From There to Here: Greatest Hits
Encyclopedia
From There to Here: Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits
compilation released by American
country music
group Lonestar
. In addition to chronicling the greatest hits from their first four studio albums, the album includes the newly recorded tracks "My Front Porch Looking In
", "Walking in Memphis
" (a cover of the Marc Cohn
song) and "I Pray", as well as a second recording of their 2002 single "I'm Already There
". "My Front Porch Looking In" and "Walking in Memphis" were both released as singles.
debut album. "Come Cryin' to Me", "You Walked In" and "Everything's Changed" are from 1997's Crazy Nights
; "Amazed", "Smile", "What About Now" and "Tell Her" from 1999's Lonely Grill
; and "I'm Already There", "With Me" and "Not a Day Goes By" from 2002's I'm Already There
. Five single releases are missing from the album: "When Cowboys Didn't Dance" and "Heartbroke Every Day" from Lonestar, "Say When" from Crazy Nights, "Saturday Nights" from Lonely Grill and "Unusually Unusual" from I'm Already There.
Also included on this album are three new recordings: "My Front Porch Looking In" and "I Pray", as well as a cover of Marc Cohn
's "Walking in Memphis". "My Front Porch Looking In" and "Walking in Memphis" were both released as singles in 2003, respectively reaching #1 and #8 on the U.S. country charts. Closing off the album is a remix of "I'm Already There" entitled the "Message from Home". This remix is interspersed with telephone calls placed by family members of soldiers.
gave the album four stars out of five on Allmusic, where he called it a "fine retrospective" of the band's sound.
17. "Love Can Change Your Mind" (Bob Farrell, Regie Hamm) - 4:17
18. "Gimme All Your Lovin'
" (Frank Beard
, Billy Gibbons
, Joe Michael Hill
) - 4:24
Greatest hits
A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...
compilation released by American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
group Lonestar
Lonestar
Lonestar is an American country music group consisting of Richie McDonald , Michael Britt , Keech Rainwater , Dean Sams , and Michael Hill . McDonald left the band in November 2007 for a solo career before returning in 2011...
. In addition to chronicling the greatest hits from their first four studio albums, the album includes the newly recorded tracks "My Front Porch Looking In
My Front Porch Looking In
"My Front Porch Looking In" is the title of a song written by Richie McDonald, Frank J. Myers and Don Pfrimmer, and recorded by American country music group Lonestar. It was released in March 2003 as the first single from the band's album From There to Here: Greatest Hits...
", "Walking in Memphis
Walking in Memphis
-Cher version:"Walking in Memphis" is the first European single by American singer-actress Cher from her twenty-second studio album, It's a Man's World. It was released in the end of 1995 by WEA. The song was performed in some shows in Europe, and in her tours since the Do You Believe? Tour.-Song...
" (a cover of the Marc Cohn
Marc Cohn
Marc Craig Cohn is an American folk rock singer-songwriter and musician.- Personal life :Cohn was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated from Beachwood High School in Beachwood, a Cleveland suburb. He then attended Oberlin College....
song) and "I Pray", as well as a second recording of their 2002 single "I'm Already There
I'm Already There (song)
"I'm Already There" is the title of a song recorded by American country music band Lonestar, written by lead singer Richie McDonald along with Gary Baker and Frank J. Myers. It was released in March 2001 as the lead-off single to the band's fifth album, I'm Already There. It spent six weeks at the...
". "My Front Porch Looking In" and "Walking in Memphis" were both released as singles.
Content
From There to Here: Greatest Hits comprises thirteen tracks from the band's first four studio albums, arranged chronologically and starting with the band's 1995 debut single "Tequila Talkin'". This, "No News" and "Runnin' Away with My Heart" all come from Lonestar's self-titledLonestar (album)
Lonestar is the self-titled debut album from the American country music band Lonestar. Released in 1995 on BNA Records , it features five singles: "Tequila Talkin'", "No News", "Runnin' Away With My Heart", "Heartbroke Every Day", and "When Cowboys Didn't Dance", of which "No News" was a Number One...
debut album. "Come Cryin' to Me", "You Walked In" and "Everything's Changed" are from 1997's Crazy Nights
Crazy Nights (Lonestar album)
Crazy Nights is the second album released by country music band Lonestar. Four singles were released from this album: "Come Cryin' to Me", "You Walked In", "Say When", and "Everything's Changed". "Come Cryin' to Me" reached number one on the Hot Country Songs charts...
; "Amazed", "Smile", "What About Now" and "Tell Her" from 1999's Lonely Grill
Lonely Grill
Lonely Grill is the third album released by American country group Lonestar, released in the United States on June 1, 1999 by BNA Records. It reached number twenty-eight on the Billboard Hot 200 album chart, and number three on Hot Country Albums...
; and "I'm Already There", "With Me" and "Not a Day Goes By" from 2002's I'm Already There
I'm Already There
I'm Already There is the fourth album released by American country music band Lonestar. Released in 2001 on BNA Records , the album was certified platinum by the RIAA for sales of one million copies....
. Five single releases are missing from the album: "When Cowboys Didn't Dance" and "Heartbroke Every Day" from Lonestar, "Say When" from Crazy Nights, "Saturday Nights" from Lonely Grill and "Unusually Unusual" from I'm Already There.
Also included on this album are three new recordings: "My Front Porch Looking In" and "I Pray", as well as a cover of Marc Cohn
Marc Cohn
Marc Craig Cohn is an American folk rock singer-songwriter and musician.- Personal life :Cohn was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated from Beachwood High School in Beachwood, a Cleveland suburb. He then attended Oberlin College....
's "Walking in Memphis". "My Front Porch Looking In" and "Walking in Memphis" were both released as singles in 2003, respectively reaching #1 and #8 on the U.S. country charts. Closing off the album is a remix of "I'm Already There" entitled the "Message from Home". This remix is interspersed with telephone calls placed by family members of soldiers.
Critical reception
Stephen Thomas ErlewineStephen Thomas Erlewine
Stephen Thomas Erlewine is a senior editor for Allmusic. He is the author of many artist biographies and record reviews for Allmusic, as well as a freelance writer, occasionally contributing liner notes. He is also frontman and guitarist for the Ann Arbor-based band Who Dat?Erlewine is the nephew...
gave the album four stars out of five on Allmusic, where he called it a "fine retrospective" of the band's sound.
Track listing
- "Tequila Talkin'Tequila Talkin'"Tequila Talkin" is the debut single of the country music band Lonestar. It was released in August 1995 as the lead-off single from their self-titled debut album...
" (Chris WatersChris WatersChristopher Waters Dunn is an American country music singer and songwriter, known professionally as Chris Waters. The brother of singer Holly Dunn, Waters has co-written singles for other artists, including Number Ones for Tim McGraw and Cyndi Thomson.-Biography:Christopher Waters Dunn was born in...
, Bill LaBountyBill LaBountyBill LaBounty is an American musician. He was initially a singer-songwriter in the soft rock genre, first as a member of the band Fat Chance, and later as a solo artist. As a solo artist, LaBounty recorded six studio albums, including four on Curb Records/Warner Bros. Records...
) – 3:27 - "No NewsNo News"No News" is the title of a song recorded by American country music band Lonestar. It was released in January 1996 as the second single from their debut album, Lonestar. "No News" reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in April 1996 , giving the group its first...
" (Phil Barnhart, Sam Hogin, Mark D. SandersMark D. SandersMark Daniel Sanders is an American Country Music songwriter. He has written 14 No. 1 hits, 50 singles, and over 200 cuts, including the famous Lee Ann Womack single “I Hope You Dance,” co-written with Tia Sillers.-Early life:...
) – 2:53 - "Runnin' Away with My HeartRunnin' Away with My Heart"Runnin' Away with My Heart" is the title of a song recorded by the country music band Lonestar. It was released in May 1996 as the third single from their self-titled debut album. It peaked at #8 on the country charts in the United States, and at #9 in Canada. Michael Britt, the band's...
" (Hogin, Sanders, Michael Britt) – 3:31 - "Come Cryin' to MeCome Cryin' to Me"Come Cryin' To Me" is the title of a song recorded by American country music group Lonestar. It was released in April 1997 as the first single from their album, Crazy Nights. The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart...
" (Sanders, Wally WilsonWally WilsonWally Wilson , is an American record producer and songwriter based in Nashville.-Career:Wally Wilson has worked with artists as diverse as Leon Russell, Bo Diddley, the Neville Brothers, Junior Wells, Amy Grant, Trisha Yearwood, Lone Star, Lorrie Morgan, Sammy Kershaw, Rick Trevino, Rascal Flatts...
, John RichJohn Rich (musician)John Rich is an American country music singer-songwriter. From 1992 to 1998, he was a member of the country music band Lonestar, in which he played bass guitar and alternated with Richie McDonald as lead vocalist...
) – 3:31 - "You Walked InYou Walked In"You Walked In" is the title of a song recorded by American country music group Lonestar. It was written by Canadian pop-rock star Bryan Adams and producer Robert "Mutt" Lange. The song was released in August 1997 as second single from Lonestar's 1997 album Crazy Nights.The song peaked at No...
" (Bryan AdamsBryan AdamsBryan Adams, is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, bassist, producer, actor and photographer. Adams has won dozens of awards and nominations, including 20 Juno Awards among 56 nominations. He has also received 15 Grammy Award nominations including a win for Best Song Written...
, Robert John "Mutt" Lange) – 4:31 - "Everything's ChangedEverything's Changed"Everything's Changed" is the title of a song recorded by American country music band Lonestar. It was released in June 1998 as the fourth and final single from their 1997 album Crazy Nights. Their ninth chart single overall, it was also the last single to feature bass guitarist John Rich, who was...
" (Larry BooneLarry BooneLarry Eugene Boone is an American country music artist. Between 1985 and 1993, Boone recorded five major label studio albums, in addition to charting several singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts. His highest-charting single, "Don't Give Candy to a Stranger", reached #10 in 1988...
, Paul Nelson, Richie McDonaldRichie McDonaldRichard Vance "Richie" McDonald is an American country music artist. From 1992 until his departure in 2007, he was the lead singer of the group Lonestar, which recorded seven studio albums on BNA Records during his tenure as lead vocalist. McDonald co-wrote several of the band's singles, and sang...
) – 3:53 - "AmazedAmazed"Amazed" is the title of a song written by Marv Green, Aimee Mayo and Chris Lindsey. The first version of the song was recorded by the American country music group Lonestar, whose version was released in March 1999 as the second single from their 1999 album Lonely Grill...
" (Chris Lindsey, Aimee MayoAimee MayoAimee Mayo is an American songwriter, primarily known for writing country hits for artists such as Lonestar, Martina McBride, Sara Evans, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, and Kellie Pickler. Mayo owns her own publishing company, Little Blue Typewriter Music.-Biography:Aimee Mayo grew up in Gadsden, Alabama...
, Marv Green) – 4:01 - "SmileSmile (Lonestar song)"Smile" is the title of a song written by Keith Follesé and Chris Lindsey, and recorded by American country music band Lonestar. It was released in October 1999 as the third single from the album, Lonely Grill. The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart...
" (Keith Follesé, Lindsey) – 3:35 - "What About NowWhat About Now (Lonestar song)"What About Now" is the title of a song recorded by American country music group Lonestar. It was released in April 2000 as the fourth single from their 1999 album, Lonely Grill, it spent four weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It was written by Ron Harbin, Aaron...
" (Ron Harbin, Aaron Barker, Anthony L. Smith) – 3:32 - "Tell HerTell Her"Tell Her" is the title of a song co-written by Craig Wiseman and Kwesi B. It was recorded by American country music group Lonestar. It was released in September 2000 as the fifth and final single from their 1999 album Lonely Grill. The song reached Number One on the Billboard country charts,...
" (Kwesi B., Craig WisemanCraig WisemanCraig Michael Wiseman is an American country music songwriter. Active since the late 1980s as a songwriter, he has had his songs recorded by Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Kenny Chesney, LeAnn Rimes, and several other acts....
) – 3:28 - "I'm Already ThereI'm Already There (song)"I'm Already There" is the title of a song recorded by American country music band Lonestar, written by lead singer Richie McDonald along with Gary Baker and Frank J. Myers. It was released in March 2001 as the lead-off single to the band's fifth album, I'm Already There. It spent six weeks at the...
" (Gary BakerGary Baker (songwriter)Gary Baker is an American country music singer and songwriter.-Career:In the late 1970s, Baker was a musician with the LeBlanc and Carr Band. Baker was also a singer musician with the country pop band, The Shooters. He has written songs for John Michael Montgomery, Alabama and others...
, Frank J. MyersFrank J. MyersFrank Joseph Myers is an American country music singer, songwriter and record producer. In his career, he has written songs for John Michael Montgomery, Eddie Rabbitt, Crystal Gayle, Lonestar and others...
, McDonald) – 4:13 - "With MeWith Me (Lonestar song)"With Me" is the title of a song written by Brett James and Troy Verges, and recorded by the country music group Lonestar. It was released in August 2001 as the second single from their 2001 album I'm Already There. It peaked at #10 on the U.S...
" (Brett JamesBrett JamesBrett James Cornelius is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. Signed to Career Records as a solo artist in 1995, James charted three singles and released a self-titled debut album that year...
, Troy VergesTroy VergesTroy Verges is an American country music songwriter. His credits include the singles "Who I Am" by Jessica Andrews, "Blessed" by Martina McBride and "Wasted", all of which went to number one on the country music charts...
) – 3:51 - "Not a Day Goes ByNot a Day Goes By"Not a Day Goes By" is the title of a song written by Maribeth Derry and Steve Diamond, and recorded by American country music band Lonestar. It was released in January 2002 as the fourth and final single from their album, I'm Already There...
" (Maribeth Derry, Steve Diamond) – 4:07 - "My Front Porch Looking InMy Front Porch Looking In"My Front Porch Looking In" is the title of a song written by Richie McDonald, Frank J. Myers and Don Pfrimmer, and recorded by American country music group Lonestar. It was released in March 2003 as the first single from the band's album From There to Here: Greatest Hits...
" (Myers, McDonald, Don Pfrimmer) – 3:441 - "I Pray" (James Dean Hicks, Chuck CannonChuck CannonCharles Marion "Chuck" Cannon, Jr. is an American country music songwriter. His compositions include hit singles for Toby Keith and John Michael Montgomery. Cannon has also received awards for Broadcast Music Incorporated, as well as an Academy of Country Music award for Song of the Year...
) – 3:471 - "Walking in MemphisWalking in Memphis-Cher version:"Walking in Memphis" is the first European single by American singer-actress Cher from her twenty-second studio album, It's a Man's World. It was released in the end of 1995 by WEA. The song was performed in some shows in Europe, and in her tours since the Do You Believe? Tour.-Song...
" (Marc CohnMarc CohnMarc Craig Cohn is an American folk rock singer-songwriter and musician.- Personal life :Cohn was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated from Beachwood High School in Beachwood, a Cleveland suburb. He then attended Oberlin College....
) – 3:501 - "I'm Already There (Message from Home)" (Baker, Myers, McDonald) – 4:311
- 1Previously unreleased tracks.
International Version
An alternate version of the album released outside of the US removes the track "I'm Already There (Message From Home)", and replaces it with two others:17. "Love Can Change Your Mind" (Bob Farrell, Regie Hamm) - 4:17
18. "Gimme All Your Lovin'
Gimme All Your Lovin'
"Gimme All Your Lovin" is a song by ZZ Top from their 1983 album Eliminator. The song was released as the album's first single in 1983 ....
" (Frank Beard
Frank Beard (musician)
Frank Lee Beard is the drummer in the rock band ZZ Top. Beard was formerly with the bands The Cellar Dwellars, who originally were a three-piece band, The Hustlers, The Warlocks, and American Blues before starting to play and record with Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill as ZZ Top.Beard was born in...
, Billy Gibbons
Billy Gibbons
William Frederick "Billy" Gibbons is an American musician, actor and car customizer, best known as the guitarist of the Texas blues-rock band ZZ Top. He is also the lead singer and composer for many of the band's songs. Gibbons is known for playing his Gretsch Billy Bo guitar and his famous 1959...
, Joe Michael Hill
Dusty Hill
Joseph Michael "Dusty" Hill is the bassist and vocalist with the American rock group ZZ Top.-History:Hill was in Dallas, Texas and grew up in the Lakewood neighborhood of East Dallas...
) - 4:24
Production
- Don CookDon CookDon Kirby Cook is an American record producer and songwriter whose work is mainly in the field of country music. Artists who recorded Cook's material include Barbara Mandrell, John Conlee, Mark Collie, Wade Hayes and Brooks & Dunn...
and Wally WilsonWally WilsonWally Wilson , is an American record producer and songwriter based in Nashville.-Career:Wally Wilson has worked with artists as diverse as Leon Russell, Bo Diddley, the Neville Brothers, Junior Wells, Amy Grant, Trisha Yearwood, Lone Star, Lorrie Morgan, Sammy Kershaw, Rick Trevino, Rascal Flatts...
– tracks 1-6 - Dann HuffDann HuffDann Huff is an American musician, session musician, singer-songwriter and producer. For his work as a producer in the Country music genre he has won several awards including the Musician of the Year award in 2001 and 2004 at the Country Music Association Awards and the Producer of the Year award...
– tracks 7-17 (7-18 on international version)
Personnel on new tracks
- Tim Akers - keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
- Mike Brignardello - bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Michael Britt - electric guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
- Stuart DuncanStuart DuncanStuart Duncan is a bluegrass musician who plays the fiddle, mandolin, guitar and banjo. Born in Quantico, Virginia and raised in Santa Paula, California, where he played in the school band, he has been a member of the Nashville Bluegrass Band since 1985, and is a much-in-demand session musician...
- fiddleFiddleThe term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music... - Paul FranklinPaul Franklin (musician)Paul Franklin is an American multi-instrumentalist, known mainly for his work as a steel guitarist. He began his career in the 1970s as a member of Barbara Mandrell's road band; in addition he toured with Mel Tillis and Jerry Reed. He has since become a prolific session musician in Nashville,...
- steel guitarSteel guitarSteel guitar is a type of guitar or the method of playing the instrument. Developed in Hawaii in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a steel guitar is usually positioned horizontally; strings are plucked with one hand, while the other hand changes the pitch of one or more strings with the use... - Dann HuffDann HuffDann Huff is an American musician, session musician, singer-songwriter and producer. For his work as a producer in the Country music genre he has won several awards including the Musician of the Year award in 2001 and 2004 at the Country Music Association Awards and the Producer of the Year award...
- electric guitar - Paul Leim - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Richie McDonaldRichie McDonaldRichard Vance "Richie" McDonald is an American country music artist. From 1992 until his departure in 2007, he was the lead singer of the group Lonestar, which recorded seven studio albums on BNA Records during his tenure as lead vocalist. McDonald co-wrote several of the band's singles, and sang...
– vocals - Jimmy Nichols - keyboards
- Matt Rollings - keyboards
- Dean Sams - keyboards, background vocals
- Russell Terrell - background vocals
- John Willis - acoustic guitarAcoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
Chart performance
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 7 |