Greatest Hits Volume Two (George Strait album)

Greatest Hits Volume Two is the second compilation album by American country music artist George Strait, released on September 7, 1987 by MCA Records. It features all of Strait's singles from 1984–87. It reached No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart and is certified triple platinum by the RIAA.

Greatest Hits Volume Two
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedSeptember 7, 1987 (1987-09-07)
Recorded1984-87
GenreCountry
Length30:35
LabelMCA Records
MCAD-42035
Producer
George Strait chronology
Ocean Front Property
(1987)
Greatest Hits Volume Two
(1987)
If You Ain't Lovin' You Ain't Livin'
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Robert ChristgauB [2]

Track listing edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind"Sanger D. Shafer, Darlene Shafer3:15
2."The Cowboy Rides Away"Sonny Throckmorton, Casey Kelly3:21
3."The Fireman"Mack Vickery, Wayne Kemp2:33
4."The Chair"Hank Cochran, Dean Dillon2:50
5."You're Something Special to Me"David Anthony3:18
6."Nobody in His Right Mind Would've Left Her"Dillon2:52
7."It Ain't Cool to Be Crazy About You"Dillon, Royce Porter2:52
8."Ocean Front Property"Dillon, Cochran, Porter3:08
9."All My Ex's Live in Texas"S. Shafer, Lydia J. Shafer3:20
10."Am I Blue"David Chamberlain3:06
Total length:30:35[1]

Charts edit

Weekly charts edit

Chart (1987) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[3] 68
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[4] 1

Year-end charts edit

Chart (1988) Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5] 5
Chart (1989) Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[6] 39
Chart (1990) Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[7] 44
Chart (1991) Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[8] 73

References edit

  1. ^ a b Greatest Hits Volume Two at AllMusic
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert. "CG: George Strait". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
  3. ^ "George Strait Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  4. ^ "George Strait Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  5. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  6. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1989". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  7. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  8. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2021.