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2000 greatest hits album by George Strait
Latest Greatest Straitest Hits is the fifth compilation album by American
country music artist
George Strait . It was released on March 7, 2000 by
MCA Records . The album represents his greatest hits since the release of his 1995 box set
Strait Out of the Box . The set contains two newly recorded tracks. "The Best Day" was released as a single and hit #1 on
Billboard ' s
Hot Country Singles & Tracks . Although not a single, "Murder on Music Row" (a duet with
Alan Jackson ) also charted in the Top 40 from unsolicited airplay.
The album does not include any singles from his 1999 album
Always Never the Same . Another notable omission is "
I Just Want to Dance with You ", a #1 hit from 1998.
In March 2003 the album was certified
Double Platinum by the
RIAA .
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Track listing
Title Writer(s) 1. "
The Best Day "
Carson Chamberlain ,
Dean Dillon 3:24 2. "
Murder on Music Row " (duet with
Alan Jackson )
Larry Cordle , Larry Shell 4:22 3. "
Carrying Your Love with Me " Steve Bogard,
Jeff Stevens 3:50 4. "
Adalida " Mike Geiger, Mike Huffman, Woody Mullis 3:35 5. "
Lead On " Dillon, Teddy Gentry 3:26 6. "
Carried Away " Bogard, Stevens 3:21 7. "
Blue Clear Sky "
Bob DiPiero ,
John Jarrard ,
Mark D. Sanders 2:53 8. "
We Really Shouldn't Be Doing This "
Jim Lauderdale 2:30 9. "
I Can Still Make Cheyenne "
Aaron Barker , Erv Woolsey 4:15 10. "
True "
Marv Green , Stevens 3:36 11. "
King of the Mountain "
Larry Boone , Paul Nelson 3:29 12. "
Round About Way " Steve Dean, Wil Nance 3:03 13. "
You Can't Make a Heart Love Somebody " Steve Clark,
Johnny MacRae 3:20 14. "
One Night at a Time "
Roger Cook , Eddie Kilgallon, Earl Bud Lee 3:50 15. "
Today My World Slipped Away "
Vern Gosdin ,
Mark Wright 3:14
Personnel
Tracks 1 and 2
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
^ Bjorke, Matt.
"Latest Greatest Straitest Hits – George Strait" .
About.com . Retrieved May 13, 2013 .
^
Latest Greatest Straitest Hits at
AllMusic
^ Nash, Alanna (April 7, 2000).
"Latest Greatest Straitest Hits Review" .
Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved May 13, 2013 .
^
"George Strait – Latest Greatest Straitest Hits CD Album" .
CD Universe . Retrieved May 13, 2013 .
^
"RIAA – Searchable Database: George Strait" . Retrieved July 12, 2019 .
^
"George Strait Chart History (Billboard 200)" .
Billboard . Retrieved October 22, 2020.
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"George Strait Chart History (Top Country Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved October 22, 2020.
^
"Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2000" .
Jam! . Archived from
the original on September 6, 2004. Retrieved March 29, 2022 .
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"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000" . Billboard . Retrieved October 22, 2020 .
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"Top Country Albums – Year-End 2000" . Billboard . Retrieved October 22, 2020 .
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"Top Country Albums – Year-End 2001" . Billboard . Retrieved October 22, 2020 .
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