Latest Greatest Straitest Hits

Latest Greatest Straitest Hits is the fourth compilation album by George Strait. It was released by MCA Records. The album represents his greatest hits since the release of his 1995 box set Strait Out of the Box. The set contains two newly recorded tracks. "The Best Day" was released as a single and hit #1 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles & Tracks. Although not a single, "Murder on Music Row" (a duet with Alan Jackson) also charted in the Top 40 from unsolicited airplay.

Latest Greatest Straitest Hits
Greatest hits album by George Strait
Released	March 7, 2000
Genre	Country
Length	52:09
Label	MCA Nashville
Producer	Tony Brown George Strait
George Strait chronology
Merry Christmas Wherever You Are (1999) Latest Greatest Straitest Hits (2000) George Strait (2000)
Singles from Latest Greatest Straitest Hits
"The Best Day" Released: January 3, 2000

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[1]
Allmusic	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	A [3]
Q	[4]

The album does not include any singles from his 1999 album Always Never the Same. Another notable omission is "I Just Want to Dance with You", a #1 hit from 1998.

In March 2003 the album was certified Double Platinum by the RIAA.[5]

Track listing

1. "The Best Day" (Carson Chamberlain, Dean Dillon) – 3:24
2. "Murder on Music Row" (Larry Cordle, Larry Shell) – 4:22
   • duet with Alan Jackson
3. "Carrying Your Love with Me" (Steve Bogard, Jeff Stevens) – 3:50
4. "Adalida" (Mike Geiger, Mike Huffman, Woody Mullis) – 3:35
5. "Lead On" (Dillon, Teddy Gentry) – 3:26
6. "Carried Away" (Bogard, Stevens) – 3:21
7. "Blue Clear Sky" (Bob DiPiero, John Jarrard, Mark D. Sanders) – 2:53
8. "We Really Shouldn't Be Doing This" (Jim Lauderdale) – 2:30
9. "I Can Still Make Cheyenne" (Aaron Barker, Erv Woolsey) – 4:15
10. "True" (Marv Green, Stevens) – 3:36
11. "King of the Mountain" (Larry Boone, Paul Nelson) – 3:29
12. "Round About Way" (Steve Dean, Wil Nance) – 3:03
13. "You Can't Make a Heart Love Somebody" (Steve Clark, Johnny MacRae) – 3:20
14. "One Night at a Time" (Roger Cook, Eddie Kilgallon, Earl Bud Lee) – 3:50
15. "Today My World Slipped Away" (Vern Gosdin, Mark Wright) – 3:14

Personnel

Tracks 1 and 2

• Eddie Bayers – drums
• Stuart Duncan – fiddle
• Paul Franklin – steel guitar
• Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar
• Wes Hightower – background vocals on "The Best Day"
• Alan Jackson – lead vocals and background vocals on "Murder on Music Row"
• Liana Manis – background vocals on "The Best Day"
• Brent Mason – electric guitar
• Steve Nathan – keyboards
• George Strait – lead vocals, background vocals on "Murder on Music Row"
• Lee Ann Womack – background vocals on "Murder on Music Row"
• Glenn Worf – bass guitar

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2000) Peak position Canadian Country Albums (RPM) 5 US Billboard 200[6] 2 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[7] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2000) Position US Billboard 200[8] 76 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[9] 7 Chart (2001) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[10] 37

References

1. Bjorke, Matt. "Latest Greatest Straitest Hits – George Strait". About.com. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
2. Latest Greatest Straitest Hits at AllMusic
3. Nash, Alanna (April 7, 2000). "Latest Greatest Straitest Hits Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
4. "George Strait – Latest Greatest Straitest Hits CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
5. "RIAA – Searchable Database: George Strait". Retrieved July 12, 2019.
6. "George Strait Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
7. "George Strait Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
8. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
9. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
10. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2020.