| Covers the Hits | |
| Type: | compilation |
| Artist: | Sammy Kershaw |
| Cover: | coversthehits.jpg |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 47:13 |
| Label: | Mercury Nashville |
| Producer: | Various |
| Prev Title: | Maybe Not Tonight |
| Prev Year: | 1999 |
| Next Title: | I Finally Found Someone |
| Next Year: | 2001 |
Covers the Hits is an album released in 2000 by American country music artist Sammy Kershaw. It is composed of ten cover songs, most of which were reprised from various tribute albums to which Kershaw contributed. Some of the material had been recorded by Kershaw on his studio albums, including "Third Rate Romance", a Top 5 hit for him in 1994. The final track, "Little Bit More", was unreleased, and was recorded by Kershaw during the sessions for his 1997 album Labor of Love.
"Third Rate Romance", "More Than I Can Say", "Chevy Van", and "Memphis, Tennessee" had been recorded by Kershaw on previous studio albums.
| Track | Song Title | Writer(s) | Original Artist | Source of cover | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Third Rate Romance" | Feelin' Good Train | 3:21 | |||
| 2 | "More Than I Can Say" | Maybe Not Tonight | 4:23 | |||
| 3 | "If I Fell" | 2:55 | ||||
| 4 | "Chevy Van" | Sammy Johns | Politics, Religion and Her | 3:42 | ||
| 5 | "Fire and Rain" | James Taylor | Red Hot + Country | 4:45 | ||
| 6 | "Memphis, Tennessee" | Chuck Berry | Politics, Religion and Her | 2:56 | ||
| 7 | "Angie" | 4:45 | ||||
| 8 | "I Got a Name" | Jim Croce | 3:30 | |||
| 9 | "I Know a Little" | Steve Gaines | Skynyrd Frynds | 3:32 | ||
| 10 | "A Little Bit More" | Bobby Gosh | Previously unreleased | 3:41 |