Greatest Hits Volume 1 | ||||
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Released | October 28, 2008 | |||
Recorded | 1999–2008 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 51:53 | |||
Label | Lyric Street | |||
Producer | Various original producers | |||
Rascal Flatts chronology | ||||
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Greatest Hits Volume 1 is the first greatest hits album released by American country music band Rascal Flatts. It was released on October 28, 2008 by Lyric Street Records. The album includes thirteen of the group's biggest hits from their first four studio albums as well as three newly recorded Christmas songs for a limited time. [2]
The album was reissued on October 6, 2009, with four new live bonus tracks, an audio interview with the band, and a foldout poster. [3]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Prayin' for Daylight" | Steve Bogard, Rick Giles | Rascal Flatts | 3:38 |
2. | "I'm Movin' On" | Phillip White, D. Vincent Williams | Rascal Flatts | 3:52 |
3. | "These Days" | Steve Robson, Jeffrey Steele, Danny Wells | Melt | 4:16 |
4. | "I Melt" | Gary LeVox, Neil Thrasher, Wendell Mobley | Melt | 3:55 |
5. | "Mayberry" | Arlos Smith | Melt | 4:34 |
6. | "Feels Like Today" | Robson, Wayne Hector | Feels Like Today | 3:21 |
7. | "Bless the Broken Road" | Jeff Hanna, Bobby Boyd, Marcus Hummon | Feels Like Today | 3:48 |
8. | "Fast Cars and Freedom" | LeVox, Thrasher, Mobley | Feels Like Today | 4:23 |
9. | "Skin (Sarabeth)" | Doug Johnson, Joe Henry | Feels Like Today | 4:22 |
10. | "What Hurts the Most" | Robson, Steele | Me and My Gang | 3:34 |
11. | "My Wish" | Steele, Robson | Me and My Gang | 4:07 |
12. | "Stand" | Blair Daly, Danny Orton | Me and My Gang | 3:28 |
13. | "Life Is a Highway" | Tom Cochrane | Cars/Me and My Gang | 4:36 |
Total length: | 51:53 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "White Christmas" | Irving Berlin | 3:25 |
2. | "Jingle Bell Rock" | Joe Beal, Jim Boothe | 2:58 |
3. | "I'll Be Home for Christmas" | Walter Kent, Kim Gannon | 3:27 |
Total length: | 9:50 |
Note: These bonus tracks are on a separate second CD included in a limited edition foiled package for a limited time only.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Take Me There" (live) | Kenny Chesney, Wendell Mobley, Neil Thrasher | 4:40 |
2. | "Winner at a Losing Game" (live) | Jay DeMarcus, Gary LeVox, Joe Don Rooney | 4:29 |
3. | "Me and My Gang" (live) | Jeffrey Steele, Jon Stone, Tony Mullins | 3:44 |
4. | "Summer Nights" (live) | LeVox, Brett James, busbee | 4:37 |
Total length: | 17:30 |
Note: These bonus tracks are live tracks and are only available on the CD's October 2009 reissue for a limited time only. They are on a separate disc which also includes an audio interview with the band. The liner doubles as a foldout poster.
The following musicians performed on the three bonus tracks. [4]
Violins on "White Christmas": Carl Gorodetzky, Pam Sixfin, Conni Ellisor, Alan Umstead, Mary Kathryn Vanosdale, David Angell, Cathy Umstead, Cate Myer, and Karen Winkelman
String and horn arrangements by David Campbell, strings conducted by Carl Gorodetzky. Vocal arrangement on "I'll Be Home for Christmas" by Mervyn Warren.
Greatest Hits Volume 1 debuted at number 2 on the U.S. Top Country Albums chart and number 6 on the Billboard 200, with 89,000 copies sold in the first week.[ citation needed ] In the second week, the album sold another 39,000 copies and remained number 2 on the U.S. Top Country Albums chart but dipped from number 6 to number 10 on the Billboard 200. It sold 620,000 copies in the United States up to May 2009. [5] The album hit the 1 million mark on February 19, 2011. [6] As October 18, 2012, it has sold 1,266,066 copies in the United States.
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"Life Is a Highway" is a song by Canadian musician Tom Cochrane from his second studio album, Mad Mad World (1991). The song became a number-one hit in Canada in late 1991. "Life Is a Highway" also peaked at number six on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in August 1992 and reached the top three in Australia and New Zealand the same year. The song was covered by Chris LeDoux for his 1998 album One Road Man and Rascal Flatts for the Cars soundtrack.
Rascal Flatts is an American country music band founded in 1999 in Nashville, Tennessee. The group consists of Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus, and Joe Don Rooney. DeMarcus is LeVox's second cousin, a brother-in-law of country music singer James Otto, and was previously a member of the contemporary Christian music duo East to West. LeVox and DeMarcus are both natives of Columbus, Ohio.
Me and My Gang is the fourth studio album by the American country music group Rascal Flatts, released on April 4, 2006 by Lyric Street Records. The album became the highest US debut of 2006, with 721,747 units and went double platinum in the first month of release. The album spent three weeks at number one on the Billboard 200 chart. It was the best selling album and the best selling country album of 2006. It has sold 4.918 million copies in the United States as of the chart dated March 24, 2012 and was certified 5× Platinum. This is the group's first album to be produced by Dann Huff.
Feels Like Today is the third studio album by American country music group Rascal Flatts. It was released on September 28, 2004, via Lyric Street Records. The album has sold 5.274 million copies in the United States as of July 2014, and it has been certified 5× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA. The album produced its title track as a single along with "Bless the Broken Road", "Fast Cars and Freedom", and "Skin (Sarabeth)". "Bless the Broken Road" was initially recorded by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and has also been recorded by Marcus Hummon, Melodie Crittenden, and Geoff Moore before the release of Rascal Flatts' version. It would later be a Top 5 Christian hit for Selah as well. "When the Sand Runs Out" was later recorded by Marty Raybon on his 2006 album of the same name.
Melt is the second studio album by American country music group Rascal Flatts. It was released on October 29, 2002, on Lyric Street Records and sold 3,073,000 copies in the United States up to May 2009. The album’s first single "These Days" was the group's first Number One hit on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. The follow-ups, "Love You Out Loud" and "I Melt", respectively reached number 3 and number 2, while "Mayberry" was also a Number One. A music video was also made for "My Worst Fear" in 2004 even though it was never released as a single.
Comin' to Your City is the second studio album by American country music duo Big & Rich, released in 2005. It features the hit singles "Comin' to Your City", "Never Mind Me", and "8th of November", which peaked at number 21, number 34, and number 18 on the Hot Country Songs charts, respectively. Target offered an exclusive deluxe edition of the album which featured a bonus DVD of Big & Rich's performance at the 2005 CMA Music Festival.
Rascal Flatts is the debut studio album by American country rock band Rascal Flatts, released on June 6, 2000, on Lyric Street Records. It sold 2,303,000 in the United States up to May 2009, and has been certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA.
"My Wish" is a song written by Jeffrey Steele and Steve Robson, and recorded by American country music group Rascal Flatts. It was released in August 2006 as the third single from their album Me and My Gang. It reached number one on the U.S. country charts in December 2006 and also peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it one of their popular crossover singles. It peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks and at number 49 on the Billboard Pop 100. As of May 2016, the song has sold 2.927 million in the US. In August 2016, a re-recorded version of the song was released to celebrate the song's 10 year anniversary.
Brand New Year is the second studio album and the first Christmas album from country music trio SHeDAISY; it was released September 26, 2000. The renditions of "Deck the Halls" and "Jingle Bells" both charted on the Billboard country charts in 2000, peaking at No. 37 and No. 44, respectively. It's best known for "Deck the Halls" appearing on Disney's 1999 Christmas film Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas.
Still Feels Good is the fifth studio album by American country music group Rascal Flatts. It was released September 25, 2007, via Lyric Street Records. The album sold 2,192,000 copies in the United States up to May 2009 and was certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA.
Rascal Flatts were an American country music group founded in 1999 by Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus, and Joe Don Rooney. Signed to Lyric Street Records until 2010, the band released ten studio albums plus a greatest hits package, the first six on the Lyric Street Records label, the last four on Big Machine Records. Their highest-certified albums are Feels Like Today and Me and My Gang, which are both certified 5× Platinum. Except for their 2000 self-titled debut and 2017's Back to Us, all of the group's albums have reached No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart.
Joy to the World is the first Christmas album and seventh studio album by American country music singer Faith Hill. It features the U.S. Adult Contemporary #1 hit, "A Baby Changes Everything". The album was certified Gold by RIAA on December 4, 2008, and as of November 2016, it has sold 762,000 copies in the US.
Shine is the tenth studio album from American country music singer Martina McBride, released on March 24, 2009 by RCA Nashville. The album spun three Top 20 hits on the Billboard country chart: "Ride" and "Wrong Baby Wrong" both reached #11, and "I Just Call You Mine" peaked at #18. McBride co-produced the album with Dann Huff and co-wrote the track "Sunny Side Up." It is her last studio album released through RCA Records before switching to Republic Nashville.
Unstoppable is the sixth studio album by American country music group Rascal Flatts, and their final album to be released with Lyric Street Records. It was released on April 7, 2009 and produced four singles on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 in the U.S. with 351,000 copies sold, making it the band's fourth consecutive number-one debut on the chart. It topped the 1 million mark on October 31, 2009. As of June 2010, the album had sold over 1,230,638 copies in the United States. This was the band's final album to top the Billboard 200.
The Greatest Gift of All is the only Christmas album recorded by American country pop trio Rascal Flatts. It was released October 21, 2016, through Big Machine Records. The album was produced by group member Jay DeMarcus.
Changed is the eighth studio album by American country music group Rascal Flatts. It is their second studio album release after signing with Big Machine Records, and was released on April 3, 2012. The band released the album's debut single, "Banjo", on January 16, 2012. The album's second single "Come Wake Me Up" released to country radio on May 21, 2012. The album's third single, "Changed", released to country radio on December 17, 2012, AC and Christian AC on January 22, 2013. On June 28, 2013, Rascal Flatts released "Sunrise" as their first official single in the UK. This is the first album from the group to not have a Top 40 hit on the pop chart. This is the group's first album not to go platinum and last to go gold.
Rewind is the ninth studio album by American country music group Rascal Flatts. It was released on May 13, 2014 via Big Machine Records. The album was produced by Rascal Flatts, Howard Benson and Dann Huff. A deluxe edition is available at Target with four bonus tracks. With the exception of the deluxe edition track "She Must Like Broken Hearts", this is the group's only album to not feature any songwriting credits from the group themselves. It is their final album to be produced by Huff, whose relationship with the group began with their 2006 album Me and My Gang. This is the band's last album to top the Billboard Country Albums chart.
Christmas Together is the first Christmas duets studio album by American country music artists Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood, released by Pearl Records on November 11, 2016.
Back to Us is the tenth studio album by American country music trio Rascal Flatts. It was released on May 19, 2017 through Big Machine Records. The group produced the album themselves, save one track on the deluxe edition, which was produced by Busbee. "Yours If You Want It" was released in January 2017 as the album's lead single, followed by the title track "Back to Us" in August of the same year. The album serves as a follow-up to 2014's Rewind. Back to Us earned the group their twelfth top-10 album on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. A deluxe edition of the album also includes the songs "Hands Talk," "Thieves," and "Roller Rink."
Twenty Years of Rascal Flatts: The Greatest Hits is the second greatest hits album by American country music group Rascal Flatts. It was released on October 2, 2020, through Big Machine Records and features twenty of the group's biggest hits, including thirteen of their number one singles.
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