| {Songbook} A Collection of Hits | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| 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) Harry Stinson (track 11) Trisha Yearwood (tracks 1, 6)  | |||
| Trisha Yearwood chronology | ||||
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| Singles from (Songbook) A Collection of Hits | ||||
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| Robert Christgau | |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
{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
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Year-end charts
 
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales | 
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| 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^ | 
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 * Sales figures based on certification alone.  | ||
References
- ↑ Owens, Thom. "{Songbook} A Collection of Hits - Trisha Yearwood". Allmusic. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
 - ↑ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Trisha Yearwood". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
 - ↑  Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 894. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. 
rolling stone trisha yearwood album guide.
 - ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Trisha Yearwood – Songbook - A Collection of Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
 - ↑ "RPM Country Albums for September 22, 1997". RPM. Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
 - ↑ "Trisha Yearwood Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
 - ↑ "Trisha Yearwood Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
 - ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
 - ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
 - ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
 - ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
 - ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
 - ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Trisha Yearwood – (Songbook) A Collection of Hits". Music Canada. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
 - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Flippo, Chet (January 23, 1999). "Country Made Stried in Australia, Asia And Europe In '98 - And Still Dominated U.S. Radio". Billboard. p. 36. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
 - ↑ "British album certifications – Trisha Yearwood – Songbook". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
 - ↑ "American album certifications – Trisha Yearwood – Songbook - A Collection". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
 
