Greatest Hits (The Judds album)

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Greatest Hits
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Greatest hits album by
ReleasedAugust 2, 1988
Genre Country
Length34:38
Label RCA Nashville/Curb
Producer Brent Maher
The Judds chronology
Christmas Time with The Judds
(1987)
Greatest Hits
(1988)
River of Time
(1989)
Singles from Greatest Hits
  1. "Give a Little Love"
    Released: June 6, 1988
  2. "Change of Heart"
    Released: October 17, 1988
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Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits collection released in 1988 by the American country music duo The Judds. It features the singles "Give a Little Love" and "Change of Heart."

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Why Not Me" (Harlan Howard, Sonny Throckmorton, Brent Maher) – 3:31
  2. "Rockin' with the Rhythm of the Rain" (Maher, Don Schlitz) – 2:41
  3. "Mama He's Crazy" (Kenny O'Dell) – 3:14
  4. "Give a Little Love" (Paul Kennerley) – 3:51
  5. "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Old Days)" (Jamie O'Hara) – 4:15
  6. "Girls' Night Out" (Maher, Jeffrey Bullock) – 2:54
  7. "Change of Heart" (Naomi Judd) – 3:35
  8. "Have Mercy" (Kennerley) – 3:22
  9. "Cry Myself to Sleep" (Kennerley) – 3:42
  10. "Love Is Alive" (Kent Robbins) – 4:01

Track listing (European version)

  1. "Why Not Me" (Harlan Howard, Sonny Throckmorton, Brent Maher) – 3:31
  2. "Rockin' with the Rhythm of the Rain" (Maher, Don Schlitz) – 2:41
  3. "Mama He's Crazy" (Kenny O'Dell) – 3:14
  4. "Give a Little Love" (Paul Kennerley) – 3:51
  5. "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Ol' Days)" (Jamie O'Hara) – 4:15
  6. "I Know Where I'm Going" (Schlitz, Craig Bickhardt, Maher) – 3:39
  7. "Don't Be Cruel" (Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley) 2:29
  8. "John Deere Tractor" (Lawrence John Hammond) – 3:31
  9. "Have Mercy" (Kennerley) – 3:22
  10. "Change of Heart" (Naomi Judd) – 3:35
  11. "Girls' Night Out" (Maher, Jeff H. Bullock) – 2:54
  12. "Cry Myself to Sleep" (Kennerley) – 3:42
  13. "Love Is Alive" (Kent Robbins) – 4:01
  14. "Maybe Your Baby's Got the Blues" (Troy Seals, Graham Lyle) – 3:32
  15. "Had a Dream (For the Heart)" (Dennis Linde) – 3:12
  16. "Turn It Loose" (Schlitz, Bickhardt, Maher) – 3:44

Personnel

The Judds
Additional Musicians

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [8] Platinum100,000^
United States (RIAA) [9] 2× Platinum2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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