Greatest Hits (Martina McBride album)

Greatest Hits is the first compilation album by American country music singer Martina McBride, issued by RCA Nashville in 2001. In addition to chronicling the greatest hits of her career at the time, it includes four new songs, all of which were released as singles. The compilation reached number 1 on Top Country Albums and received a Quadruple-platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on December 12, 2018.[2]

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
Martina McBride
ReleasedSeptember 18, 2001
GenreCountry
Length68:35
LabelRCA Nashville
ProducerVarious original producers
Compilation and new tracks produced by Martina McBride and Paul Worley[1]
Martina McBride chronology
Emotion
(1999)		 Greatest Hits
(2001)		 Martina
(2003)
Singles from Greatest Hits
  1. "When God-Fearin' Women Get the Blues"
    Released: June 25, 2001
  2. "Blessed"
    Released: October 22, 2001
  3. "Where Would You Be"
    Released: May 6, 2002
  4. "Concrete Angel"
    Released: November 18, 2002

Content

McBride's greatest hits are presented in chronological order on the album, starting with "My Baby Loves Me" from 1992 and ending with "There You Are" from 2000. Besides these tracks, the disc includes "Strangers", a track cut from 1993's The Way That I Am which McBride included because it had been popular among fans despite not being released as a single. In the liner notes, McBride and producer Paul Worley include commentary on each song.[1]

The four new songs "When God-Fearin' Women Get the Blues", "Blessed", "Where Would You Be" and "Concrete Angel" were all released as singles, with "Blessed" reaching number 1 on the Hot Country Songs charts and the other three all reaching top 10.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."My Baby Loves Me"Gretchen Peters2:36
2."Independence Day"Peters3:26
3."Life #9"Kostas, Tony Perez4:03
4."Strangers"Bobby Braddock3:22
5."Wild Angels"Matraca Berg, Harry Stinson, Gary Harrison3:44
6."Safe in the Arms of Love"Mary Ann Kennedy, Pam Rose, Pat Bunch3:15
7."Happy Girl"Beth Nielsen Chapman, Annie Roboff3:27
8."A Broken Wing"James House, Sam Hogin, Phil Barnhart3:36
9."Wrong Again"Tommy Lee James, Cynthia Weil3:16
10."Whatever You Say"Ed Hill, Tony Martin4:31
11."Valentine" (featuring Jim Brickman)Jim Brickman, Jack Kugell3:13
12."I Love You"Keith Follesé, Adrienne Follesé, Tammy Hyler2:54
13."Love's the Only House"Buzz Cason, Tom Douglas5:13
14."There You Are"Hill, Mark D. Sanders, Bob DiPiero3:26
15."When God-Fearin' Women Get the Blues Intro"Leslie Satcher0:52
16."When God-Fearin' Women Get the Blues"Satcher4:08
17."Where Would You Be"Rick Ferrell, Rachel Proctor4:34
18."Concrete Angel"Rob Crosby, Stephanie Bentley4:13
19."Blessed"Brett James, Hillary Lindsey, Troy Verges4:36

Personnel

Personnel for tracks 15-19 only:[1]

  • Matt Chamberlain — drums on "When God-Fearing' Women Get the Blues", "Concrete Angel" and "Blessed"
  • Joe Chemay — bass on "Where Would You Be"
  • J. T. Corenflos — electric guitar on "Where Would You Be"
  • David Davidson — violin on "Where Would You Be"
  • Jerry Douglas — Dobro on "When God-Fearing' Women Get the Blues"
  • Dan Dugmore — electric guitar on "Where Would You Be"
  • Larry Franklin — fiddle on "When God-Fearing' Women Get the Blues"
  • John Hobbs — piano and Hammond B-3 organ on "Where Would You Be"
  • Dann Huff — electric guitar on "Where Would You Be"
  • David Huff — programming on "Where Would You Be", "Concrete Angel" and "Blessed"
  • Carolyn Dawn Johnson — background vocals on "Blessed"
  • Troy Johnson — background vocals on "When God-Fearing' Women Get the Blues"
  • Troy Lancaster — electric guitar on "Blessed"
  • B. James Lowry — acoustic guitar on all tracks
  • Steve Nathan — piano on "When God-Fearing' Women Get the Blues" and "Concrete Angel"; synthesizer on "Where Would You Be", "Concrete Angel"; Hammond B-3 organ on "Blessed"
  • Martina McBride — lead vocals on all tracks; background vocals on "Blessed"
  • Jerry McPherson — electric guitar on all tracks
  • Pamela Sixfin — violin on "Where Would You Be"
  • Dan Tyminski — background vocals on "When God-Fearing' Women Get the Blues"
  • Biff Watson — acoustic guitar on "When God-Fearing' Women Get the Blues", "Concrete Angel" and "Blessed"
  • Lonnie Wilson — drums on "Where Would You Be"
  • Karen Winklemann — violin on "Where Would You Be"
  • Glenn Worf — bass guitar on "When God-Fearing' Women Get the Blues", "Concrete Angel" and Blessed"
  • Paul Worley — acoustic guitar on "Where Would You Be"
  • Jonathan Yudkin — violin, viola and cello on "Where Would You Be" and "Blessed"

Chart performance

Singles
Year Single Peak positions Certifications
US
Country
[13]		 US
[14]
2001 "When God-Fearin' Women Get the Blues" 8 64
"Blessed" 1 31
2002 "Where Would You Be" 3 45
"Concrete Angel" 5 47 * RIAA: Platinum[15]

Certifications
Certifications for Greatest Hits by Martina McBride
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[16] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[17] 4× Platinum 4,000,000‡

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Greatest Hits (CD booklet). Martina McBride. RCA Records. 2001. 67012.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. "Gold & Platinum". www.riaa.com. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  3. "Martina McBride Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  4. "Martina McBride Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  5. "Top 100 country albums of 2001 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on July 1, 2002. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  6. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  7. "Top 200 Albums of 2002 (based on sales)". Jam!. Archived from the original on September 6, 2004. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  8. "Top 100 country albums of 2002 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on December 4, 2003. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  9. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  10. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  11. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  12. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  13. "Martina McBride Album & Song Chart History – Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
  14. "Martina McBride Album & Song Chart History – Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
  15. "American single certifications – Martina McBride – Concrete Angel". Recording Industry Association of America.
  16. "Canadian album certifications – Martina McBride – Greatest Hits". Music Canada.
  17. "American album certifications – Martina McBride – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America.
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