Greatest Hits (Gary Allan album) explained

Greatest Hits
Type:	greatest
Artist:	Gary Allan
Cover:	Garyallan_greatest.jpg
Released:	March 6, 2007
Genre:	Country
Length:	54:51
Label:	MCA Nashville
Producer:	Various
Prev Title:	Tough All Over
Prev Year:	2005
Next Title:	Living Hard
Next Year:	2007

Greatest Hits is the first compilation album by American country music singer Gary Allan. It was released on March 6, 2007 on the MCA Nashville label and has been certified gold by the RIAA. The album includes the greatest hits from his first six studio albums, along with two new songs, "A Feelin' Like That" and "As the Crow Flies". The former was released as a single, reaching number 12 on the Hot Country Songs charts in 2007.

The album debuted at number five on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling about 70,000 copies in its first week.^[1]

Personnel on new tracks

• Gary Allan - lead vocals
• Perry Coleman - background vocals (track 1)
• Chad Cromwell - drums
• Eric Darken - percussion
• Dan Dugmore - steel guitar (track 1)
• Jerry Flowers - background vocals (track 14)
• Kenny Greenberg - electric guitar
• Wes Hightower - background vocals (track 1)
• Steve Nathan - Hammond B-3 organ (track 1), piano (track 14)
• Russ Pahl - resonator guitar (track 14)
• Michael Rhodes - bass guitar
• Brent Rowan - electric guitar
• John Willis - acoustic guitar

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2007)	Position
US Billboard 200^[2]	160
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[3]	29
Chart (2008)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[4]	54

Notes and References

1. Katie Hasty, "Notorious B.I.G. Scores Another 'Great' On The Billboard 200", Billboard.com, March 14, 2007.
2. Web site: Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2007. Billboard. November 27, 2020.
3. Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 2007. Billboard. November 27, 2020.
4. Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 2008. Billboard. November 27, 2020.