Latest Greatest Straitest Hits
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Latest Greatest Straitest Hits is a 2000 compilation album by George Strait
. It was released by MCA
Records. The album represents his greatest hits since the release of his 1995 box set Strait Out of the Box
. The set contains two newly-recorded tracks. "The Best Day" was released as a single and hit #1 on Billboard
s Hot Country Singles & Tracks
. Although not a single, "Murder on Music Row" also charted in the Top 40 from unsolicited airplay.
George Strait
George Harvey Strait is an American country music singer, actor, and music producer. Strait is referred to as the "King of Country," and critics call Strait a living legend. He is known for his unique style of western swing music, bar-room ballads, honky-tonk style, and fresh yet traditional...
. It was released by MCA
Music Corporation of America
MCA, Inc. was an American talent agency. Initially starting in the music business, they would next become a dominant force in the film business, and later expanded into the television business...
Records. The album represents his greatest hits since the release of his 1995 box set Strait Out of the Box
Strait Out of the Box
Strait Out of the Box is country music singer George Strait's box set. It contains four CDs worth of music, dating from 1976 all the way to 1995. It mainly consists of Strait's singles, except for a select few that Strait decided to leave off. They were replaced by Strait's choice of album cuts and...
. The set contains two newly-recorded tracks. "The Best Day" was released as a single and hit #1 on Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
s Hot Country Singles & Tracks
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
. Although not a single, "Murder on Music Row" also charted in the Top 40 from unsolicited airplay.
Track listing
- "The Best DayThe Best Day"The Best Day" is the title of a song written by Dean Dillon and Carson Chamberlain, and recorded by country music singer George Strait. It was released in January 2000 as the first single released from his album, Latest Greatest Straitest Hits...
" (Carson ChamberlainCarson ChamberlainCarson Chamberlain is an American songwriter, record producer and steel guitarist who works mainly in the field of country music....
, Dean DillonDean DillonDean Dillon is an American country music artist. Between 1982 and 1993, Dillon recorded six studio albums on various labels, and charted several singles on the Billboard country charts. Although he has not charted since 1993, Dillon has continued to write several hit songs for other artists, most...
) - 3:24 - "Murder on Music RowMurder on Music Row"Murder on Music Row" is a song made popular as a 2000 duet between country music artists George Strait and Alan Jackson. Although not released officially as a single, it gained attention for its criticism of mainstream country music trends at the time, and received enough unsolicited airplay to...
" (Larry CordleLarry CordleLarry Cordle was born in eastern Kentucky and is an American country and bluegrass singer-songwriter. Cordle is most famous for his song "Murder on Music Row", which was recorded by George Strait and Alan Jackson and received the CMA Award for Song of the Year in 2000.-Career:Cordle has written...
, Larry Shell) - 4:22- duet with Alan JacksonAlan JacksonAlan Eugene Jackson is an American country music singer, known for blending traditional honky tonk and mainstream country sounds and penning many of his own hits. He has recorded 13 studio albums, 3 Greatest Hits albums, 2 Holiday albums, 1 Gospel album and several compilations, all on the Arista...
- duet with Alan Jackson
- "Carrying Your Love With MeCarrying Your Love with Me (song)"Carrying Your Love with Me" is the title of a song written by Steve Bogard and Jeff Stevens, and recorded by country music single George Strait. It was released in May 1997 as the second single from his album of the same name. The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks...
" (Steve Bogard, Jeff StevensJeff Stevens (singer)Jeffery David "Jeff" Stevens is an American country music singer, songwriter and record producer. He recorded two albums on Atlantic America Records with his brother Warren Stevens and cousin Terry Dotson as Jeff Stevens and the Bullets, and later as a solo artist on the same label...
) - 3:50 - "AdalidaAdalida"Adalida" is the title of a song recorded by country music artist George Strait. It was released in March 1995 as the third single from his 1994 album Lead On. It peaked at #3 in the United States, and #2 in Canada...
" (Mike Geiger, Mike Huffman, Woody Mullis) - 3:35 - "Lead OnLead On (song)"Lead On" is the title of a song written by Dean Dillon and Teddy Gentry, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in June 1995 as the fourth and final single from his album Lead On...
" (Dillon, Teddy Gentry) - 3:26 - "Carried AwayCarried Away (George Strait song)"Carried Away" is the title of a song written by Steve Bogard and Jeff Stevens, and recorded by George Strait for his 1996 album Blue Clear Sky. It was released in June 1996 as the second single from the album, and in August of that year, it became Strait's 30th Billboard number-one single...
" (Bogard, Stevens) - 3:21 - "Blue Clear SkyBlue Clear Sky (song)"Blue Clear Sky" is the title of a song written by Bob DiPiero, John Jarrard and Mark D. Sanders, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in April 1996 as the first single from Strait's album of the same name...
" (Bob DiPieroBob DiPieroBob DiPiero is an American country music songwriter. He has written 15. U.S. Number 1 hits and countless top 20 hits for the likes of Tim McGraw, The Oak Ridge Boys, Reba McEntire, Vince Gill, Faith Hill, Shenandoah, Neal McCoy, Highway 101, Restless Heart, Ricochet, John Anderson, Montgomery...
, John Jarrard, Mark D. SandersMark D. SandersMark Daniel Sanders is an American Country Music songwriter. He has written 14 No. 1 hits, 50 singles, and over 200 cuts, including the famous Lee Ann Womack single “I Hope You Dance,” co-written with Tia Sillers.-Early life:...
) - 2:53 - "We Really Shouldn't Be Doing ThisWe Really Shouldn't Be Doing This"We Really Shouldn't Be Doing This" is the title of a song written by Jim Lauderdale, and recorded by country music artist George Strait. It was released in September 1998 as the third and final single from his 1998 album One Step at a Time...
" (Jim LauderdaleJim LauderdaleJim Lauderdale is a musician & singer-songwriter who performs bluegrass and country music. He has recorded since 1986 and has released nineteen studio albums. Artists who have recorded his material include George Strait and Patty Loveless.-Biography:...
) - 2:30 - "I Can Still Make CheyenneI Can Still Make Cheyenne"I Can Still Make Cheyenne" is the title of a song written by Aaron Barker and Erv Woolsey and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in August 1996 as the third single from Strait's 1996 album Blue Clear Sky. The song also appears on 50 Number Ones...
" (Aaron Barker, Erv Woolsey) - 4:15 - "TrueTrue (George Strait song)"True" is the title of a song written by Marv Green and Jeff Stevens, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in June 1998 as the second single from his album, One Step at a Time. The song peaked at number 2 on the U.S...
" (Marv Green, Stevens) - 3:36 - "King of the MountainKing of the Mountain (George Strait song)"King of the Mountain" the title of a song written by Larry Boone and Paul Nelson. The song was recorded by American country music artist George Strait, and was released in December 1996 as the fourth single from his album Blue Clear Sky. The song reached #19 in the United States and #27 in Canada...
" (Larry BooneLarry BooneLarry Eugene Boone is an American country music artist. Between 1985 and 1993, Boone recorded five major label studio albums, in addition to charting several singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts. His highest-charting single, "Don't Give Candy to a Stranger", reached #10 in 1988...
, Paul Nelson) - 3:29 - "Round About WayRound About Way"Round About Way" is the title of a song written by Steve Dean and Willis R. Nance, and recorded by country music singer George Strait. It was released in January 1998 as the fourth and final single from his CD, Carrying Your Love With Me...
" (Steve Dean, Wil Nance) - 3:03 - "You Can't Make a Heart Love SomebodyYou Can't Make a Heart Love Somebody"You Can't Make a Heart Love Somebody" is the title of a single released by country singer George Strait in 1994. It is included on his album Lead On, from which it was released as that album's first single.-Content:...
" (Steve Clark, Johnny MacRae) - 3:20 - "One Night at a TimeOne Night at a Time"One Night at a Time" is the title of a song written by Roger Cook, Eddie Kilgallon and Earl Bud Lee, and recorded by country music singer George Strait. It was released in March 1997 as the first single from his album, Carrying Your Love With Me. The song reached the top of the U.S...
" (Roger CookRoger Cook (songwriter)Roger Cook is an English songwriter who has written many hits for other recording artists. He has also had a successful recording career in his own right.-Early life:Cook was born in Fishponds, Bristol, England...
, Eddie Kilgallon, Earl Bud Lee) - 3:50 - "Today My World Slipped AwayToday My World Slipped Away"Today My World Slipped Away" is the title of a song written by Mark Wright and Vern Gosdin, and recorded by American country music artist Vern Gosdin. Gosdin's version reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1982. George Strait released a cover of the song in September 1997 as...
" (Vern GosdinVern GosdinVern Gosdin was an American country music singer. He idolized The Louvin Brothers and The Blue Sky Boys as a young man and sang in a gospel quartet called The Gosdin Brothers. An inheritor of the soulful honky tonk style of Lefty Frizzell and Merle Haggard, Gosdin was nicknamed "The Voice" by his...
, Mark Wright) - 3:14
Chart performance
| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 2 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 5 |