Greatest Hits (originally titled Greatest Hits (To Be Continued)) is a compilation album by American country music singer LeAnn Rimes, released in the United States on November 18, 2003, by Curb Records.
Content and release The album contains 2 new songs: "This Love", which Rimes co-wrote alongside Marc Beeson and Jim Collins and speaks about her love for her then husband, Dean Sheremet, "Last Thing on My Mind", a duet with Irish pop singer Ronan Keating, and included "We Can", which had been previously released as a single for the Legally Blonde 2: Motion Picture Soundtrack. "This Love" was the sole single released from the album.
The album was originally released with a limited edition bonus track and DVD. The limited edition bonus track of "O Holy Night" was used to promote her 2004, What a Wonderful World, holiday album. The limited edition DVD contained three music videos ("Blue", "How Do I Live", and "We Can") and the Music in High Places performance of "Can't Fight the Moonlight". The DVD also contained four twenty-one second sound bites each of which Rimes describes the making of the music videos and her enjoyment of her Music in High Places performance of "Can't Fight the Moonlight".
On August 5, 2014, Greatest Hits was issued as a 2-CD limited edition exclusively to US Walmart stores. This limited edition contains Greatest Hits and the dance remix album, Dance Like You Don't Give a.... Greatest Hits Remixes.
Track listing
Personnel
Tim Akers – keyboards Tom Bukovac – electric guitar David Campbell – string arrangements, conductor Kevin St. Claire – choir Lisa Cochran – background vocals Perry Coleman – background vocals Eric Darken – percussion Greg Davies – choir Dan Dugmore – steel guitar Sheila E. – drums Claire Fedoruk – choir Amy Fogerson – choir Shannon Forrest – drums Grant Geiger – choir, choir arrangements Greg Geiger – choir Grant Gershon – choir Stephen Grimm – choir Michael Herring – acoustic guitar, soloist Marie Hodgson – choir Drew Holt – choir Dann Huff – electric guitar Elton John – vocals on "Written in the Stars" Elissa Johnston – choir Ronan Keating – vocals on "Last Thing on My Mind" Charles Lane – choir Shawn Lee – drums, percussion Robert Lewis – choir The London Session Orchestra – strings B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar Jerry McPherson – electric guitar Wil Malone – string arrangements, conductor Dominic Miller – acoustic guitar, electric guitar Steve Nathan – keyboards Cassandra O'Neal – piano Dean Parks – acoustic guitar Helene Quintana – choir LeAnn Rimes – lead vocals Steve Robson – acoustic guitar, keyboards Leland Sklar – bass guitar Kimberly Swizter – choir Rohan Thomas – keyboards Michael Thompson – electric guitar, slide guitar Patrick Warren – pump organ, synthesizer strings Glenn Worf – bass guitar
Charts Greatest Hits debuted at No. 24 on Billboard 200 with 70,686 copies sold in its first week.
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for Greatest HitsChart (2003)PeakpositionAustralian Country Albums (ARIA) 1Japanese Albums (Oricon) 68Chart (2014)Position US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) (2-CD Set with Dance Like You Don't Give A.... Greatest Hits Remixes) 19
Year-end chart Chart (2003)PositionAustralian Country Albums (ARIA) 17Chart (2004)PositionAustralian Country Albums (ARIA) 17US Billboard 200 142US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 19Chart (2005)PositionUS Top Country Albums (Billboard) 58
Sales
See also 2003 in music
References