The Hits Chapter 1 (Sammy Kershaw album)

The Hits Chapter 1 is the first greatest hits album released by American country music artist Sammy Kershaw. It was issued in 1995 (see 1995 in country music) on the Mercury Records label. The album comprises the ten greatest hits from his first three studio albums: four each from 1991's Don't Go Near the Water and 1993's Haunted Heart, plus two more from 1994's Feelin' Good Train. Also included are "Still Lovin' You" (the third track from Haunted Heart, never released as a single) and the new track "Your Tattoo", which was released as a single in 1995 and peaked at #47 on the country charts. The Hits Chapter 1 earned a gold certification from the RIAA for shipping 500,000 copies in the United States on September 8, 1997.

The Hits Chapter 1
Greatest hits album by
Sammy Kershaw
ReleasedSeptember 12, 1995 (1995-09-12)
Recorded1991–1995
GenreCountry
Length37:25
LabelMercury Nashville
ProducerBuddy Cannon, Norro Wilson
Sammy Kershaw chronology
Christmas Time's A-Comin'
(1994)
The Hits Chapter 1
(1995)
Politics, Religion and Her
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cadillac Style"Mark Petersen2:54
2."Don't Go Near the Water"Chapin Hartford, Jim Foster3:04
3."Yard Sale"Larry Bastian, DeWayne Blackwell3:28
4."Anywhere but Here"Buddy Cannon, John Scott Sherrill, Bob DiPiero2:29
5."She Don't Know She's Beautiful"Bob McDill, Paul Harrison2:54
6."Haunted Heart"Buddy Brock, Kim Williams2:46
7."Queen of My Double Wide Trailer"Dennis Linde3:31
8."I Can't Reach Her Anymore"Petersen, Bruce Theien3:09
9."National Working Woman's Holiday"Roger Murrah, Pat Terry, James Dean Hicks3:21
10."Third Rate Romance"Russell Smith3:21
11."Your Tattoo"Kostas, Jack Tempchin2:22
12."Still Lovin' You"Rock Killough4:05

Charts

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Chart (1995) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200[2] 131
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums[3] 19

Certification

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[4] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Sammy Kershaw – The Hits: Chapter 1 at AllMusic. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Sammy Kershaw Chart History – Billboard 200". Billboard. June 10, 1995. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  3. ^ "Sammy Kershaw Chart History – Top Country Albums". Billboard. June 10, 1995. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  4. ^ "American album certifications – Sammy Kershaw – The Hits". Recording Industry Association of America.