Greatest Hits, Volume One (Randy Travis album)

Greatest Hits, Volume One is the first of two greatest hits albums released on the same day in 1992 by country music artist Randy Travis. Two new songs were recorded for this album and released as singles. "If I Didn't Have You" reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart while "An Old Pair of Shoes" reached #21. Although it was never released as a single, also included is "Reasons I Cheat" from Travis' 1986 debut album Storms of Life. This album has been certified platinum by the RIAA.

Greatest Hits, Volume One
Compilation album by
ReleasedSeptember 15, 1992
GenreCountry
Length36:15
LabelWarner Bros. Nashville
ProducerKyle Lehning
  • "On the Other Hand" and "Reasons I Cheat" produced by Kyle Lehning and Keith Stegall
Randy Travis chronology
High Lonesome
(1991)
Greatest Hits, Volume One
(1992)
Greatest Hits, Volume Two
(1992)
Singles from Greatest Hits Volume One
  1. "If I Didn't Have You"
    Released: August 3, 1992
  2. "An Old Pair of Shoes"
    Released: March 29, 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Entertainment WeeklyA− link
Robert ChristgauA link

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."If I Didn't Have You""Max D. Barnes, Skip Ewing3:05
2."1982"Buddy Blackmon, Vip Vipperman2:58
3."Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart"Hugh Prestwood4:06
4."On the Other Hand"Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz3:05
5."Honky Tonk Moon"Dennis O'Rourke2:49
6."An Old Pair of Shoes"Jerry Foster, Art Masters, Johnny Morris2:54
7."I Told You So"Randy Travis3:38
8."Too Gone Too Long"Gene Pistilli2:24
9."Heroes and Friends"Schlitz, Travis3:16
10."Deeper Than the Holler"Overstreet, Schlitz) -3:39
11."Reasons I Cheat"Travis4:23

Chart performance

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Chart (1992) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 14
U.S. Billboard 200 44

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[1] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "American album certifications – Randy Travis – Greatest Hits, Volume I". Recording Industry Association of America.