The Best (Dan Seals album) explained

The Best
Type:	greatest
Artist:	Dan Seals
Cover:	the best dan seals.jpg
Released:	October 20, 1987
Genre:	Country
Length:	41:11
Label:	Capitol
Producer:	Kyle Lehning
Prev Title:	On the Front Line
Prev Year:	1986
Next Title:	Rage On
Next Year:	1988

The Best is the first compilation album by American country music artist Dan Seals. It features his highest charting songs from his previous four albums beginning with Rebel Heart (1983). The album has been certified platinum. The new track, "One Friend" was originally found on his 1984 album San Antone, and was re-recorded for this album, and was released as a single and became his seventh number one song in a row.

Personnel on Track 11

Adapted from liner notes.^[1]

Dan Seals – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar
Dennis Burnside – acoustic piano
Shane Keister – synthesizers
Larry Byrom – electric guitar
Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar
Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar
Jack Williams – bass guitar
Eddie Bayers – drums
Scott Kaufman – percussion
Bergen White – string arrangements
The Nashville String Machine – strings
Marshall Morgan – tracking engineer
Kyle Lehning – mix engineer, overdub engineer
Kirt Odle – mix engineer, overdub engineer
Track recorded at Audio Media Recorders (Nashville, Tennessee).
Overdubbed and Mixed at Morningstar Sound Studio (Hendersonville, Tennessee).

Additional credits

Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
Bonnie Rasmussen – album project coordinator
Virginia Team – art direction
Jerry Joyner – design
Larry Dixon – photography
Vanessa Ware – stylist
Larry Gottlieb – management

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (1988)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[2]	25
Chart (1991)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[3]	63

Notes and References

The Best . Dan Seals . 1987 . CD booklet . Capitol Records . CLT-48308.
Top Country Albums – Year-End 1988. Billboard. January 4, 2021.
Top Country Albums – Year-End 1991. Billboard. January 4, 2021.