Reflections: Greatest Hits

Reflections: Greatest Hits is the first compilation album by American country music artist Lorrie Morgan.[4] It was released on Morgan's birthday in 1995 as a special, limited production; deluxe edition. It featured three previously unreleased tracks, an enclosed biography of Lorrie Morgan, ornate packaging and the allure of collectability.

Reflections: Greatest Hits
Original limited edition cover
Compilation album by
Lorrie Morgan
ReleasedJune 27, 1995
Recorded1988–1995
GenreCountry
Length38:35
LabelBNA
ProducerBarry Beckett, Garth Fundis, Richard Landis, Mike Love, Blake Mevis, Doug Rich, James Stroud, Joe Thomas, Brian Wilson
Lorrie Morgan chronology
War Paint
(1994)		 Reflections: Greatest Hits
(1995)		 Greater Need
(1996)
Singles from Reflections: Greatest Hits
  1. "I Didn't Know My Own Strength"
    Released: c. May 6, 1995[1]
  2. "Back in Your Arms Again"
    Released: August 28, 1995[2]
  3. "Standing Tall"
    Released: September 1995[3]

Reflections: Greatest Hits debuted on Billboard's "Hot Country Albums" chart, July 15, 1995. Morgan won the "Hot Shot Debut" award for an impressive #5 debut on the country albums chart. It debuted on the "Billboard 200" at No. 54 that same week.[5]

Measured success

All three previously unreleased songs on the Reflections: Greatest Hits compilation were released as a single. The first, "I Didn't Know My Own Strength" was released in advance of the album and had been on the "Hot Country Singles & Tracks" chart for 11 weeks when the album debuted.[6] The second single, "Back in Your Arms Again", was released on August 28, 1995.[2] They peaked at numbers 1 and 4[7] on the Billboard "Hot Country Singles & Tracks" chart respectively. "Standing Tall", a cover of Billie Jo Spears' 1980 single, was released in September 1995[3] and peaked at 32 in early 1996.[7]

The rest of the album consists of two hits from Leave the Light On, three from Something in Red, two from Watch Me, and the #13 duet with Morgan's then husband Keith Whitley, "'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose", which originally appeared on Whitley's own Greatest Hits album in 1990. Reflections peaked at #5 on the "Top Country Albums" chart and #46 on the U.S. "Billboard 200" album chart.

Track listing
CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Five Minutes"Beth Nielsen Chapman3:34
2."Dear Me"Carson Whitsett, Scott Mateer3:45
3."Except for Monday"Reed Nielsen2:54
4."A Picture of Me (Without You)"Norro Wilson, George Richey3:37
5."Watch Me"Tom Shapiro, Gary Burr3:34
6."Something in Red"Angela Kaset4:35
7."Back in Your Arms Again"J. Fred Knobloch, Paul Davis3:43
8."I Didn't Know My Own Strength"Rick Bowles, Robert Byrne3:19
9."Standing Tall"Larry Butler, Ben Peters3:03
10."What Part of No"Wayne Perry, Gerald Smith2:43
11."'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose" (duet with Keith Whitley)Bill Rice, Sharon Vaughn3:29
Total length:38:16
1996 re-issue
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Five Minutes"Beth Nielsen Chapman3:34
2."Dear Me"Carson Whitsett, Scott Mateer3:45
3."Except for Monday"Reed Nielsen2:54
4."A Picture of Me (Without You)"Norro Wilson, George Richey3:37
5."Watch Me"Tom Shapiro, Gary Burr3:34
6."Something in Red"Angela Kaset4:35
7."Back in Your Arms Again"J. Fred Knobloch, Paul Davis3:43
8."I Didn't Know My Own Strength"Rick Bowles, Robert Byrne3:19
9."Don't Worry Baby" (with The Beach Boys)Brian Wilson, Roger Christian3:16
10."What Part of No"Wayne Perry, Gerald Smith2:43
11."'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose" (with Keith Whitley)Bill Rice, Sharon Rice3:29
Total length:38:29

Personnel on new tracks

Adapted from liner notes.[8]

'"Back in Your Arms Again"

"I Didn't Know My Own Strength" and "Standing Tall"

  • Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar
  • Glen Duncan – fiddle
  • Stuart Duncan – fiddle
  • Paul Franklin – steel guitar
  • John Hobbs – piano
  • Dann Huff – electric guitar
  • Jana King – background vocals
  • Paul Leim – drums
  • Lorrie Morgan – lead vocals
  • Leland Sklar – bass guitar
  • Curtis Wright – background vocals
  • Curtis Young – background vocals

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[13] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[14] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Billboard, May 6, 1995, page 24, "Formidable combination: Hot Shot Debut honors for 'I Didn't Know My Own Strength' at No. 62," by Wade Jessen
  2. Back in Your Arms Again CMT.com
  3. Praguefrank's Country Music Discography CountryMusicDiscography.com
  4. Reflections: Greatest Hits Lorrie Morgan Allmusic.com
  5. Billboard, July 15, 1995, page 32, "Country Corner", "Milestone: Lorrie Morgan takes the Hot Shot Debut award on Top Country Albums for her "Greatest Hits" package (BNA)" by Wade Jessen
  6. Billboard, July 15, 1995, page 33, "Hot Country Singles&Tracks"
  7. Greatest Hits Lorrie Morgan Allmusic.com, "Billboard singles chart"
  8. Refelctions: Greatest Hits (CD booklet). Lorrie Morgan. BNA Records. 1995. BG4-66508.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. "Lorrie Morgan Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  10. "Lorrie Morgan Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  11. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  12. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  13. "Canadian album certifications – Lorrie Morgan – Greatest Hits". Music Canada. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  14. "American album certifications – Lorrie Morgan – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
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