Latest and Greatest

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Latest and Greatest
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Studio album (re-recording)by
ReleasedMarch 31, 1998 (1998-03-31)
Genre
Length33:05
Label Platinum
Producer Michael Clark
Lynn Anderson chronology
Cowboy's Sweetheart
(1992)
Latest and Greatest
(1998)
Home for the Holidays
(1999)

Latest and Greatest is a studio album by American country artist Lynn Anderson. It was released on March 31, 1998, via Platinum Entertainment and was produced by Michael Clark. The album was Anderson's 32nd studio release in her music career and first for the Platinum label. The 11-track collection contained a mixture of re-recordings and new songs.

Contents

Background, release and reception

Latest and Greatest was produced by Michael Clark. It was Anderson's third album produced by Clark, who had first worked with her on the 1983 studio album Back . [2] The project was a collection of 11 tracks. [1] Eight of the album's tracks were re-recordings of Anderson biggest hits. These hits included "Rose Garden," "You're My Man," "Cry" and "Rocky Top." Three of the album's songs were new compositions. The tracks were included at the end of the track listing. All three of the song recordings were composed by Mentor Williams, Anderson's domestic partner. [2]

The Latest and Greatest was released on Platinum Entertainment on March 31, 1998. It was Anderson's 32nd studio recording in her career and only her second studio effort of the decade. [2] The album was offered as a compact disc and an audio cassette. [3] [4] It was later released to digital retailers. [5] Latest and Greatest was reviewed positively by Allmusic in their original review of the album. Reviewers took note of the maturity in Anderson's voice since her early hits, comparing it to that of Mary Chapin Carpenter and K.T. Oslin. "Many of these re-recorded hits benefit from Anderson's slightly darker vocals; the contemporary production here makes the originals sound vaguely quaint," writers commented. [1]

Track listing

CD and digital versions

Latest and Greatest (1998) [2] [4] [5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Top of the World"2:58
2."How Can I Unlove You" Joe South 2:56
3."Rose Garden"South3:14
4."You're My Man" Glenn Sutton 2:36
5."Cry" Churchill Kohlman 3:10
6."Big Girls Don't Cry" Liz Anderson 2:50
7."Keep Me in Mind"2:54
8."Rocky Top" Felice and Boudleaux Bryant 2:18
9."Time Alone"
  • Bettis
  • Michael Clark
3:51
10."Give It Up"
3:44
11."What Fools Say"
  • Acciaioli
  • Moore
  • Williams
3:44

Personnel

All credits are adapted from Allmusic. [6]

Musical personnel

Technical personnel

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
United States1998Cassette Platinum Entertainment [3]
Compact disc [2] [4]
2010sMusic downloadYell Records [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Latest & Greatest". Allmusic . Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Anderson, Lynn (March 31, 1998). "Latest and Greatest (Liner Notes and Album Information)". Platinum Entertainment .
  3. 1 2 "Anderson, Lynn -- Latest and Greatest". Amazon . Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "Lynn Anderson -- Latest and Greatest (1998, CD)". Discogs . Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 "Lynn Anderson -- Latest and Greatest on Apple Music". Apple Music . Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  6. "Latest and Greatest: Lynn Anderson: Credits". Allmusic . Retrieved July 7, 2020.