(Songbook) A Collection of Hits

{Songbook} A Collection of Hits
{Songbook} A Collection of Hits
Greatest hits album by Trisha Yearwood
Released	August 26, 1997
Genre	Country
Length	43:01
Label	MCA
Producer	Tony Brown (tracks 1, 6); Garth Fundis (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7–12); Allen Reynolds (track 4); Trisha Yearwood (tracks 1, 6)
Trisha Yearwood chronology
Singles from (Songbook) A Collection of Hits
	"How Do I Live"; Released: May 23, 1997; "In Another's Eyes"; Released: August 18, 1997; "Perfect Love"; Released: January 12, 1998;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Robert Christgau	^[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[3]

(Songbook) A Collection of Hits is the first greatest hits album by American country music singer Trisha Yearwood. The album was Yearwood's first to reach #1 on the Billboard country albums chart. Due to the success of the single "How Do I Live" in Australia, the album was released there (in 1998) with six extra tracks, including a duet with Australian country star Lee Kernaghan. (Songbook) A Collection of Hits also peaked at number 5 on the ARIA country charts and 22 on the all genre. The album has been certified 4× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for US shipments of 4 million copies. It has also been certified 2× Platinum in Canada and Platinum in Australia.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"How Do I Live"	Diane Warren	4:02
2.	"The Song Remembers When"	Hugh Prestwood	3:54
3.	"Wrong Side of Memphis"	Gary Harrison, Matraca Berg	2:46
4.	"In Another's Eyes" (duet with Garth Brooks)	Garth Brooks, Bobby Wood, John Peppard	3:32
5.	"The Woman Before Me"	Jude Johnstone	3:48
6.	"Perfect Love"	Sunny Russ, Stephony Smith	2:56
7.	"Thinkin' About You"	Bob Regan, Tom Shapiro	3:23
8.	"Down on My Knees"	Beth Nielsen Chapman	3:52
9.	"She's in Love with the Boy"	Jon Ims	4:04
10.	"Walkaway Joe" (featuring Don Henley)	Vince Melamed, Greg Barnhill	4:19
11.	"XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl)"	Matraca Berg, Alice Randall	2:47
12.	"Like We Never Had a Broken Heart"	Pat Alger, Brooks	3:38

International version bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"A Lover Is Forever"	Steve Goodman, J. Fred Knobloch	3:44
14.	"Believe Me Baby (I Lied)"	Larry Gottlieb, Kim Richey	3:42
15.	"On a Bus to St. Cloud"	Gretchen Peters	4:42
16.	"You Can Sleep While I Drive"	Melissa Etheridge	3:15
17.	"The Flame"	Joe Henry, John Barlow Jarvis	5:50
18.	"Save the Land" (duet with Lee Kernaghan, only on the Australian version)	Lee Kernaghan	3:50

Personnel

Garth Brooks - background vocals, duet vocals on "In Another's Eyes"
Larry Byrom - acoustic guitar
Chuck Cannon - background vocals
Mike Chapman - bass guitar
Paul Franklin - steel guitar, lap steel guitar
Garth Fundis - background vocals
Steve Gibson - electric guitar
Don Henley - duet vocals on "Walkaway Joe"
Jim Horn - saxophone
Ronn Huff - string arrangements, conductor
Paul Leim - drums
Raul Malo - background vocals
The Nashville String Machine - strings
Steve Nathan - keyboards
Jim Ed Norman - string arrangements
Michael Rhodes - bass guitar
Kim Richey - background vocals
Matt Rollings - keyboards
Milton Sledge - drums
Judson Spence - background vocals
Harry Stinson - background vocals
Lari White - background vocals
Trisha Yearwood - lead vocals, background vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[4]	22
Canadian Albums (RPM)	5
Canadian Country Albums (RPM)^[5]	1
US Billboard 200^[6]	4
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[7]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1997)	Position
US Billboard 200^[8]	59
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[9]	8
Chart (1998)	Position
US Billboard 200^[10]	71
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[11]	11

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[12]	Platinum	70,000^{^}
Canada (Music Canada)^[13]	2× Platinum	200,000^{^}
Indonesia^[14]	Gold	25,000^[14]
Malaysia^[14]	Gold	15,000^[14]
Philippines (PARI)^[14]	Gold	20,000^*
Taiwan (RIT)^[14]	Gold	25,000^*
Thailand^[14]	Gold	25,000^[14]
United Kingdom (BPI)^[15]	Silver	60,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[16]	4× Platinum	4,000,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.