Greatest Hits Vol. 3: I'm A Survivor

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Greatest Hits Vol. 3: I'm A Survivor
Greatest Hits Vol. 3: I'm A Survivor cover
Greatest hits by Reba McEntire
Released October 23, 2001
Genre Country
Label MCA Records
Producer(s) Tony Brown, John Guess and Reba McEntire
Reba McEntire chronology
So Good Together
(1999)
Greatest Hits Vol. 3: I'm A Survivor
(2001)
Room To Breathe
(2003)


Greatest Hits Vol. 3: I'm A Survivor is the third greatest hits compilation released by Reba McEntire. Released in 2001, it featured 12 of her hits from the 1990s plus three new songs. The lead single, I'm A Survivor is also the theme song for her sitcom, Reba. It peaked at #3 on the country chart. Sweet Music Man was also released but faired disappointingly, stalling at #36 on the country chart. The other new song on the compilation was Myself Without You.

[edit] Track listing

  1. I'm A Survivor
  2. Forever Love
  3. The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter
  4. And Still
  5. If You See Him/If You See Her (with Brooks & Dunn)
  6. The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia
  7. Fallin' Out Of Love
  8. The Heart Won't Lie (with Vince Gill)
  9. Take It Back
  10. She Thinks His Name Was John
  11. The Fear Of Being Alone
  12. Why Haven't I Heard From You
  13. One Honest Heart
  14. Myself Without You
  15. Sweet Music Man

[edit] Charts

AlbumBillboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
2001 Top Country Albums #1
2001 The Billboard 200 #18

SinglesBillboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
2001 "I'm A Survivor" Hot Country Singles & Tracks #3
2001 "I'm A Survivor" Billboard Hot 100 #49
2002 "Sweet Music Man" Hot Country Singles & Tracks #36

[edit] Review

The grand dame of country music delivers a potent greatest-hits album -- her third -- and her 27th album overall. She had 31 huge hits from which to choose that hadn't previously appeared on her first two greatest-hits albums. Longtime producer Tony Brown and manager/husband Narvel Blackstock chose 12 of those 31 goodies and mixed in three newbies worthy of praise, including the old Kenny Rogers tune "Sweet Music Man," produced by Alison "Make It Sound Pure" Krauss. Among the old 1990s favorites are "And Still," "She Thinks His Name Was John," "Fear of Being Alone," and "Why Haven't I Heard From You." Time and again the reigning diva of Music City just keeps hitting them out of the park -- about as effortlessly as Barry Bonds at PacBell Stadium. ~ Maria Konicki Dinoia, All Music Guide [1]