The Hits (album)

The Hits was the second compilation album and first 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

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

In Europe both "The Red Strokes" and "Burning Bridges" were added to the album due to their success on that continent. "Burning Bridges" as 3rd Track and "The Red Strokes" as 19th Track.

[edit] Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
1995	The Billboard 200	1

Preceded by Miracles: The Holiday Album by Kenny G	Billboard 200 Number-one album January 7 - February 4, 1995	Succeeded by Balance by Van Halen

Preceded by Balance by Van Halen	Billboard 200 Number-one album February 18 - March 4, 1995	Succeeded by II by Boyz II Men

v • d • e Garth Brooks
Studio albums	Garth Brooks · No Fences · Ropin' the Wind · The Chase · In Pieces · Fresh Horses · Sevens · Garth Brooks in ... The Life of Chris Gaines · Scarecrow · The Lost Sessions
Holiday albums	Beyond the Season · Garth Brooks and the Magic of Christmas · Songs from Call Me Claus
Compilation albums	The Garth Brooks Collection · The Hits · The Ultimate Hits
Live albums	Double Live
Box sets	The Limited Series (1998) · The Limited Series (2005) · The Entertainer
Singles	"Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)" · "If Tomorrow Never Comes" · "Not Counting You" · "The Dance" · "Friends in Low Places" · "Unanswered Prayers" · "Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House" · "The Thunder Rolls" · "Rodeo" · "Shameless" · "What She's Doing Now" · "Papa Loved Mama" · "The River" · "Whatcha Gonna Do With a Cowboy?" (w/ Chris LeDoux) · "We Shall Be Free" · "Somewhere Other Than the Night" · "Learning to Live Again" · "That Summer" · "Ain't Goin' Down ('Til The Sun Comes Up)" · "American Honky-Tonk Bar Association" · "Standing Outside the Fire" · "One Night a Day" · "Callin' Baton Rouge" · "She's Every Woman" · "The Fever" · "The Beaches of Cheyenne" · "The Change" · "It's Midnight Cinderella" · "That Ol' Wind" · "In Another's Eyes" (w/ Trisha Yearwood) · "Longneck Bottle" · "She's Gonna Make It" · "Two Piña Coladas" · "To Make You Feel My Love" · "Burnin' the Roadhouse Down" (w/ Steve Wariner) · "Where Your Road Leads" · "You Move Me" · "It's Your Song" · "Lost in You" (credited to Chris Gaines) · "It Don't Matter to the Sun" (credited to Chris Gaines) · "Do What You Gotta Do" · "When You Come Back to Me Again" · "Katie Wants a Fast One" (w/ Steve Wariner) · "Wild Horses" · "Beer Run (B Double E Double Are You In?)" (w/ George Jones) · "Wrapped Up In You" · "Squeeze Me In" (w/ Trisha Yearwood) · "Thicker Than Blood" · "Why Ain't I Running" · "Good Ride Cowboy" · "Love Will Always Win" (w/ Trisha Yearwood) · "That Girl Is a Cowboy" · "More Than a Memory"
Related articles	Discography · List of best selling music artists · List of best selling music artists in US · List of best-selling albums in the United States