Greatest Hits (Billy Joe Royal album)
Encyclopedia
Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album by American country music
artist Billy Joe Royal
. It was released on February 12, 1991 via Atlantic Records
. The album peaked at number 32 on the Billboard
Top Country Albums chart.
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 Billy Joe Royal
Billy Joe Royal
Billy Joe Royal is an American singer.-Biography:Born in Valdosta and raised in Marietta in 1942, Royal became a local star at Savannah, Georgia's Bamboo Ranch in the 1950s and 1960s...
. It was released on February 12, 1991 via Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
. The album peaked at number 32 on the 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...
Top Country Albums chart.
Track listing
- "Burned Like a RocketBurned Like a Rocket"Burned Like a Rocket" is a single by American country pop artist Billy Joe Royal. Released in 1985, it was the first single from the album Looking Ahead. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:...
" (Gary BurrGary BurrGary Burr, born in Meriden, Connecticut, is an American musician and songwriter and producer, mostly known for his stable of hits recorded by country music performers. Burr began his career as a member of the group Pure Prairie League from 1982 to 1985, taking over after Vince Gill departed the group...
) – 3:40 - "I Miss You Already (And You're Not Even Gone)" (Marvin RainwaterMarvin RainwaterMarvin Karlton Rainwater , better known as Marvin Rainwater, is an American country and rockabilly singer and songwriter who had several hits during the late 1950s, including "Gonna Find Me a Bluebird" and "Whole Lotta Woman"...
, Faron YoungFaron YoungFaron Young was an American country music singer and songwriter from the early 1950s into the mid-1980s and one of its most successful and colorful stars...
) – 3:14 - "Love Has No RightLove Has No Right"Love Has No Right" is a single by American country pop artist Billy Joe Royal. Released in 1989, it was the second single from the album Tell it Like it Is. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart....
" (Nelson Larkin, Billy Joe Royal, Randy ScruggsRandy ScruggsRandy Scruggs is a music producer, songwriter and guitarist. He had his first recording at the age of 13...
) – 3:04 - "Old Bridges Burn Slow" (Sandy Brown, Jerry Meaders, Joe SouthJoe SouthJoe South is a multi-talented American singer-songwriter and guitarist.-Career:...
) – 3:28 - "Boardwalk Angel" (John Cafferty) – 3:34
- "I'll Pin a Note on Your PillowI'll Pin a Note on Your Pillow"I'll Pin a Note on Your Pillow" is a single by American country pop artist Billy Joe Royal. Released in 1987, it was the second single from the album The Royal Treatment. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart....
" (Carlos Berzas, Don Goodman, Larkin) – 4:12 - "Till I Can't Take It AnymoreTill I Can't Take It Anymore"Till I Can't Take It Anymore" is a song written by Clyde Otis and Ulysses Burton. It was first recorded as a duet between Dottie West and Don Gibson, whose version went to number 46 on the Hot Country Songs charts in 1970. Since then, it has also charted as a single by Andra Willis, whose version...
" (Ulysses Burton, Clyde OtisClyde OtisClyde Otis, born in Prentiss, Mississippi, , was an American songwriter and producer best known for his collaboration with singer Brook Benton, and for being one of the first African American A&R executive for a major label.According to the music licensing organization Broadcast Music Inc., Otis is...
) – 4:00 - "Tell It Like It IsTell It Like It Is"Tell It Like It Is" is a song written by George Davis and Lee Diamond. It was first recorded by Aaron Neville, who released the song as a single in 1966. It was issued at the end of the year on the Par-Lo label and became a hit, peaking at number two on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and at number...
" (George Davis, Lee Diamond) – 3:00 - "Out of Sight and on My MindOut of Sight and on My Mind"Out of Sight and on My Mind" is a single by American country pop artist Billy Joe Royal. Released in 1988, it was the third single from the album The Royal Treatment. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart....
" (Bruce Burch, Rick People) – 3:51 - "It Keeps Right On Hurtin'" (Johnny TillotsonJohnny TillotsonJohnny Tillotson is an American singer and songwriter. He enjoyed his greatest success in the early 1960s, when he scored 9 top-ten hits on the pop, country and adult contemporary billboard charts including "Poetry In Motion" and the self-penned "It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin'"...
) – 2:58
Chart performance
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 32 |