Greatest Hits Plus is the first compilation album by American country music artist Ricky Van Shelton. It contains the hit singles from his first four studio albums, not including his gospel and holiday album.
| Greatest Hits Plus | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | August 11, 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1986–1992 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 42:58 | |||
| Label | Columbia Nashville/TriStar | |||
| Producer | Steve Buckingham | |||
| Ricky Van Shelton chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Greatest Hits Plus | ||||
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| Allmusic |   link |
Three new tracks on the album, including a cover of Elvis Presley's "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck" originally featured on the Honeymoon in Vegas soundtrack, were released as singles and had some chart success.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Just as I Am" (previously unreleased) | Larry Boone, Paul Nelson | 3:10 |
| 2. | "Wild Man" (previously unreleased) | Rick Giles. Susan Longacre | 3:17 |
| 3. | "Somebody Lied" | Joe Chambers, Larry Jenkins | 3:21 |
| 4. | "I've Cried My Last Tear for You" | Tony King, Chris Waters | 2:29 |
| 5. | "I'll Leave This World Loving You" | Wayne Kemp, Mack Vickery | 3:06 |
| 6. | "Statue of a Fool" | Jan Crutchfield | 3:04 |
| 7. | "I Am a Simple Man" | Walt Aldridge | 3:26 |
| 8. | "Life Turned Her That Way" | Harlan Howard | 3:23 |
| 9. | "Keep It Between the Lines" | Russell Smith, Kathy Louvin | 3:49 |
| 10. | "Rockin' Years" (duet with Dolly Parton) | Floyd Parton | 3:25 |
| 11. | "From a Jack to a King" | Ned Miller | 2:21 |
| 12. | "Living Proof" | Steve Clark, Johnny MacRae | 3:22 |
| 13. | "Don't We All Have the Right" | Roger Miller | 2:34 |
| 14. | "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck" (previously unreleased on a studio album) | Bert Carroll, Moody Russell | 2:11 |
Personnel
edit- Eddie Bayers - drums
- Steve Buckingham - acoustic guitar
- Gary Burr - background vocals
- Larry Byrom - acoustic guitar
- Richard Dennison - background vocals
- Paul Franklin - steel guitar, pedabro
- Sonny Garrish - steel guitar
- Steve Gibson - bass guitar, electric guitar, mandolin
- Rob Hajacos - fiddle
- Tommy Hannum - steel guitar
- Hoot Hester - fiddle
- Roy Husky Jr. - upright bass
- Carl Jackson - background vocals
- Bill Lloyd - electric guitar
- Patty Loveless - background vocals
- Randy McCormick - piano
- Terry McMillan - harmonica
- Jimmy Mattingly - fiddle
- Joey Miskulin - accordion
- Farrell Morris - percussion, vibraphone
- Louis Dean Nunley - background vocals
- Jennifer O'Brien - background vocals
- Mark O'Connor - fiddle
- Dolly Parton - duet vocals on "Rockin' Years"
- Don Potter - acoustic guitar
- Tom Robb - bass guitar
- Matt Rollings - piano
- John Wesley Ryles - background vocals
- Ricky Van Shelton - acoustic guitar, lead vocals
- Gary Smith - piano
- Howard Smith - background vocals
- Harry Stinson - background vocals
- Steve Turner - drums
- Paul Uhrig - bass guitar
- Bruce Watkins - acoustic guitar
- Biff Watson - acoustic guitar
- Tommy Wells - drums
- Bergen White - background vocals
- Dennis Wilson - background vocals
- Curtis Young - background vocals
Chart performance
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edit| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 9 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 50 |
Singles
edit| Year | Single | Peak positions | |
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| US Country | CAN Country | ||
| 1992 | "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck" | 26 | 29 |
| "Wild Man" | 5 | 4 | |
| 1993 | "Just as I Am" | 26 | 28 |