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1994 greatest hits album by Garth Brooks
The Hits is the second
compilation album , and first wide-released
greatest hits album , from American
country music artist
Garth Brooks , released on December 13, 1994, by
Liberty .
Brooks first greatest hits album,
The Garth Brooks Collection , was released three months earlier exclusively at
McDonald's restaurants for a limited time to raise money for the
Ronald McDonald Children's Charities .
The Hits is now
out of print due to Brooks' views for whole record sales, instead of albums of singles. He insisted it only be available for a limited time, but not before it sold well over 10 million copies (which at that time became his first album to achieve Diamond Series).
The album debuted at #1 on the
Billboard 200 , and
Top Country Albums . A CD Zoom containing 20-second sound bites of 61 songs accompanied The Hits . In June 1995, the master was buried under Brooks' star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame .
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Track listing
The Hits – Standard edition Title Writer(s) 1. "
Ain't Goin' Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up) " (from
In Pieces , 1993)
Kent Blazy ,
Kim Williams ,
Garth Brooks 4:32 2. "
Friends in Low Places " (from
No Fences , 1990)
Dewayne Blackwell , Earl "Bud" Lee 4:18 3. "
Callin' Baton Rouge " (from In Pieces , 1993)
Dennis Linde 2:38 4. "
The River " (from
Ropin' the Wind , 1991)
Victoria Shaw , Brooks 4:25 5. "
Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old) " (from
Garth Brooks , 1989) Randy Taylor, Brooks 2:53 6. "
The Thunder Rolls " (from No Fences , 1990)
Pat Alger , Brooks 3:42 7. "
American Honky-Tonk Bar Association " (from In Pieces , 1993) Bryan Kennedy, Jim Rushing 3:33 8. "
If Tomorrow Never Comes " (from Garth Brooks , 1989)
Kent Blazy , Brooks 3:37 9. "
Unanswered Prayers " (from No Fences , 1990) Alger, Larry Bastian, Brooks 3:23 10. "
Standing Outside the Fire " (from In Pieces , 1993) Jenny Yates, Brooks 3:52 11. "
Rodeo " (from Ropin' the Wind , 1991) Larry Bastian 3:53 12. "
What She's Doing Now " (from Ropin' the Wind , 1991) Alger, Brooks 3:26 13. "
We Shall Be Free " (from
The Chase , 1992)
Stephanie Davis , Brooks 3:48 14. "
Papa Loved Mama " (from Ropin' the Wind , 1991) Williams, Brooks 2:51 15. "
Shameless " (from Ropin' the Wind , 1991)
Billy Joel 4:19 16. "
Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House " (from No Fences , 1990) Bobby Boyd,
Warren Haynes ,
Dennis Robbins 2:31 17. "
That Summer " (from The Chase , 1992) Alger, Sandy Mahl, Brooks 4:47 18. "
The Dance " (from Garth Brooks , 1989)
Tony Arata 3:40 Total length: 66:08
The Hits – European edition Title Writer(s) 1. "
Ain't Goin' Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up) " (from
In Pieces , 1993)
Kent Blazy ,
Kim Williams , Garth Brooks 4:32 2. "
Friends in Low Places " (from
No Fences , 1990)
Dewayne Blackwell , Earl "Bud" Lee 4:18 3. "Burning Bridges" (from
Ropin' the Wind , 1991) Stephanie C. Brown, Brooks 3:35 4. "
Callin' Baton Rouge " (from Ropin' the Wind , 1991)
Dennis Linde 2:38 5. "
The River " (from Ropin' the Wind , 1991)
Victoria Shaw , Brooks 4:25 6. "
Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old) " (from
Garth Brooks , 1989) Randy Taylor, Brooks 2:53 7. "
The Thunder Rolls " (from Garth Brooks , 1989)
Pat Alger , Brooks 3:42 8. "
American Honky-Tonk Bar Association " (from In Pieces , 1993) Bryan Kennedy, Jim Rushing 3:33 9. "
If Tomorrow Never Comes " (from Garth Brooks , 1989)
Kent Blazy , Brooks 3:37 10. "
Unanswered Prayers " (from No Fences , 1990) Alger, Larry Bastian, Brooks 3:23 11. "
Standing Outside the Fire " (from In Pieces , 1993) Jenny Yates, Brooks 3:52 12. "
Rodeo " (from Ropin' the Wind , 1991) Larry Bastian 3:53 13. "
What She's Doing Now " (from Ropin' the Wind , 1991) Alger, Brooks 3:26 14. "
We Shall Be Free " (from
The Chase , 1992)
Stephanie Davis , Brooks 3:48 15. "
Papa Loved Mama " (from Ropin' the Wind , 1991) Williams, Brooks 2:51 16. "
Shameless " (from Ropin' the Wind , 1991)
Billy Joel 4:19 17. "
Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House " (from No Fences , 1990) Bobby Boyd,
Warren Haynes ,
Dennis Robbins 2:31 18. "
That Summer " (from The Chase , 1992) Alger, Sandy Mahl, Brooks 4:47 19. "
The Red Strokes " (from In Pieces , 1993)
James Garver , Lisa Sanderson, Yates, Brooks 3:44 20. "
The Dance " (from Garth Brooks , 1989)
Tony Arata 3:40 Total length: 73:27
Charts
The Hits debuted at #1 on the U.S.
Billboard 200 , becoming his fourth, and #1 on the
Top Country Albums , becoming his fifth #1 Country album. In November 1998, The Hits was certified 10× Platinum by the
RIAA .
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
Chart (1990–1999)
Position
US Billboard 200
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Certifications
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