The Greatest Hits (Newsboys album)

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The Greatest Hits
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Greatest hits album by
Released20 November 2007
Recorded1992–2007
Genre Pop rock, Christian rock
Length67:54
Label Sparrow
Newsboys chronology
GO Remixed
(2007)
The Greatest Hits
(2007)
Newsboys Live: Houston We Are GO
(2008)
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The Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by Christian pop rock band Newsboys. The album features their biggest hit radio singles and two new songs entitled "I Fought the La..." and "Stay Strong". It also includes for the first time on a Newsboys album the song "In the Belly of the Whale", which was recorded for the Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie soundtrack.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Original recording onLength
1."I Fought the La..." Peter Furler, Steve Taylor, Tedd TjornhomNew song3:06
2."Breakfast"Furler, Taylor Take Me to Your Leader 3:37
3."Million Pieces"Furler, Taylor Thrive 4:14
4."Shine" (Tom Lord-Alge remix)Furler, Taylor Going Public 3:41
5."Something Beautiful"Paul Colman, Furler Go 3:51
6."In the Belly of the Whale"Furler, Taylor Veggie Rocks! 3:05
7."He Reigns"Furler, Taylor Adoration: The Worship Album 4:55
8."Wherever We Go"Furler, Tjornhom, Lynn Nichols, Phil Joel, TaylorGo3:27
9."Take Me to Your Leader"Furler, TaylorTake Me to Your Leader2:51
10."Stay Strong"Furler, Taylor, Jeff FrankensteinNew song4:09
11."Entertaining Angels"Jody Davis, Furler, Joel Step Up to the Microphone 4:18
12."Reality"Furler, TaylorTake Me to Your Leader3:28
13."You Are My King (Amazing Love)"Billy James FooteAdoration: The Worship Album4:29
14."Real Good Thing"Davis, Furler, TaylorGoing Public2:44
15."Joy"Furler, Taylor Shine: The Hits 3:43
16."Spirit Thing"Furler, TaylorGoing Public3:26
17."It Is You"Furler, TaylorThrive4:21
18."I'm Not Ashamed"Furler, Taylor Not Ashamed 4:25
Total length:67:54

Singles

Due to the Newsboys' previous studio album Go still being promoted by its own radio singles–"In Wonder" was still climbing the Christian charts at the time of the release of The Greatest Hits–the first single from the new compilation album, "Stay Strong" wasn't released as a radio single until early in 2008, nearly five months after the album's release. The single peaked at No. 19 on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs and No. 20 on the Hot Christian AC chart.[ citation needed ] "I Fought the La...", the other new recording from The Greatest Hits, was not released as a radio single.

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