Greatest Hits (Keith Whitley album)

Greatest Hits is country music artist Keith Whitley's first greatest hits album, released a year after his death. It was released in 1990 by RCA Records. It peaked at No. 5 on the Top Country Albums chart, and was certified platinum by the RIAA. One single was released from it: "'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose", an overdubbed duet with his widow, Lorrie Morgan. It reached No. 13 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA on June 24, 1993.[2] It has sold 991,900 copies in the United States as of October 2019.[3]

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedAugust 7, 1990
GenreCountry
Length38:22
LabelRCA
ProducerGarth Fundis, Blake Mevis, Keith Whitley
Keith Whitley chronology
I Wonder Do You Think of Me
(1989)
Greatest Hits
(1990)
Kentucky Bluebird
(1991)
Singles from Greatest Hits
  1. "'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose"
    Released: July 1990
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing

  1. "Don't Close Your Eyes" (Bob McDill) - 4:09
  2. "I'm No Stranger to the Rain" (Sonny Curtis, Ron Hellard) - 3:33
  3. "Miami, My Amy" (Hank Cochran, Dean Dillon, Royce Porter) - 3:25
  4. "When You Say Nothing at All" (Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz) - 3:40
  5. "It Ain't Nothin'" (Tony Haselden) - 4:03
  6. "I'm Over You" (Tim Nichols, Zack Turner) - 3:01
  7. "I Wonder Do You Think of Me" (Sanger D. Shafer) - 3:12
  8. "Ten Feet Away" (Max D. Barnes, Troy Seals, Billy Sherrill) - 3:20
  9. "Talk to Me Texas" (Don Cook, Bucky Jones, Curly Putman) - 3:30
  10. "'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose" (Bill Rice, Mary Sharon Rice) - 3:29
  11. "Tell Lorrie I Love Her" (Ben Raleigh, Jeff Barry, Keith Whitley) - 3:00

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1990) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 67
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5] 5

Year-end charts

Chart (1990) Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[6] 58

References

  1. Owens, Thom; Thom Jurek. "Greatest Hits review". Allmusic. Retrieved August 20, 2009.
  2. "American album certifications – Keith Whitley – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
  3. Bjorke, Matt (October 9, 2019). "Top Country Catalog Album Sales: October 9, 2019". RoughStock. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  4. "Keith Whitley Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  5. "Keith Whitley Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
  6. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
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