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The Greatest Hits Collection is the first compilation album by American
country music duo
Brooks & Dunn . It was released in 1997 (see
1997 in country music ) on
Arista Nashville , and it chronicles the greatest hits from their first four studio albums: 1991's
Brand New Man , 1993's
Hard Workin' Man , 1994's
Waitin' on Sundown , and 1996's
Borderline . The album also includes three new tracks, two of which were released as singles: "Honky Tonk Truth" and "He's Got You", which respectively reached #3 and #2 on the
Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now
Hot Country Songs ) charts. In 2004, a sequel,
The Greatest Hits Collection II , was released.
The album was certified 4× Platinum by the RIAA on July 21, 2005.
[2] It has sold 4,608,400 copies in the United States as of April 2017.
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Track listing
Title Writer(s) 1. "
My Maria "
B.W. Stevenson ,
Daniel Moore 3:28 2. "
Honky Tonk Truth "
Ronnie Dunn ,
Lonnie Wilson ,
Kim Williams 3:14A 3. "
You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone "
Kix Brooks ,
Don Cook , Dunn 4:52 4. "
Boot Scootin' Boogie " Dunn 3:17 5. "
He's Got You " Dunn,
Terry McBride 3:11A 6. "
Hard Workin' Man " Dunn 2:57 7. "
That Ain't No Way to Go " Brooks, Dunn, Cook 3:37 8. "
Rock My World (Little Country Girl) " Steve O'Brien,
Bill LaBounty 3:42 9. "
Neon Moon " Dunn 4:21 10. "
Lost and Found " Brooks, Cook 3:47 11. "
She's Not the Cheatin' Kind " Dunn 3:25 12. "
Brand New Man " Brooks, Dunn, Cook 2:59 13. "Days of Thunder" Brooks, Paul Nelson 3:30B 14. "
We'll Burn That Bridge " Dunn, Cook 2:56 15. "
She Used to Be Mine " Dunn 3:55 16. "
Mama Don't Get Dressed Up for Nothing " Brooks, Dunn, Cook 4:06 17. "
My Next Broken Heart " Brooks, Dunn, Cook 2:55 18. "
Whiskey Under the Bridge " Brooks, Dunn, Cook 2:53 19. "
Little Miss Honky Tonk " Dunn 3:01
A Newly recorded tracks.
B Previously Unreleased
Personnel on new tracks
Compiled from the liner notes.
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Brooks & Dunn
Kix Brooks – lead vocals on "Days of Thunder", background vocals on "Honky Tonk Truth" and "He's Got You"
Ronnie Dunn – lead vocals on "Honky Tonk Truth" and "He's Got You", background vocals on "Days of Thunder"
Additional musicians
Chart performance
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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https://www.allmusic.com/album/r312757
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"American album certifications – Brooks Dunn – Greatest Hits" .
Recording Industry Association of America .
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^ The Greatest Hits Collection (CD). Brooks & Dunn. Arista Records. 1997. 07822 18852-2.{{
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^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 42.
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"Brooks & Dunn Chart History (Billboard 200)" .
Billboard . Retrieved May 15, 2021.
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"Brooks & Dunn Chart History (Top Country Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved May 15, 2021.
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"ARIA Australian Top 50 Digital Albums" (PDF) .
Australian Recording Industry Association . March 25, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2019 .
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"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1997" . Billboard .
Archived from the original on January 24, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2021 .
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"1997 The Year in Music" . Billboard . Vol. 109, no. 52. December 27, 1997. p. YE-48. Retrieved May 15, 2021 .
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"1998 The Year in Music" . Billboard . Vol. 110, no. 52. December 26, 1998. p. YE-36. Retrieved May 15, 2021 .
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"1999 The Year in Music" . Billboard . Vol. 111, no. 52. December 25, 1999. p. YE-64. Retrieved May 15, 2021 .
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"Top 100 country albums of 2001 in Canada" .
Jam! . Archived from
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Jam! . Archived from
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"Top Country Albums – Year-End 2018" . Billboard . Retrieved December 7, 2021 .
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"Top Country Albums – Year-End 2021" . Billboard . Retrieved December 12, 2021 .
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"Top Country Albums – Year-End 2023" .
Billboard . Retrieved November 22, 2023 .
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"American album certifications – Brooks & Dunn – The Greatest Hits Collection" .
Recording Industry Association of America .
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