The Hits (Hal Ketchum album)
The Hits is the first compilation album by American country music artist Hal Ketchum, released on May 7, 1996. It briefly appeared on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart, peaking at No. 43. Three songs were newly recorded for this collection, "Satisfied Mind", the Bob Ferguson cover "Wings of a Dove", and "Hang in There Superman". Also included is "I Miss My Mary", an album cut from Ketchum's debut album Past the Point of Rescue.
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | May 7, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1990-1996[1] | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 51:40 | |||
| Label | MCG/Curb | |||
| Producer | Allen Reynolds Jim Rooney | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Small Town Saturday Night" | Pat Alger, Hank DeVito | 2:55 |
| 2. | "Mama Knows the Highway" | Pete Wasner, Charles John Quarto | 4:17 |
| 3. | "I Know Where Love Lives" | Hal Ketchum | 3:30 |
| 4. | "Past the Point of Rescue" | Mick Hanly | 4:25 |
| 5. | "Someplace Far Away (Careful What You're Dreaming)" | Ketchum | 4:04 |
| 6. | "Sure Love" | Gary Burr, Ketchum | 3:28 |
| 7. | "Satisfied Mind" | Tony Arata | 4:30 |
| 8. | "Hang in There Superman" | Ketchum, Roger Cook | 4:53 |
| 9. | "Five O'Clock World" | Allen Reynolds | 3:02 |
| 10. | "Hearts Are Gonna Roll" | Ketchum, Ronny Scaife | 3:05 |
| 11. | "Stay Forever" | Benmont Tench, Ketchum | 2:54 |
| 12. | "I Miss My Mary" | Ketchum | 3:12 |
| 13. | "That's What I Get for Losin' You" | Al Anderson, Ketchum | 3:41 |
| 14. | "Wings of a Dove" | Bob Ferguson | 3:40 |
Production on new tracks
As listed in liner notes[1]
- Produced by Allen Reynolds and Jim Rooney
- Recorded and Mixed by Mark Miller
- Mastered by Denny Purcell at Georgetown Masters, Nashville, TN
- Digital editing by Carlos Grier
Personnel on new tracks
As listed in liner notes[1]
"Hang in There Superman"
- Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar
- Dan Dugmore - Pedal steel guitar
- Mike Leech - bass guitar
- Delbert McClinton - harmonica
- George Marinelli - electric guitar
- Milton Sledge - drums
- Bobby Wood - Wurlitzer electric piano
Background vocals: The W.O. Smith Nashville Community Singers (Angela Barlow, Esther Beckford, Merle Harden, Merlicia Harden, Tamica Head, Marquita Holt, Leslie Williams, Kameka Word) and "Metropolis Singers" (Delbert McClinton, Bobby Wood, Roger Cook, Jim Rooney, Tony Arata, Sandy Mason, Benita Hill, Matt Lindsey, Richard Aspinwall, Julie B. Freeman, Terrell Ketchum, Josh Allen, Mary Todd-Roberts, Charles Green, TerryPalmer, Randy Handley, Sarah Miller, Debbie Miller, Herb McCullough, Debbie Nims)
"Satisfied Mind"
- Chris Leuzinger - electric guitar
- Russ Pahl - acoustic guitar
- Milton Sledge - drums
- Pete Wasner - piano
- Bobby Wood - organ
- Bob Wray - bass guitar
Strings by The Nashville String Machine arranged by Charles Cochran
"Wings of a Dove"
- Richard Bennett - acoustic guitar
- Stuart Duncan - mandolin
- Chris Leuzinger - electric guitar
- Ruby Lovett - background vocals
- Scott Neubert - acoustic guitar
- Milton Sledge - drums
- Pete Wasner - piano
- Bob Wray - bass guitar
Chart performance
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 43 |
Sources
- The Hits (CD). Hal Ketchum. Curb Records. 1996. 77797.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - Campbell, Al. "Hal Ketchum — The Hits". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-09-25.