Greatest Hits… and Then Some is the first compilation album by American country music artist Aaron Tippin. Released on RCA Nashville in 1997, it is composed of nine tracks from his first five studio albums, as well as four newly recorded tracks: "Cold Gray Kentucky Morning", "A Door", "That's What Happens When I Hold You" and "If Only Your Eyes Could Lie". Of these, "That's What Happens When I Hold You" and "A Door" were released, respectively reaching #50 and #65 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. After this album's release, Tippin exited RCA Nashville's roster, and signed in 1998 to Lyric Street Records.
| Greatest Hits… and Then Some | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by Aaron Tippin | ||||
| Released | March 25, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1990–1997 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 44:59 | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
| Producer | Various original producers Compilation and new tracks produced by Steve Gibson | |||
| Aaron Tippin chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   link |
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cold Gray Kentucky Morning" | Tim Krekel | New song | 3:40 |
| 2. | "You've Got to Stand for Something" | Aaron Tippin, Buddy Brock | You've Got to Stand for Something (1991) | 3:04 |
| 3. | "There Ain't Nothin' Wrong with the Radio" | Tippin, Brock | Read Between the Lines (1992) | 2:46 |
| 4. | "I Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way" | Tippin, Butch Curry | Read Between the Lines | 3:11 |
| 5. | "A Door" | Mark D. Sanders, Tim Nichols | New song | 3:10 |
| 6. | "My Blue Angel" | Tippin, Kim Williams, Philip Douglas | Read Between the Lines | 3:24 |
| 7. | "Workin' Man's Ph.D." | Tippin, Douglas, Bobby Boyd | Call of the Wild (1993) | 3:29 |
| 8. | "The Call of the Wild" | Tippin, Brock, Michael P. Heeney | Call of the Wild | 4:30 |
| 9. | "That's What Happens When I Hold You" | Angela Kaset, Johnny Cymbal | New song | 3:42 |
| 10. | "Whole Lotta Love on the Line" | Tippin, Donny Kees | Call of the Wild | 3:43 |
| 11. | "I Got It Honest" | Tippin, Bruce Burch, Marcus Franklin Johnson | Lookin' Back at Myself (1994) | 3:45 |
| 12. | "That's as Close as I'll Get to Loving You" | Sally Dworsky, Paul Jefferson, Jan Leyers | Tool Box (1995) | 3:16 |
| 13. | "If Only Your Eyes Could Lie" | Bob McDill, John Jarrard | New song | 3:19 |
| Total length: | 44:59 | |||
Personnel edit
The following musicians played on the newly recorded tracks.
- Pat Coil – keyboards
- Stuart Duncan – fiddle
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar
- Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- John Hobbs – keyboards
- Brent Mason – electric guitar
- Judy Rodman – background vocals
- John Wesley Ryles – background vocals
- Aaron Tippin- lead vocals
- Biff Watson – acoustic guitar
- Dennis Wilson – background vocals
- Lonnie Wilson – drums
- Glenn Worf – bass guitar
Chart performance edit
| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 17 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 97 |
References edit
- Allmusic (see infobox)
- Greatest Hits… and Then Some (CD liner notes). Aaron Tippin. RCA Records. 1996. 67427.
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