Super Hits is the first of two compilation albums in the Super Hits series featuring songs by country singer Willie Nelson.The album was certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA for sales of 2 million copies.[1] As of April 2017, the album has sold 2,919,300 copies in the United States.[2]
| Super Hits | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | Legacy | |||
| Producer | Willie Nelson, Sydney Pollack, Merle Haggard, Fred Foster, Booker T. Jones, Chips Moman | |||
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Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "On the Road Again" | Willie Nelson | 2:34 |
| 2. | "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys" | Sharon Vaughn | 3:04 |
| 3. | "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" | Fred Rose | 2:20 |
| 4. | "Nothing I Can Do About It Now" | Beth Nielsen Chapman | 3:19 |
| 5. | "Georgia on My Mind" | Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell | 4:21 |
| 6. | "Living in the Promiseland" | David Lynn Jones | 3:22 |
| 7. | "Pancho and Lefty" (with Merle Haggard) | Townes Van Zandt | 4:48 |
| 8. | "Always on My Mind" | Johnny Christopher, Mark James, Wayne Carson Thompson | 3:33 |
| 9. | "City of New Orleans" | Steve Goodman | 4:50 |
| 10. | "Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground" | Nelson | 4:24 |
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
Super Hits received three out of five stars from Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic.[3] Erlewine concludes that the album is "not bad" but "far from definitive."[3]
Chart performance
editSuper Hits peaked at No. 34 on the U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums chart the week of July 22, 1995.[4]
Weekly chartsedit
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Year-end chartsedit
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Super Hits, Volume 2
edit| Super Hits, Volume 2 | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | 1995 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | Legacy | |||
| Willie Nelson chronology | ||||
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The success of the album resulted in the release of a second volume in 1995. This volume did not repeat the success of the first.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Ain't Necessarily So" | Beth Nielsen Chapman | 3:06 |
| 2. | "Just Out of Reach" | Virgil Stewart | 3:36 |
| 3. | "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" | Ed Bruce | 3:28 |
| 4. | "Stardust" | Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish | 3:53 |
| 5. | "Without a Song" | Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans | 3:52 |
| 6. | "Seven Spanish Angels" | Troy Seals, Eddie Setser | 3:52 |
| 7. | "Harbor Lights" | Jimmy Kennedy, Hugh Williams | 3:50 |
| 8. | "Remember Me (When the Candlelights Are Gleaming)" | Scotty Wiseman | 3:50 |
| 9. | "When I Dream" | Sandy Mason | 3:35 |
| 10. | "Let It Be Me" | Gilbert Bécaud, Mann Curtis, Pierre Delanoë | 3:30 |
References
edit- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Top Country Albums 1964 to 2007. Record Research, Inc. p. 176. ISBN 978-0-89820-173-4.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (April 18, 2017). "Top Country Catalog Album Sales Chart: April 18, 2017". Roughstock.
- ^ a b c Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Super Hits review". Allmusic. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
- ^ "Chart listing for Super Hits". Billboard. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
- ^ "Willie Nelson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
- ^ "Willie Nelson Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
- ^ "Top 100 country albums of 2001 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on July 1, 2002. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
- ^ "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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