Pat's Great Hits

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Pat's Great Hits
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Compilation album by
Released1957
Genre Pop
Label Dot
Pat Boone compilation album chronology
Pat's Great Hits
(1957)
Pat Boone Sings
(1959)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Billboard positive ("Spotlight" pick) [1]

Pat's Great Hits is the first greatest-hits album by Pat Boone. [2] It was released in 1957 on Dot Records. [1] [3]

Contents

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Love Letters in the Sand"2:12
2."Why Baby Why"1:57
3."Anastasia"2:56
4."Bernardine"2:09
5."Remember You're Mine"2:14
6."Chains of Love"2:53
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Don't Forbid Me"2:14
2."I'm in Love with You"2:25
3."Friendly Persuasion"2:53
4."I Almost Lost My Mind"2:27
5."I'm Waiting Just for You"2:15
6."There's a Gold Mine in the Sky"2:22

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [4] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. 1 2 Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (7 October 1957). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 40–.{{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  2. Pat Boone - Pat Boone Sings. AllMusic . Retrieved 2022-12-28. Pat Boone Sings is Pat Boone's second greatest-hits album, following Pat's Great Hits in 1957.
  3. "Pat Boone - Pat's Great Hits". Discogs. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  4. "American album certifications – Pat Boone – Pat's Great Hits". Recording Industry Association of America.