I Will Stand by You: The Essential Collection is a greatest hits collection by American country music duo The Judds. The album was released on April 5, 2011, via Curb Records, and includes twelve of The Judds' singles and two newly recorded songs.[2] The album's first single, "I Will Stand by You", was released to country radio in late 2010.
I Will Stand by You: The Essential Collection | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | April 5, 2011 | |||
Recorded | 1984–2010 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 50:32 | |||
Label | Curb | |||
The Judds chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Track listing
edit- "Mama He's Crazy" (Kenny O'Dell) - 3:14
- "Why Not Me" (Harlan Howard, Sonny Throckmorton, Brent Maher) - 3:31
- "Girls' Night Out" (Maher, Jeff H. Bullock) - 2:54
- "Love Is Alive" (Kent Robbins) - 4:01
- "Have Mercy" (Paul Kennerley) - 3:22
- "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Old Days)" (Jamie O'Hara) - 4:15
- "Rockin' with the Rhythm of the Rain" (Maher, Don Schlitz) - 2:41
- "I Know Where I'm Going" (Don Schlitz, Craig Bickhardt, Maher) - 3:39
- "Turn It Loose" (Schlitz, Bickhardt, Maher) - 3:44
- "Young Love (Strong Love)" (Kennerley, Robbins) - 4:23
- "Love Can Build a Bridge" (Paul Overstreet, Naomi Judd, John Barlow Jarvis) - 5:24
- "Flies on the Butter (You Can't Go Home Again)" (Chuck Cannon, Austin Cunningham, Allen Shamblin) – 4:30
- "I Will Stand by You" (Steven Lee Olsen, Robert Ellis Orrall) – 3:46
- "Back Home" – 3:48 (Darrell Scott, Bruce Robison)
- featuring Alison Krauss[2]
Personnel on new tracks
edit- The Judds
- Naomi Judd – vocals
- Wynonna Judd – vocals
- Additional musicians
- Tim Akers – keyboards, organ
- Eddie Bayers – drums
- Bob Britt – electric guitar
- Spencer Campbell – bass guitar
- Maurice Carter – background vocals
- Alison Krauss – vocals on "Back Home"
- Gordon Mote – piano, synthesizer
- Don Potter – banjo, acoustic guitar, mandolin
- Jaimee Paul Shires – background vocals
- Nir Z. – drums, percussion
Chart performance
editChart (2011) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 34 |
References
edit- ^ Jurek, Thom. "I Will Stand by You: The Essential Collection review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
- ^ a b "The Judds To Release Essential Collection". The Judds official website. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2011-03-17.