The album debuted at number 3 on the Billboard Top 200 chart with 164,000 copies from fewer than four days of sales and reached number 1 in its second week with 146,000 marking his ninth top album on the chart.[ 4] As of September 10, 2014, has sold 893,000 copies in the United States.[ 5] [ 6] The RIAA lists individual Platinum certifications for Country Classics (listed as Country Hits in the RIAA database), Classic Rock , The Melting Pot and Blue-Eyed Soul. [ 7]
The Ultimate Hits - CD (Disc 1) Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Ain't Goin' Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up) " Kent Blazy , Kim Williams , Garth BrooksAllen Reynolds 4:32 2. "Friends in Low Places " Dewayne Blackwell , Earl "Bud" LeeReynolds 4:18 3. "Shameless " Billy Joel Reynolds 4:01 4. "Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House " Bobby Boyd, Warren Haynes , Dennis Robbins Reynolds 2:31 5. "The Beaches of Cheyenne " Dan Roberts, Bryan Kennedy, Brooks Reynolds 4:12 6. "If Tomorrow Never Comes " Blazy, Brooks Reynolds 3:37 7. "Papa Loved Mama " Williams, Brooks Reynolds 2:48 8. "More Than a Memory " Lee Brice , Kyle Jacobs , Billy Montana Reynolds 3:22 9. "Good Ride Cowboy " Jerrod Niemann , Richie Brown, Kennedy, Bob DoyleReynolds 3:26 10. "In Another's Eyes " (The duet with Trisha Yearwood ) Brooks, Bobby Wood, John Peppard Reynolds 3:33 11. "The Fever " Steven Tyler , Joe Perry , Roberts, KennedyReynolds 2:40 12. "Midnight Sun" Brooks, Jerrod Niemann , Richie Brown Reynolds 3:44 13. "Learning to Live Again " Don Schlitz , Stephanie Davis Reynolds 4:04 14. "Longneck Bottle " (featuring Steve Wariner ) Steve Wariner , Rick CarnesReynolds 2:15 15. "To Make You Feel My Love " Bob Dylan Reynolds 3:55 16. "We Shall Be Free " Davis, Brooks Reynolds 3:47 17. "The Dance " Tony Arata Reynolds 3:37
The Ultimate Hits - CD (Disc 2) Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Callin' Baton Rouge " Dennis Linde Reynolds 2:35 2. "Two Piña Coladas " Shawn Camp , Benita Hill, Sandy MasonReynolds 3:34 3. "The Thunder Rolls " Pat Alger , BrooksReynolds 3:42 4. "That Summer " Alger, Sandy Mahl, Brooks Reynolds 4:45 5. "The River " Victoria Shaw , BrooksReynolds 4:23 6. "Beer Run" (The duet with George Jones ) Kim Williams , Amanda Williams, Keith Anderson , George Ducas , BlazyReynolds 2:28 7. "Unanswered Prayers " Alger, Larry Bastian, Brooks Reynolds 3:23 8. "Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old) " Randy Taylor, Brooks Reynolds 2:53 9. "Workin' for a Livin' " (The duet with Huey Lewis ) Huey Lewis , Chris HayesReynolds 2:40 10. "What She's Doing Now " Alger, Brooks Reynolds 3:23 11. "When You Come Back to Me Again " (from Frequency ) Jenny Yates, Brooks Reynolds 4:44 12. "Standing Outside the Fire " Yates, Brooks Reynolds 3:51 13. "American Honky-Tonk Bar Association " Kennedy, Jim Rushing Reynolds 3:31 14. "The Change " Tony Arata , Wayne TesterReynolds 4:06 15. "Rodeo " Larry Bastian Reynolds 3:51 16. "Wrapped Up in You " Wayne Kirkpatrick Reynolds 4:31 17. "Leave a Light On" (Bonus Track) Randy Goodrum , Tommy SimmsReynolds 3:41
The Ultimate Hits - DVD Title Writer(s) Director(s) 1. "Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old) " Randy Taylor, Garth Brooks 2:59 2. "If Tomorrow Never Comes " Kent Blazy , BrooksJohn Lloyd Miller 3:44 3. "The Dance " Tony Arata Miller 4:04 4. "Friends in Low Places " Dewayne Blackwell , Earl "Bud" Lee 8:54 5. "Unanswered Prayers " Pat Alger , Larry Bastian, Brooks 4:27 6. "Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House " Bobby Boyd, Warren Haynes , Dennis Robbins 2:38 7. "The Thunder Rolls " Alger, Brooks Bud Schaetzle 4:27 8. "Rodeo " Larry Bastian 3:55 9. "Shameless " Billy Joel 3:38 10. "Papa Loved Mama " Kim Williams , Brooks 2:46 11. "What She's Doing Now " Alger, Brooks 3:40 12. "The River " Victoria Shaw , Brooks 3:40 13. "We Shall Be Free " Stephanie Davis , BrooksTimothy Miller 3:40 14. "Learning to Live Again " Don Schlitz , Stephanie Davis 4:04 15. "That Summer " Alger, Sandy Mahl, Brooks 5:01 16. "Standing Outside the Fire " Jenny Yates, Brooks Jon Small 3:55 17. "Ain't Goin' Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up) " Blazy, Williams, Brooks 4:46 18. "Callin' Baton Rouge " Dennis Linde Michael Salomon 2:47 19. "American Honky-Tonk Bar Association " Kennedy, Jim Rushing 4:19 20. "The Fever " Steven Tyler , Joe Perry , Roberts, Kennedy 3:24 21. "To Make You Feel My Love " Bob Dylan 3:55 22. "The Beaches of Cheyenne " Dan Roberts, Bryan Kennedy, Brooks 3:43 23. "The Change " Tony Arata , Wayne TesterSmall 3:40 24. "Two Piña Coladas " Don Schlitz , Davis 3:12 25. "Longneck Bottle " (with special guest Steve Wariner ) Alger, Sandy Mahl, Brooks 3:33 26. "In Another's Eyes " (The duet with Trisha Yearwood ) Brooks, Bobby Wood, John Peppard Michael Salomon 3:32 27. "Wrapped Up In You " Wayne Kirkpatrick Small 5:27 28. "Beer Run" (The duet with George Jones ) Williams, Amanda Williams, Keith Anderson , George Ducas , Blazy 2:40 29. "When You Come Back to Me Again " (from Frequency ) Jenny Yates, Brooks Gerry Wenner, Brooks 4:38 30. "Good Ride Cowboy " Jerrod Niemann , Richie Brown, Kennedy, Bob Doyle 3:39 31. "More Than a Memory " Lee Brice , Kyle Jacobs , Billy Montana 3:39 32. "Workin' for a Livin' " (The duet with Huey Lewis ) Huey Lewis , Chris Hayes 2:45 33. "Midnight Sun" Brooks, Jerrod Niemann , Richie Brown 4:37
Jill Dell'Abate – background vocals
Pat Alger – acoustic guitar , background vocals
Bob Babbitt – bass guitar
Sam Bacco – percussion
Bob Bailey – background vocals
Al "Shaggy" Barclay – background vocals
Eddie Bayers – drums , handclapping, keyboards , percussion
DeWayne Blackwell – background vocals
Bruce Bouton – steel guitar , background vocals
Tim Bowers – background vocals
Jimmy Bowland – saxophone
Garth Brooks – choir, acoustic guitar, electric guitar , handclapping, lead vocals, background vocals
Sandy Brooks – background vocals
Stephanie C. Brown – background vocals
Tom Bukovac – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Dennis Burnside – horn arrangements, string arrangements
Sam Bush – fiddle , mandolin
Shawn Camp – acoustic guitar
David Campbell – string arrangements
Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Mike Chapman – bass guitar, handclapping, background vocals
Kathy Chiavola – choir, background vocals
Johnny Christopher – acoustic guitar
Charles Cochran – string arrangements
Allie Colleen – background vocals
Chad Cromwell – drums, percussion
Jerry Douglas – dobro
Bob Doyle – background vocals
Stuart Duncan – fiddle, mandolin
Earl of Bud Lee – background vocals
The Englands – background vocals
Béla Fleck – banjo
Pat Flynn – acoustic guitar
Paul Franklin – steel guitar
Dave Gant – background vocals
Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Carl Gorodetzky – string contractor
Barry Green – trombone
Charles Green – handclapping
Tracy Greenwood – handclapping
Rob Hajacos – fiddle, background vocals
Vicki Hampton – background vocals
Joe Harris – background vocals
Mike Haynes – trumpet
Dan Heins – background vocals
John Hobbs – keyboards
Jim Horn – saxophone
Jon Mark Ivey – background vocals
John Barlow Jarvis – keyboards
Wendy Johnson – choir, background vocals
Rusty Jones – background vocals
Gordon Kennedy – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals
Steve King – background vocals
Wayne Kirkpatrick – acoustic guitar, background vocals
Jennifer Kummer – french horn
Chris Leuzinger – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Sam Levine – saxophone
Pam "The Chick" Lewis – background vocals
Terry McMillan – harmonica
Kenny Malone – drums, percussion
Blair Masters – keyboards
Jimmy Mattingly – fiddle
Edgar Meyer – upright bass
Joey Miskulin – accordion
Mark Miller – handclapping
Doug Moffet – saxophone, soloist
Buddy Mondlock – background vocals
Steve Morley – background vocals
Farrell Morris – percussion
Jonell Mosser – background vocals
The Nashville String Machine – strings
Jim Ed Norman – string arrangements
Jennifer O'Brien – choir, background vocals
Mike Palmerman – background vocals
Billy Panda – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Steve Patrick – trumpet
Wayland Patton – choir, background vocals
Brian Petree – background vocals
Dale Pierce – background vocals
Jon Randall – background vocals
Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
Karyn Rochelle – background vocals
Chris Rodriguez – background vocals
Jim Rooney – background vocals
Tami Rose – background vocals
John Wesley Ryles – background vocals
Lee Sartin – background vocals
Lisa Silver – background vocals
Milton Sledge – drums, percussion
Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar
Kira Small – background vocals
Chris Stapleton – background vocals
Morgane Hayes-Stapleton – background vocals
Charley Stefl – background vocals
Scott Stem – background vocals
Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin
Daniel Tashian – background vocals
Vaneese Thomas – background vocals
Fonzi Thornton – background vocals
Steve Wariner – acoustic guitar, background vocals
Bergen White – string arrangements, background vocals
Hurshel Wiginton – choir, background vocals
Bobby Wood – handclapping, keyboards, background vocals
Glenn Worf – bass guitar
Trisha Yearwood – choir, background vocals
Curtis Young – choir, background vocals
Reggie Young – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Chart (2014)
Position
US Billboard 200[ 13]
9
US Independent Albums (Billboard )[ 14]
1
US Top Country Albums (Billboard )[ 15]
2
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