13."Watch This"Ron Harbin, Barker, Anthony L. Smith3:10
14."Who Needs You Baby"Walker, Kim Williams, Randy Boudreaux 2:48

Personnel

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
Country Standard Time (favorable) [3]
Sunday Mail (favorable) [4]

Kris Teo of Sunday Mail wrote "The material will never be confused with thinking man's country since it punches all the predictable thematic buttons. On this solid 14-track smoking-gun compilation, he celebrates the trials and tribulations of the common man." [4] Jason Birchmeier of AllMusic gave the album four and a half stars and wrote, "you won't find a better one-disc summary of his prime." [2] Walter Allread of Country Standard Time gave the album a favorable review. [3]

Chart performance

During the week of June 27, 1998, the album sold over 35,000 units. [5]

Certifications

Country Certification
United States Gold [10]

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