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The Greatest Hits Collection (Brooks & Dunn album)

The Greatest Hits Collection is the first compilation album by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. It was released in 1997 (see 1997 in country music) on Arista Nashville, and it chronicles the greatest hits from their first four studio albums: 1991's Brand New Man, 1993's Hard Workin' Man, 1994's Waitin' on Sundown, and 1996's Borderline. The album also includes three new tracks, two of which were released as singles: "Honky Tonk Truth" and "He's Got You", which respectively reached #3 and #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. In 2004, a sequel, The Greatest Hits Collection II, was released, compiling the band’s input from 1998 to 2003.

The Greatest Hits Collection
Greatest hits album by
Brooks & Dunn
ReleasedSeptember 16, 1997
GenreCountry
Length66:06
LabelArista Nashville
ProducerVarious
Brooks & Dunn chronology
Borderline
(1996) 		The Greatest Hits Collection
(1997) 		If You See Her
(1998)
Singles from The Greatest Hits Collection
  1. "Honky Tonk Truth"
    Released: August 25, 1997
  2. "He's Got You"
    Released: October 20, 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

The album was certified 4× Platinum by the RIAA on July 21, 2005.[2] It has sold 4,608,400 copies in the United States as of April 2017.[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."My Maria"B.W. Stevenson, Daniel Moore3:28
2."Honky Tonk Truth"Ronnie Dunn, Lonnie Wilson, Kim Williams3:14A
3."You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone"Kix Brooks, Don Cook, Dunn4:52
4."Boot Scootin' Boogie"Dunn3:17
5."He's Got You"Dunn, Terry McBride3:11A
6."Hard Workin' Man"Dunn2:57
7."That Ain't No Way to Go"Brooks, Dunn, Cook3:37
8."Rock My World (Little Country Girl)"Steve O'Brien, Bill LaBounty3:42
9."Neon Moon"Dunn4:21
10."Lost and Found"Brooks, Cook3:47
11."She's Not the Cheatin' Kind"Dunn3:25
12."Brand New Man"Brooks, Dunn, Cook2:59
13."Days of Thunder"Brooks, Paul Nelson3:30B
14."We'll Burn That Bridge"Dunn, Cook2:56
15."She Used to Be Mine"Dunn3:55
16."Mama Don't Get Dressed Up for Nothing"Brooks, Dunn, Cook4:06
17."My Next Broken Heart"Brooks, Dunn, Cook2:55
18."Whiskey Under the Bridge"Brooks, Dunn, Cook2:53
19."Little Miss Honky Tonk"Dunn3:01
  • ANewly recorded tracks.
  • BPreviously Unreleased

Personnel on new tracks

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Compiled from the liner notes.[4]

Brooks & Dunn

  • Kix Brooks – lead vocals on "Days of Thunder", background vocals on "Honky Tonk Truth" and "He's Got You"
  • Ronnie Dunn – lead vocals on "Honky Tonk Truth" and "He's Got You", background vocals on "Days of Thunder"

Additional musicians

Chart performance

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[19] Platinum 70,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[20] 2× Platinum 200,000^
United States (RIAA)[21] 4× Platinum 4,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r312757
  2. ^ "American album certifications – Brooks Dunn – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America.
  3. ^ Bjorke, Matt (April 18, 2017). "Top Country Catalog Album Sales Chart: April 18, 2017". Roughstock.
  4. ^ The Greatest Hits Collection (CD). Brooks & Dunn. Arista Records. 1997. 07822 18852-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 42.
  6. ^ "Brooks & Dunn Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  7. ^ "Brooks & Dunn Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  8. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Digital Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. March 25, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  9. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 24, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  10. ^ "1997 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 52. December 27, 1997. p. YE-48. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  11. ^ "1998 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 52. December 26, 1998. p. YE-36. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  12. ^ "1998 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 52. December 26, 1998. p. YE-58. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  13. ^ "1999 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 52. December 25, 1999. p. YE-64. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  14. ^ "Top 100 country albums of 2001 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on July 1, 2002. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  15. ^ "Top 100 country albums of 2002 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on December 4, 2003. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  16. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  17. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  18. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2023". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  19. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2008 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  20. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Brooks and Dunn – The Greatest Hits Collection". Music Canada. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  21. ^ "American album certifications – Brooks & Dunn – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
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