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Greatest Hits Volume III: I'm a Survivor | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | October 23, 2001 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 56:24 | |||
Label | MCA | |||
Producer | Tony Brown John Guess Alison Krauss Reba McEntire | |||
Reba McEntire chronology | ||||
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Singles from Greatest Hits Volume III: I'm a Survivor | ||||
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Greatest Hits Volume III: I'm a Survivor is the third greatest hits compilation released by Reba McEntire. Released in 2001, it featured 12 of her hits from the 1990s plus three new songs. The lead single, "I'm a Survivor", peaked at number 4 on the Hot Country Songs charts which is also the theme song for her former TV show Reba . It was followed by a cover of Kenny Rogers' 1977 single "Sweet Music Man", which McEntire took to number 36 on the country music charts.
The album debuted at number 1 on the Billboard Country Albums chart and #19 on the Billboard 200 for the week of November 10, 2001 selling 147,000 copies in its first week of release. It stayed in the Top Ten for 8 weeks.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I'm a Survivor" | Shelby Kennedy, Philip White | 2:59 |
2. | "Forever Love" | Deanna Bryant, Liz Hengber, Sunny Russ | 3:50 |
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 Ims | 4:31 |
8. | "The Heart Won't Lie" (duet with Vince Gill) | Kim Carnes, Donna Weiss | 3:18 |
9. | "Take It Back" | Kristy Jackson | 3:13 |
10. | "She Thinks His Name Was John" | Sandy Knox, Steve Rosen | 4:17 |
11. | "The Fear of Being Alone" | Walt Aldridge, Bruce Miller | 2:59 |
12. | "Why Haven't I Heard from You" | T. W. Hale, Knox | 3:25 |
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 |
Weekly charts
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Certifications and sales
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Billboard (North America)
Year | Single | Peak positions | |
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US Country | US | ||
2001 | "I'm a Survivor" | 3 | 49 |
2002 | "Sweet Music Man" | 36 | — |
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