The Latest and the Greatest

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The Latest and the Greatest
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Greatest hits album by
Released1992
Genre Country
Length34:40
Label Bellamy Brothers
Producer The Bellamy Brothers, Ed Seay, Ralph Siegel
The Bellamy Brothers chronology
Neon Cowboy
(1991)
The Latest and the Greatest
(1992)
Beggars and Heroes
(1992)

The Latest and the Greatest is the fourth compilation album by American country music duo The Bellamy Brothers. It was released in 1992 via Bellamy Brothers Records. The albums includes the single "Cowboy Beat". [1]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cowboy Beat"David Bellamy, John Beland3:27
2."Old Hippie"D. Bellamy4:00
3."Can Come on Home to You"D. Bellamy3:21
4."Redneck Girl"D. Bellamy3:21
5."Lie to You for Your Love"D. Bellamy, Howard Bellamy, Frankie Miller, Jeff Barry 3:24
6."Hard Way to Make an Easy Livin'"D. Bellamy, H. Bellamy, Beland3:51
7."Kids of the Baby Boom"D. Bellamy3:24
8."She's Gone with the Wind"D. Bellamy3:59
9."If I Said You Have a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me"D. Bellamy3:09
10."Let Your Love Flow"Larry E. Williams2:46

Chart performance

Chart (1992)Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [2] 68

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References

  1. "Bellamy Brothers - The Latest And The Greatest(1992, CD) - Discogs".
  2. "The Bellamy Brothers Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.