2003 greatest hits album by LeAnn Rimes
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Greatest Hits (originally titled Greatest Hits (To Be Continued) [2] ) is the first compilation album by American country music singer LeAnn Rimes , released in the United States on November 18, 2003, by Curb Records .
Content and release [ edit ] The album contains 2 new songs: "This Love ", which Rimes co-wrote alongside Marc Beeson and Jim Collins and speaks about her love for her then husband, Dean Sheremet, "Last Thing on My Mind ", a duet with Irish pop singer Ronan Keating , and included "We Can ", which had been previously released as a single for the Legally Blonde 2: Motion Picture Soundtrack . "This Love" was the sole single released from the album.
The album was originally released with a limited edition bonus track and DVD. The limited edition bonus track of "O Holy Night " was used to promote her 2004, What a Wonderful World , holiday album. The limited edition DVD contained three music videos ("Blue ", "How Do I Live ", and "We Can") and the Music in High Places performance of "Can't Fight the Moonlight ". The DVD also contained four twenty-one second sound bites each of which Rimes describes the making of the music videos and her enjoyment of her Music in High Places performance of "Can't Fight the Moonlight".
On August 5, 2014, Greatest Hits was issued as a 2-CD limited edition exclusively to US Walmart stores. This limited edition contains Greatest Hits and the dance remix album, Dance Like You Don't Give a.... Greatest Hits Remixes .[3]
Track listing [ edit ] Limited edition bonus DVD[5] Title 1. "Blue" (Music Video) 2:52 2. "How Do I Live" (Music Video) 4:30 3. "Can't Fight the Moonlight" (Music in High Places Performance) 3:56 4. "We Can" (Non-Movie Music Video) 3:40 5. "Blue" (Music video) (Sound Bite) 0:21 6. "How Do I Live" (Music video) (Sound Bite) 0:21 7. "Can't Fight the Moonlight" (Music in High Places Performance) (Sound Bite) 0:21 8. "We Can" (Music video) (Sound Bite) 0:21
Japanese track listing[7] Title Writer(s) 1. "We Can" Diane Warren 3:37 2. "Blue" Bill Mack 2:49 3. "How Do I Live" Warren 4:26 4. "Can't Fight the Moonlight" (Graham Stack Radio Edit) Warren 3:37 5. "One Way Ticket (Because I Can)" Judy Rodman, Keith Hinton 3:43 6. "Life Goes On" Rimes, Desmond Child, Andreas Carlsson 3:34 7. "Commitment" Tony Colton, Tony Marty, Bobby Wood 4:36 8. "I Need You" Dennis Matkosky, Ty Lacy 3:48 9. "Written in the Stars" (Duet with Elton John) Elton John, Tim Rice 4:18 10. "Unchained Melody" Alex North, Hy Zaret 3:52 11. "The Light in Your Eyes" Dan Tyler 3:21 12. "Looking Through Your Eyes " David Foster , Carole Bayer Sager 4:05 13. "You Light Up My Life" Joe Brooks 3:38 14. "Suddenly " Carlsson, Child 3:58 15. "Nothin' New Under the Moon" Rick Bowles, Tom Shapiro, Josh Leo 3:30 16. "Big Deal" Al Anderson, Jeffrey Steele 3:07 17. "But I Do Love You " Warren 3:21 18. "Last Thing on My Mind" (Duet with Ronan Keating) Ronan Keating, Steve Robson 4:00 19. "This Love" Rimes, Marc Beeson, Jim Collins 3:47 20. "Crazy" Willie Nelson TV 2:52 21. "O Holy Night" Placide Cappeau 3:42
Personnel [ edit ] Tim Akers – keyboards Tom Bukovac – electric guitar David Campbell – string arrangements, conductor Kevin St. Claire – choir Lisa Cochran – background vocals Perry Coleman – background vocals Eric Darken – percussion Greg Davies – choir Dan Dugmore – steel guitar Sheila E. – drums Claire Fedoruk – choir Amy Fogerson – choir Shannon Forrest – drums Grant Geiger – choir, choir arrangements Greg Geiger – choir Grant Gershon – choir Stephen Grimm – choir Michael Herring – acoustic guitar, soloist Marie Hodgson – choir Drew Holt – choir Dann Huff – electric guitar Elton John – vocals on "Written in the Stars" Elissa Johnston – choir Ronan Keating – vocals on "Last Thing on My Mind" Charles Lane – choir Shawn Lee – drums, percussion Robert Lewis – choir The London Session Orchestra – strings B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar Jerry McPherson – electric guitar Wil Malone – string arrangements, conductor Dominic Miller – acoustic guitar, electric guitar Steve Nathan – keyboards Cassandra O'Neal – piano Dean Parks – acoustic guitar Helene Quintana – choir LeAnn Rimes – lead vocals Steve Robson – acoustic guitar, keyboards Leland Sklar – bass guitar Kimberly Swizter – choir Rohan Thomas – keyboards Michael Thompson – electric guitar, slide guitar Patrick Warren – pump organ , synthesizer strings Glenn Worf – bass guitar Greatest Hits debuted at No. 24 on Billboard 200 with 70,686 copies sold in its first week.[8]
Weekly charts [ edit ] Chart (2003) Peak position Australian Albums Chart[9] 30 Australian Top Country Albums[10] 1 Japanese Oricon Albums Chart[11] 68 New Zealand Albums Chart[9] 19 US Billboard 200[12] 24 US Billboard Top Country Albums[12] 3 Chart (2014) Position US Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard ) (2-CD Set with Dance Like You Don't Give A.... Greatest Hits Remixes ) [13] 19
Year-end chart [ edit ] Chart (2003) Position Australian Top Country Albums[14] 17 Chart (2004) Position Australian Top Country Albums[15] 17 US Billboard 200[16] 142 US Billboard Top Country Albums[17] 19 Chart (2005) Position US Billboard Top Country Albums[18] 58
See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Greatest Hits – LeAnn Rimes: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards" . AllMusic . Retrieved April 18, 2013 . ^ "News : New Releases: Reba, LeAnn, Hank Jr" . CMT . November 18, 2003. Archived from the original on February 2, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2012 . ^ "Greatest Hits Limited Edition (2CD)" . Walmart.com . Archived from the original on August 6, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2023 . ^ "Greatest Hits: Leann Rimes: Music" . Amazon . Retrieved October 27, 2011 . ^ a b "Greatest Hits: Includes Bonus Limited Edition DVD: LeAnn Rimes: Music" . Amazon . September 9, 2009. Retrieved October 27, 2011 . ^ Greatest Hits (CD). LeAnn Rimes . Curb Records . 2003. D2-78829.{{cite AV media notes }}
: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link ) ^ "Greatest Hits LeAnn Rimes CD Album" . CD Japan . Retrieved September 9, 2023 . ^ "Previous Album Sales Chart" . HITS Daily Double. November 24, 2003. Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2011 . ^ a b [1] . australianchart.at . Retrieved May 18, 2011. ^ "The ARIA Report: Issue 719" (PDF) . webarchive.nla.gov.au. August 23, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 6, 2003. Retrieved June 24, 2011 . ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" . Ranking.oricon.co.jp. Retrieved June 24, 2011 . ^ a b [2] . AllMusic. Retrieved May 18, 2011. ^ Murray, Gordon (August 15, 2014). "Remixed LeAnn Rimes Debuts on Dance/Electronic Albums" . Billboard . Retrieved August 16, 2014 . ^ "Australian Web Archive" (PDF) . webarchive.nla.gov.au. August 23, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 6, 2004. Retrieved June 24, 2011 . ^ "Australian Web Archive" (PDF) . webarchive.nla.gov.au. August 23, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 19, 2004. Retrieved June 24, 2011 . ^ "Pro Posts" . Billboard . Retrieved June 24, 2011 . ^ Billboard https://web.archive.org/web/20121007033936/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2004/clptitl.jsp . Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2011 . ^ Billboard https://web.archive.org/web/20121002051531/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2005/clptitl.jsp . Archived from the original on October 2, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2011 . ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 Albums" (PDF) . Australian Recording Industry Association . ^ "New Zealand album certifications – LeAnn Rimes – Greatest Hits" . Recorded Music NZ . ^ "American album certifications – LeAnn Rimes – Greatest Hits" . Recording Industry Association of America .
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