This Is Ty Herndon: Greatest Hits

This Is Ty Herndon: Greatest Hits
This Is Ty Herndon: Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Ty Herndon
Released	March 24, 2002
Recorded	1994–2002
Genre	Country
Length	50:49
Label	Epic
Producer	Doug Johnson; Joe Scaife; Byron Gallimore; Ed Seay; Biff Watson; Paul Worley;
Ty Herndon chronology
Singles from This Is Ty Herndon: Greatest Hits
	"A Few Short Years"; Released: June 17, 2002;

This Is Ty Herndon: Greatest Hits is the first compilation album by American country music artist Ty Herndon, released on March 26, 2002 via Epic Nashville. It was the last project he released for the label. The compilation includes ten of his previous singles, along with three new tracks. Before its release, Herndon has a moderate hit with "Heather's Wall", the planned lead single from his scrapped fifth studio album.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

Only one single was released, the song titled "A Few Short Years". It peaked at number 55 on the US Hot Country Songs chart, becoming his last entry to date on that chart. The compilation peaked at number 32 on the Top Country Albums chart.

Content

This Is Ty Herndon: Greatest Hits includes 13 tracks. The first ten are all previous songs of his, including his number one hits "What Mattered Most", "Living in a Moment", and "It Must Be Love". Other notable hits included are "Hands of a Working Man" and "Loved Too Much". Three new tracks were recorded; all three were produced by Biff Watson and Paul Worley. He explained the song's message in an interview by saying, "Life is way too short. You have to fully live life every day and not miss the lessons. This song reminds me of that daily leap. When we shy away from life, we shy away from living."^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"What Mattered Most"	Gary Burr Vince Melamed	3:41
2.	"Living in a Moment"	Pat Bunch Doug Johnson	3:51
3.	"Steam"	Lewis Anderson Bob Regan	3:37
4.	"It Must Be Love"	Craig Bickhardt Jack Sundrud	3:32
5.	"Hands of a Working Man"	Jim Collins D. Vincent Williams	3:47
6.	"Loved Too Much"	Don Schlitz Billy Livsey	3:40
7.	"Heart Half Empty" (duet with Stephanie Bentley)	Burr Desmond Child	4:56
8.	"I Want My Goodbye Back"	Dave Berg Bunch Johnson	3:23
9.	"A Man Holdin' On (To a Woman Lettin' Go)"	Gene Dobbins John Ramey Bobby Taylor	3:38
10.	"You Can Leave Your Hat On"	Randy Newman	4:39
11.	"If the Road Runs Out"	David Frasier Tom Wurth Bill Luther	4:03
12.	"A Few Short Years"	Sonny Tillis Bobby Tomberlin	3:49
13.	"I'd Move Heaven and Earth"	Bickhardt Sundrud	4:13
Total length:			50:49

Personnel for new tracks

Matt Chamberlain - drums
J.T. Corenflos - electric guitar
Melodie Crittenden - background vocals
Larry Franklin - fiddle
Paul Franklin - steel guitar
Ty Herndon - lead vocals
Wes Hightower - background vocals
David Huff - drum programming, percussion
Sonya Isaacs - background vocals
Troy Johnson - background vocals
Paul Leim - drums
Jerry McPherson - electric guitar
Steve Nathan - Hammond organ, piano, synthesizer
Alison Prestwood - bass guitar
Darrell Scott - acoustic guitar, mandolin
Biff Watson - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Jonathan Yudkin - celtic harp, fiddle

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[4]	32

References

^ "Going for Adds: Country" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1458. June 21, 2002. p. 33. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r581694
^ "The New Album Gallery" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1458. June 21, 2002. p. 61. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
^ "Ty Herndon Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 11, 2024.

[1] "Going for Adds: Country" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1458. June 21, 2002. p. 33. Retrieved June 11, 2024.

[2] ttps://www.allmusic.com/album/r581694

[3] "The New Album Gallery" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1458. June 21, 2002. p. 61. Retrieved June 11, 2024.

[ac_BillboardCountry_Ty_Herndon-4] "Ty Herndon Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 11, 2024.

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