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Reflections: Greatest Hits

Reflections: Greatest Hits is the first compilation album by American country music artist Lorrie Morgan.[4] It was released on Morgan's birthday in 1995 as a special, limited production; deluxe edition. It featured three previously unreleased tracks, an enclosed biography of Lorrie Morgan, ornate packaging and the allure of collectability.

Reflections: Greatest Hits
Original limited edition cover
Compilation album by
Lorrie Morgan
ReleasedJune 27, 1995
Recorded1988–1995
GenreCountry
Length38:35
LabelBNA
ProducerBarry Beckett, Garth Fundis, Richard Landis, Mike Love, Blake Mevis, Doug Rich, James Stroud, Joe Thomas, Brian Wilson
Lorrie Morgan chronology
War Paint
(1994) 		Reflections: Greatest Hits
(1995) 		Greater Need
(1996)
Singles from Reflections: Greatest Hits
  1. "I Didn't Know My Own Strength"
    Released: c. May 6, 1995[1]
  2. "Back in Your Arms Again"
    Released: August 28, 1995[2]
  3. "Standing Tall"
    Released: September 1995[3]

Reflections: Greatest Hits debuted on Billboard's "Hot Country Albums" chart, July 15, 1995. Morgan won the "Hot Shot Debut" award for an impressive #5 debut on the country albums chart. It debuted on the "Billboard 200" at No. 54 that same week.[5]

Measured success

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All three previously unreleased songs on the Reflections: Greatest Hits compilation were released as a single. The first, "I Didn't Know My Own Strength" was released in advance of the album and had been on the "Hot Country Singles & Tracks" chart for 11 weeks when the album debuted.[6] The second single, "Back in Your Arms Again", was released on August 28, 1995.[2] They peaked at numbers 1 and 4[7] on the Billboard "Hot Country Singles & Tracks" chart respectively. "Standing Tall", a cover of Billie Jo Spears' 1980 single, was released in September 1995[3] and peaked at 32 in early 1996.[7]

The rest of the album consists of two hits from Leave the Light On, three from Something in Red, two from Watch Me, and the #13 duet with Morgan's then husband Keith Whitley, "'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose", which originally appeared on Whitley's own Greatest Hits album in 1990. Reflections peaked at #5 on the "Top Country Albums" chart and #46 on the U.S. "Billboard 200" album chart.

Track listing

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CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Five Minutes"Beth Nielsen Chapman3:34
2."Dear Me"Carson Whitsett, Scott Mateer3:45
3."Except for Monday"Reed Nielsen2:54
4."A Picture of Me (Without You)"Norro Wilson, George Richey3:37
5."Watch Me"Tom Shapiro, Gary Burr3:34
6."Something in Red"Angela Kaset4:35
7."Back in Your Arms Again"J. Fred Knobloch, Paul Davis3:43
8."I Didn't Know My Own Strength"Rick Bowles, Robert Byrne3:19
9."Standing Tall"Larry Butler, Ben Peters3:03
10."What Part of No"Wayne Perry, Gerald Smith2:43
11."'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose" (duet with Keith Whitley)Bill Rice, Sharon Vaughn3:29
Total length:38:16
1996 re-issue
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Five Minutes"Beth Nielsen Chapman3:34
2."Dear Me"Carson Whitsett, Scott Mateer3:45
3."Except for Monday"Reed Nielsen2:54
4."A Picture of Me (Without You)"Norro Wilson, George Richey3:37
5."Watch Me"Tom Shapiro, Gary Burr3:34
6."Something in Red"Angela Kaset4:35
7."Back in Your Arms Again"J. Fred Knobloch, Paul Davis3:43
8."I Didn't Know My Own Strength"Rick Bowles, Robert Byrne3:19
9."Don't Worry Baby" (with The Beach Boys)Brian Wilson, Roger Christian3:16
10."What Part of No"Wayne Perry, Gerald Smith2:43
11."'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose" (with Keith Whitley)Bill Rice, Sharon Rice3:29
Total length:38:29

Personnel on new tracks

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Adapted from liner notes.[8]

'"Back in Your Arms Again"

"I Didn't Know My Own Strength" and "Standing Tall"

  • Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar
  • Glen Duncan – fiddle
  • Stuart Duncan – fiddle
  • Paul Franklin – steel guitar
  • John Hobbs – piano
  • Dann Huff – electric guitar
  • Jana King – background vocals
  • Paul Leim – drums
  • Lorrie Morgan – lead vocals
  • Leland Sklar – bass guitar
  • Curtis Wright – background vocals
  • Curtis Young – background vocals

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[13] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[14] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Billboard, May 6, 1995, page 24, "Formidable combination: Hot Shot Debut honors for 'I Didn't Know My Own Strength' at No. 62," by Wade Jessen
  2. ^ a b Back in Your Arms Again CMT.com
  3. ^ a b Praguefrank's Country Music Discography CountryMusicDiscography.com
  4. ^ Reflections: Greatest Hits Lorrie Morgan Allmusic.com
  5. ^ Billboard, July 15, 1995, page 32, "Country Corner", "Milestone: Lorrie Morgan takes the Hot Shot Debut award on Top Country Albums for her "Greatest Hits" package (BNA)" by Wade Jessen
  6. ^ Billboard, July 15, 1995, page 33, "Hot Country Singles&Tracks"
  7. ^ a b Greatest Hits Lorrie Morgan Allmusic.com, "Billboard singles chart"
  8. ^ Refelctions: Greatest Hits (CD booklet). Lorrie Morgan. BNA Records. 1995. BG4-66508.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ "Lorrie Morgan Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  10. ^ "Lorrie Morgan Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  11. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  12. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  13. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Lorrie Morgan – Greatest Hits". Music Canada. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  14. ^ "American album certifications – Lorrie Morgan – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
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