Super Hits is an album by American country music singer George Jones, released in 1987 on the Epic Records label. It was certified platinum by the RIAA in 1992, and double platinum in 2002.[2] It has sold 2,289,000 copies in the US as of May 2013.[3]
| Super Hits | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | 1987 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 28:55 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Billy Sherrill | |||
| George Jones compilation albums chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   link |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [1] |
This is the first of Sony Music's long-running Super Hits series of budget-priced compilations.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "White Lightning" | J. P. Richardson | 2:36 |
| 2. | "Why Baby Why" | George Jones, Darrell Edwards | 2:26 |
| 3. | "Window Up Above" | George Jones | 2:56 |
| 4. | "A Picture of Me (Without You)" | Norro Wilson, George Richey | 2:32 |
| 5. | "The Grand Tour" | Norro Wilson, George Richey, Carmol Taylor | 3:07 |
| 6. | "Bartender's Blues (w/ James Taylor)" | James Taylor | 3:45 |
| 7. | "He Stopped Loving Her Today" | Bobby Braddock, Curly Putman | 3:17 |
| 8. | "Tennessee Whiskey" | Dean Dillon, Linda Hargrove | 2:53 |
| 9. | "The One I Loved Back Then (The Corvette Song)" | Gary Gentry | 2:31 |
| 10. | "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes" | Max D. Barnes, Troy Seals | 3:15 |
Chart performance
edit| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 26 |
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 56 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[4] | 98 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[2] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ Cross, Charles R. (2004). "George Jones". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 438. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ a b "American album certifications – George Jones – Super Hits". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (2013-05-29). "Country Album Chart News For May 29, 2013: Darius Rucker "True Believers" Debuts At Number One, Features "Wagon Wheel" Single". Roughstock. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
- ^ "Top 100 country albums of 2002 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on December 4, 2003. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
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