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Greatest Hits (Clay Walker album)

Greatest Hits is the first compilation album by American country music singer Clay Walker. It was released in 1998. Two previously unreleased tracks ("Ordinary People" and "You're Beginning to Get to Me") are included on this album; both were issued as singles in 1998. The former peaked at #35 on the Billboard country charts, while the latter was a #2 hit for Walker.

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
Clay Walker
ReleasedJune 9, 1998
GenreCountry
Length44:39
LabelGiant
ProducerJames Stroud
Clay Walker chronology
Rumor Has It
(1997) 		Greatest Hits
(1998) 		Live, Laugh, Love
(1999)
Singles from Greatest Hits
  1. "Ordinary People"
    Released: May 5, 1998
  2. "You're Beginning to Get to Me"
    Released: August 25, 1998

Background

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In an interview with Tulsa World, Walker stated about the album, "I'm just kind of funny about the word "great' being used with my name, putting "great' with something I do ... I don't know. I'm really not that kind of guy"[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."What's It to You"Robert Ellis Orrall, Curtis Wright2:47
2."You're Beginning to Get to Me"Aaron Barker, Tom Shapiro2:41
3."Live Until I Die"Clay Walker2:50
4."This Woman and This Man"Michael Lunn, Jeff Pennig4:22
5."Dreaming with My Eyes Open"Tony Arata3:30
6."Rumor Has It"M. Jason Greene, Walker3:09
7."Hypnotize the Moon"Eric Kaz, Steve Dorff3:38
8."Then What?"Jon Vezner, Randy Sharp3:03
9."Where Do I Fit in the Picture"Walker3:55
10."If I Could Make a Living"Alan Jackson, Roger Murrah, Keith Stegall2:12
11."Ordinary People"Ed Hill, Craig Wiseman3:49
12."Only on Days That End in "Y""Richard Fagan2:45
13."Watch This"Ron Harbin, Barker, Anthony L. Smith3:10
14."Who Needs You Baby"Walker, Kim Williams, Randy Boudreaux2:48

Personnel

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Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [2]
Country Standard Time(favorable)[3]
Sunday Mail(favorable)[4]

Kris Teo of Sunday Mail wrote "The material will never be confused with thinking man's country since it punches all the predictable thematic buttons. On this solid 14-track smoking-gun compilation, he celebrates the trials and tribulations of the common man."[4] Jason Birchmeier of AllMusic gave the album four and a half stars and wrote, "you won't find a better one-disc summary of his prime."[2] Walter Allread of Country Standard Time gave the album a favorable review.[3]

Chart performance

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During the week of June 27, 1998, the album sold over 35,000 units.[5]

Certifications

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Country Certification
United States Gold[10]

References

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  1. ^ Wooley, John Tulsa World 3 April 1998 The Old Country Clay Walker Just Can't Forget His Roots. He Doesn’t Even Want to Try
  2. ^ a b Birchmeier, Jason (June 9, 1998). "Greatest Hits - Clay Walker". AllMusic. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Clay Walker - Greatest Hits". Countrystandardtime.com. October 23, 2007. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
  4. ^ a b Teo, Kris Sunday Mail Soul sound of the future (July 19, 1998)
  5. ^ Billboard HATS OFF, WRANGLERS ON. (September 11, 1999)
  6. ^ "Clay Walker Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  7. ^ "Clay Walker Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  8. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  9. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  10. ^ "RIAA – Searchable Database: Clay Walker". Retrieved May 27, 2021.
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