Greatest Hits (LeAnn Rimes album)

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by LeAnn Rimes
Released November 18, 2003 (2003-11-18)
Recorded 1996-2003
Genre Country, Pop
Length 66:25
Label Asylum-Curb
Producer Chuck Howard, Dann Huff, Desmond Child, Gregg Pagani, Greg Walker, Johnny Mulhair, Mike Curb, Trevor Horn, LeAnn Rimes, Peter Amato, Peter Collins, Steve Robson, Wilbur C. Rimes
LeAnn Rimes chronology
I Need You
(2002)		 Greatest Hits
(2003)		 The Best of LeAnn Rimes
(2004)
Singles from Greatest Hits
  1. "This Love"
    Released: February 3, 2004
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Greatest Hits (originally titled Greatest Hits (To Be Continued)[2]) is the first greatest hits album by American country singer LeAnn Rimes, released in the United States on November 18, 2003 by Curb Records.

The album contains 2 new songs: "This Love", which Rimes co-wrote alongside Marc Beeson and Jim Collins and speaks about her love for her then husband, Dean Sheremet, "Last Thing on My Mind", a duet with Irish pop singer Ronan Keating, and included "We Can", which had been previously released as a single for the Legally Blonde 2: Motion Picture Soundtrack. "This Love" was the sole single released from the album.

The album was originally released with a limited edition bonus track and DVD. The limited edition bonus track of "O Holy Night" was used to promote her 2004, What a Wonderful World, holiday album. The limited edition DVD contained three music videos ("Blue", "How Do I Live", and "We Can") and the Music in High Places performance of "Can't Fight the Moonlight". The DVD also contained four twenty-one second sound bites each of which Rimes describes the making of the music videos and her enjoyment of her Music in High Places performance of "Can't Fight the Moonlight".

On August 5, 2014, Greatest Hits was issued as a 2-CD limited edition exclusively to WalMart stores. This limited edition contains Greatest Hits and the dance remix album Dance Like You Don't Give A...Greatest Hits Remixes. This set is the only US physical CD release of the remix album.

Track listing

Reissue track listing[3]
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Blue"  Bill Mack 2:49
2. "How Do I Live"  Diane Warren 4:26
3. "Can't Fight the Moonlight" (Graham Stack Radio Edit)Warren 3:37
4. "One Way Ticket (Because I Can)"  Judy Rodman, Keith Hinton 3:43
5. "Commitment"  Tony Colton, Tony Marty, Bobby Wood 4:36
6. "I Need You"  Dennis Matkosky, Ty Lacy 3:48
7. "Written in the Stars" (Duet with Elton John)Elton John, Tim Rice 4:18
8. "Unchained Melody"  Alex North, Hy Zaret 3:52
9. "The Light in Your Eyes"  Dan Tyler 3:21
10. "On the Side of Angels"  Gerry House, Gary Burr 3:50
11. "You Light Up My Life"  Joe Brooks 3:38
12. "Nothin' New Under the Moon"  Rick Bowles, Tom Shapiro, Josh Leo 3:30
13. "Big Deal"  Al Anderson, Jeffrey Steele 3:07
14. "Life Goes On"  Rimes, Desmond Child, Andreas Carlsson 3:34
15. "We Can"  Warren 3:37
16. "Last Thing on My Mind" (Duet with Ronan Keating)Ronan Keating, Steve Robson 4:00
17. "This Love"  Rimes, Marc Beeson, Jim Collins 3:47
18. "Crazy"  Willie Nelson 2:52

Personnel

  • Tim Akers – keyboards
  • Tom Bukovac – electric guitar
  • David Campbell – string arrangements, conductor
  • Kevin St. Claire – choir
  • Lisa Cochran – background vocals
  • Perry Coleman – background vocals
  • Eric Darken – percussion
  • Greg Davies – choir
  • Dan Dugmore – steel guitar
  • Sheila E. – drums
  • Claire Fedoruk – choir
  • Amy Fogerson – choir
  • Shannon Forrest – drums
  • Grant Geiger – choir, choir arrangements
  • Greg Geiger – choir
  • Grant Gershon – choir
  • Stephen Grimm – choir
  • Michael Herring – acoustic guitar, soloist
  • Marie Hodgson – choir
  • Drew Holt – choir
  • Dann Huff – electric guitar
  • Elton John – vocals on "Written in the Stars"
  • Elissa Johnston – choir
  • Ronan Keating – vocals on "Last Thing on My Mind"
  • Charles Lane – choir
  • Shawn Lee – drums, percussion
  • Robert Lewis – choir
  • The London Session Orchestra – strings
  • B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar
  • Jerry McPherson – electric guitar
  • Wil Malone – string arrangements, conductor
  • Dominic Miller – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Steve Nathan – keyboards
  • Cassandra O'Neal – piano
  • Dean Parks – acoustic guitar
  • Helene Quintana – choir
  • LeAnn Rimes – lead vocals
  • Steve Robson – acoustic guitar, keyboards
  • Leland Sklar – bass guitar
  • Kimberly Swizter – choir
  • Rohan Thomas – keyboards
  • Michael Thompson – electric guitar, slide guitar
  • Patrick Warren – pump organ, synthesizer strings
  • Glenn Worf – bass guitar

Charts

Greatest Hits debuted at #24 on Billboard 200 with 70,686 copies sold in its first week.[7]

Weekly charts

Chart (2003) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[8] 30
Australian Top Country Albums[9] 1
Canadian Albums Chart 45
Japanese Oricon Albums Chart[10] 68
New Zealand Albums Chart[8] 19
US Billboard 200[11] 24
US Billboard Top Country Albums[11] 3
Chart (2014) Position
US Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) (2-CD Set with Dance Like You Don't Give A.... Greatest Hits Remixes)[12] 19

Year-end chart

Chart (2003) Position
Australian Top Country Albums[13] 17
Chart (2004) Position
Australian Top Country Albums[14] 17
US Billboard 200[15] 142
US Billboard Top Country Albums[16] 19
Chart (2005) Position
US Billboard Top Country Albums[17] 58

Sales

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[18] Gold 35,000^
United States (RIAA)[19] Platinum 1,000,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

See also

References

  1. ↑ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Greatest Hits - LeAnn Rimes: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-04-18.
  2. ↑ "News : New Releases: Reba, LeAnn, Hank Jr". CMT. 2003-11-18. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
  3. ↑ "Greatest Hits: Leann Rimes: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-10-27.
  4. 1 2 "Greatest Hits: Includes Bonus Limited Edition DVD: LeAnn Rimes: Music". Amazon.com. 2009-09-09. Retrieved 2011-10-27.
  5. ↑ Greatest Hits (CD). LeAnn Rimes. Curb Records. 2003. D2-78829.
  6. ↑ "Greatest Hits: Leann Rimes: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
  7. ↑ "Previous Album Sales Chart". HITS Daily Double. 2003-11-24. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
  8. 1 2 . australianchart.at. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  9. ↑ "Pandora Archive" (PDF). Pandora.nla.gov.au. 2006-08-23. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
  10. ↑ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Ranking.oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
  11. 1 2 . allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  12. ↑ Murray, Gordon (August 15, 2014). "Remixed LeAnn Rimes Debuts on Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Pandora Archive" (PDF). Pandora.nla.gov.au. 2006-08-23. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
  14. ↑ "Pandora Archive" (PDF). Pandora.nla.gov.au. 2006-08-23. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
  15. ↑ "Billboard.BIZ". Billboard.BIZ. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
  16. ↑ "Billboard.BIZ". Billboard.BIZ. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
  17. ↑ "Billboard.BIZ". Billboard.BIZ. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
  18. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  19. ↑ "American album certifications – LeAnn Rimes – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
Preceded by
The Very Best of Slim Dusty
by Slim Dusty		 Australian Top Country Albums number-one album
November 24 – December 7, 2003 		Succeeded by
Top of the World Tour: Live
by Dixie Chicks
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