The Greatest Hits Collection (Alan Jackson album)
The Greatest Hits Collection is the first greatest hits compilation album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. Released on October 24, 1995, it includes the greatest hits from his first four studio albums, as well as an album cut from his 1990 debut Here in the Real World and two new tracks — "Tall, Tall Trees" and "I'll Try", both of which were Number One hits for him on the Billboard Hot Country Songs.
The Greatest Hits Collection peaked at #5 on the U.S. Billboard 200 Albums Chart and #1 on the Top Country Albums Chart, becoming Alan Jackson's third #1 country album. In October 2006, the album was certified 6× Platinum by the RIAA.
Content
The Greatest Hits Collection reprises all of Jackson's greatest hits from his first four studio albums. "Here in the Real World", "Wanted", "Chasin' That Neon Rainbow" and "I'd Love You All Over Again" from 1990's Here in the Real World; "Don't Rock the Jukebox", "Someday", "Dallas", "Midnight in Montgomery" and "Love's Got a Hold on You" from 1991's Don't Rock the Jukebox; "She's Got the Rhythm ", "Chattahoochee", "Mercury Blues" and "Who Says You Can't Have It All" from 1992's A Lot About Livin' , and "Summertime Blues", "Livin' on Love", "Gone Country" and "I Don't Even Know Your Name" from 1994's Who I Am. The only singles not included on this collection are "Blue Blooded Woman" from Here in the Real World, "Tonight I Climbed the Wall" from A Lot About Livin' , and "Song for the Life" from Who I Am.Two previously unreleased songs are included on this compilation as well. "Tall, Tall Trees", originally recorded by George Jones on his 1958 album Long Live King George, and the newly written "I'll Try". Both of these were released as singles, reaching the top of the Billboard country charts in late 1995 and early 1996, respectively. One song on this compilation, "Home", was previously included on Here in the Real World but was not released as a single until mid-1996, peaking at #3 on the country charts.
Track listing
| Track Number | Song | Writer | Length | Year | From the LP |
| 01 | "Chattahoochee" | Alan Jackson, Jim McBride | 3:56 | 1993 | Chattahoochee/I Don't Need the Booze |
| 02 | "Gone Country" | Bob McDill | 4:19 | 1994 | Who I Am |
| 03 | "She's Got the Rhythm " | A. Jackson, Randy Travis | 2:23 | 1992 | A Lot About Livin' |
| 04 | "Midnight in Montgomery" | Jackson, Don Sampson | 3:44 | 1991 | Don't Rock the Jukebox |
| 05 | "Tall, Tall Trees" | George Jones, Roger Miller | 2:27 | 1995 | Previously unreleased A |
| 06 | "Chasin' That Neon Rainbow" | Alan Jackson, Jim McBride | 3:05 | 1990 | Here in the Real World |
| 07 | "I'll Try" | A. Jackson | 3:51 | 1995 | Previously unreleased A |
| 08 | "Don't Rock the Jukebox" | A. Jackson, Roger Murrah, Keith Stegall | 2:51 | 1991 | Don't Rock the Jukebox |
| 09 | "Livin' on Love" | A. Jackson | 3:48 | 1994 | Who I Am |
| 10 | "Summertime Blues" | Jerry Capehart, Eddie Cochran | 3:11 | 1994 | Who I Am |
| 11 | "Love's Got a Hold on You" | Carson Chamberlain, Stegall | 2:53 | 1991 | Don't Rock the Jukebox |
| 12 | " You Can't Have It All" | Alan Jackson, Jim McBride | 3:28 | 1992 | A Lot About Livin' |
| 13 | "Home" | A. Jackson | 3:17 | 1990 | Here in the Real World |
| 14 | "Wanted" | Charlie Craig, A. Jackson | 2:57 | 1990 | Here in the Real World |
| 15 | "I Don't Even Know Your Name" | A. Jackson, Ron Jackson, Andy Loftin | 3:49 | 1994 | Who I Am |
| 16 | "Dallas" | A. Jackson, Stegall | 2:43 | 1991 | Don't Rock the Jukebox |
| 17 | "Here in the Real World" | Mark Irwin, A. Jackson | 3:37 | 1990 | Here in the Real World |
| 18 | "Someday" | Alan Jackson, Jim McBride | 3:17 | 1991 | Don't Rock the Jukebox |
| 19 | "Mercury Blues" | K. C. Douglas, Bob Geddins | 3:38 | 1992 | A Lot About Livin' |
| 20 | "I'd Love You All Over Again" | A. Jackson | 3:10 | 1990 | Here in the Real World |
APreviously unreleased
Personnel
- Eddie Bayers – drums
- Harold Bradley – six-string bass
- Jimmy Capps – acoustic guitar
- Stuart Duncan – fiddle
- Robbie Flint – steel guitar, acoustic slide guitar
- Larry Franklin – fiddle
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar
- Steve Gibson – electric guitar
- Rob Hajacos – fiddle
- Dennis Henson – background vocals
- Roy Huskey Jr. – upright bass
- Alan Jackson – acoustic guitar, lead vocals, background vocals
- John Kelton – drum programming, tic tac bass
- Mark McClurg – fiddle
- Brent Mason – six-string bass, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Weldon Myrick – steel guitar
- Larry Paxton – bass guitar
- Dave Pomeroy – bass guitar
- Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
- Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano
- Bruce Rutherford – drums, background vocals
- John Wesley Ryles – background vocals
- Jo-El Sonnier – accordion
- Keith Stegall – acoustic guitar, piano, background vocals
- Bruce Watkins – acoustic guitar
- Roger Wills – bass guitar
- Glenn Worf – bass guitar
Charts
| Charts | Peak position |
| Australian Albums Chart | 46 |
| Canadian RPM Top Albums | 14 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 1 |
| New Zealand Albums Chart | 45 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 1 |