Greatest Hits (Lorrie Morgan album)
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Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits
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 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...

 artist Lorrie Morgan
Lorrie Morgan
In 1996 Morgan married Jon Randall, a singer/songwriter now credited with writing the 2004 Brad Paisley/Alison Krauss hit "Whiskey Lullaby"; they divorced three years later in 1999....

. It features three previously unreleased tracks "I Didn't Know My Own Strength" and "Back in Your Arms Again", which peaked at #1 and #4, respectively, on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts in 1995, and "Standing Tall", which rose to #32 in early 1996. The rest of the album consists of two hits from Leave the Light On
Leave the Light On (Lorrie Morgan album)
Leave the Light On was a #6 country album on the Billboard charts for country music singer Lorrie Morgan, with such singles as "Trainwreck of Emotion" at #20, "Dear Me" at #9, "Out of Your Shoes" at #2, "Five Minutes" at #1, and "He Talks to Me" at #4...

, three from Something in Red
Something in Red
Something in Red is an album by Lorrie Morgan. It reached #8 on the Billboard country albums chart, including the #3 "We Both Walk," the #9 "A Picture of Me " , the #4 "Except for Monday," and the #14 title song...

, two from Watch Me
Watch Me
Watch Me is an album by American country music singer Lorrie Morgan. It was released on 9 October 1992. It peaked at #15 on the Billboard country albums chart, and includes the singles "Watch Me" "What Part of No" , "I Guess You Had to Be There" , and "Half Enough"...

, and the #13 duet with Morgan's then husband Keith Whitley
Keith Whitley
Jackie Keith Whitley , known professionally as Keith Whitley, was an American country music singer. Whitley's brief career in mainstream country music lasted from 1984 until his death in 1989, but he continues to influence an entire generation of singers and songwriters...

, "'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose", which originally appeared on Whitley's own Greatest Hits album in 1990. Morgan's album reached a peak of #5 on the Top Country Albums chart and #46 on the U.S. Billboard 200
Billboard 200
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 album charts.

Track listing

  1. "Five Minutes" (Beth Nielsen Chapman
    Beth Nielsen Chapman
    Beth Nielsen Chapman is an American singer-songwriter, mostly known for her numerous hits recorded by country and pop music performers.-Early history:...

    ) - 3:34
  2. "Dear Me
    Dear Me (song)
    "Dear Me" is a single by American country music artist Lorrie Morgan. Released in February 1989, it was the second single from her album Leave the Light On. The song reached #9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in July 1989....

    " (Carson Whitsett
    Carson Whitsett
    Carson Whitsett was an American keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer.-Biography:...

    , Scott Mateer
    Scott Mateer
    Scott Mateer was a songwriter and disc jockey. Mateer was the co-writer of "Dear Me", the first major hit for Lorrie Morgan, and also contributed spoken word vocals to Operation: Mindcrime by the band Queensrÿche....

    ) - 3:45
  3. "Except for Monday
    Except for Monday
    "Except for Monday" is the title of a song written by Reed Nielsen and recorded by American country music artist Lorrie Morgan. It was released in October 1991 as the third single from her album Something in Red. The song reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and...

    " (Reed Nielsen) - 2:54
  4. "A Picture of Me (Without You)
    A Picture of Me (Without You) (song)
    "A Picture of Me " is a country music song written by Norro Wilson and George Richey. It was originally recorded by George Jones, whose version peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1972. The song was covered by Lorrie Morgan on her 1991 album Something in Red...

    " (Norro Wilson
    Norro Wilson
    Norris "Norro" Wilson is an American country music singer, songwriter and producer, and member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame....

    , George Richey
    George Richey
    George Richey, born George Baker Richardson, was an American songwriter and record producer. He was married to country singer Tammy Wynette from 1978 until her death in 1998, they had no children together. He married television producer, Sheila Slaughter in 2001 until his death 2010, they had one...

    ) - 3:37
  5. "Watch Me
    Watch Me (song)
    "Watch Me" is a single by American country music artist Lorrie Morgan. Released in July 1992, it was the first single from her album Watch Me. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in November 1992....

    " (Tom Shapiro
    Tom Shapiro
    Tom Shapiro is an American songwriter and occasional record producer, known primarily for his work in country music. To date, he holds four Country Songwriter of the Year awards from Broadcast Music Incorporated, as well as the Songwriter of the Decade award from the Nashville Songwriters...

    , Gary Burr
    Gary Burr
    Gary Burr, born in Meriden, Connecticut, is an American musician and songwriter and producer, mostly known for his stable of hits recorded by country music performers. Burr began his career as a member of the group Pure Prairie League from 1982 to 1985, taking over after Vince Gill departed the group...

    ) - 3:34
  6. "Something in Red
    Something in Red (song)
    "Something in Red" is the title of a song written by Angela Kaset and recorded by American country music artist Lorrie Morgan. It was released in March 1992 as the fourth single and title track from the album Something in Red...

    " (Angela Kaset) - 4:35
  7. "Back in Your Arms Again
    Back in Your Arms Again
    "Back in Your Arms Again" is a single by American country music artist Lorrie Morgan. Released in August 1995, it was the second single from her Greatest Hits. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in November 1995....

    " (Fred Knobloch, Paul Davis
    Paul Davis (singer)
    Paul Lavon Davis was an American singer and songwriter, best known for his radio hits and solo career which started worldwide in 1970. His career encompassed soul, country and pop music...

    ) - 3:43
  8. "I Didn't Know My Own Strength
    I Didn't Know My Own Strength (Lorrie Morgan song)
    "I Didn't Know My Own Strength" is the title of a country music song written by Rick Bowles and Robert Byrne. It was recorded by Lorrie Morgan on her album Greatest Hits, from which it was released in as the album's first new single. The song became Morgan's third and final Number One on the U.S....

    " (Rick Bowles, Robert Byrne) - 3:19
  9. "Standing Tall" (Larry Butler, Ben Peters
    Ben Peters
    Ben James Peters was an American country music songwriter who wrote many #1 songs. Charley Pride recorded 40 of his songs and 4 of them went to #1 on the American country charts...

    ) - 3:03
  10. "What Part of No
    What Part of No
    "What Part of No" is a song recorded by American country music artist Lorrie Morgan. Released as the second single from her 1992 album Watch Me, the single reached Number One on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts dated for the week of February 27, 1993, holding the Number One...

    " (Wayne Perry, Gerald Smith) - 2:43
  11. "'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose
    'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose
    "Til a Tear Becomes a Rose" is a single by American country music artist Leon Everette. It was released in 1985 from his Mercury Records album Where's the Fire. His version of the song peaked at number 44 on Hot Country Songs....

    " (Bill Rice
    Bill Rice
    Wilbur Steven "Bill" Rice is an American country music singer and songwriter. Rice charted six singles between 1971 and 1978, including the Top 40 hit "Travelin' Minstrel Man", but is better known for his songwriting...

    , Sharon Rice
    Sharon Vaughn
    Sharon Vaughn is a musician, songwriter and producer. She has had over two hundred cuts including several number one hits. She has also been nominated for The Nashville Songwriters Federation "Hall Of Fame". Vaughn was formerly married to songwriter Bill Rice, and later to Howard Bellamy of The...

    ) - 3:29
    • duet with Keith Whitley
      Keith Whitley
      Jackie Keith Whitley , known professionally as Keith Whitley, was an American country music singer. Whitley's brief career in mainstream country music lasted from 1984 until his death in 1989, but he continues to influence an entire generation of singers and songwriters...


Chart performance

Chart (1995) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 5
U.S. Billboard 200 46
Canadian RPM Country Albums 6
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