(Songbook) A Collection of Hits
{Songbook} A Collection of Hits is the first greatest hits album by American country music singer Trisha Yearwood. The album was Yearwood's first to reach #1 on the Billboard country albums chart. Due to the success of the single "How Do I Live" in Australia, the album was released there (in 1998) with six extra tracks, including a duet with Australian country star Lee Kernaghan. {Songbook} A Collection of Hits also peaked at number 5 on the ARIA country charts and 22 on the all genre. The album has been certified 4× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for US shipments of 4 million copies. It has also been certified 2× Platinum in Canada and Platinum in Australia.
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| Released | August 26, 1997 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 43:01 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Tony Brown (tracks 1, 6) Garth Fundis (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7-12) Allen Reynolds (track 4) Harry Stinson (track 11) Trisha Yearwood (tracks 1, 6) | |||
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| Singles from (Songbook) A Collection of Hits | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau |  [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [3] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "How Do I Live" | Diane Warren | 4:02 |
| 2. | "The Song Remembers When" | Hugh Prestwood | 3:54 |
| 3. | "Wrong Side of Memphis" | Gary Harrison, Matraca Berg | 2:46 |
| 4. | "In Another's Eyes" (duet with Garth Brooks) | Garth Brooks, Bobby Wood, John Peppard | 3:32 |
| 5. | "The Woman Before Me" | Jude Johnstone | 3:48 |
| 6. | "Perfect Love" | Sunny Russ, Stephony Smith | 2:56 |
| 7. | "Thinkin' About You" | Bob Regan, Tom Shapiro | 3:23 |
| 8. | "Down on My Knees" | Beth Nielsen Chapman | 3:52 |
| 9. | "She's in Love with the Boy" | Jon Ims | 4:04 |
| 10. | "Walkaway Joe" (featuring Don Henley) | Vince Melamed, Greg Barnhill | 4:19 |
| 11. | "XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl)" | Matraca Berg, Alice Randall | 2:47 |
| 12. | "Like We Never Had a Broken Heart" | Pat Alger, Brooks | 3:38 |
International version bonus tracks
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 13. | "A Lover Is Forever" | Steve Goodman, J. Fred Knobloch | 3:44 |
| 14. | "Believe Me Baby (I Lied)" | Larry Gottlieb, Kim Richey | 3:42 |
| 15. | "On a Bus to St. Cloud" | Gretchen Peters | 4:42 |
| 16. | "You Can Sleep While I Drive" | Melissa Etheridge | 3:15 |
| 17. | "The Flame" | Joe Henry, John Barlow Jarvis | 5:50 |
| 18. | "Save the Land" (duet with Lee Kernaghan, only on the Australian version) | Lee Kernaghan | 3:50 |
Personnel
- Garth Brooks - background vocals, duet vocals on "In Another's Eyes"
- Larry Byrom - acoustic guitar
- Chuck Cannon - background vocals
- Mike Chapman - bass guitar
- Paul Franklin - steel guitar, lap steel guitar
- Garth Fundis - background vocals
- Steve Gibson - electric guitar
- Don Henley - duet vocals on "Walkaway Joe"
- Jim Horn - saxophone
- Ronn Huff - string arrangements, conductor
- Paul Leim - drums
- Raul Malo - background vocals
- The Nashville String Machine - strings
- Steve Nathan - keyboards
- Jim Ed Norman - string arrangements
- Michael Rhodes - bass guitar
- Kim Richey - background vocals
- Matt Rollings - keyboards
- Milton Sledge - drums
- Judson Spence - background vocals
- Harry Stinson - background vocals
- Lari White - background vocals
- Trisha Yearwood - lead vocals, background vocals
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[12] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
| Canada (Music Canada)[13] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
| Indonesia[14] | Gold | 25,000[14] |
| Malaysia[14] | Gold | 15,000[14] |
| Philippines (PARI)[14] | Gold | 20,000* |
| Taiwan (RIT)[14] | Gold | 25,000* |
| Thailand[14] | Gold | 25,000[14] |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[15] | Silver | 60,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[16] | 4× Platinum | 4,000,000^ |
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References
- Owens, Thom. "{Songbook} A Collection of Hits - Trisha Yearwood". Allmusic. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
- Christgau, Robert. "CG: Trisha Yearwood". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
- Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 894. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
rolling stone trisha yearwood album guide.
- "Australiancharts.com – Trisha Yearwood – Songbook - A Collection of Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- "RPM Country Albums for September 22, 1997". RPM. Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
- "Trisha Yearwood Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
- "Trisha Yearwood Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
- "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
- "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
- "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
- "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
- "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
- "Canadian album certifications – Trisha Yearwood – (Songbook) A Collection of Hits". Music Canada. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
- Flippo, Chet (January 23, 1999). "Country Made Stried in Australia, Asia And Europe In '98 - And Still Dominated U.S. Radio". Billboard. p. 36. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
- "British album certifications – Trisha Yearwood – Songbook". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
- "American album certifications – Trisha Yearwood – Songbook - A Collection". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
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