The Hits (album)

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The Hits
Greatest hits by Garth Brooks
Released	December 13, 1994
Genre	Country
Length	1 hr. 1:30 min.
Label	Liberty Records
Professional reviews
All Music Guide Review
Garth Brooks chronology
The Garth Brooks Collection (1994)	The Hits (1994)	Fresh Horses (1995)

The Hits was the second compilation album and first and only greatest hits album from American Country Music artist Garth Brooks. It was released on December 13, 1994 by Capitol Records. It was quickly deleted at Brooks' request (he insisted it only be available for a limited time), but not before it sold well over ten million copies. It reached #1 on the Billboard Country music charts and #1 on the Billboard's Pop chart. It was also a huge success in other countries. It topped the pop charts Ireland where Brooks was now a household name. It also topped the country charts in Great Britain and reached #11 in the pop charts there.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Ain't Goin' Down ('Til The Sun Comes Up)" (from In Pieces) - 4:33 (Kent Blazy, Kim Williams, Garth Brooks)
2. "Friends in Low Places" (from No Fences) - 4:18 (DeWayne Blackwell, Earl "Bud" Lee)
3. "Callin Baton Rouge" (from In Pieces) - 2:38 (Dennis Linde)
4. "The River" (from Ropin' the Wind) - 4:25 (Victoria Shaw, Garth Brooks)
5. "Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)" (from Garth Brooks) - 2:53 (Randy Taylor, Garth Brooks)
6. "The Thunder Rolls" (from No Fences) - 3:42 (Pat Alger, Garth Brooks)
7. "American Honky-Tonk Bar Association" (from In Pieces) - 3:33 (Bryan Kennedy, Jim Rushing)
8. "If Tomorrow Never Comes" (from Garth Brooks) - 3:37 (Kent Blazy, Garth Brooks)
9. "Unanswered Prayers" (from No Fences) - 3:23 (Pat Alger, Larry Bastian, Garth Brooks)
10. "Standing Outside The Fire" (from In Pieces) - 3:52 (Jenny Yates, Garth Brooks)
11. "Rodeo" (from Ropin' the Wind) - 3:53 (Larry Basitan)
12. "What She's Doing Now" (from Ropin' the Wind) - 3:26 (Pat Alger, Garth Brooks)
13. "We Shall Be Free" (from The Chase) - 3:48 (Stephanie Davis, Garth Brooks)
14. "Papa Loved Mama" (from Ropin' the Wind) - 2:51 (Kim Williams, Garth Brooks)
15. "Shameless" (Billy Joel cover) (from Ropin' the Wind) - 4:19
16. "Two of a Kind, Workin on a Full House" (from No Fences) - 2:31 (Bobby Boyd, Warren Dale Haynes, Dennis Robbins)
17. "That Summer" (from The Chase) - 4:46 (Pat Alger, Sandy Mahl-Brooks, Garth Brooks)
18. "The Dance" (from Garth Brooks) - 3:37 (Tony Arata)

In Europe both "The Red Strokes" and "Burning Bridges" were added to the album due to their success on that continent.