Greatest Hits (Keith Whitley album)

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
Keith Whitley
ReleasedAugust 7, 1990
GenreCountry
Length38:40
LabelRCA Records
ProducerGarth Fundis, Blake Mevis, Keith Whitley
Keith Whitley chronology
I Wonder Do You Think of Me
(1989) 		Greatest Hits
(1990) 		Kentucky Bluebird
(1991)
Singles from Greatest Hits
  1. "'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose"
    Released: July 1990
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Greatest Hits is American country music artist Keith Whitley's first compilation album, released a year after his death. It was released in 1990 by RCA Records. It peaked at No. 5 on the Top Country Albums chart, and was certified platinum by the RIAA. One single was released from it: "'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose", an overdubbed duet with his widow, Lorrie Morgan. It reached No. 13 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA on June 24, 1993.[2] It has sold 991,900 copies in the United States as of October 2019.[3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Don't Close Your Eyes"Bob McDill4:10
2."I'm No Stranger to the Rain"Sonny Curtis, Ron Hellard3:34
3."Miami, My Amy"Hank Cochran, Dean Dillon, Royce Porter3:27
4."When You Say Nothing at All"Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz3:41
5."It Ain't Nothin'"Tony Haselden4:05
6."I'm Over You"Tim Nichols, Zack Turner3:01
7."I Wonder Do You Think of Me"Sanger D. Shafer3:16
8."Ten Feet Away"Max D. Barnes, Troy Seals, Billy Sherrill3:23
9."Talk to Me Texas"Don Cook, Bucky Jones, Curly Putman3:32
10."'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose" (duet with Lorrie Morgan)Bill Rice, Sharon Vaughn3:30
11."Tell Lorrie I Love Her"Ben Raleigh, Jeff Barry, Keith Whitley3:01

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1990) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 67
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5] 5

Year-end charts

Chart (1990) Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[6] 58
Chart (1991) Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[7] 19

References

  1. ^ Owens, Thom; Thom Jurek. "Greatest Hits review". Allmusic. Retrieved August 20, 2009.
  2. ^ "American album certifications – Keith Whitley – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America.
  3. ^ Bjorke, Matt (October 9, 2019). "Top Country Catalog Album Sales: October 9, 2019". RoughStock. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  4. ^ "Keith Whitley Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Keith Whitley Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  7. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
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