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Hits Alive is the title of a greatest-hits album package released by American country music artist Brad Paisley . This album contains two CDs of a collection of Paisley's greatest hits spanning his entire career. The first disc contains studio versions, and the second disc contains live versions. It was released on November 2, 2010, on Arista Nashville . It sold 31,000 copies in its first week. As of the chart dated April 16, 2011, the album has sold 235,881 copies in the US.[ 3]
Content
The album contains both studio versions as well as live versions of Paisley's greatest hits. Disc one contains studio versions of fourteen of his songs, including a special piano mix of "Then ." Disc two contains live versions of eleven of his songs recorded while Paisley was on The H2O Tour 2010 .
The only single from Hits Alive is "Anything Like Me ," which first appeared on his 2009 album American Saturday Night . The song debuted on country radio on August 16, 2010.[ 4]
Track listing
Disc 1 Title Writer(s) Album 1. "Mud on the Tires " Brad Paisley, Chris DuBois Mud on the Tires 3:28 2. "Ticks " Paisley, Tim Owens, Kelley Lovelace 5th Gear 4:33 3. "Anything Like Me " DuBois, Paisley, Dave Turnbull American Saturday Night 4:29 4. "The World " Paisley, Lovelace, Lee Thomas Miller Time Well Wasted 4:01 5. "Little Moments " Paisley, DuBois Mud on the Tires 3:39 6. "When I Get Where I'm Going " (featuring Dolly Parton ) Rivers Rutherford , George TerenTime Well Wasted 4:08 7. "Celebrity " Paisley Mud on the Tires 3:43 8. "Then " (Piano Mix) Paisley, DuBois, Ashley Gorley American Saturday Night 4:22 9. "I'm Still a Guy " Paisley, Lovelace, Miller 5th Gear 4:11 10. "He Didn't Have to Be " Paisley, Lovelace Who Needs Pictures 4:42 11. "Alcohol " Paisley Time Well Wasted 4:52 12. "Whiskey Lullaby " (featuring Alison Krauss ) Bill Anderson , Jon Randall Mud on the Tires 4:19 13. "We Danced " Paisley, DuBois Who Needs Pictures 3:45 14. "Online " (w/Live Outro) Paisley, DuBois, Lovelace 5th Gear 4:50
Disc 2 Title Writer(s) 1. "Water " (Live) Paisley, DuBois, Lovelace 4:58 2. "American Saturday Night " (Live) Paisley, Lovelace, Gorley 4:40 3. "Waitin' on a Woman " (Live) Don Sampson, Wynn Varble 5:38 4. "I'm Gonna Miss Her " (Live) Paisley, Frank Rogers 3:48 5. "Mud on the Tires" (Live) Paisley, DuBois 4:24 6. "She's Everything " (Live) Paisley, Wil Nance 6:51 7. "Time Warp" (Live, Instrumental) Paisley, Rogers 4:38 8. "Letter to Me " (Live) Paisley 6:31 9. "Then" (Live) Paisley, DuBois, Gorley 6:22 10. "Alcohol" (Live featuring Darius Rucker ) Paisley 6:25 11. "Online" (Reprise) Paisley, DuBois, Lovelace 0:51
Personnel
Tom Baldrica – tuba on "Online"
Eddie Bayers – drums
Ron Block – banjo
Brentwood High School Marching Band – marching band on "Online"
Jim "Moose" Brown – clavinet , Hammond B-3 organ , piano
Randle Currie – steel guitar
Eric Darken – percussion
Jerry Douglas – dobro
Glen Duncan – fiddle
Kevin "Swine" Grantt – bass guitar , upright bass
James Gregory – bass guitar
Scott Hamilton and the 12 Steps – background vocals on "Alcohol"
Vicki Hampton – background vocals
Jody Harris – electric guitar , background vocals
Bernie Herms – piano
Wes Hightower – background vocals
Gary Hooker – 12-string acoustic guitar, acoustic guitar , baritone guitar , electric guitar, background vocals
Mike Johnson – dobro, steel guitar
Alison Krauss – viola and vocals on "Whiskey Lullaby"
Tim Lauer – keyboards
Kenny Lewis – bass guitar, background vocals
Mitch McMitchen – percussion
Kendall Marcy – banjo , Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards, piano, background vocals
Gordon Mote – clavinet, Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards, piano, music box on "I'm Still a Guy"
Brad Paisley – 12-string acoustic guitar, 12-string electric guitar, acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, electric guitar, mandolin , Tic tac bass , lead vocals
Huck Paisley – vocals on "Anything Like Me"
Dolly Parton – vocals on "When I Get Where I'm Going"
Darius Rucker – vocals on "Alcohol (Live)"
Ben Sesar – drums
Bryan Sutton – mandolin
Dan Tyminski – background vocals on "Whiskey Lullaby"
Kris Wilkinson – viola
Justin Williamson – fiddle, mandolin, background vocals
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Singles
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
^ "Brad Paisley Plans Double Album, Hits Alive, for Nov. 2 Release" . CMT . August 3, 2010. Retrieved August 3, 2010 .
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Hits Alive review" . Allmusic . Retrieved July 17, 2011 .
^ "Aldean Remains #1 on Album Charts this week" . Roughstock . April 16, 2011. Archived from the original on April 15, 2011. Retrieved April 9, 2011 .
^ "Brad Paisley To Release "Hits Alive" On November 2" . Country Music Is Love . August 3, 2010. Retrieved October 16, 2010 .
^ "Brad Paisley Chart History (Canadian Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved December 8, 2020.
^ "Brad Paisley Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved December 8, 2020.
^ "Brad Paisley Chart History (Top Country Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved December 8, 2020.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2011" . Billboard . Retrieved December 8, 2020 .
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2011" . Billboard . Retrieved December 8, 2020 .
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2019" . Billboard . Retrieved December 11, 2021 .
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2020" . Billboard . Retrieved December 8, 2020 .
^ "American album certifications – Brad Paisley – Hits Alive" . Recording Industry Association of America .
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