The Best of Trick Pony | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | April 13, 2009 | |||
Recorded | 2000 - 2002 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 33:03 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. Nashville | |||
Producer | Chuck Howard | |||
Trick Pony chronology | ||||
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The Best of Trick Pony is the first compilation album by American country music group Trick Pony. It was released on April 13, 2009, via Warner Bros. Nashville. The compilation features ten songs from the group's first two studio albums: Trick Pony (2001) and On a Mission (2002).
The compilation peaked at number 58 on the US Top Country Albums chart, spending two weeks on the chart in total.
All songs produced by Chuck Howard.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Spent" | Trick Pony | 2:42 | |
2. | "A Boy Like You" | On a Mission | 3:26 | |
3. | "On a Night Like This" |
| Trick Pony | 3:30 |
4. | "Pour Me" |
| Trick Pony | 2:49 |
5. | "Party of One" |
| Trick Pony | 3:17 |
6. | "On a Mission" |
| On a Mission | 2:58 |
7. | "Every Other Memory" |
| Trick Pony | 3:49 |
8. | "More Like Me" |
| Trick Pony | 3:22 |
9. | "Whiskey River" (featuring Willie Nelson) |
| On a Mission | 3:57 |
10. | "Just What I Do" |
| Trick Pony | 3:22 |
Total length: | 33:03 |
Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [1] | 58 |
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