Greatest Hits: Limited Edition
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Greatest Hits: Limited Edition is a compilation of American country music
artist Tim McGraw
's first two greatest hits albums. Initially sold exclusively at Wal-Mart
, it was released on April 29, 2008, and entered Billboard
's Top Country Albums chart at #1, selling 29,000 copies in its first week of release. The album was made available at other retailers on August 26, 2008.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist Tim McGraw
Tim McGraw
Samuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw is an American country singer and actor. Many of McGraw's albums and singles have topped the country music charts with total album sales in excess of 40 million units in the US, making him the eighth best-selling artist, and the third best-selling country singer, in the...
's first two greatest hits albums. Initially sold exclusively at Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. , branded as Walmart since 2008 and Wal-Mart before then, is an American public multinational corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores. The company is the world's 18th largest public corporation, according to the Forbes Global 2000...
, it was released on April 29, 2008, and entered Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
's Top Country Albums chart at #1, selling 29,000 copies in its first week of release. The album was made available at other retailers on August 26, 2008.
Disc 1
- "Indian OutlawIndian Outlaw"Indian Outlaw" is the title of a song written by Tommy Barnes, Jumpin' Gene Simmons and John D. Loudermilk. It was recorded by American country music artist Tim McGraw as the first single from his 1994 album Not a Moment Too Soon. It was his first Top 40 country hit , and his fourth single overall...
" (John D. LoudermilkJohn D. LoudermilkJohn D. Loudermilk is an American singer and songwriter.-Biography:Born in Durham, North Carolina, Loudermilk grew up in a family who were members of the Salvation Army faith and was influenced by the church singing. His cousins Ira and Charlie Loudermilk were known professionally as the Louvin...
, Jumpin' Gene SimmonsJumpin' Gene SimmonsJumpin' Gene Simmons was an American rockabilly singer and songwriter known best for his 1964 novelty single "Haunted House."-Biography:...
, Tommy Barnes) - 3:01 - "Don't Take the GirlDon't Take the Girl"Don't Take The Girl" is the title of a song written by Craig Martin and Larry W. Johnson and recorded by American country music artist Tim McGraw. The song was Tim's fifth single overall, and his first number-one single on the Hot Country Songs chart...
" (Craig Martin, Larry Johnson) - 4:09 - "She Never Lets It Go to Her HeartShe Never Lets It Go to Her Heart"She Never Lets It Go to Her Heart" is a song performed by American country music artist Tim McGraw. Released in 1996, it was the fourth single from McGraw's All I Want album...
" (Chris WatersChris WatersChristopher Waters Dunn is an American country music singer and songwriter, known professionally as Chris Waters. The brother of singer Holly Dunn, Waters has co-written singles for other artists, including Number Ones for Tim McGraw and Cyndi Thomson.-Biography:Christopher Waters Dunn was born in...
, Tom ShapiroTom ShapiroTom Shapiro is an American songwriter and occasional record producer, known primarily for his work in country music. To date, he holds four Country Songwriter of the Year awards from Broadcast Music Incorporated, as well as the Songwriter of the Decade award from the Nashville Songwriters...
) - 3:02 - "I Like It, I Love ItI Like It, I Love It"I Like It, I Love It" is a song recorded by American country music artist Tim McGraw. The song was McGraw's ninth single overall, and his third number-one single on the Hot Country Songs chart...
" (Markus Hall, Jeb S. Anderson, Steve Dukes) - 3:24 - "Just to See You SmileJust to See You Smile"Just to See You Smile" is the title of a song written by Mark Nesler and Tony Martin, and recorded by American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released in August 1997 as the third single from the album Everywhere...
" (Mark NeslerMark NeslerMark Nesler is an American country music artist. Signed to Elektra Records as a recording artist in 1998, Nesler charted three singles on the U.S. Billboard country charts...
, Tony Martin) - 3:34 - "It's Your LoveIt's Your Love"It's Your Love" is a song by Tim McGraw, released as the first single from his album Everywhere. The song, featuring wife Faith Hill, reached number one on Billboards Hot Country Songs chart in its fifth week on the chart. The song stayed there for six weeks, and became McGraw's and Hill's first...
" (Stephony Smith) - 3:45- duet with Faith HillFaith HillFaith Hill is an American country singer. She is known both for her commercial success and her marriage to fellow country star Tim McGraw. Hill has sold more than 40 million records worldwide and accumulated eight number-one singles and three number-one albums on the U.S...
- duet with Faith Hill
- "Where the Green Grass GrowsWhere the Green Grass Grows"Where the Green Grass Grows" is a song written by Craig Wiseman and Jess Leary and performed by Tim McGraw. Released in July 1998, it was the fifth single from McGraw's Everywhere album. The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and peaked at number...
" (Jess Leary, Craig WisemanCraig WisemanCraig Michael Wiseman is an American country music songwriter. Active since the late 1980s as a songwriter, he has had his songs recorded by Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Kenny Chesney, LeAnn Rimes, and several other acts....
) - 3:22 - "For a Little WhileFor a Little While"For A Little While" is the title of a song written by Steve Mandile, Jerry Vandiver, and Phil Vassar. It was recorded by American country music artist Tim McGraw and was released in November 1998 as the sixth and final single from his 1997 album, Everywhere....
" (Steve Mandile, Jerry Vandiver, Phil VassarPhil VassarPhil Vassar is an American country music artist. Vassar made his debut on the country music scene in the late 1990s, co-writing singles for several country artists, including Tim McGraw , Jo Dee Messina , Collin Raye , and Alan Jackson Phil Vassar (born May 28, 1964 in Lynchburg, Virginia) is an...
) - 3:33 - "Please Remember MePlease Remember Me"Please Remember Me" is the title of a song co-written by American country music artist Rodney Crowell and Will Jennings. Originally recorded by Crowell on his 1995 album Jewel of the South, his version was released as a single that year. Crowell's version of the song peaked at #69 on the Billboard...
" (Rodney CrowellRodney CrowellRodney Crowell is a Grammy Award-winning musician, known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in country music....
, Will Jennings) - 4:55 - "Something Like ThatSomething Like That"Something Like That" is a song written by Rick Ferrell and Keith Follesé, and performed by American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released in June 1999 as the second single from McGraw's album, A Place in the Sun. The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks ...
" (Rick Ferrell, Keith Follesé) - 3:03 - "My Best FriendMy Best Friend (song)"My Best Friend" is a single by country music singer Tim McGraw that reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It was the third single released from his CD, A Place In The Sun.-Content:...
" (Bill Luther, Aimee MayoAimee MayoAimee Mayo is an American songwriter, primarily known for writing country hits for artists such as Lonestar, Martina McBride, Sara Evans, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, and Kellie Pickler. Mayo owns her own publishing company, Little Blue Typewriter Music.-Biography:Aimee Mayo grew up in Gadsden, Alabama...
) - 4:39 - "Maybe We Should Just Sleep on ItMaybe We Should Just Sleep on It"Maybe We Should Just Sleep on It" is the title of a song written by Jerry Laseter and Kerry Kurt Phillips, and recorded by country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released in October 1996 as the last single from his 1995 album All I Want...
" (Jerry Laseter, Kerry Kurt Phillips) - 3:55 - "Down on the FarmDown on the Farm (song)"Down on the Farm" is the title of a song written by Jerry Laseter and Kerry Kurt Phillips and recorded by country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released in July 1994 as the third single from his 1994 album Not a Moment Too Soon. It peaked at #2 in the United States, and #3 in Canada.-Music...
" (Laseter, Phillips) - 2:55 - "My Next Thirty YearsMy Next Thirty Years"My Next Thirty Years" is the title of a song written by Phil Vassar and recorded by Tim McGraw. It was released in July 2000 as the fifth single from McGraw's A Place in the Sun album. The song reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and peaked at number 27 on the U.S...
" (Vassar) - 3:37 - "Let's Make LoveLet's Make Love (song)"Let's Make Love" is a duet between Faith Hill and her husband Tim McGraw. It was the third single off Hill's multi-platinum album Breathe...
" (Chris Lindsey, Marv Green, Luther, Mayo) - 4:11- duet with Faith Hill
Disc 2
- "Live Like You Were DyingLive Like You Were Dying (song)"Live Like You Were Dying" is a song written by Tim Nichols and Craig Wiseman and performed by American country music artist Tim McGraw. The song appears on his Live Like You Were Dying album. It reached #1 on the U.S. Billboard country music charts, and held that position for a total of seven...
" (Tim NicholsTim NicholsTim Nichols Tim Nichols Tim Nichols (born in Portsmouth, Virginia is an American country music singer and songwriter. Active since the late 1980s, Nichols has written for several country music singers, including Keith Whitley, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Jo Dee Messina, and Alan Jackson...
, Wiseman) - 5:00 - "My Old FriendMy Old Friend (song)"My Old Friend" is a song written by Craig Wiseman and Steve McEwan, and recorded by American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was the fifth and final single released from his 2004 album Live Like You Were Dying. It peaked at number 6 on the country music charts.-Reception:Kevin John Coyne,...
" (Wiseman, Steve McEwan) - 3:38 - "Like We Never Loved at AllLike We Never Loved at All"Like We Never Loved At All" is the second single from American country singer Faith Hill's album Fireflies. The song features husband Tim McGraw singing harmony vocals...
" (John RichJohn Rich (musician)John Rich is an American country music singer-songwriter. From 1992 to 1998, he was a member of the country music band Lonestar, in which he played bass guitar and alternated with Richie McDonald as lead vocalist...
, Vicky McGehee, Scot Sax) - 4:17- duet with Faith Hill
- "The Cowboy in MeThe Cowboy in Me"The Cowboy in Me" is a song performed by American country music artist Tim McGraw. Released in December 2001, it was the third single from McGraw's Set This Circus Down album. The song reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts...
" (Al AndersonAl Anderson (NRBQ)Alan Gordon "Al" Anderson is an American guitarist, singer, and songwiter. Between 1971 and the early 1990s, he was the lead guitarist in the rock band NRBQ, also releasing several solo albums. He also played electric guitar on Jonathan Edwards' 1973 album Have a Good Time for Me...
, Wiseman, Jeffrey SteeleJeffrey SteeleJeffrey LeVasseur is an American country music singer and songwriter, more commonly known by the name Jeffrey Steele...
) - 4:03 - "When the Stars Go BlueWhen the Stars Go Blue- Music video : The video for "When the Stars Go Blue" is pieced together from the "Live" session at VH1.- Charts :-Tim McGraw cover:In 2006, the song was released by Tim McGraw as the first single from his album Tim McGraw Reflected: Greatest Hits Vol. 2, with added country-style and more...
" (Ryan AdamsRyan AdamsDavid Ryan Adams is an American alt-country/rock singer-songwriter, from Jacksonville, North Carolina. Initially part of the group Whiskeytown, Adams left the band and released his first solo album Heartbreaker in 2000...
) - 3:55 - "Real Good ManReal Good Man"Real Good Man" is a single by American country music singer Tim McGraw that reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. It was the third single from McGraw's 2002 album Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors.-Content:...
" (Rivers RutherfordRivers RutherfordRivers Rutherford is an American country music songwriter. Active since the mid-1990s as a songwriter, he has penned several Number One country hits, including "Ain't Nothing 'bout You" by Brooks & Dunn, which was the Number One country song of 2001 according to Billboard...
, George Teren) - 4:16 - "She's My Kind of RainShe's My Kind of Rain"She's My Kind of Rain" is the title of a song written by Tommy Lee Jones and Robin Lerner, and recorded by American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released in January 2003 as the third single from his 2002 album Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors. It peaked at number 2 on the U.S....
" (Tommy Lee JamesTommy Lee JamesTommy Lee James is an American country music songwriter and record producer. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, he is originally from Roanoke, Virginia. He graduated from Northside High School then attended Radford University where he studied voice...
, Robin Lernere) - 4:17 - "Grown Men Don't CryGrown Men Don't Cry"Grown Men Don't Cry" is the title of a song written by Tom Douglas and Steve Seskin, and recorded by American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released in April 2001 as the first single from McGraw's Set This Circus Down album. The song reached Number-One on the Billboard Hot Country...
" (Tom DouglasTom Douglas (songwriter)Thomas Stevenson "Tom" Douglas is an American country music songwriter. Active since the early 1990s, he has written Top Ten hits for John Michael Montgomery, Martina McBride, Tim McGraw, Collin Raye and others....
, Steve SeskinSteve SeskinSteve Seskin is an American songwriter whose compositions have been recorded by Alabama, Kenny Chesney, Peter Frampton, Waylon Jennings, Brian McComas, Neal McCoy, Tim McGraw, John Michael Montgomery, Colin Raye, Tebey and Mark Wills...
) - 3:56 - "Not a Moment Too SoonNot a Moment Too Soon (song)"Not a Moment Too Soon" is the title of a song performed by American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released in October 1994 as the fourth single from McGraw's Not a Moment Too Soon album. The song reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts...
" (Joe BarnhillJoe BarnhillJoe Barnhill is an American country music singer-songwriter. Between 1990 and 1997, Barnhill released two studio albums. He also charted two singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart...
, Wayne Perry) - 3:48 - "Watch the Wind Blow ByWatch the Wind Blow By"Watch the Wind Blow By" is a song written by Anders Osborne and Dylan Altman and recorded by American country music singer Tim McGraw. It was released in October 2003 as the fourth and final single from McGraw's 2002 album, Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors. The song reached the top of the...
" (Anders OsborneAnders OsborneAnders Osborne is a songwriter and singer.Anders was born in 1966 in Uddevalla, Sweden, left home at age sixteen, and hitchhiked and played music throughout Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and the U.S...
, Dylan Altman) - 4:37 - "Over And OverOver and Over (Nelly song)"Over and Over" is the second single from American rapper Nelly's fourth album Suit. It features country singer Tim McGraw. The song, which was written by Cornell Haynes Jr, Jayson "KoKo" Bridges & James D...
" (Tim McGraw, Nelly, Jason Bridges, James D. "Sted Fast" Hargroves II) - 4:16- duet with NellyNellyCornell Iral Haynes, Jr. , better known by his stage name Nelly, is an Grammy Award winning American rapper and actor. He has performed with the rap group St. Lunatics since 1993 and signed to Universal Records in 1999. Under Universal, Nelly began his solo career in 2000 with his debut album...
- duet with Nelly
- "EverywhereEverywhere (Tim McGraw song)"Everywhere" is the title of a song written by Mike Reid and Craig Wiseman, and recorded by American country music singer Tim McGraw. It was released in July 1997 as the second single from his album of the same name. The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and...
" (Mike Reid, Wiseman) - 4:51 - "Beautiful People" (Wiseman, Lindsey) - 4:59
- "Red RagtopRed Ragtop"Red Ragtop" is the title of a song written by Jason White and recorded by American country music singer Tim McGraw. It was released in September 2002 as the lead-off single on his 2002 album Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors. The song peaked at number 5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles...
" (Jason White) - 4:44 - "My Little GirlMy Little Girl (song)"My Little Girl" is a song co-written and recorded by country music singer Tim McGraw that reached the top three on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. It was released in August 2006 as the second single from his CD, Tim McGraw Reflected: Greatest Hits Vol. 2. The song was also featured on the...
" (McGraw, Douglas) - 3:39 - "I've Got Friends That Do" (McGraw, Brett BeaversBrett BeaversBrett Beavers, born in Waco, Texas, is an American country music songwriter and producer and the co-author of the book Something Worth Leaving Behind.-Background:...
, Brad Warren, Brett Warren) - 4:13
Chart performance
Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 1 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 10 |