Greatest Hits (Jack Greene and Jeannie Seely album)

Greatest Hits is a studio album by American country artists Jack Greene and Jeannie Seely. It was released in 1982 and was co-produced by Tommy Hill and Moe Lytle for Gusto Records. Although titled as Greatest Hits, the album contained new recordings of songs that Greene and Seely cut for the Gusto label. These recordings were remakes of original tunes that both artists had previously cut themselves.

Greatest Hits
Studio album by
Released1982
RecordedFall 1981
StudioGusto Recording Studio
GenreCountry[1]
Label
Producer
  • Tommy Hill
  • Moe Lytle
Jack Greene chronology
Yours for the Taking
(1980)
Greatest Hits
(1982)
Time After Time
(1982)
Jeannie Seely chronology
Live at the Grand Ole Opry
(1977)
Greatest Hits
(1982)
Jeannie Seely
(1990)
Singles from Greatest Hits
  1. "There Goes My Everything"
    Released: 1981
  2. "Don't Touch Me"
    Released: 1981

It would later be reissued in different formats. In 1994, the album was reissued on Hollywood Records with an identical track listing to the original.

Background and content

Greatest Hits was recorded in the fall of 1981 at the Gusto Recording Studio, which was located in Nashville, Tennessee. The sessions were co-produced by Tommy Hill and Moe Lytle.[2] The original release of the album consisted of ten tracks. Some of these tracks were solo recordings while some were duets between Greene and Seely.[1] Regardless of lead vocalist credits, all songs had been previously recorded by both artists. Among the solo re-recordings was the song "There Goes My Everything" by Greene. In 1967, Greene recorded the original version which became a number 1 hit on the Billboard country songs chart. Another solo re-recording was "Don't Touch Me" by Seely. In 1966, Seely had cut the original version which became a number 2 hit on the Billboard country chart and won a Grammy Award.[2]

Two previously unrecorded tracks were featured on the album as well. The seventh track, "We Don't Want the World", was a new duet between Greene and Seely. The tenth track, "Beautiful Lady", was a new solo recording by Greene.[2] The album also included duet re-recordings. Among these was the track "Wish I Didn't Have to Miss You".[2] The original recording on Decca Records became a major hit in 1970, reaching number 2 on the Billboard country chart.[3] In 1982 Greatest Hits first released on Gusto Records as a vinyl record, with five songs on side one and five songs on side two.[1] The original album release promoted two 1981 singles released on Gusto: "There Goes My Everything" and "Don't Touch Me".[4]

In 1994, the album was reissued on Hollywood Records in cassette and compact disc formats.[5]

Track listing

Original vinyl version

Side one[1]
No.TitleWriter(s)Performed byLength
1."There Goes My Everything"Dallas FrazierJack Greene2:22
2."Don't Touch Me"Hank CochranJeannie Seely3:11
3."You Are My Treasure"Cindy WalkerJack Greene3:04
4."All the Time"Jack Greene2:35
5."Can I Sleep in Your Arms"CochranJeannie Seely3:11
Side two[1]
No.TitleWriter(s)Performed byLength
1."I Need Somebody Bad"Ben PetersJack Greene2:48
2."We Don't Want the World"
  • James Coleman
  • Moe Lytle
Jack Greene and Jeannie Seely3:09
3."It's Only Love"CochranJeannie Seely3:19
4."Wish I Didn't Have to Miss You"
  • Cochran
  • Dave Kirby
Jack Greene and Jeannie Seely2:05
5."Beautiful Lady"
  • Charlie Craig
  • Moe Lytle
Jack Greene2:47

Cassette version

Hollywood Records Side one[5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Performed byLength
1."There Goes My Everything"Dallas FrazierJack Greene2:22
2."Don't Touch Me"Hank CochranJeannie Seely3:11
3."You Are My Treasure"Cindy WalkerJack Greene3:04
4."All the Time"Jack Greene2:35
5."Can I Sleep in Your Arms"CochranJeannie Seely3:11
Hollywood Records (1991) Side two[5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Performed byLength
1."I Need Somebody Bad"Ben PetersJack Greene2:48
2."We Don't Want the World"
  • James Coleman
  • Moe Lytle
Jack Greene and Jeannie Seely3:09
3."It's Only Love"CochranJeannie Seely3:19
4."Wish I Didn't Have to Miss You"
  • Cochran
  • Dave Kirby
Jack Greene and Jeannie Seely2:05
5."Beautiful Lady"
  • Charlie Craig
  • Moe Lytle
Jack Greene2:47

Compact disc version

CD (Hollywood Records)[5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Performed byLength
1."There Goes My Everything"Dallas FrazierJack Greene2:22
2."Don't Touch Me"Hank CochranJeannie Seely3:11
3."You Are My Treasure"Cindy WalkerJack Greene3:04
4."All the Time"Jack Greene2:35
5."Can I Sleep in Your Arms"CochranJeannie Seely3:11
6."I Need Somebody Bad"Ben PetersJack Greene2:48
7."We Don't Want the World"
  • James Coleman
  • Moe Lytle
Jack Greene and Jeannie Seely3:09
8."It's Only Love"CochranJeannie Seely3:19
9."Wish I Didn't Have to Miss You"
  • Cochran
  • Dave Kirby
Jack Greene and Jeannie Seely2:05
10."Beautiful Lady"
  • Charlie Craig
  • Moe Lytle
Jack Greene2:47

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States 1982 Vinyl Gusto [1]
1991 Compact disc Hollywood [5]
Cassette [5]

References

  1. "Jack Greene, Jeannie Seely -- Greatest Hits (1982, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  2. Greene, Jack; Seely, Jeannie (1982). "Greatest Hits (Liner Notes and Album Information)". Gusto Records.
  3. Huey, Steve. "Jeannie Seely: Biography & History". Allmusic. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  4. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  5. "Jack Greene & Jeannie Seely -- Greatest Hits -- Amazon Music". Amazon. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
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