The Ultimate Hits is an album from country music

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 Garth Brooks

Garth Brooks

Troyal Garth Brooks , best known as Garth Brooks, is an American country music artist who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon. His eponymous first album was released in 1989 and peaked at number 2 in the US country album chart while climbing to number 13 on the Billboard 200 album chart...

, released on November 6, 2007, comprising 34 songs (four of which were new) over two compact discs, as well as a DVD containing his music videos.

The first single released from the album, "More Than a Memory

More Than a Memory

"More Than a Memory" is a song written by Lee Brice, Billy Montana and Kyle Jacobs. It was recorded by country music singer Garth Brooks and released in 2007 as his 51st single. It is the first single from his 2007 compilation The Ultimate Hits. On the U.S...

", made US country chart

Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...

 history the week of September 15, 2007, when it debuted at #1, the first to do so. The other new singles are "Midnight Sun" (written by Brooks, Jerrod Niemann, and Richie Brown), and "Workin' for a Livin'" which peaked in the Top 20. A non-single, "Leave the Light On" (Randy Goodrum and Tommy Sims), is also on this album.

The album was also released in a special pink edition on October 15, 2007, with proceeds going to Susan G. Komen for the Cure

Susan G. Komen for the Cure

Susan G. Komen for the Cure, formerly known as The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, often referred to as simply Komen, is the most widely known, largest and best-funded breast cancer organization in the US....

.

The album debuted at number three on the U.S. Billboard 200

Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

 chart, selling about 352,000 copies in its first week. Selling 204,000 copies, the album went to number one on the Top Country Albums chart in its second week. In its third week, The Ultimate Hits sold 192,000 bringing its three week total to more than 748,000 albums sold. In Great Britain

Great Britain

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 the album was also a hit, reaching #1 in the Country music charts and the top 10 on the pop charts.

On January 18, 2008, the RIAA certified The Ultimate Hits Gold, Platinum & 5× Multi-platinum - denoting shipments of 2.5 million in the United States.

Disc 1

1. "Ain't Goin' Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up)
   Ain't Goin' Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up)
   "Ain't Goin' Down " is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American Country Music artist Garth Brooks. It was released in July 1993 as the lead single from his album, In Pieces. The song also appears on The Hits, The Limited Series, The Ultimate Hits, and Double Live...
   
   " (Kent Blazy
   Kent Blazy
   Kent Blazy is an American country music songwriter. His credits include several singles for Garth Brooks , as well as singles by Gary Morris, Diamond Rio, Patty Loveless and Chris Young.-Biography:Kent Blazy was raised in Lexington, Kentucky...
   
   , Kim Williams, Garth Brooks) – 4:32
2. "Friends in Low Places
   Friends in Low Places
   "Friends in Low Places" is a song released by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was the first single from his second album, No Fences. The song spent four weeks at #1 on the U.S...
   
   " (DeWayne Blackwell, Earl "Bud" Lee) – 4:18
3. "Shameless
   Shameless (song)
   "Shameless" is the title of a song written by American singer Billy Joel and recorded on his 1989 album Storm Front. His version was a #40 single on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts. Two years later, the song was covered by country music artist Garth Brooks on his third studio album, 1991's...
   
   " (Billy Joel
   Billy Joel
   William Martin "Billy" Joel is an American musician and pianist, singer-songwriter, and classical composer. Since releasing his first hit song, "Piano Man", in 1973, Joel has become the sixth best-selling recording artist and the third best-selling solo artist in the United States, according to...
   
   ) – 4:17
4. "Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House
   Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House
   "Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House" is the title of a country music song co-written by Dennis Robbins, Bobby Boyd, and Warren Dale Haynes. Robbins himself originally recorded the song and charted at #71 with it on the Billboard country charts in 1987...
   
   " (Bobby Boyd, Warren Dale Haynes
   Warren Haynes
   Warren Haynes is an American rock and blues guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. Haynes is best known for his work as long time guitarist with The Allman Brothers Band and as founding member of the jam band Gov't Mule. Early in his career he was a guitarist for David Allan Coe and The Dickey...
   
   , Dennis Robbins
   Dennis Robbins
   Dennis Robbins is an American musician who first made himself known as a guitarist in the band The Rockets. After his departure from The Rockets, he began a career in country music, recording two major-label albums and several singles of his own, in addition to writing hit singles for Shenandoah...
   
   ) – 2:32
5. "The Beaches of Cheyenne
   The Beaches of Cheyenne
   "The Beaches of Cheyenne" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Garth Brooks. It was released in December 1995 as the third of six singles from his 1995 album Fresh Horses...
   
   " (Dan Roberts, Bryan Kennedy, Brooks) – 4:11
6. "If Tomorrow Never Comes
   If Tomorrow Never Comes
   "If Tomorrow Never Comes" served as the first single from Irish singer/songwriter Ronan Keating's second studio album, Destination. The song was produced by Steve Mac. The song peaked at #1 on the UK Singles Chart, as well as making the Top 10 in Ireland, Sweden, Switzerland, Austria, Germany,...
   
   " (Blazy, Brooks) – 3:39
7. "Papa Loved Mama
   Papa Loved Mama
   "Papa Loved Mama" is a song released by American Country Music artist Garth Brooks in February 1992. It debuted on his third album Ropin' the Wind and also appears on The Hits, The Limited Series, Double Live, and The Ultimate Hits. It reached #3 on the Billboard Country Charts...
   
   " (K. Williams, Brooks) – 2:50
8. "More Than a Memory
   More Than a Memory
   "More Than a Memory" is a song written by Lee Brice, Billy Montana and Kyle Jacobs. It was recorded by country music singer Garth Brooks and released in 2007 as his 51st single. It is the first single from his 2007 compilation The Ultimate Hits. On the U.S...
   
   " (Lee Brice
   Lee Brice
   Lee Brice is an American country music artist. Signed to Curb Records' Asylum-Curb division since 2007, Brice has released four singles to country radio, all four of which have charted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. The fourth of these, "Love Like Crazy," holds the record for the...
   
   , Kyle Jacobs
   Kyle Jacobs
   Kyle Jacobs is an American country music songwriter, vocalist, guitarist, pianist as well as a staff writer for Curb Music since 2003. Jacobs writes music on piano and guitar....
   
   , Billy Montana
   Billy Montana
   Billy Montana is an American country music singer-songwriter. Between 1987 and 1995, Montana released one studio album and charted six singles on Billboards Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart...
   
   ) – 3:22
9. "Good Ride Cowboy
   Good Ride Cowboy
   "Good Ride Cowboy" is a single, released in 2005, by American country music artist Garth Brooks. The song is a tribute to Chris LeDoux, another country musician and friend of Brooks'...
   
   " (Jerrod Niemann
   Jerrod Niemann
   Jerrod Lee Niemann is an American country music artist. Active since 2001, he has recorded two independent albums. In 2006, he signed to Category 5 Records and charted with the single "I Love Women "...
   
   , Richie Brown, Kennedy, Bob Doyle) – 3:26
10. "In Another's Eyes
    In Another's Eyes
    "In Another's Eyes" is a single by American country music artists Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks. Released in 1997, it was the second new single from the album A Collection of Hits. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:...
    
     (Feat. Trisha Yearwood
    Trisha Yearwood
    Patricia Lynn Yearwood, professionally known as Trisha Yearwood , is an American country music artist. She is best known for her ballads about vulnerable young women from a female perspective that have been described by some music critics as "strong" and "confident."Trisha Yearwood signed with MCA...
    
    )" (Bobby Wood, John Peppard, Brooks) – 3:32
11. "The Fever
    Fever (Aerosmith song)
    -Content:Brooks' country rock-generated version featured altered lyrics, describing a rodeo star addicted to his profession . The cover was included on his album Fresh Horses. That album's second single, it peaked #23 on the U.S...
    
    " (Steven Tyler
    Steven Tyler
    Steven Tyler is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, best known as the frontman and lead singer of the Boston-based rock band Aerosmith, in which he also plays the harmonica, and occasional piano and percussion. He is known as the "Demon of Screamin'", due to his high screams...
    
    , Joe Perry
    Joe Perry (musician)
    Anthony Joseph "Joe" Perry is the lead guitarist, backing and occasional lead vocalist, and contributing songwriter for the rock band Aerosmith. He is influenced by many rock artists especially The Rolling Stones and The Beatles...
    
    , Kennedy, Dan Roberts) – 2:39
12. "Midnight Sun" (Brooks, Niemann, Brown) – 3:45
13. "Learning to Live Again
    Learning to Live Again
    "Learning to Live Again" is the title of a song written by Don Schlitz and Stephanie Davis, and recorded by American country music singer Garth Brooks. It was released in January 1993 as the third single from his album, The Chase and his sixteenth overall. This song peaked at number 2 on the U.S...
    
    " (Don Schlitz
    Don Schlitz
    Donald Alan "Don" Schlitz, Jr. is a country music songwriter. For his songwriting efforts, Schlitz has earned two Grammys, as well as four ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year awards...
    
    , Stephanie Davis
    Stephanie Davis
    Stephanie Davis is a Montana-based singer-songwriter, poet, and musician. Her songs have been recorded by Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Martina McBride, Joey and Rory, and others. She is a frequent performer on Garrison Keillor’s “A Prairie Home Companion” and at cowboy poetry gatherings and...
    
    ) – 4:04
14. "Longneck Bottle
    Longneck Bottle
    "Longneck Bottle" is a single by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was the first single from his 1997 album Sevens. "Longneck Bottle" was co-written by Steve Wariner, who also plays acoustic guitar and sings background vocals on the song....
    
    " (Rick Carnes, Steve Wariner
    Steve Wariner
    Steven Noel "Steve" Wariner is an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist. He has released eighteen studio albums, including six on MCA Records, and three each on RCA Records, Arista Records and Capitol Records...
    
    ) – 2:17
15. "To Make You Feel My Love
    To Make You Feel My Love
    "Make You Feel My Love", also known as "To Make You Feel My Love" or "Just to Make You Feel My Love", is a song written and recorded by Bob Dylan. It appeared on his 1997 album Time Out of Mind...
    
    " (Bob Dylan
    Bob Dylan
    Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
    
    ) – 3:54
16. "We Shall Be Free
    We Shall Be Free
    "We Shall Be Free" is a song released by American country music artist Garth Brooks in late 1992. It debuted on his fourth studio album The Chase and also appears on The Hits, The Limited Series, Double Live, and The Ultimate Hits. It reached #12 on the Billboard Country Charts in 1992...
    
    " (Davis, Brooks) – 3:45
17. "The Dance" (Tony Arata) – 3:39

Disc 2

1. "Callin' Baton Rouge
   Callin' Baton Rouge
   "Callin' Baton Rouge" is the title of a country music song written by Dennis Linde. It was originally recorded by The Oak Ridge Boys on their 1978 album Room Service, and was later covered by New Grass Revival on their 1989 album Friday Night in America, and more famously by Garth Brooks on his...
   
   " (Dennis Linde
   Dennis Linde
   Dennis Linde was an American singer and songwriter whose work was primarily in country musicHe is best known for writing the 1972 Elvis Presley hit, "Burning Love"...
   
   ) – 2:36
2. "Two Piña Coladas
   Two Piña Coladas
   "Two Piña Coladas" is a song released by American Country Music artist Garth Brooks. It was released in March 1998 as the third single from his 1997 album Sevens. It hit #1 on the Billboard Country Charts in 1998. A concert version is available on Double Live. The song was written by Shawn Camp,...
   
   " (Shawn Camp, Benita Hill, Sandy Manson) – 3:33
3. "The Thunder Rolls" (Pat Alger
   Pat Alger
   Pat Alger is a country music songwriter, singer and guitarist.-Biography:Alger attended Georgia Tech studying architecture but decided to concentrate on writing songs. He started as a solo folk performer at folk clubs...
   
   , Brooks) – 3:42
4. "That Summer
   That Summer (song)
   "That Summer" is a 1993 song released by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It debuted on his fourth studio album The Chase and also appears on The Hits, The Ultimate Hits, The Limited Series and Double Live. It reached #1 on the Billboard Country Charts in 1993...
   
   " (Alger, Sandy Mahl-Brooks, Brooks) – 4:45
5. "The River
   The River (Garth Brooks song)
   "The River" is the title of a country music song co-written and recorded by American singer Garth Brooks. It was the fifth and final single from his third album, 1991's Ropin' the Wind, and in late 1991 it became his ninth Number One hit on the Billboard country charts.-Content:The song is a...
   
   " (Victoria Shaw
   Victoria Shaw (singer)
   Victoria Lynn Shaw is an American country music artist. She has recorded four studio albums, and has charted five singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts...
   
   , Brooks) – 4:26
6. "Beer Run (Feat. George Jones
   George Jones
   George Glenn Jones is an American country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice and phrasing, and his marriage to Tammy Wynette....
   
   )" (K. Williams, Amanda Williams, Keith Anderson
   Keith Anderson
   Keith Anderson is an American country music artist. Before signing to a record deal, Anderson was one of several co-writers on "Beer Run ", a duet by Garth Brooks and George Jones, released in late 2001. Anderson was signed as a recording artist to Arista Nashville in 2004...
   
   , George Ducas
   George Ducas (singer)
   George Ducas is an American country music artist. He has released two studio albums: 1994's George Ducas and 1997's Where I Stand, and has charted six singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, of which the highest was the #9 "Lipstick Promises" in 1995...
   
   , Blazy) – 3:03
7. "Unanswered Prayers
   Unanswered Prayers
   "Unanswered Prayers" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American Country Music artist Garth Brooks which hit #1 on the country billboard charts in 1990. It debuted on his second album No Fences and also appears on The Hits, The Limited Series, and Double Live...
   
   " (Alger, Larry Bastian, Brooks) – 3:23
8. "Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)
   Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)
   "Much Too Young " is the debut single of Garth Brooks from his self-titled debut album. It was also featured on The Garth Brooks Collection, The Hits and The Ultimate Hits. It was co-written by Garth Brooks and Randy Taylor...
   
   " (Randy Taylor, Brooks) – 2:56
9. "Workin' for a Livin'
   Workin' for a Livin'
   "Workin' for a Livin" is a single by American rock band Huey Lewis and the News, released in 1982. Included on their 1982 album Picture This, the song peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks charts, and number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100.In 2007, Huey Lewis himself recorded the...
   
    (Feat. Huey Lewis
   Huey Lewis
   Huey Lewis is an American musician, songwriter and occasional actor.Lewis sings lead and plays harmonica for his band Huey Lewis and the News, in addition to writing or co-writing many of the band's songs...
   
   )" (Huey Lewis, Chris Hayes) – 2:41
10. "What She's Doing Now
    What She's Doing Now
    "What She's Doing Now" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Garth Brooks. It was released in December 1991 as the third single from his album, Ropin' the Wind. It spent four weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart...
    
    " (Alger, Brooks) – 3:24
11. "When You Come Back to Me Again
    When You Come Back to Me Again
    "When You Come Back to Me Again" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Garth Brooks. The other writer on the song was Jenny Yates. The song was recorded for the movie Frequency. It was then released in May 2000 as the lead single from the album, Scarecrow....
    
    " (Jenny Yates, Brooks) – 4:43
12. "Standing Outside the Fire
    Standing Outside The Fire
    "Standing Outside The Fire" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country Music artist Garth Brooks. It was released in December 1993 as the third single from his album, In Pieces. The song also appears on The Hits, The Limited Series, Double Live, and The Ultimate Hits. It...
    
    " (Yates, Brooks) – 3:51
13. "American Honky-Tonk Bar Association
    American Honky-Tonk Bar Association
    "American Honky-Tonk Bar Association" is the title of a song written by Bryan Kennedy and Jim Rushing, and recorded by American country music singer Garth Brooks. It was released in September 1993 as the second single from his album, In Pieces...
    
    " (Kennedy, Jim Rushing) – 3:31
14. "The Change
    The Change (song)
    "The Change" is a single by American country music artist Garth Brooks. Released in 1996, it was the fourth single from the album Fresh Horses. The song reached #19 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:...
    
    " (Arata, Wayne Tester) – 4:05
15. "Rodeo
    Rodeo (song)
    "Rodeo" is the title of a song written by Larry Bastian and recorded by Garth Brooks from his album Ropin' the Wind. It was released as the first single from the 1991 album. It peaked at number three on the U.S...
    
    " (Bastian) – 3:52
16. "Wrapped Up in You
    Wrapped up in You
    "Wrapped Up in You" is the title of a song written by Wayne Kirkpatrick and recorded by American Country Music artist Garth Brooks. It was released in October 2001 as the lead single from his eighth studio album Scarecrow...
    
    " (Wayne Kirkpatrick
    Wayne Kirkpatrick
    Wayne Kirkpatrick is an American singer/songwriter and musician born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana but now lives in Nashville, Tennessee. He graduated from Baton Rouge Magnet High School in 1979....
    
    ) – 4:31
17. "Leave a Light On" (Randy Goodrum, Tommy Sims
    Tommy Sims
    Tommy Sims is a renowned bassist, songwriter, record producer and bandleader.-Music career:From 1987 to 1989 he was the bassist of the popular Christian rock band White Heart which he left to become a studio musician and producer. During 1992-1993, he played bass on the Bruce Springsteen and the...
    
    ) – 3:41

Disc 3 (DVD)

1. "Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)"
2. "If Tomorrow Never Comes"
3. "The Dance"
4. "Friends in Low Places"
5. "Unanswered Prayers"
6. "Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House"
7. "The Thunder Rolls"
8. "Rodeo"
9. "Shameless"
10. "Papa Loved Mama"
11. "What She's Doing Now"
12. "The River"
13. "We Shall Be Free"
14. "Learning to Live Again"
15. "That Summer"
16. "Standing Outside the Fire"
17. "Ain't Goin' Down ('Til The Sun Comes Up)"
18. "Callin' Baton Rouge"
19. "American Honky-Tonk Bar Association"
20. "The Fever"
21. "To Make You Feel My Love"
22. "The Beaches of Cheyenne"
23. "The Change"
24. "Two Piña Coladas"
25. "Longneck Bottle" (w/ Steve Wariner
    Steve Wariner
    Steven Noel "Steve" Wariner is an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist. He has released eighteen studio albums, including six on MCA Records, and three each on RCA Records, Arista Records and Capitol Records...
    
    )
26. "In Another's Eyes" (w/ Trisha Yearwood
    Trisha Yearwood
    Patricia Lynn Yearwood, professionally known as Trisha Yearwood , is an American country music artist. She is best known for her ballads about vulnerable young women from a female perspective that have been described by some music critics as "strong" and "confident."Trisha Yearwood signed with MCA...
    
    )
27. "Wrapped Up In You"
28. "Beer Run"
29. "When You Come Back to Me Again"
30. "Good Ride Cowboy"
31. "More Than a Memory"
32. "Workin' for a Livin'" (w/ Huey Lewis
    Huey Lewis
    Huey Lewis is an American musician, songwriter and occasional actor.Lewis sings lead and plays harmonica for his band Huey Lewis and the News, in addition to writing or co-writing many of the band's songs...
    
    )
33. "Midnight Sun"

Chart performance

Chart (2007)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	1
U.S. Billboard 200	3
U.S. Billboard Independent Albums	1
Canadian Albums Chart	1

Certifications

Country	Certifications
Australia Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...	Platinum
Ireland Irish Recorded Music Association Irish Recorded Music Association is the Irish record industry association. IRMA is a non-profit association set up to manage and control the music industry in the Republic of Ireland.-Goals and activities:...	6× Platinum
United States Recording Industry Association of America The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...	5× Platinum