Greatest Hits (Mark Chesnutt album)
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| Released | November 19, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1990–1996 | |||
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| Length | 40:00 | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
| Producer | Previously released material produced by Mark Wright "It's a Little Too Late" and "Let It Rain" produced by Tony Brown | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic – |   link |
| Robert Christgau | A−[3] |
Greatest Hits is the first compilation album by American country music artist Mark Chesnutt. It features ten hits from his first four studio albums: 1990's Too Cold at Home, 1992's Longnecks & Short Stories, 1993's Almost Goodbye, and 1994's What a Way to Live, as well as the newly recorded tracks "It's a Little Too Late" and "Let It Rain". Both of these tracks were co-written by Chesnutt and released as singles in 1996, peaking at #1 and #8, respectively, on the Hot Country Songs charts. The album itself earned RIAA platinum certification.[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Bubba Shot the Jukebox" | Dennis Linde | 3:06 |
| 2. | "Too Cold at Home" | Bobby Harden | 3:38 |
| 3. | "Blame It on Texas" | Ronnie Rogers, Mark Wright | 2:49 |
| 4. | "Almost Goodbye" | Billy Livsey, Don Schlitz | 4:09 |
| 5. | "It's a Little Too Late" | Mark Chesnutt, Roger Springer, Slugger Morrissette | 2:43 |
| 6. | "Ol' Country" | Harden | 3:50 |
| 7. | "Brother Jukebox" | Paul Craft | 3:04 |
| 8. | "Gonna Get a Life" | Frank Dycus, Jim Lauderdale | 3:43 |
| 9. | "Let It Rain" | Chesnutt, Springer, Steve Leslie | 3:01 |
| 10. | "It Sure Is Monday" | Linde | 2:56 |
| 11. | "Goin' Through the Big D" | M. Wright, Jon Wright, Rogers | 2:34 |
| 12. | "I'll Think of Something" | Jerry Foster, Bill Rice | 4:12 |
Personnel
The following musicians performed on the new tracks "It's a Little Too Late" and "Let It Rain".
- Mark Chesnutt – lead vocals
- Matt Rollings – acoustic piano
- Tim Broussard – diatonic accordion
- Larry Byrom – electric guitar
- Brent Rowan – electric guitar
- Biff Watson – acoustic guitar
- Robby Turner – steel guitar
- Michael Rhodes – bass
- Eddie Bayers – drums
- Stuart Duncan – fiddle
- Liana Manis – backing vocals
- Curtis Young – backing vocals
Production
- Mark Wright – producer (1–4, 6–8, 10–12)
- Tony Brown – producer (5, 9)
- Steve Marcantonio – recording (5, 9), mixing (5, 9)
- Tim Waters – second engineer (5, 9)
- Denny Purcell – mastering at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Katie Gillon – art direction
- Wesley Ligon – art direction, design
- Caroline Greyshock – photography
- Trish Townsend – stylist
- Begonia Moody – hair, make-up
- Robert K. Oermann – liner notes
Chart performance
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 18 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 130 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 14 |
References
- ^ Owens, Thom. "Mark Chesnutt - Greatest Hits - Review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
- ^ Yates, Don. "Greatest Hits - Review". Country Standard Time. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Mark Chesnutt". Robert Christgau.
- ^ "RIAA searchable certification database: Mark Chesnutt". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
Further reading
- Greatest Hits (CD liner notes). Mark Chesnutt. Decca Records. 1996. 11529.
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