Greatest Hits 3 (Tim McGraw album)

Greatest Hits 3 is the third greatest hits collection from country singer from Tim McGraw. The album was released on October 7, 2008.

Greatest Hits 3
Greatest hits album by Tim McGraw
Released	October 7, 2008
Genre	Country
Length	46:47
Label	Curb
Producer	Byron Gallimore Denny Hemingson Tim McGraw Roman McHugh Darran Smith James Stroud
Tim McGraw chronology
Greatest Hits: Limited Edition (2008) Greatest Hits 3 (2008) Southern Voice (2009)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

The official announcement of the album was made on August 28, 2008, on McGraw's official website.[2]

No new material was recorded for Greatest Hits 3. However, the album does include two songs not previously released on any of McGraw's albums: "Find Out Who Your Friends Are" (a number one collaboration with Tracy Lawrence and Kenny Chesney, also featured on Lawrence's 2007 album For the Love) and "Nine Lives", a collaboration with Def Leppard. The album also features a live version of "Real Good Man" (2003).

On October 14, 2008, McGraw issued a statement regarding his disappointment with his record label's decision to release the compilation instead of a new studio record. McGraw stated: "It has to be just as confusing to the fans as it is to me. I had no involvement in the creation or presentation of this record." He went on to say: "In the spirit of an election year, I would simply say to my fans, I'm Tim McGraw, and I don't approve their message."[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Back When" (radio edit)	Jeff Stevens, Stan Lynch, Stephone Smtih	4:29
2.	"Last Dollar (Fly Away)" (radio edit)	Big Kenny	3:56
3.	"If You're Reading This" (Live from the 2007 Academy of Country Music Awards)	Tim McGraw, Brad Warren, Brett Warren	4:05
4.	"Do You Want Fries with That"	Casey Beathard, Kerry Kurt Phillips	3:57
5.	"Unbroken"	Annie Roboff, Holly Lamar	4:00
6.	"Can't Be Really Gone"	Gary Burr	3:20
7.	"Angry All the Time"	Bruce Robison	4:30
8.	"Suspicions" (radio edit)	David Malloy, Eddie Rabbitt, Even Stevens, Randy McCormick	4:13
9.	"Find Out Who Your Friends Are" (with Tracy Lawrence and Kenny Chesney)	Beathard, Ed Hill	3:46
10.	"Let It Go"	Aimee Mayo, Bill Luther, Tom Douglas	3:43
11.	"Real Good Man" (live recording, 2003)	Rivers Rutherford, George Teren	4:16
12.	"Nine Lives" (with Def Leppard from Songs from the Sparkle Lounge)	Phil Collen, Rick Savage, Joe Elliott, McGraw	3:32

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2008) Peak position US Billboard 200[4] 9 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2008) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[6] 72 Chart (2009) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[7] 49

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8]	Gold	500,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Allmusic review
2. "TIM MCGRAW TO RELEASE GREATEST HITS 3 IN STORES October 7, 2008". Tim McGraw.com. August 28, 2008. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved September 1, 2008.
3. "Tim McGraw Apologizes for Release of New Greatest Hits Package October 14, 2008". CMT. October 14, 2008. Retrieved October 14, 2008.
4. "Tim McGraw Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
5. "Tim McGraw Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
6. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
7. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
8. "American album certifications – Tim McGraw – Greatest Hits 3". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 2, 2020. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.