Greatest Hits (Mark Chesnutt album)

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Greatest Hits
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ReleasedNovember 19, 1996 (1996-11-19)
Recorded1990-1996
Genre Country
Length40:00
Label Decca
Producer Previously released material produced by Mark Wright
"It's a Little Too Late" and "Let It Rain" produced by Tony Brown
Mark Chesnutt chronology
Wings
(1995)
Greatest Hits
(1996)
Thank God for Believers
(1997)
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Greatest Hits is the first compilation album by American country music artist Mark Chesnutt. It features ten hits from his first four studio albums: 1990's Too Cold at Home , 1992's Longnecks & Short Stories , 1993's Almost Goodbye , and 1994's What a Way to Live , as well as the newly recorded tracks "It's a Little Too Late" and "Let It Rain". Both of these tracks were released as singles in 1996, peaking at #1 and #8, respectively, on the Hot Country Songs charts. The album itself earned RIAA platinum certification. [2]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bubba Shot the Jukebox" Dennis Linde 3:06
2."Too Cold at Home"Bobby Harden3:38
3."Blame It on Texas" Ronnie Rogers, Mark Wright 2:49
4."Almost Goodbye" Billy Livsey, Don Schlitz 4:09
5."It's a Little Too Late"Mark Chesnutt, Roger Springer, Slugger Morrissette2:43
6."Ol' Country"Harden3:50
7."Brother Jukebox" Paul Craft 3:04
8."Gonna Get a Life"Frank Dycus, Jim Lauderdale 3:43
9."Let It Rain"Chesnutt, Springer, Steve Leslie3:01
10."It Sure Is Monday"Linde2:56
11."Goin' Through the Big D"M. Wright, Jon Wright, Rogers2:34
12."I'll Think of Something"Jerry Foster, Bill Rice 4:12

Personnel

The following musicians performed on the new tracks "It's a Little Too Late" and "Let It Rain".

Chart performance

Chart (1996)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums18
U.S. Billboard 200130
Canadian RPM Country Albums14

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References

  1. Christgau, Robert. "Mark Chesnutt". Robert Christgau.
  2. "RIAA searchable certification database: Mark Chesnutt". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 1, 2021.

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