Ray Stevens' Greatest Hits

Ray Stevens' Greatest Hits
Compilation album by Ray Stevens
Released	July 1971
Genre	Pop, Novelty, Country
Label	Barnaby
Producer	Ray Stevens
Ray Stevens chronology
Rock & Roll Show (1971) Ray Stevens' Greatest Hits (1971) Turn Your Radio On (1972)

Ray Stevens' Greatest Hits is a collection of songs that Ray Stevens previously recorded for Barnaby and Monument Records from 1968 to 1971. This marks the first album appearance of Stevens' novelty hit single "Bridget the Midget (The Queen of the Blues)." This collection contains two more singles from Barnaby while the rest are recordings for Monument (five singles and three album tracks). "Gitarzan" is the album version that begins with noises of an audience. "Harry the Hairy Ape" and "Ahab the Arab" are not the original recordings but re-recordings that were made for Monument. "Mr. Businessman" is the album version.

Track listing

Side 1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Everything Is Beautiful"	Ray Stevens	3:29
2.	"Gitarzan"	Ray Stevens, Bill Everette	3:10
3.	"Isn't It Lonely Together"	Ray Stevens	3:11
4.	"Harry the Hairy Ape"	Ray Stevens	3:05
5.	"Have a Little Talk With Myself"	Ray Stevens	2:58
6.	"America, Communicate With Me"	Ray Stevens	3:06

Side 2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Mr. Businessman"	Ray Stevens	3:40
2.	"Along Came Jones"	Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller	3:41
3.	"Bridget the Midget (The Queen of the Blues)"	Ray Stevens	3:37
4.	"Unwind"	Ray Stevens	3:10
5.	"Ahab the Arab"	Ray Stevens	4:10

Album credits

• Produced and Arranged by: Ray Stevens for Ahab Productions
• Cover photo: John Donegan

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1971	The Billboard 200	95
1971	Billboard Top Country Albums	15

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1971	"Bridget the Midget (The Queen of the Blues)"	Billboard Hot 100	50
1971	"Bridget the Midget (The Queen of the Blues)"	UK Singles Chart	2 [1]
1971	"Bridget the Midget (The Queen of the Blues)"	Canadian RPM Top Singles	37

References

1. "Bridget the midget (the queen of the blues) – Ray Stevens". Official Charts. November 24, 2025. Retrieved November 24, 2025.