(Songbook) A Collection of Hits

{Songbook} A Collection of Hits
{Songbook} A Collection of Hits
Greatest hits album by Trisha Yearwood
Released	August 26, 1997
Genre	Country
Length	43:01
Label	MCA
Producer	Tony Brown (tracks 1, 6); Garth Fundis (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7-12); Allen Reynolds (track 4); Harry Stinson (track 11); Trisha Yearwood (tracks 1, 6)
Trisha Yearwood chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Robert Christgau	^[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[3]

{Songbook} A Collection of Hits is the first greatest hits album by country singer Trisha Yearwood. The album was Yearwood's first to reach #1 on the Billboard country albums chart. Due to the success of the single "How Do I Live" in Australia, the album was released there (in 1998) with six extra tracks, including a duet with Australian country star Lee Kernaghan. {Songbook} A Collection of Hits also peaked at number 5 on the ARIA country charts and 22 on the all genre. The album has been certified 4× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for US shipments of 4 million copies. It has also been certified 2× Platinum in Canada and Platinum in Australia.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"How Do I Live"	Diane Warren	4:02
2.	"The Song Remembers When"	Hugh Prestwood	3:54
3.	"Wrong Side of Memphis"	Gary Harrison, Matraca Berg	2:46
4.	"In Another's Eyes" (duet with Garth Brooks)	Garth Brooks, Bobby Wood	3:32
5.	"The Woman Before Me"	Jude Johnstone	3:48
6.	"Perfect Love"	Sunny Russ, Stephony Smith	2:56
7.	"Thinkin' About You"	Bob Regan, Tom Shapiro	3:23
8.	"Down on My Knees"	Beth Nielsen Chapman	3:52
9.	"She's in Love with the Boy"	Jon Ims	4:04
10.	"Walkaway Joe" (featuring Don Henley)	Vince Melamed, Greg Barnhill	4:19
11.	"XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl)"	Matraca Berg, Alice Randall	2:47
12.	"Like We Never Had a Broken Heart"	Pat Alger, Brooks	3:38

International version bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"A Lover Is Forever"	Steve Goodman, J. Fred Knobloch	3:44
14.	"Believe Me Baby (I Lied)"	Larry Gottlieb, Kim Richey	3:42
15.	"On a Bus to St. Cloud"	Gretchen Peters	4:42
16.	"You Can Sleep While I Drive"	Melissa Etheridge	3:15
17.	"The Flame"	Joe Henry, John Barlow Jarvis	5:50
18.	"Save the Land" (duet with Lee Kernaghan, only on the Australian version)	Lee Kernaghan	3:50

Personnel

Garth Brooks - background vocals, duet vocals on "In Another's Eyes"
Larry Byrom - acoustic guitar
Chuck Cannon - background vocals
Mike Chapman - bass guitar
Paul Franklin - steel guitar, lap steel guitar
Garth Fundis - background vocals
Steve Gibson - electric guitar
Don Henley - duet vocals on "Walkaway Joe"
Jim Horn - saxophone
Ronn Huff - string arrangements, conductor
Paul Leim - drums
Raul Malo - background vocals
The Nashville String Machine - strings
Steve Nathan - keyboards
Jim Ed Norman - string arrangements
Michael Rhodes - bass guitar
Kim Richey - background vocals
Matt Rollings - keyboards
Milton Sledge - drums
Judson Spence - background vocals
Harry Stinson - background vocals
Lari White - background vocals
Trisha Yearwood - lead vocals, background vocals

Chart performance

Chart (1997)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums^[4]	1
U.S. Billboard 200^[4]	4
Canadian RPM Country Albums^[5]	1
Canadian RPM Top Albums^[4]	5

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[6]	Platinum	70,000^{^}
Canada (Music Canada)^[7]	2× Platinum	200,000^{^}
Indonesia^[8]	Gold	25,000
Malaysia^[8]	Gold	15,000
Philippines (PARI)^[8]	Gold	20,000^*
Taiwan (RIT)^[8]	Gold	25,000^*
Thailand^[8]	Gold	25,000
United Kingdom (BPI)^[9]	Silver	60,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[10]	4× Platinum	4,000,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Owens, Thom. "{Songbook} A Collection of Hits - Trisha Yearwood". Allmusic. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
^ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Trisha Yearwood". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 894. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone trisha yearwood album guide.
^ ^a ^b ^c "(Songbook) A Collection of Hits - Charts". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-02-08.
^ "RPM Country Albums for September 22, 1997". RPM. Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2011-02-08.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Trisha Yearwood – Songbook". Music Canada. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Flippo, Chet (23 January 1999). "Country Made Stried in Australia, Asia And Europe In '98 - And Still Dominated U.S. Radio". Billboard. p. 36. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
^ "British album certifications – Trisha Yearwood – Songbook". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 19 June 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Songbook in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
^ "American album certifications – Trisha Yearwood – Songbook". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 19 June 2019.

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[AMG_review-1] Owens, Thom. "{Songbook} A Collection of Hits - Trisha Yearwood". Allmusic. Retrieved 29 April 2011.

[RC_review-2] Christgau, Robert. "CG: Trisha Yearwood". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 13 April 2013.

[3] Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 894. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone trisha yearwood album guide.

[allmusic-4] "(Songbook) A Collection of Hits - Charts". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-02-08.

[rpm-5] "RPM Country Albums for September 22, 1997". RPM. Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2011-02-08.

[AustraliaTrisha_YearwoodSongbookalbumCertRef-6] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 19 June 2019.

[CanadaTrisha_YearwoodSongbookalbumCertRef-7] "Canadian album certifications – Trisha Yearwood – Songbook". Music Canada. Retrieved 19 June 2019.

[billboard-8] Flippo, Chet (23 January 1999). "Country Made Stried in Australia, Asia And Europe In '98 - And Still Dominated U.S. Radio". Billboard. p. 36. Retrieved 19 June 2019.

[United_KingdomTrisha_YearwoodSongbookalbumCertRef-9] "British album certifications – Trisha Yearwood – Songbook". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 19 June 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Songbook in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

[United_StatesTrisha_YearwoodSongbookalbumCertRef-10] "American album certifications – Trisha Yearwood – Songbook". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 19 June 2019.

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