This Is Ty Herndon: Greatest Hits is a 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 in 2002 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 Ty Herndon

Ty Herndon

Boyd Tyrone "Ty" Herndon is an American country music and Christian singer. Signed to Epic Records in 1995, Herndon made his debut that year with the Number One single "What Mattered Most", followed by the release of his first album, also entitled What Mattered Most...

. Its only single was the previously unreleased "A Few Short Years". Shortly before this album's release, Herndon charted at #37 on the Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...

 charts with "Heather's Wall", a track for an unreleased album for Epic. This Is Ty Herndon served as Herndon's last album for Epic Records

Epic Records

Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...

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Track listing

1. "What Mattered Most" (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...
   
   , Vince Melamed
   Vince Melamed
   Vince Melamed is an American keyboardist and songwriter who currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee. He was born in New York, and moved to Los Angeles at an early age. Vince has appeared with many bands as keyboardist...
   
   ) – 3:41
2. "Living in a Moment
   Living in a Moment (song)
   "Living in a Moment" is the title of a country music song recorded by Ty Herndon. It was released in June 1996 as the first single from his album of the same name, and in October of that year, it became his second Number One hit ....
   
   " (Pat Bunch, Doug Johnson) – 3:51
3. "Steam
   Steam (Ty Herndon song)
   "Steam" is the title of a song written by Lewis Anderson and Bob Regan, and recorded by American country music artist Ty Herndon. It was released in August 1999 as the lead single from his album of the same name, Steam...
   
   " (Lewis Anderson, Bob Regan) – 3:37
4. "It Must Be Love
   It Must Be Love (Ty Herndon song)
   "It Must Be Love" is a song written by Craig Bickhardt and Jack Sundrud. It was recorded and released in August 1998 by American country music singer Ty Herndon on his album Big Hopes, from which it was released as that album's second single in mid-1998...
   
   " (Craig Bickhardt
   Craig Bickhardt
   Craig Bickhardt is an American country music singer and songwriter. His musical career includes co-writing credits for The Judds, Steve Wariner, Kathy Mattea and others. He was also a member of S-K-B, formerly S-K-O, after Paul Overstreet exited that band, and he has released three studio albums...
   
   , Jack Sundrud) – 3:32
5. "Hands of a Working Man
   Hands of a Working Man
   "Hands of a Working Man" is the title of a song written by D. Vincent Williams and Jim Collins, and recorded by American country music artist Ty Herndon. It was released in January 1999 as the third single from his album, Big Hopes...
   
   " (Jim Collins
   Jim Collins (singer)
   Jim Collins is an American country music singer-songwriter. Between 1985 and 1998, Collins released three studio albums. He also charted seven singles on Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart...
   
   , D. Vincent Williams) – 3:47
6. "Loved Too Much
   Loved Too Much
   "Loved Too Much" is a single by American country music artist Ty Herndon. Released in 1997, it was the third single from his album, Living in a Moment. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in June 1997....
   
   " (Don Schlitz
   Don Schlitz
   Donald Alan "Don" Schlitz, Jr. is a country music songwriter. For his songwriting efforts, Schlitz has earned two Grammys, as well as four ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year awards...
   
   , Billy Livsey
   Billy Livsey
   Billy Livsey is an American songwriter, keyboardist, and producer from Nashville, Tennessee. He has worked for many musicians including Tina Turner, Kevin Ayers, 801, Gerry Rafferty, Five Star, and Kenny Rogers.-References:*...
   
   ) – 3:40
7. "Heart Half Empty" (Burr, Desmond Child
   Desmond Child
   Desmond Child is an American musician, songwriter, and producer. He is a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame.-Career:...
   
   ) – 4:56
   • duet with Stephanie Bentley
     Stephanie Bentley
     Stephanie Kay Bentley is an American country music artist. She made her debut in 1996 as a duet partner on Ty Herndon's single "Heart Half Empty", which peaked at #21 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts...
     
     
8. "I Want My Goodbye Back
   I Want My Goodbye Back
   "I Want My Goodbye Back" is the title of a song written by Pat Bunch, Doug Johnson and Dave Berg, and recorded by American country music artist Ty Herndon. It was released in June 1995 as the second single from his debut album, What Mattered Most...
   
   " (Dave Berg
   Dave Berg (songwriter)
   Dave Berg is an American country music songwriter. His credits include the Number One country hits "Somebody" by Reba McEntire, "If You're Going Through Hell " and "These Are My People" by Rodney Atkins, and "Moments" by Emerson Drive...
   
   , Bunch, Johnson) – 3:23
9. "A Man Holdin' On (To a Woman Lettin' Go)
   A Man Holdin' On (To a Woman Lettin' Go)
   "A Man Holdin' On " is a single by American country music artist Ty Herndon. Released in March 1998, it was the first single from his album, Big Hopes...
   
   " (Gene Dobbins, John Ramey, Bobby Taylor) – 3:38
10. "You Can Leave Your Hat On
    You Can Leave Your Hat On
    "You Can Leave Your Hat On" is a song written by Randy Newman and appearing on his 1972 album Sail Away. It was made famous by Joe Cocker when featured in the 1986 Adrian Lyne film 9½ Weeks during the striptease scene....
    
    " (Randy Newman
    Randy Newman
    Randall Stuart "Randy" Newman is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist who is known for his mordant pop songs and for film scores....
    
    ) – 4:39
11. "If the Road Runs Out" (David Frasier, Tom Wurth, Bill Luther) – 4:03^A
12. "A Few Short Years" (Sonny Tillis, Bobby Tomberlin) – 3:49^A
13. "I'd Move Heaven and Earth" (Bickhardt, Sundrud) – 4:13^A

^APreviously unreleased.

Chart performance

Chart (2002)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	32