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Greatest Hits (Kenny Chesney album)

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Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
Kenny Chesney
ReleasedSeptember 26, 2000 (2000-09-26)
Recorded1994 – 2000
GenreCountry
Length1:02:59
LabelBNA
ProducerVarious
Kenny Chesney chronology
Everywhere We Go
(1999) 		''Greatest Hits''
(2000) 		No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems
(2002)
Singles from Greatest Hits
  1. "I Lost It"
    Released: August 14, 2000
  2. "Don't Happen Twice"
    Released: January 19, 2001
  3. "The Tin Man"
    Released: July 23, 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Greatest Hits is the first compilation album by American country music artist Kenny Chesney, released on September 26, 2000, on BNA Records. It features hits from his previous albums, as well as newly recorded tracks. Two of the new tracks — "I Lost It" and "Don't Happen Twice" — were issued as singles. Also released from this album was a re-recording of his 1994 single "The Tin Man". Greatest Hits has been certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of over four million copies in the United States.

Content

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"I Lost It" was the first new release from this album, peaking at number three on the Billboard country charts. This song was co-written by Neil Thrasher along with Diamond Rio guitarist Jimmy Olander, and it features uncredited background vocals from Pam Tillis. Following it was "Don't Happen Twice", which in early 2001 became Chesney's fourth Billboard Number One. The third and final release from this album was a re-recording of "The Tin Man", which was previously released as a single in 1994 from his debut album In My Wildest Dreams, peaking at number 70 that year. The re-recording reached its peak of number 19 in mid-2001, and is his last single to miss the Top Ten. "For the First Time" and "Because of Your Love" are also new to this compilation.

"Back Where I Come From" is a live cover of a song originally released by Mac McAnally from his 1990 album Simple Life. Chesney previously covered this song on his 1996 album Me and You. "Fall in Love", the first single from his 1995 album All I Need to Know, was remixed for the album as well.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Lost It" (New song)Jimmy Olander, Neil Thrasher3:54
2."Don't Happen Twice" (New song)Curtis Lance, Thom McHugh3:23
3."The Tin Man" (Re-recording)Stacey Slate, Kenny Chesney, David Lowe3:37
4."Fall in Love" (Remix)Buddy Brock, Kim Williams, Chesney2:37
5."All I Need to Know"Mark Alan Springer, Steve Seskin3:09
6."For the First Time" (New song)Chesney, Phil Vassar3:38
7."Me and You"Skip Ewing, Ray Herndon3:39
8."Back Where I Come From" (Live version)Mac McAnally4:16
9."When I Close My Eyes"Nettie Musick, Springer3:30
10."She's Got It All"Craig Wiseman, Drew Womack3:24
11."That's Why I'm Here"Springer, Shaye Smith4:03
12."How Forever Feels"Wendell Mobley, Tony Mullins3:08
13."You Had Me from Hello"Ewing, Chesney3:50
14."She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy"Paul Overstreet, Jim Collins4:07
15."What I Need to Do"Tom Damphier, Bill Luther4:04
16."Baptism" (Duet with Randy Travis)Mickey Cates4:15
17."Because of Your Love" (New song)Marv Green, Chris Lindsey4:16
Total length:1:02:59

Reception

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MTV's music journalist Chet Flippo criticized the compilation album as a result of "mainstream Nashville labels and their major artists" concentrating on songs that fit the "radio and retail" ideals and push "artistic achievement" out, despite Chesney's talent and "pleasant voice". Flippo praised "That's Why I'm Here" and "Baptism" but panned "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy", "How Forever Feels", and one of the album's four new songs "I Lost It", which he called "forgettable".[2]

Personnel

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Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[15] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[16] 4× Platinum 4,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Johnson, Zac. "Greatest Hits review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
  2. ^ Flippo, Chet (September 28, 2000). "The Virtuous and the Vapid". MTV. Archived from the original on September 28, 2022. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  3. ^ "Kenny Chesney Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  4. ^ "Kenny Chesney Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  5. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  6. ^ "Top 100 country albums of 2001 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on July 1, 2002. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  7. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  8. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  9. ^ "Top 100 country albums of 2002 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on December 4, 2003. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  10. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  11. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  12. ^ "Kenny Chesney Chart History – Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  13. ^ "Kenny Chesney Chart History – Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  14. ^ "Kenny Chesney Chart History – Canada Country". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  15. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Kenny Chesney – Greatest Hits". Music Canada.
  16. ^ "American album certifications – Kenny Chesney – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America.
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