(Songbook) A Collection of Hits

{Songbook} A Collection of Hits
Greatest hits album by Trisha Yearwood
Released August 26, 1997 (1997-08-26)
Genre Country
Length 43:01
Label MCA
Producer Tony Brown
Garth Fundis
Allen Reynolds
Harry Stinson
Trisha Yearwood
Trisha Yearwood chronology
Everybody Knows
(1996)
(Songbook) A Collection of Hits
(1997)
Where Your Road Leads
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Robert Christgau[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

{Songbook} A Collection of Hits is the first greatest hits album by country singer Trisha Yearwood. The album was Yearwood's first to reach #1 on the Billboard country albums chart. Due to the success of the single "How Do I Live" in Australia, the album was released there (in 1998) with six extra tracks, including a duet with Australian country star Lee Kernaghan. {Songbook} A Collection of Hits also peaked at number 5 on the ARIA country charts and 22 on the all genre. The album has been certified 4× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for US shipments of 4 million copies.[4] It has also been certified 2× Platinum in Canada[5] and Platinum in Australia.[6]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "How Do I Live"  Diane Warren 4:02
2. "The Song Remembers When"  Hugh Prestwood 3:54
3. "Wrong Side of Memphis"  Gary Harrison, Matraca Berg 2:46
4. "In Another's Eyes" (duet with Garth Brooks)Garth Brooks, Bobby Wood 3:32
5. "The Woman Before Me"  Jude Johnstone 3:48
6. "Perfect Love"  Sunny Russ, Stephony Smith 2:56
7. "Thinkin' About You"  Bob Regan, Tom Shapiro 3:23
8. "Down on My Knees"  Beth Nielsen Chapman 3:52
9. "She's in Love with the Boy"  Jon Ims 4:04
10. "Walkaway Joe" (featuring Don Henley)Vince Melamed, Greg Barnhill 4:19
11. "XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl)"  Matraca Berg, Alice Randall 2:47
12. "Like We Never Had a Broken Heart"  Pat Alger, Brooks 3:38

International version track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "How Do I Live"  Diane Warren 4:02
2. "The Song Remembers When"  Hugh Prestwood 3:54
3. "Wrong Side of Memphis"  Gary Harrison, Matraca Berg 2:46
4. "In Another's Eyes"  Garth Brooks, Bobby Wood 3:32
5. "The Woman Before Me"  Jude Johnstone 3:48
6. "Perfect Love"  Sunny Russ, Stephony Smith 2:56
7. "Thinkin' About You"  Bob Regan, Tom Shapiro 3:23
8. "Down on My Knees"  Beth Nielsen Chapman 3:52
9. "She's in Love with the Boy"  Jon Ims 4:04
10. "Walkaway Joe"  Vince Melamed, Greg Barnhill 4:19
11. "XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl)"  Matraca Berg, Alice Randall 2:47
12. "Like We Never Had a Broken Heart"  Pat Alger, Brooks 3:38
13. "A Lover Is Forever"  Steve Goodman, Fred Knobloch 3:44
14. "Believe Me Baby (I Lied)"  Larry Gottlieb, Kim Richey 3:42
15. "On a Bus to St. Cloud"  Gretchen Peters 4:42
16. "You Can Sleep While I Drive"  Melissa Etheridge 3:15
17. "The Flame"  Joe Henry, John Barlow Jarvis 5:50
18. "Save the Land" (duet with Lee Kernaghan, only on the Australian version)Lee Kernaghan 3:50

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (1997) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums[7] 1
U.S. Billboard 200[7] 4
Canadian RPM Country Albums[8] 1
Canadian RPM Top Albums[7] 5

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[6] Platinum 70,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[5] 2× Platinum 200,000^
United States (RIAA)[4] 4× Platinum 4,000,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Preceded by
Blue by LeAnn Rimes
Top Country Albums number-one album
September 13–26, 1997
Succeeded by
You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs by LeAnn Rimes
Preceded by
Leahy by Leahy
RPM Country Albums number-one album
September 22–October 12, 1997

References

  1. Owens, Thom. "{Songbook} A Collection of Hits - Trisha Yearwood". Allmusic. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  2. Christgau, Robert. "CG: Trisha Yearwood". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  3. Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 894. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  4. 1 2 "American album certifications – Trisha Yearwood – Songbook". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
  5. 1 2 "Canadian album certifications – Trisha Yearwood – Songbook". Music Canada.
  6. 1 2 "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  7. 1 2 3 "(Songbook) A Collection of Hits - Charts". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-02-08.
  8. "RPM Country Albums for September 22, 1997". RPM. Retrieved 2011-02-08.


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