Hits and More explained

Hits and More
Type:greatest
Artist:Martina McBride
Cover:Martinamcbridehitsandmore.jpg
Border:yes
Released:January 16, 2012
Recorded:1993–2009
Genre:Country
Length:77:18
Label:RCA Nashville
Prev Title:Eleven
Prev Year:2011
Next Title:The Essential Martina McBride
Next Year:2012

Hits and More is the second greatest hits package released by American country music singer Martina McBride. The album was released on January 16, 2012, in the United Kingdom and January 17, 2012, in the United States;[1] it was McBride's final release under her contract with RCA Records.[2]

Content

The album spans between 1993 and 2009, from her second album The Way That I Am to her tenth, Shine.[3] It also includes three of the four new songs from her previous hits compilation, Greatest Hits, and unlike that album it includes songs from Martina, Waking Up Laughing and Shine.

The set also features two new songs, "Surrender" and "Straight to the Bone", as well as "Being Myself" which was previously only available on the limited edition On Target EP released at Target stores in 2004.[4] With the exception of these three songs, all of the songs on the album are top-twenty hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, including four number ones, ten top-fives and two top-tens.[5] The album debuted at 47 on the Billboard 200 and 11 on the Country album charts in the US while making number 1 on the UK Country Compilations Chart.

Personnel on tracks 18-20

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormat
United KingdomJanuary 16, 2012[6] Sony MusicCD, digital download
United StatesJanuary 17, 2012[7] RCA Nashville

Chart performance

Chart (2012)Peak
position
UK Country Compilations Chart[8] 1
US Billboard Top Country Albums[9] 11
US Billboard 20047

Notes and References

  1. News: Martina McBride's Hits and More Due Jan. 17. https://web.archive.org/web/20120120201029/http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1676038/martina-mcbrides-hits-and-more-due-jan-17.jhtml. dead. January 20, 2012. December 16, 2011. Country Music Television. December 15, 2011.
  2. News: Conaway. Alanna. Martina McBride ‘Hits and More’ Album to Be Released in 2012. December 16, 2011. Taste of Country. December 15, 2011.
  3. News: Dauphin. Chuck. Martina McBride 'Hits' Collection Will Include Unreleased Tracks. December 16, 2011. Billboard. December 15, 2011.
  4. News: Stromblad. Cory. Martina McBride's 'Hits and More' to Hit Shelves in January. December 16, 2011. The Boot. December 15, 2011.
  5. News: Bjorke. Matt. Martina McBride "Hits and More" Tracklist. December 16, 2011. Roughstock. December 7, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120214084025/http://www.roughstock.com/blog/martina-mcbride-hits-and-more-tracklist. February 14, 2012. dead.
  6. News: Hits and More by Martina McBride. December 15, 2011. Amazon.co.uk.
  7. News: RCA Records Nashville to Release Martina McBride's Hits and More on January 17. December 15, 2011. Sony Music Nashville. https://web.archive.org/web/20120108173157/http://www.sonymusicnashville.com/press-releases/rca-records-nashville-release-martina-mcbride%E2%80%99s-hits-and-more-january-17. January 8, 2012. dead.
  8. Web site: 2012 Top 40 Country Compilation Albums Archive. Official Charts Company. January 29, 2012.
  9. Web site: Chart listing for Hits and More. Billboard. January 26, 2012.