Greatest Hits | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | November 19, 1996 | |||
Recorded | 1990–1996 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 40:00 | |||
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 | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic – | link |
Robert Christgau | A− [1] |
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]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Bubba Shot the Jukebox" | Dennis Linde | 3:06 |
2. | "Too Cold at Home" | Bobby Harden | 3:38 |
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 Morrissette | 2:43 |
6. | "Ol' Country" | Harden | 3:50 |
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 Leslie | 3:01 |
10. | "It Sure Is Monday" | Linde | 2:56 |
11. | "Goin' Through the Big D" | M. Wright, Jon Wright, Rogers | 2:34 |
12. | "I'll Think of Something" | Jerry Foster, Bill Rice | 4:12 |
The following musicians performed on the new tracks "It's a Little Too Late" and "Let It Rain".
Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 18 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 130 |
Canadian RPM Country Albums | 14 |
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