Greatest Hits Volume III: I'm a Survivor

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Greatest Hits Volume III: I'm a Survivor
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Greatest hits album by
ReleasedOctober 23, 2001
Genre Country
Length56:24
Label MCA
Producer
Reba McEntire chronology
So Good Together
(1999)
Greatest Hits Volume III: I'm a Survivor
(2001)
20th Century Masters – The Christmas Collection: The Best of Reba
(2003)
Singles from Greatest Hits Volume III: I'm a Survivor
  1. "I'm a Survivor"
    Released: July 5, 2001
  2. "Sweet Music Man"
    Released: January 2002
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Greatest Hits Volume III: I'm a Survivor is the third greatest hits compilation released by Reba McEntire. It is her third compilation album following Reba McEntire's Greatest Hits (1987) and Greatest Hits Volume Two (1993). It was released on October 23, 2001, via MCA Nashville. The compilation includes 12 of McEntire's hit singles of the 1990's decades, along with three newly recorded tracks.

Contents

The lead single, "I'm a Survivor", was released in July 2001; the song would also become the theme song for her TV show Reba (2001–2007) albeit in an alternate version. It was a huge hit, peaking at number three on the US Hot Country Songs chart and becoming one of her signature hits. McEntire's cover of Kenny Rogers's 1977 single "Sweet Music Man" was a moderate hit, peaking at number 36.

The album debuted atop the Billboard Top Country Albums chart on November 10, 2001 with first week sales of 147,000 copies.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'm a Survivor"Shelby Kennedy, Philip White2:59
2."Forever Love"Deanna Bryant, Liz Hengber, Sunny Russ3:50
3."The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" Kim Williams, Ed Hill, Mark D. Sanders 3:47
4."And Still"Hengber, Tommy Lee James 3:23
5."If You See Him/If You See Her" (duet with Brooks & Dunn)James, Jennifer Kimball, Terry McBride 3:53
6."The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" Bobby Russell 4:12
7."Fallin' Out of Love"Jon Ims4:31
8."The Heart Won't Lie" (duet with Vince Gill) Kim Carnes, Donna Weiss3:18
9."Take It Back"Kristy Jackson3:13
10."She Thinks His Name Was John"Sandy Knox, Steve Rosen4:17
11."The Fear of Being Alone" Walt Aldridge, Bruce Miller2:59
12."Why Haven't I Heard from You"T. W. Hale, Knox3:25
13."One Honest Heart" Gary Baker, David Malloy, Frank J. Myers 3:51
14."Myself Without You" Bob DiPiero, Victoria Shaw 4:19
15."Sweet Music Man" Kenny Rogers 3:27

Personnel

Charts

Singles

Billboard (North America)

YearSinglePeak positions
US Country US
2001"I'm a Survivor"349
2002"Sweet Music Man"36

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