The Hits (Hal Ketchum album)

The Hits is the title of the first compilation album by country music artist Hal Ketchum in 1996. It briefly appeared on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart, peaking at No. 43. Three songs were newly recorded for this collection, "Satisfied Mind", the Bob Ferguson cover "Wings of a Dove", and "Hang in There Superman". Also included is "I Miss My Mary", an album cut from Ketchum's debut album Past the Point of Rescue.

The Hits
Greatest hits album by
Hal Ketchum
ReleasedMay 7, 1996
Recorded1990-1996[1]
GenreCountry
Length51:40
LabelMCG/Curb
ProducerAllen Reynolds
Jim Rooney
Hal Ketchum chronology
Every Little Word
(1994)		 The Hits
(1996)		 I Saw the Light
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic -[2]

Track listing
  1. "Small Town Saturday Night" (Pat Alger, Hank DeVito) – 2:55
  2. "Mama Knows the Highway" (Pete Wasner, Charles John Quarto) – 4:17
  3. "I Know Where Love Lives" (Hal Ketchum) – 3:30
  4. "Past the Point of Rescue" (Mick Hanly) – 4:25
  5. "Someplace Far Away (Careful What You're Dreaming)" (Ketchum) – 4:04
  6. "Sure Love" (Gary Burr, Ketchum) – 3:28
  7. "Satisfied Mind" (Tony Arata) - 4:30
  8. "Hang in There Superman" (Ketchum, Roger Cook) - 4:53
  9. "Five O'Clock World" (Allen Reynolds) – 3:02
  10. "Hearts Are Gonna Roll" (Ketchum, Ronny Scaife) – 3:05
  11. "Stay Forever" (Benmont Tench, Ketchum) - 2:54
  12. "I Miss My Mary" (Ketchum) – 3:12
  13. "That's What I Get for Losing You" (Al Anderson, Ketchum) - 3:41
  14. "Wings of a Dove" (Bob Ferguson) - 3:40

Production on new tracks

As listed in liner notes[1]

  • Produced by Allen Reynolds and Jim Rooney
  • Recorded and Mixed by Mark Miller
  • Mastered by Denny Purcell at Georgetown Masters, Nashville, TN
  • Digital editing by Carlos Grier

Personnel on new tracks

As listed in liner notes[1]

Hang in There Superman

Background vocals: The W.O. Smith Nashville Community Singers (Angela Barlow, Esther Beckford, Merle Harden, Merlicia Harden, Tamica Head, Marquita Holt, Leslie Williams, Kameka Word) and "Metropolis Singers" (Delbert McClinton, Bobby Wood, Roger Cook, Jim Rooney, Tony Arata, Sandy Mason, Benita Hill, Matt Lindsey, Richard Aspinwall, Julie B. Freeman, Terrell Ketchum, Josh Allen, Mary Todd-Roberts, Charles Green, TerryPalmer, Randy Handley, Sarah Miller, Debbie Miller, Herb McCullough, Debbie Nims)

Satisfied Mind
  • Chris Leuzinger - electric guitar
  • Russ Pahl - acoustic guitar
  • Milton Sledge - drums
  • Pete Wasner - piano
  • Bobby Wood - organ
  • Bob Wray - bass guitar

Strings by The Nashville String Machine arranged by Charles Cochran

Wings of a Dove

Chart performance
Chart (1996) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 43

Sources
  1. The Hits (CD). Hal Ketchum. Curb Records. 1996. 77797.CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. Campbell, Al. "Hal Ketchum — The hits". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
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