Greatest Hits (Suzy Bogguss)
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Greatest Hits is the first greatest-hits album by American country music
singer Suzy Bogguss
. It was released on March 8, 1994 via Liberty Records
. Eight of her Top 40 singles are here including her Grammy-nominated duet with Lee Greenwood
, previously available only on his own A Perfect Ten album. Her first two singles from Somewhere Between
are included as well, even though neither reached Top 40.
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...
singer Suzy Bogguss
Suzy Bogguss
Susan Kay "Suzy" Bogguss is an American country music singer. In the 1980s and 90s she released one platinum and three gold albums and charted six top ten singles, winning the Academy of Country Music's award for Top New Female Vocalist and the Country Music Association's Horizon Award.After...
. It was released on March 8, 1994 via Liberty Records
Liberty Records
Liberty Records was a United States-based record label. It was started by chairman Simon Waronker in 1955 with Al Bennett as president and Theodore Keep as chief engineer. It was reactivated in 2001 in the United Kingdom and had two previous revivals.-1950s:...
. Eight of her Top 40 singles are here including her Grammy-nominated duet with Lee Greenwood
Lee Greenwood
Melvin Lee Greenwood is an American country music artist. Active since the early 1980s, he has released more than twenty major-label albums and has charted more than 35 singles on the Billboard country music charts....
, previously available only on his own A Perfect Ten album. Her first two singles from Somewhere Between
Somewhere Between
Somewhere Between is the major label debut by country artist Suzy Bogguss. Released on March 21, 1989, the album included the singles "I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart" and "Cross My Broken Heart," which became a top 20 hit on the country music charts...
are included as well, even though neither reached Top 40.
Track listing
- "Somewhere Between" (Merle HaggardMerle HaggardMerle Ronald Haggard is an American country music singer, guitarist, fiddler, instrumentalist, and songwriter. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band The Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Fender Telecaster guitars, vocal harmonies,...
) – 3:30 - "Someday SoonSomeday Soon (Ian Tyson song)"Someday Soon" is the title of a song composed by Canadian singer Ian Tyson. He recorded the song with his wife, Sylvia Tyson, as the duo Ian & Sylvia in 1964. Although this version was not released as a single, the song has been covered by Judy Collins, Moe Bandy and Suzy Bogguss, all of whom had...
" (Ian TysonIan TysonIan Tyson CM, AOE is a Canadian singer-songwriter, best known for his song "Four Strong Winds". He was also one half of the duo Ian & Sylvia.-Career:Tyson was born to British immigrants in Victoria in 1933, and grew up in Duncan B.C...
) - 3:55 - "Outbound PlaneOutbound Plane"Outbound Plane" is a single by American country music artist Suzy Bogguss. Released in December 1991, it was the second single from her album Aces. The song reached #9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in March 1992....
" (Nanci GriffithNanci GriffithNanci Griffith, is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter from Austin, Texas.-Biography:...
, Tom RussellTom RussellThomas George "Tom" Russell is an American singer-songwriter. Although most strongly identified with the Texas Country music tradition, his music also incorporates elements of folk, Tex-Mex, and the cowboy music of the American West. Many of his songs have been recorded by other artists, including...
) - 2:52 - "Cross My Broken Heart" (Kye Fleming, Verlon Thompson) - 3:54
- "Letting GoLetting Go (Suzy Bogguss song)"Letting Go" is a single by American country music artist Suzy Bogguss. Released in July 1992, it was the fourth single from her album Aces. The song reached #6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in October 1992.-Chart performance:...
" (Doug Crider, Matt RollingsMatt RollingsMatt Rollings is an American composer, musician and record producer. He plays piano, organ, and keyboards.Known mainly for playing in Lyle Lovett's Large Band, he has worked with many artists, not all country...
) - 4:31 - "Heartache" (Lowell GeorgeLowell GeorgeLowell Thomas George was an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer, who was the main guitarist and songwriter for the rock band Little Feat.- Early years :...
, Ivan Ultz) - 3:12 - "Drive SouthDrive South"Drive South" is the title of a song written by John Hiatt, and recorded by him on his 1988 album Slow Turning. Hiatt's version of the song was never issued as a single.-The Forester Sisters version:...
" (John HiattJohn HiattJohn Hiatt is an American rock guitarist, pianist, singer, and songwriter. He has played a variety of musical styles on his albums, including New Wave, blues and country. Hiatt has been nominated for several Grammy Awards - although he has never won- and has been awarded a variety of other...
) - 3:08 - "AcesAces (song)"Aces" is a single by American country music artist Suzy Bogguss. Released in March 1992, it was the third single from her album Aces. The song reached #9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in July 1992.-Chart performance:...
" (Cheryl WheelerCheryl WheelerCheryl Wheeler is an American singer-songwriter of contemporary folk music, based in New England. To date, she has recorded several folk albums, and has toured extensively throughout the United States....
) - 3:49 - "Hopelessly YoursHopelessly Yours"Hopelessly Yours" is a single by American country music artists Lee Greenwood and Suzy Bogguss. Released in 1991, it was the first single from the album A Perfect 10. The song reached #12 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart....
" (Don CookDon CookDon Kirby Cook is an American record producer and songwriter whose work is mainly in the field of country music. Artists who recorded Cook's material include Barbara Mandrell, John Conlee, Mark Collie, Wade Hayes and Brooks & Dunn...
, Curly PutmanCurly PutmanClaude "Curly" Putman, Jr. is an American songwriter, based in Nashville. His biggest success was "Green, Green Grass of Home" , which was covered by Elvis Presley, Johnny Darrell, Gram Parsons, Joan Baez, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Roberto Leal, Merle Haggard, Bobby Bare, Joe Tex, Nana...
, Keith WhitleyKeith WhitleyJackie Keith Whitley , known professionally as Keith Whitley, was an American country music singer. Whitley's brief career in mainstream country music lasted from 1984 until his death in 1989, but he continues to influence an entire generation of singers and songwriters...
) - 2:46 - "I Want to Be a Cowboy's SweetheartI Want to be a Cowboy's Sweetheart"I Want to be a Cowboy's Sweetheart" is a country and Western song written and first recorded in 1935 by Rubye Blevins, who performed as Patsy Montana. It was the first country and Western song by a female artist to sell more than one million copies....
" (Patsy MontanaPatsy MontanaRuby Rose Blevins , known professionally as Patsy Montana, was an American country music singer-songwriter and the first female country performer to have a million-selling single...
) - 2:54
Production
- Producer(s): Wendy Waldman, Jimmy Bowen, Suzy Bogguss, Jerry Crutchfield
- Liner Notes: Patsi Cox
Chart performance
Chart (1994) | Peak position |
---|---|
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 38 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 190 |
Certifications
RIAA CertificationCert. Date | Country | Award |
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3/20/97 | USA | Gold |
Release details
Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
US | 1994 | Liberty Liberty Records Liberty Records was a United States-based record label. It was started by chairman Simon Waronker in 1955 with Al Bennett as president and Theodore Keep as chief engineer. It was reactivated in 2001 in the United Kingdom and had two previous revivals.-1950s:... |
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