The Best (Dan Seals album)

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The Best
Greatest hits album by
Dan Seals
ReleasedOctober 20, 1987
GenreCountry
Length41:11
LabelCapitol
ProducerKyle Lehning
Dan Seals chronology
On the Front Line
(1986) 		The Best
(1987) 		Rage On
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

The Best is the first compilation album by American country music artist Dan Seals. It features his highest charting songs from his previous four albums beginning with Rebel Heart (1983). The album has been certified platinum. The new track, "One Friend" was originally found on his 1984 album San Antone, and was re-recorded for this album, and was released as a single and became his seventh number one song in a row.

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Three Time Loser"Dan Seals3:04
2."God Must Be a Cowboy"Seals3:05
3."My Baby's Got Good Timing"McDill, Seals3:27
4."You Still Move Me"Seals5:07
5."Bop"Jennifer Kimball, Paul Davis3:45
6."Everything That Glitters (Is Not Gold)"Seals, Bob McDill4:50
7."Meet Me in Montana" (duet with Marie Osmond)Davis3:54
8."(You Bring Out) The Wild Side of Me"Seals3:21
9."My Old Yellow Car"Thom Schuyler3:36
10."I Will Be There"Tom Snow, Jennifer Kimball3:49
11."One Friend"Seals3:13

Personnel on Track 11[edit]

Adapted from liner notes.[2]

  • Dan Seals – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Dennis Burnside – acoustic piano
  • Shane Keister – synthesizers
  • Larry Byrom – electric guitar
  • Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar
  • Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar
  • Jack Williams – bass guitar
  • Eddie Bayers – drums
  • Scott Kaufman – percussion
  • Bergen White – string arrangements
  • The Nashville String Machine – strings
  • Marshall Morgan – tracking engineer
  • Kyle Lehning – mix engineer, overdub engineer
  • Kirt Odle – mix engineer, overdub engineer
  • Track recorded at Audio Media Recorders (Nashville, Tennessee).
  • Overdubbed and Mixed at Morningstar Sound Studio (Hendersonville, Tennessee).

Additional credits

  • Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
  • Bonnie Rasmussen – album project coordinator
  • Virginia Team – art direction
  • Jerry Joyner – design
  • Larry Dixon – photography
  • Vanessa Ware – stylist
  • Larry Gottlieb – management

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[6] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[7] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ The Best at AllMusic
  2. ^ The Best (CD booklet). Dan Seals. Capitol Records. 1987. CLT-48308.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ "Dan Seals Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  4. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  5. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  6. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Dan Seals – Best of". Music Canada. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  7. ^ "American album certifications – Dan Seals – The Best of". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
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