Greatest Hits (Keith Whitley album)

Greatest Hits is country music artist Keith Whitley's first greatest hits album, released a year after his death. It was released in 1990 by RCA Records. It peaked at No. 5 on the Top Country Albums chart, and was certified platinum by the RIAA. One single was released from it: "'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose", an overdubbed duet with his widow, Lorrie Morgan. It reached No. 13 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA on June 24, 1993.[2] It has sold 991,900 copies in the United States as of October 2019.[3]

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
Keith Whitley
ReleasedAugust 7, 1990
GenreCountry
Length38:22
LabelRCA Records
ProducerGarth Fundis, Blake Mevis, Keith Whitley
Keith Whitley chronology
I Wonder Do You Think of Me
(1989)		 Greatest Hits
(1990)		 Kentucky Bluebird
(1991)
Singles from Greatest Hits
  1. "'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose"
    Released: July 1990
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing
  1. "Don't Close Your Eyes" (Bob McDill) - 4:09
  2. "I'm No Stranger to the Rain" (Sonny Curtis, Ron Hellard) - 3:33
  3. "Miami, My Amy" (Hank Cochran, Dean Dillon, Royce Porter) - 3:25
  4. "When You Say Nothing at All" (Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz) - 3:40
  5. "It Ain't Nothin'" (Tony Haselden) - 4:03
  6. "I'm Over You" (Tim Nichols, Zack Turner) - 3:01
  7. "I Wonder Do You Think of Me" (Sanger D. Shafer) - 3:12
  8. "Ten Feet Away" (Max D. Barnes, Troy Seals, Billy Sherrill) - 3:20
  9. "Talk to Me Texas" (Don Cook, Bucky Jones, Curly Putman) - 3:30
  10. "'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose" (Bill Rice, Mary Sharon Rice) - 3:29
  11. "Tell Lorrie I Love Her" (Ben Raleigh, Jeff Barry, Keith Whitley) - 3:00

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1990) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 67
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5] 5

Year-end charts
Chart (1990) Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[6] 58
Chart (1991) Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[7] 19

References
  1. Owens, Thom; Thom Jurek. "Greatest Hits review". Allmusic. Retrieved August 20, 2009.
  2. "American album certifications – Keith Whitley – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America.
  3. Bjorke, Matt (October 9, 2019). "Top Country Catalog Album Sales: October 9, 2019". RoughStock. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  4. "Keith Whitley Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  5. "Keith Whitley Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
  6. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  7. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
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