| Hits and More | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | January 16, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 1993–2009 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 77:18 | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
| Martina McBride chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Hits and More is the second greatest hits package released by American country music singer Martina McBride. The album was released on January 16, 2012, in the United Kingdom and January 17, 2012, in the United States; [2] it was McBride's final release under her contract with RCA Records. [3]
The album spans between 1993 and 2009, from her second album The Way That I Am to her tenth, Shine . [4] It also includes three of the four new songs from her previous hits compilation, Greatest Hits , and unlike that album it includes songs from Martina , Waking Up Laughing and Shine.
The set also features two new songs, "Surrender" and "Straight to the Bone", as well as "Being Myself" which was previously only available on the limited edition On Target EP released at Target stores in 2004. [5] With the exception of these three songs, all of the songs on the album are top-twenty hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, including four number ones, ten top-fives and two top-tens. [6] The album debuted at 47 on the Billboard 200 and 11 on the Country album charts in the US while making number 1 on the UK Country Compilations Chart.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "My Baby Loves Me" | Gretchen Peters | 2:36 |
| 2. | "Independence Day" | Peters | 3:26 |
| 3. | "Wild Angels" | Matraca Berg, Harry Stinson, Gary Harrison | 3:46 |
| 4. | "A Broken Wing" | James House, Sam Hogin, Phil Barnhart | 3:35 |
| 5. | "Valentine" (featuring Jim Brickman) | Jim Brickman, Jack Kugell | 3:13 |
| 6. | "Happy Girl" | Beth Nielsen Chapman, Annie Roboff | 3:28 |
| 7. | "Whatever You Say" | Ed Hill, Tony Martin | 4:30 |
| 8. | "I Love You" | Keith Follesé, Adrienne Follesé, Tammy Hyler | 2:53 |
| 9. | "Love's the Only House" | Buzz Cason, Tom Douglas | 5:13 |
| 10. | "Blessed" | Brett James, Hillary Lindsey, Troy Verges | 4:35 |
| 11. | "Where Would You Be" | Rick Ferrell, Rachel Proctor | 4:33 |
| 12. | "Concrete Angel" | Rob Crosby, Stephanie Bentley | 4:13 |
| 13. | "This One's for the Girls" | Chris Lindsey, Hillary Lindsey, Aimee Mayo | 4:03 |
| 14. | "In My Daughter's Eyes" | James T. Slater | 3:14 |
| 15. | "Anyway" | Martina McBride, Brad Warren, Brett Warren | 4:44 |
| 16. | "Ride" | Michael Davey, Andrew Dorff, Chris A. Robbins | 3:54 |
| 17. | "Wrong Baby Wrong Baby Wrong" | Stephen Barker Liles, Robert Ellis Orrall, Brad Warren, Brett Warren | 3:41 |
| 18. | "Surrender" | James, Verges | 3:44 |
| 19. | "Straight to the Bone" | Barnhart, Lindsey, Kevin Paige | 4:17 |
| 20. | "Being Myself" | James, Lindsey, Verges | 3:40 |
| Total length: | 77:18 | ||
| Region | Date | Label | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | January 16, 2012 [7] | Sony Music | CD, digital download |
| United States | January 17, 2012 [8] | RCA Nashville |
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Country Compilations Chart [9] | 1 |
| US Billboard Top Country Albums [10] | 11 |
| US Billboard 200 [10] | 47 |
The Way That I Am is the second studio album by American country music singer Martina McBride, released on September 14, 1993, through RCA Nashville. It was certified Platinum on May 15, 1995, by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). This was her breakthrough album, producing her first Top 5 hit in "My Baby Loves Me", which was previously released as a single by Canadian singer Patricia Conroy from her 1992 album Bad Day for Trains. McBride's version was a number 2 hit on the Hot Country Songs. Also released as singles from this album were "Life #9" at number 6, "Independence Day" at number 12, "Heart Trouble" at number 21, and "Where I Used to Have a Heart" at number 49.
Born to Fly is the third studio album by American country music artist Sara Evans. It was released in October 2000 via RCA Records Nashville. The album produced four singles with its title track, "I Could Not Ask for More", "Saints & Angels", and "I Keep Looking", all of which reached within the Top 20 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The title track reached number one, "I Could Not Ask for More" and "I Keep Looking" both broke the Top 5 at numbers 2 and 5 respectively, and "Saints & Angels" peaked at number 16. Born to Fly has been Evans' highest-selling album to date, having been certified 2× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for U.S. sales of two million copies. The album was also one of the most successful of the year. Evans was nominated for five CMA Awards: Album of the Year; song, single, and music video ; and Female Vocalist of the Year. She won her first CMA award for music video of the year. The international version of the album includes a bonus track, "You", which was later released in North America as a bonus track on her 2005 album Real Fine Place. Born to Fly was a defining album for Evans. Her earlier albums had more of a neotraditional country sound, while all of her later albums had a more crossover-friendly country pop sound, similar to Martina McBride and Faith Hill.
Timeless is the eighth studio album by American country music singer Martina McBride. The album was released on October 18, 2005, through RCA Nashville Records. The album is McBride's first covers album, containing covers of classic country songs made famous by artists such as Buck Owens, Eddy Arnold, Johnny Cash, Don Gibson and Loretta Lynn.
The Warren Brothers are an American country music duo composed of brothers Brett Warren and Brad Warren. The duo has released three studio albums: Beautiful Day in the Cold Cruel World (1998) and King of Nothing (2000) on BNA Records, as well as Well Deserved Obscurity (2004) on Sig/429 and a 2005 compilation album, Barely Famous Hits. These four albums have produced nine charting singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, with the highest being "Move On" at No. 17 in late 2000-early 2001. Brad and Brett have also co-written songs for Taylor Swift, Dierks Bentley, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, and Martina McBride.
Greatest Hits II is the second compilation album by American country music singer Clint Black, released on October 30, 2001. It was his last release for RCA Nashville.
Martina is the seventh studio album by American country music artist Martina McBride. It was released in September 2003 by RCA Nashville. It was a number one on the country album charts and number seven on the US album charts. The album produced four singles on the country charts: "This One's for the Girls" at #3, "In My Daughter's Eyes" at #4, "How Far" at #12 and "God's Will" at #16. "This One's for the Girls", which featured backing vocals from Faith Hill, Carolyn Dawn Johnson and McBride's two daughters, was also McBride's first and only Number One hit on the Adult Contemporary charts. The album was certified 2× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.
Greatest Hits is the first compilation album by American country music singer Martina McBride, released on September 18, 2001, by RCA Nashville. The compilation includes hit singles and other songs.
Wild Angels is the third studio album by the American country music artist Martina McBride. The album produced the singles "Safe in the Arms of Love", the title track, "Swingin' Doors", "Phones Are Ringin' All Over Town" and "Cry on the Shoulder of the Road". The title track was McBride's first number one hit on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA.
Waking Up Laughing is the ninth studio album by American country music singer Martina McBride. It was released on April 3, 2007, through RCA Nashville. This album is the first in McBride's career in which she has both co-written songs and been involved in the production single-handedly. This album produced three chart singles for McBride on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart with "Anyway" at #5, "How I Feel" at #15, and "For These Times" at #35. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA.
Evolution is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Martina McBride. It was released in August 1997 by RCA Nashville. The album produced six singles, all of which have charted on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The first single, "Still Holding On", is a duet with Clint Black and was originally recorded by Black on his 1997 album Nothin' but the Taillights. "Still Holding On" peaked at number 11. The second and fifth singles, "A Broken Wing" and "Wrong Again", both reached number one. "A Broken Wing" was also McBride's first single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 and was her first major crossover hit. The album's third single, "Valentine", a duet with Jim Brickman", is a re-recording of a song which Brickman and McBride previously released from his 1997 album Picture This. The original Picture This version charted at #3 on the AC charts and #68 on the country charts, while the re-recording featured on the Evolution album was a Top 10 country hit, with a peak at number 9. The fourth and six singles, "Happy Girl" and "Whatever You Say", both peaked at number 2. The album was certified 3× Platinum by the RIAA.
Emotion is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Martina McBride. It was released in September 1999 by RCA Nashville. The album produced four singles with "I Love You", "Love's the Only House", "There You Are" and "It's My Time" on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The song "I Love You" became McBride's biggest hit single to date after it reached number one on the country charts and peaked at number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album ends with two covers, "Goodbye" by Patty Griffin and Gretchen Peters' "This Uncivil War" from Peters' 1996 debut album The Secret of Life. The album was certified Platinum on by the RIAA.
"Anyway" is a song by American country music artist Martina McBride, recorded for her eighth studio album Waking Up Laughing (2007). It was the first single of her career that she had a writing credit on, co-writing it with the Warren Brothers, a duo consisting of brothers Brad and Brett Warren. McBride also solely produced the track. "Anyway" is a song about how even though bad things can happen, the narrator sings that she'll do it anyway. RCA Nashville released the song on November 6, 2006, as the lead single from the album.
"This One's for the Girls" is a song written by Chris Lindsey, Hillary Lindsey, and Aimee Mayo and recorded by American country music singer Martina McBride. It was released in June 2003 as the first single from McBride's album Martina. The song peaked at number 3 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs charts and at number 39 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was also a number 1 single on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts.
"Blessed" is a song by American country music artist Martina McBride, recorded specifically for her Greatest Hits (2001) compilation album. The single was written by Brett James, Troy Verges, and Hillary Lindsey and was also produced by McBride and Paul Worley. Canadian country singer-songwriter Carolyn Dawn Johnson is featured as a background vocalist. "Blessed" began receiving airplay in late October 2001 as the second single from the compilation by RCA Nashville.
"Wild Angels" is a song written by Matraca Berg, Gary Harrison and Harry Stinson and recorded by American country music artist Martina McBride. It was released in November 1995 as the second single and title track from McBride's album of the same name. The song reached number one on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, giving McBride her first number one single on that chart.
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.
"When God-Fearin' Women Get the Blues" is a song by American country music artist Martina McBride, recorded for her Greatest Hits (2001) compilation album. The song was written by Leslie Satcher and produced by McBride and her frequent collaborator Paul Worley. The song was chosen as the lead single from the compilation by RCA Records Nashville on June 25, 2001.
"Life #9" is a song written by Kostas and Tony Perez, and recorded by American country music artist Martina McBride. It was released in January 1994 as the second single from her album The Way That I Am. The song was her fifth single release overall, and peaked at number 6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and at number 8 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.
"Wrong Baby Wrong Baby Wrong" is a song by American country music recording artist Martina McBride, recorded for her tenth studio album Shine (2010) and is the opening track to the album. The track was written by The Warren Brothers, a duo made up of brothers Brad and Brett Warren, Robert Ellis Orrall, and Stephen Barker Liles of the duo Love and Theft. Sent for country radio on February 1, 2010, the song not only was her first single release of the 2010's, but was also her final single released under RCA Nashville Records, the label she had been signed with since 1991.
Eleven is the eleventh studio album by American country music singer Martina McBride, released on October 11, 2011, through Republic Nashville. The title of the album was inspired by the fact that it is McBride's eleventh album, it has eleven tracks and its release date. A deluxe edition of the album was also made available exclusively at Target stores. It featured slightly different cover art, with a blue fade at the bottom instead of white, and included four bonus tracks, as well as music videos for "Teenage Daughters" and "I'm Gonna Love You Through It". As of March 2012 the album has sold over 150,000 copies in the US. On July 3, 2012 the four Deluxe Bonus Tracks were released on iTunes as individual singles.
