Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (John Anderson album)
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Greatest Hits Volume II is country music
artist John Anderson
's second compilation album. It was released on the Warner Bros. Records
label in 1990. The album includes ten singles that Anderson released for Warner between 1983 and 1988, starting with "Goin' Down Hill" in 1983 and ending with "Countrified" in 1986.
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 John Anderson
John Anderson (musician)
John David Anderson is an American country music artist with a successful career that has lasted more than 30 years...
's second compilation album. It was released on the Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
label in 1990. The album includes ten singles that Anderson released for Warner between 1983 and 1988, starting with "Goin' Down Hill" in 1983 and ending with "Countrified" in 1986.
Track listing
- "She Sure Got Away with My HeartShe Sure Got Away with My Heart"She Sure Got Away with My Heart" is a single by American country music artist John Anderson. Released in 1984, it was the second single from the album Eye of a Hurricane. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart....
" (Walt AldridgeWalt AldridgeWalt Aldridge is an American musician, singer, songwriter, engineer and record producer.Aldridge is known primarily as a Nashville songwriter...
, Tommy Brasfield) — 2:47 - "Down in TennesseeDown in Tennessee"Down in Tennessee" is the title of a song written by Wayland Holyfield and recorded by American country music artist John Anderson. It was released in November 1985 as the second single from the album Tokyo, Oklahoma...
" (Wayland HolyfieldWayland HolyfieldWayland D. Holyfield, , is a prominent American songwriter and leader in the songwriting community.-Early life:Wayland Holyfield was born in Mallettown, Arkansas. He was educated in Arkansas public schools and attended Hendrix College at Conway, Arkansas before graduating from the University of...
) — 3:23 - "It's All Over NowIt's All Over Now"It's All Over Now" was written by Bobby Womack and Shirley Womack. It was first released by The Valentinos featuring Bobby Womack. The Valentinos version entered the Billboard Hot 100 on June 27, 1964, where it stayed on the chart for two weeks, peaking at No. 94...
" (Bobby WomackBobby WomackRobert Dwayne "Bobby" Womack is an American singer-songwriter and musician. An active recording artist since the early 1960s where he started his career as the lead singer of his family musical group The Valentinos and as Sam Cooke's backing guitarist, Womack's career has spanned more than 40...
, Shirley Womack) — 3:21 - "Honky Tonk Crowd" (Larry CordleLarry CordleLarry Cordle was born in eastern Kentucky and is an American country and bluegrass singer-songwriter. Cordle is most famous for his song "Murder on Music Row", which was recorded by George Strait and Alan Jackson and received the CMA Award for Song of the Year in 2000.-Career:Cordle has written...
, Lionel Delmore) — 3:41 - "You Can't Keep a Good Memory Down" (Roger MurrahRoger MurrahRoger Murrah is a songwriter and music publisher who has written hits for artists including Waylon Jennings, Alan Jackson, Al Jarreau, and Alabama....
, Michael Murrah, Bruce Burch) — 3:13 - "Let Somebody Else DriveLet Somebody Else Drive"Let Somebody Else Drive" is a single by American country music artist John Anderson. Released in 1984, it was the second single from the album All the People Are Talkin. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart....
" (Merle KilgoreMerle KilgoreWyatt Merle Kilgore was an American singer, songwriter, and manager.-Early life:Although born in Chickasha, Oklahoma, Merle Kilgore was raised in Shreveport, Louisiana. He was the son of Wyatt and Gladys B. Kilgore...
, Mack VickeryMack VickeryMack Vickery was a musician, songwriter, and inductee in the Hillbilly Hall of Fame whose songs have been recorded by artists such as Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, George Strait, and George Jones....
) — 2:33 - "Goin' Down HillGoin' Down Hill"Goin' Down Hill" is a single by American country music artist John Anderson. Released in 1983, it was the third single from the album Wild & Blue. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:...
" (John Anderson, X. Lincoln) — 3:34 - "I Wish I Could Write You a Song" (Anderson, Delmore) — 3:09
- "Tokyo, Oklahoma" (Vickery) — 2:43
- "Countrified" (Tom Lazaros) — 3:25