The Hits Chapter 1 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...

 album released by American 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 Sammy Kershaw

Sammy Kershaw

Samuel Paul "Sammy" Kershaw is an American country music artist. A third cousin of Cajun fiddler Doug Kershaw and ex-husband of Lorrie Morgan, he has been active in country music since 1991. He has released ten studio albums, with three RIAA platinum certifications and two gold certifications...

. It was issued in 1995 (see 1995 in country music

1995 in country music

This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1995.-Top hits of the year:-Singles released by American artists:-Singles released by Canadian artists:-Top new album releases:-Other top albums:-Deaths:...

) on the Mercury Records

Mercury Records

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 label. The album comprises the ten greatest hits from his first three studio albums: four each from 1991's Don't Go Near the Water

Don't Go Near the Water (album)

Don't Go Near the Water is the debut album of American country music artist Sammy Kershaw. Released in 1991 on Mercury Records, the album produced four singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts: "Cadillac Style", the title track, "Yard Sale", and "Anywhere but Here", which...

and 1993's Haunted Heart

Haunted Heart

Haunted Heart is the second major studio album released by American country music singer Sammy Kershaw. It produced four singles: "She Don't Know She's Beautiful", the title track, "Queen of My Double-Wide Trailer", and "I Can't Reach Her Anymore"...

, plus two more from 1994's Feelin' Good Train

Feelin' Good Train

Feelin' Good Train is the third studio album released by American country music artist Sammy Kershaw. It was released in 1994 on Mercury Records. The album produced four singles for Kershaw on the Billboard country charts...

. Also included are "Still Lovin' You" (the third track from Haunted Heart, never released as a single) and the new track "Your Tattoo", which was released as a single in 1995 and peaked at #47 on the country charts. The Hits Chapter 1 earned a gold certification from the RIAA for shipping 500,000 copies in the United States.

Track listing

1. "Cadillac Style
   Cadillac Style
   "Cadillac Style" is the title of a song recorded by American country music artist Sammy Kershaw. It was released in October 1991 as his debut single, as well as the lead-off single from his 1991 debut album Don't Go Near the Water...
   
   " (Mark Petersen) – 2:54
2. "Don't Go Near the Water
   Don't Go Near the Water (Sammy Kershaw song)
   "Don't Go Near the Water" is a single by American country music artist Sammy Kershaw. Released in 1992, it was the second single and title track from the album Don't Go Near the Water. The song reached #12 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:...
   
   " (Chapin Hartford, Jim Foster) – 3:04
3. "Yard Sale" (Larry Bastian, DeWayne Blackwell) – 3:28
4. "Anywhere but Here
   Anywhere but Here (song)
   "Anywhere but Here" is the title of the fourth single released by American country music artist Sammy. It was co-written by Bob DiPiero and John Scott Sherrill with Buddy Cannon, who also produced it. It was released in September 1992 as the final single from his debut album, Don't Go Near the Water...
   
   " (Buddy Cannon
   Buddy Cannon
   Buddy Cannon is an American country music songwriter and record producer. Active since the late 1970s, he is known primarily for his work as Kenny Chesney's record producer, for which he won the Academy of Country Music's Producer of the Year award in 2006.Along with Bill Anderson and Jamey...
   
   , John Scott Sherrill
   John Scott Sherrill
   John Scott Sherrill is an American songwriter whose work is primarily in the field of country music. He has written songs for such artists as John Anderson, Brooks & Dunn, Jimmy Buffett , Johnny Lee, George Strait, Steve Wariner, Patty Loveless, Josh Turner, Waylon Jennings, Alison Krauss, Peter...
   
   , Bob DiPiero
   Bob DiPiero
   Bob DiPiero is an American country music songwriter. He has written 15. U.S. Number 1 hits and countless top 20 hits for the likes of Tim McGraw, The Oak Ridge Boys, Reba McEntire, Vince Gill, Faith Hill, Shenandoah, Neal McCoy, Highway 101, Restless Heart, Ricochet, John Anderson, Montgomery...
   
   ) – 2:29
5. "She Don't Know She's Beautiful
   She Don't Know She's Beautiful
   "She Don't Know She's Beautiful" is the title of a song written by Paul Harrison and Bob McDill, and recorded by American country music singer Sammy Kershaw...
   
   " (Bob McDill
   Bob McDill
   Robert Lee "Bob" McDill is an American country music songwriter. Active from the 1960s until 2000, he has written several songs for country music artists, including more than thirty Number One hits...
   
   , Paul Harrison) – 2:54
6. "Haunted Heart
   Haunted Heart (song)
   "Haunted Heart" is the title of a song written by Buddy Brock and Kim Williams, and recorded by American country music artist Sammy Kershaw. It was released in May 1993 as the second single and title track from the album Haunted Heart. The song reached #9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles &...
   
   " (Buddy Brock, Kim Williams) – 2:46
7. "Queen of My Double Wide Trailer
   Queen of My Double Wide Trailer
   "Queen of My Double Wide Trailer" is the title of a song written by Dennis Linde, and recorded by American country music artist Sammy Kershaw. It was released in August 1993 as the third single from his 1993 album Haunted Heart. It peaked at #7 in the United States, and #3 in Canada.-Charts:"Queen...
   
   " (Dennis Linde
   Dennis Linde
   Dennis Linde was an American singer and songwriter whose work was primarily in country musicHe is best known for writing the 1972 Elvis Presley hit, "Burning Love"...
   
   ) – 3:31
8. "I Can't Reach Her Anymore
   I Can't Reach Her Anymore
   "I Can't Reach Her Anymore" is the title of a song written by Mark Peterson and Bruce Theien, and recorded by American country music artist Sammy Kershaw. Released in January 1994, it was the fourth single from the album Haunted Heart...
   
   " (Petersen, Bruce Theien) – 3:09
9. "National Working Woman's Holiday
   National Working Woman's Holiday
   "National Working Woman's Holiday" is the title of a song recorded by American country music artist Sammy Kershaw. It was released in June 1994 as the lead-off single from his 1994 album Feelin' Good Train...
   
   " (Roger Murrah
   Roger Murrah
   Roger Murrah is a songwriter and music publisher who has written hits for artists including Waylon Jennings, Alan Jackson, Al Jarreau, and Alabama....
   
   , Pat Terry, James Dean Hicks) – 3:21
10. "Third Rate Romance
    Third Rate Romance
    "Third Rate Romance" is the title of a song recorded by the American country rock band Amazing Rhythm Aces on its 1975 album Stacked Deck. It was the band's debut single, reaching #11 on the U.S...
    
    " (Russell Smith
    Russell Smith (singer)
    Russell Smith is an American country music singer-songwriter. Formerly the lead singer of the Amazing Rhythm Aces, Smith launched a solo country music career in 1984. He was signed by Epic Records in 1988, who released his debut album, This Little Town, the following year...
    
    ) – 3:21
11. "Your Tattoo" (Kostas
    Kostas
    Kostas Lazarides is a Greek-born American country music songwriter, known professionally as Kostas. He has written for several country music artists, including Dwight Yoakam, Patty Loveless, and Travis Tritt, and has won eleven awards from Broadcast Music Incorporated...
    
    , Jack Tempchin
    Jack Tempchin
    Jack Tempchin is an American musician and singer-songwriter, best known for writing the Eagles classic "Peaceful Easy Feeling" and co-writing their hits "Already Gone", "The Girl From Yesterday," "Somebody," and "It's Your World Now."...
    
    ) – 2:22
12. "Still Lovin' You" (Rock Killough) – 4:05

Chart performance

Chart (1995)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	19
U.S. Billboard 200	131