Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (Phil Vassar album)

Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 is the 2006 greatest hits album from Phil Vassar. This was Vassar's most popular album, along with being his final album for Arista Nashville, it consists of songs from Vassar's first three records: 2000's Phil Vassar, 2002's American Child, and 2004's Shaken Not Stirred. Also included are his own versions of songs that he wrote for other country music artists before beginning his solo singing career: "Bye, Bye" and "I'm Alright" (previously recorded by Jo Dee Messina), "For a Little While" and "My Next Thirty Years" (previously recorded by Tim McGraw) and "Little Red Rodeo" (previously recorded by Collin Raye). Three newly recorded songs — "Twenty One", "Last Day of My Life", and "The Woman in My Life" — are also included on this compilation. The latter two were released as singles, peaking at #2 and #20, respectively, on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts.

Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedMay 2, 2006 (2006-05-02)
October 18, 2011 (2011-10-18) (re-release)
GenreCountry
Length56:29
LabelArista Nashville
ProducerVarious
Phil Vassar chronology
Shaken Not Stirred
(2004)
Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
(2006)
Prayer of a Common Man
(2008)
Singles from Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
  1. "Last Day of My Life"
    Released: February 6, 2006
  2. "The Woman in My Life"
    Released: August 7, 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 was re-released in 2011 as Playlist: The Very Best of Phil Vassar. Both albums have an identical track listing.[2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bye, Bye" (previously unreleased)Rory Bourke, Phil Vassar3:19
2."In a Real Love"Craig Wiseman, Vassar3:31
3."Carlene"Vassar, Bourke, Charlie Black4:25
4."I'm Alright" (previously unreleased)Vassar4:13
5."Last Day of My Life" (newly recorded)Tim Ryan, Vassar4:09
6."My Next Thirty Years" (previously unreleased)Vassar3:22
7."Little Red Rodeo" (previously unreleased)Vassar, Bourke, Black3:23
8."American Child"Wiseman, Vassar3:09
9."Twenty One" (newly recorded)Tim Nichols, Vassar3:58
10."Just Another Day in Paradise"Vassar, Wiseman3:54
11."For a Little While" (previously unreleased)Steve Mandile, Jerry Vandiver, Vassar4:31
12."The Woman in My Life" (newly recorded)Vassar, Julie Wood3:44
13."Six-Pack Summer"Vassar, Black, Tommy Rocco3:38
14."That's When I Love You"Vassar, Wood3:29
15."I'll Take That as a Yes (The Hot Tub Song)"Jon McElroy, Vince Melamed3:26
Total length:56:29

Personnel on New Tracks

Charts

References

  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Phil Vassar - Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 at AllMusic. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  2. "Amazon.com: Playlist: the Very Best of Phil Vassar". Amazon.com. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
  3. "Phil Vassar Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  4. "Phil Vassar Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  5. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
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