The Greatest Hits Collection (Alan Jackson album)

The Greatest Hits Collection is the first greatest hits compilation album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. Released on October 24, 1995, it includes the greatest hits from his first four studio albums, as well as an album cut from his 1990 debut Here in the Real World and two new tracks — "Tall, Tall Trees" and "I'll Try", both of which were Number One hits for him on the Billboard Hot Country Songs.

The Greatest Hits Collection
Compilation album by Alan Jackson
Released	October 24, 1995
Genre	Country
Length	66:24
Label	Arista
Producer	Scott Hendricks Keith Stegall
Alan Jackson chronology
Who I Am (1994) The Greatest Hits Collection (1995) Everything I Love (1996)
Singles from The Greatest Hits Collection
"Tall, Tall Trees" Released: October 9, 1995 "I'll Try" Released: January 1, 1996 "Home" Released: April 15, 1996

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	A− [2]
Q	[3]
Robert Christgau	[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[5]

The Greatest Hits Collection peaked at #5 on the U.S. Billboard 200 Albums Chart and #1 on the Top Country Albums Chart, becoming Alan Jackson's third #1 country album. In October 2006, the album was certified 6× Platinum by the RIAA.

Content

The Greatest Hits Collection reprises all of Jackson's greatest hits from his first four studio albums. "Here in the Real World", "Wanted", "Chasin' That Neon Rainbow" and "I'd Love You All Over Again" from 1990's Here in the Real World; "Don't Rock the Jukebox", "Someday", "Dallas", "Midnight in Montgomery" and "Love's Got a Hold on You" from 1991's Don't Rock the Jukebox; "She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues)", "Chattahoochee", "Mercury Blues" and "Who Says You Can't Have It All" from 1992's A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love), and "Summertime Blues", "Livin' on Love", "Gone Country" and "I Don't Even Know Your Name" from 1994's Who I Am. The only singles not included on this collection are "Blue Blooded Woman" from Here in the Real World, "Tonight I Climbed the Wall" from A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love), and "Song for the Life" from Who I Am.

Two previously unreleased songs are included on this compilation as well. "Tall, Tall Trees", originally recorded by George Jones on his 1958 album Long Live King George, and the newly written "I'll Try". Both of these were released as singles, reaching the top of the Billboard country charts in late 1995 and early 1996, respectively. One song on this compilation, "Home", was previously included on Here in the Real World but was not released as a single until mid-1996, peaking at #3 on the country charts.

Track listing

Track Number	Song	Writer(s)	Length	Year	From the LP
01	"Chattahoochee" (extended mix)	Alan Jackson, Jim McBride	3:56	1993	Chattahoochee/I Don't Need the Booze (To Get a Buzz On)
02	"Gone Country"	Bob McDill	4:19	1994	Who I Am
03	"She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues)"	A. Jackson, Randy Travis	2:23	1992	A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love)
04	"Midnight in Montgomery"	Jackson, Don Sampson	3:44	1991	Don't Rock the Jukebox
05	"Tall, Tall Trees"	George Jones, Roger Miller	2:27	1995	Previously unreleased ^A
06	"Chasin' That Neon Rainbow"	Alan Jackson, Jim McBride	3:05	1990	Here in the Real World
07	"I'll Try"	A. Jackson	3:51	1995	Previously unreleased ^A
08	"Don't Rock the Jukebox"	A. Jackson, Roger Murrah, Keith Stegall	2:51	1991	Don't Rock the Jukebox
09	"Livin' on Love"	A. Jackson	3:48	1994	Who I Am
10	"Summertime Blues"	Jerry Capehart, Eddie Cochran	3:11	1994	Who I Am
11	"Love's Got a Hold on You"	Carson Chamberlain, Stegall	2:53	1991	Don't Rock the Jukebox
12	"(Who Says) You Can't Have It All"	Alan Jackson, Jim McBride	3:28	1992	A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love)
13	"Home"	A. Jackson	3:17	1990	Here in the Real World
14	"Wanted"	Charlie Craig, A. Jackson	2:57	1990	Here in the Real World
15	"I Don't Even Know Your Name"	A. Jackson, Ron Jackson, Andy Loftin	3:49	1994	Who I Am
16	"Dallas"	A. Jackson, Stegall	2:43	1991	Don't Rock the Jukebox
17	"Here in the Real World"	Mark Irwin, A. Jackson	3:37	1990	Here in the Real World
18	"Someday"	Alan Jackson, Jim McBride	3:17	1991	Don't Rock the Jukebox
19	"Mercury Blues"	K. C. Douglas, Bob Geddins	3:38	1992	A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love)
20	"I'd Love You All Over Again"	A. Jackson	3:10	1990	Here in the Real World

^APreviously unreleased

Personnel

• Eddie Bayers – drums
• Harold Bradley – six-string bass
• Jimmy Capps – acoustic guitar
• Stuart Duncan – fiddle
• Robbie Flint – steel guitar, acoustic slide guitar
• Larry Franklin – fiddle
• Paul Franklin – steel guitar
• Steve Gibson – electric guitar
• Rob Hajacos – fiddle
• Dennis Henson – background vocals
• Roy Huskey Jr. – upright bass
• Alan Jackson – acoustic guitar, lead vocals, background vocals
• John Kelton – drum programming, tic tac bass
• Mark McClurg – fiddle
• Brent Mason – six-string bass, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Weldon Myrick – steel guitar
• Larry Paxton – bass guitar
• Dave Pomeroy – bass guitar
• Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
• Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano
• Bruce Rutherford – drums, background vocals
• John Wesley Ryles – background vocals
• Jo-El Sonnier – accordion
• Keith Stegall – acoustic guitar, piano, background vocals
• Bruce Watkins – acoustic guitar
• Roger Wills – bass guitar
• Glenn Worf – bass guitar

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1995) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 46 Canadian Albums (RPM) 14 Canadian Country Albums (RPM) 1 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7] 45 US Billboard 200[8] 5 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[9] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1995) Position US Billboard 200[10] 183 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[11] 31 Chart (1996) Position US Billboard 200[12] 15 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[13] 3 Chart (1997) Position US Billboard 200[14] 128 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[15] 18 Chart (2020) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[16] 70 Certifications Region Provider Certification Sales United States RIAA 6× Platinum[17] 5,807,000[18]

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions
		US Country	CAN Country
1995	"Tall, Tall Trees"	1	1
1996	"I'll Try"	1	5
	"Home"	3	5

References

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