The Hits

~ Release by Garth Brooks (see all versions of this release, 9 available)

Annotation

UPC-2: 61
Possibly a Columbia Record Club release as UPC does not match other retail discs.

Annotation last modified on 2026-06-16 06:03 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Ain’t Goin’ Down (’til the Sun Comes Up)
producer:
Allen Reynolds
acoustic guitar:
Mark Casstevens
drums (drum set):
Milton Sledge
electric bass guitar:
Mike Chapman (Bassist)
electric guitar:
Chris Leuzinger
electric piano:
Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter)
fiddle:
Rob Hajacos
harmonica:
Terry McMillan
background vocals [Harmony]:
Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood
lead vocals:
Garth Brooks
recording of:
Ain't Going Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up)
writer:
Kent Blazy (American singer songwriter), Garth Brooks and Kim Williams (songwriter)
34:34
2Friends in Low Places
producer:
Allen Reynolds
background vocals:
Pat Alger, Dewayne Blackwell (country music singer-songwriter), Bruce Bouton, Mike Chapman (Bassist), Earl of Bud Lee (US singer, songwriter & composer), Rob Hajacos, Buddy Mondlock (singer songwriter and guitarist), Steve Morley, Pam "The Chick" Lewis, Jim Rooney (folk musician, later producer/engineer), Rusty "Race Horse" Jones (US jazz drummer), Sandy Brooks (the Mrs.), Charley Stefl and Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 35)
recording of:
Friends in Low Places
composer:
Dewayne Blackwell (country music singer-songwriter) and Earl Bud Lee (US singer, songwriter & composer)
publisher:
Careers Music, Inc. (from 1990 to present)
4.64:20
3Callin’ Baton Rouge
producer:
Allen Reynolds
acoustic guitar:
Mark Casstevens and Pat Flynn (US bluegrass/country guitarist)
banjo:
Bela Fleck
drums (drum set):
Milton Sledge
electric bass guitar:
Mike Chapman (Bassist)
electric guitar:
Chris Leuzinger
fiddle and mandolin:
Sam Bush (bluegrass fiddler/mandolinist)
keyboard:
Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Jerry Douglas (US guitar and dobro player)
background vocals [Harmony]:
Sam Bush (bluegrass fiddler/mandolinist) and John Cowan (singer and guitarist)
lead vocals:
Garth Brooks
cover recording of:
Callin' Baton Rouge
lyricist and composer:
Dennis Linde
publisher:
Combine Music Corp. and Dennis Linde Legacy
32:37
4The River
recording engineer and mixer:
Mark Miller (Louisiana producer, engineer, bassist & studio owner)
electric bass guitar:
Edgar Meyer (contemporary bassist and composer)
percussion:
Kenny Malone (session drummer/percussion)
background vocals [Harmony]:
Trisha Yearwood
recorded at and mixed at:
Jack's Tracks Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
The River
writer:
Garth Brooks and Victoria Shaw
44:27
5Much Too Young (to Feel This Damn Old)
recording engineer:
Mark Miller (Louisiana producer, engineer, bassist & studio owner)
producer:
Allen Reynolds
acoustic guitar:
Mark Casstevens
drums (drum set):
Milton Sledge
electric bass guitar:
Mike Chapman (Bassist)
electric guitar:
Chris Leuzinger
fiddle:
Rob Hajacos
keyboard:
Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter)
steel guitar:
Bruce Bouton
strings:
Roy Christensen (Cellist, Producer, Recording Engineer), George Binkley III (violinist, session musician), Carl Gorodetzky, John Borg (US orchestral string player), Dennis Molchan, Nashville String Machine, Pam Sixfin and Gary Vanosdale
recorded at:
Jack’s Tracks in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Much Too Young (to Feel This Damn Old)
writer:
Garth Brooks and Randy Taylor (bassist)
4.652:58
6The Thunder Rolls
acoustic guitar:
Pat Alger and Johnny Christopher (Guitarist, lyricist, composer, singer, session musician)
music videos:
The Thunder Rolls by Garth Brooks
recording of:
The Thunder Rolls
writer:
Pat Alger and Garth Brooks
4.653:44
7American Honky‐Tonk Bar Association
producer:
Allen Reynolds
acoustic guitar:
Mark Casstevens
drums (drum set):
Milton Sledge
electric bass guitar:
Mike Chapman (Bassist)
electric guitar:
Chris Leuzinger
fiddle:
Rob Hajacos
keyboard:
Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter)
steel guitar:
Bruce Bouton
background vocals [Harmony] and lead vocals:
Garth Brooks
recording of:
American Honky Tonk Bar Association
writer:
Bryan Kennedy (songwriter) and Jim Rushing (songwriter)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc. and The Old Professor's Music
33:33
8If Tomorrow Never Comes
recording engineer:
Mark Miller (Louisiana producer, engineer, bassist & studio owner)
producer:
Allen Reynolds
acoustic guitar:
Mark Casstevens
drums (drum set):
Milton Sledge
electric bass guitar:
Mike Chapman (Bassist)
electric guitar:
Chris Leuzinger
fiddle:
Rob Hajacos
keyboard:
Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter)
steel guitar:
Bruce Bouton
strings:
Roy Christensen (Cellist, Producer, Recording Engineer), George Binkley III (violinist, session musician), Carl Gorodetzky, John Borg (US orchestral string player), Dennis Molchan, Nashville String Machine, Pam Sixfin and Gary Vanosdale
background vocals [Harmony]:
Jennifer O'Brien, Wendy Johnson, Hurshel Wiginton and Curtis Young (country singer)
recorded at:
Jack’s Tracks in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
If Tomorrow Never Comes
writer:
Kent Blazy (American singer songwriter) and Garth Brooks
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Hornall Brothers Music Ltd. (limited company), Major Bob Music Co. Ltd., Universal Music–MGB Songs, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
4.53:40
9Unanswered Prayers
producer:
Allen Reynolds
background vocals:
Jennifer O'Brien, Wendy Johnson, Hurshel Wiginton and Curtis Young (country singer)
recording of:
Unanswered Prayers
writer:
Pat Alger, Larry Bastain and Garth Brooks
33:25
10Standing Outside the Fire
producer:
Allen Reynolds
acoustic guitar:
Mark Casstevens
drums (drum set):
Milton Sledge
electric bass guitar:
Mike Chapman (Bassist)
electric guitar:
Chris Leuzinger
fiddle:
Rob Hajacos
keyboard:
Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter)
mandolin:
Sam Bush (bluegrass fiddler/mandolinist)
percussion:
Sam Bacco, Farrell Morris and Milton Sledge
background vocals [Harmony]:
Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood
lead vocals:
Garth Brooks
recording of:
Standing Outside the Fire
writer:
Garth Brooks and Jenny Yates
3.53:52
11Rodeo
recording engineer and mixer:
Mark Miller (Louisiana producer, engineer, bassist & studio owner)
acoustic bass guitar:
Edgar Meyer (contemporary bassist and composer)
acoustic guitar:
Mark Casstevens
bass:
Mike Chapman (Bassist)
drums (drum set):
Milton Sledge
electric guitar:
Chris Leuzinger
fiddle:
Rob Hajacos
keyboard:
Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter)
lap steel guitar and steel guitar:
Bruce Bouton
mandolin:
Sam Bush (bluegrass fiddler/mandolinist)
percussion:
Kenny Malone (session drummer/percussion) and Milton Sledge
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Bruce Bouton and Jerry Douglas (US guitar and dobro player)
recorded at and mixed at:
Jack's Tracks Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Rodeo
lyricist and composer:
Larry Bastian
4.353:54
12What She’s Doing Now
recording engineer and mixer:
Mark Miller (Louisiana producer, engineer, bassist & studio owner)
acoustic bass guitar:
Edgar Meyer (contemporary bassist and composer)
acoustic guitar:
Mark Casstevens
bass:
Mike Chapman (Bassist)
drums (drum set):
Milton Sledge
electric guitar:
Chris Leuzinger
fiddle:
Rob Hajacos
keyboard:
Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter)
lap steel guitar and steel guitar:
Bruce Bouton
mandolin:
Sam Bush (bluegrass fiddler/mandolinist)
percussion:
Kenny Malone (session drummer/percussion) and Milton Sledge
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Bruce Bouton and Jerry Douglas (US guitar and dobro player)
recorded at and mixed at:
Jack's Tracks Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
What She’s Doing Now
writer:
Pat Alger and Garth Brooks
4.53:26
13We Shall Be Free
assistant recording engineer and assistant mixer:
Richard Aspinwall (engineer)
recording engineer and mixer:
Mark Miller (Louisiana producer, engineer, bassist & studio owner)
producer:
Allen Reynolds
acoustic guitar:
Mark Casstevens
bass:
Mike Chapman (Bassist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Milton Sledge
electric guitar:
Chris Leuzinger
keyboard:
Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter)
background vocals:
Gary Chapman (chorister), Johnny Cobb, Vicki Hampton, Yvonne Hodges (vocalist), Donna McElroy, Debbie Nims and Howard Smith (Vocals, Jazz, R&B)
recorded at and mixed at:
Jack’s Tracks in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
We Shall Be Free
writer:
Garth Brooks and Stephanie Davis
3.53:48
14Papa Loved Mama
recording engineer and mixer:
Mark Miller (Louisiana producer, engineer, bassist & studio owner)
acoustic bass guitar:
Edgar Meyer (contemporary bassist and composer)
acoustic guitar:
Mark Casstevens
bass:
Mike Chapman (Bassist)
drums (drum set):
Milton Sledge
electric guitar:
Chris Leuzinger
fiddle:
Rob Hajacos
keyboard:
Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter)
lap steel guitar and steel guitar:
Bruce Bouton
mandolin:
Sam Bush (bluegrass fiddler/mandolinist)
percussion:
Kenny Malone (session drummer/percussion) and Milton Sledge
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Bruce Bouton and Jerry Douglas (US guitar and dobro player)
recorded at and mixed at:
Jack's Tracks Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Papa Loved Mama
writer:
Garth Brooks and Kim Williams (songwriter)
publisher:
Major Bob Music and Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing
4.352:51
15Shameless
recording engineer and mixer:
Mark Miller (Louisiana producer, engineer, bassist & studio owner)
acoustic bass guitar:
Edgar Meyer (contemporary bassist and composer)
acoustic guitar:
Mark Casstevens
bass:
Mike Chapman (Bassist)
drums (drum set):
Milton Sledge
electric guitar:
Chris Leuzinger
fiddle:
Rob Hajacos
keyboard:
Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter)
lap steel guitar and steel guitar:
Bruce Bouton
mandolin:
Sam Bush (bluegrass fiddler/mandolinist)
percussion:
Kenny Malone (session drummer/percussion) and Milton Sledge
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Bruce Bouton and Jerry Douglas (US guitar and dobro player)
background vocals [Harmony]:
Trisha Yearwood
recorded at and mixed at:
Jack's Tracks Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
Shameless
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel (American singer‐songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd. and Joelsongs (in 1988)
44:19
16Two of a Kind, Workin’ on a Full House
producer:
Allen Reynolds
recording of:
Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House
composer:
Bobby Boyd (Bobby Kay Boyd (wrote blues then country)), Warren Haynes and Dennis Robbins (American guitarist and singer songwriter)
publisher:
Buzzard Rock Music, Dennis Robbins Music and Tentex Music LLC
42:32
17That Summer
assistant recording engineer and assistant mixer:
Richard Aspinwall (engineer)
recording engineer and mixer:
Mark Miller (Louisiana producer, engineer, bassist & studio owner)
producer:
Allen Reynolds
acoustic guitar:
Mark Casstevens
bass:
Mike Chapman (Bassist)
drums (drum set):
Milton Sledge
electric guitar:
Chris Leuzinger
keyboard:
Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter)
steel guitar [steel]:
Bruce Bouton
vocals:
Trisha Yearwood
recorded at and mixed at:
Jack’s Tracks in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
That Summer
writer:
Pat Alger, Garth Brooks and Sandy Mahl
4.354:48
18The Dance
recording engineer:
Mark Miller (Louisiana producer, engineer, bassist & studio owner)
producer:
Allen Reynolds
acoustic guitar:
Mark Casstevens
drums (drum set):
Milton Sledge
electric bass guitar:
Mike Chapman (Bassist)
electric guitar:
Chris Leuzinger
fiddle:
Rob Hajacos
keyboard:
Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter)
steel guitar:
Bruce Bouton
strings:
Roy Christensen (Cellist, Producer, Recording Engineer), George Binkley III (violinist, session musician), Carl Gorodetzky, John Borg (US orchestral string player), Dennis Molchan, Nashville String Machine, Pam Sixfin and Gary Vanosdale
recorded at:
Jack’s Tracks in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
music videos:
The Dance (music video) by Garth Brooks
recording of:
The Dance
lyricist and composer:
Tony Arata
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs
4.353:41