Greatest Hits Volume III: I'm a Survivor

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Greatest Hits Volume III: I'm a Survivor is the third greatest hits compilation released by Reba McEntire. Released in 2001, it featured 12 of her hits from the 1990s plus three new songs. The lead single, "I'm a Survivor", peaked at number 4 on the Hot Country Songs charts which is also the theme song for her former TV show Reba. It was followed by a cover of Kenny Rogers' 1977 single "Sweet Music Man", which McEntire took to number 36 on the country music charts.

The album debuted at number 1 on the Billboard Country Albums chart and #19 on the Billboard 200 for the week of November 10, 2001 selling 147,000 copies in its first week of release. It stayed in the Top Ten for 8 weeks.

Track listing

1. "I'm a Survivor" (Shelby Kennedy, Philip White) - 2:59
2. "Forever Love" (Deanna Bryant, Liz Hengber, Sunny Russ) - 3:50
3. "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" (Kim Williams, Ed Hill, Mark D. Sanders) - 3:47
4. "And Still" (Hengber, Tommy Lee James) - 3:23
5. "If You See Him/If You See Her" (James, Jennifer Kimball, Terry McBride) - 3:53
   • duet with Brooks & Dunn
6. "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" (Bobby Russell) - 4:12
7. "Fallin' Out of Love" (Jon Ims) - 4:31
8. "The Heart Won't Lie" (Kim Carnes, Donna Weiss) - 3:18
   • duet with Vince Gill
9. "Take It Back" (Kristy Jackson) - 3:13
10. "She Thinks His Name Was John" (Sandy Knox, Steve Rosen) - 4:17
11. "The Fear of Being Alone" (Walt Aldridge, Bruce Miller) - 2:59
12. "Why Haven't I Heard from You" (T. W. Hale, Knox) - 3:25
13. "One Honest Heart" (Gary Baker, David Malloy, Frank J. Myers) - 3:51
14. "Myself Without You" (Bob DiPiero, Victoria Shaw) - 4:19
15. "Sweet Music Man" (Kenny Rogers) - 3:23

Personnel on new tracks

• Barry Bales - bass guitar
• Ron Block - acoustic guitar
• Jerry Douglas - dobro
• Steve Gibson - electric guitar
• Jim Keltnor - drums
• Alison Krauss - background vocals
• Paul Leim - drums
• Reba McEntire - lead vocals
• Steve Nathan - keyboards
• Kim Parent - background vocals
• Michael Rhodes - bass guitar
• Matt Rollings - keyboards
• Gary Smith - piano
• Russell Terrell - background vocals
• Chris Thile - bouzouki

Sales chart positions

Album

Chart (2001)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	18
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	1

Certifications/sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Singles – Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Peak positions
		US Country	US
2001	"I'm a Survivor"	3	49
2002	"Sweet Music Man"	36	—