The Ultimate Hits
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{{Infobox album
| name = The Ultimate Hits
| type = compilation
| artist = Garth Brooks
| cover = GarthBrooksUltimate.jpg
| alt =
| released = November 6, 2007
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|Country|country pop{{cite web | url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-ultimate-hits-mw0000491471 | title=The Ultimate Hits - Garth Brooks | publisher=AllMusic | access-date=December 11, 2015}}|pop rock}}
| length = 2:03:25
| label = Pearl
| producer = Allen Reynolds
| prev_title = The Lost Sessions
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title = Blame It All on My Roots: Five Decades of Influences
| next_year = 2013
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = Alternative Cover
| type = compilation
| cover = GarthBrooksUltimate1.jpg
| border =
| alt =
| caption = Limited Edition
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-ultimate-hits-mw0000491471 |title=The Ultimate Hits - Garth Brooks | AllMusic |first=Erlewine |last=Stephen Thomas| publisher=AllMusic |year=2007 |access-date=June 30, 2013}}
|}}
The Ultimate Hits is the third compilation album by American country music artist Garth Brooks, released by Pearl Records on November 6, 2007.
The 3-disc set, composed of two compact discs comprising 34 songs, four of which were new: "More Than a Memory", "Midnight Sun", and "Workin' for a Livin'", a duet with Huey Lewis, which were all released as singles, plus the bonus track "Leave a Light On"; as well as a DVD containing 33 music videos.
The album was also released in a special pink edition on October 15, 2007, with proceeds going to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The Ultimate Hits was later certified 10× Platinum by the RIAA.
Singles
The first single released from the album, "More Than a Memory", made US country chart history the week of September 15, 2007, when it debuted at No. 1, the first to do so. The other new singles were "Midnight Sun" (written by Brooks, Jerrod Niemann, and Richie Brown), and "Workin' for a Livin'", a duet with Huey Lewis, which peaked in the Top 20. The album's bonus track "Leave a Light On", written by Randy Goodrum and Tommy Sims, was the only new song not to be released as a single.
Commercial performance
The album debuted at number three on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling about 352,000 copies in its first week.{{cite web|last=Hasty |first=Katie |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1047319/jay-z-leapfrogs-eagles-britney-for-no-1-debut |title=Jay-Z Leapfrogs Eagles, Britney For No. 1 Debut |publisher=Billboard |date=November 14, 2007 |access-date=June 26, 2016}} Selling 204,000 copies, the album went to number one on the Top Country Albums chart in its second week.{{cite web|last=Cohen |first=Jonathan |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/musicNews/idUSN2122754720071122 |title=Keys storms chart with mega-selling As I Am |publisher=Reuters |date=November 21, 2007 |access-date=June 26, 2016}} In its third week, The Ultimate Hits sold 192,000 bringing its three-week total to more than 748,000 albums sold.{{cite web|last=Hasty |first=Katie |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/musicNews/idUSN2840491720071128 |title=Oprah visit helps Groban soar to No. 1 |publisher=Reuters |date=November 28, 2007 |access-date=June 26, 2016}} In the United Kingdom the album was also a hit, reaching No. 1 in the country music charts and the top 10 on the pop charts.
On January 18, 2008, the RIAA certified The Ultimate Hits Gold, Platinum & 5 times; Multi-platinum - denoting shipments of 2.5 million in the United States. On June 26, 2014 the RIAA certified it 7 times Multi-platinum, and on September 21, 2016 10× Platinum for shipments of 5 million. It has sold 3.1 million copies in the US as of November 2017.{{cite news |url=http://roughstock.com/news/2017/11/42552-top-country-catalog-sales-chart-november-26-2017 |title=Top Country Catalog Sales Chart: November 26, 2017 |first= Matt |last=Bjorke |date= November 26, 2017 |publisher=Roughstock |access-date= December 16, 2017 }}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| headline = The Ultimate Hits {{nobold|- CD (Disc 1)}}
| total_length =
| title1 = Ain't Goin' Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up)
| writer1 = Kent Blazy, Kim Williams, Garth Brooks
| extra1 = Allen Reynolds
| length1 = 4:32
| note1 = from In Pieces, 1993
| title2 = Friends in Low Places
| writer2 = Dewayne Blackwell, Earl Bud Lee
| extra2 = Reynolds
| length2 = 4:18
| note2 = from No Fences, 1990
| title3 = Shameless
| writer3 = Billy Joel
| extra3 = Reynolds
| length3 = 4:01
| note3 = from Ropin' the Wind, 1991
| title4 = Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House
| writer4 = Bobby Boyd, Warren Haynes, Dennis Robbins
| extra4 = Reynolds
| length4 = 2:31
| note4 = from No Fences, 1990
| title5 = The Beaches of Cheyenne
| writer5 = Dan Roberts, Bryan Kennedy, Brooks
| extra5 = Reynolds
| length5 = 4:12
| note5 = from Fresh Horses, 1995
| title6 = If Tomorrow Never Comes
| writer6 = Blazy, Brooks
| extra6 = Reynolds
| length6 = 3:37
| note6 = from Garth Brooks, 1989
| title7 = Papa Loved Mama
| writer7 = Williams, Brooks
| extra7 = Reynolds
| length7 = 2:48
| note7 = from Ropin' the Wind, 1991
| title8 = More Than a Memory
| writer8 = Lee Brice, Kyle Jacobs, Billy Montana
| extra8 = Reynolds
| length8 = 3:22
| note8 = previously unreleased
| title9 = Good Ride Cowboy
| writer9 = Jerrod Niemann, Richie Brown, Kennedy, Bob Doyle
| extra9 = Reynolds
| length9 = 3:26
| note9 = from The Lost Sessions, 2005
| title10 = In Another's Eyes
| note10 = Duet with Trisha Yearwood) (from Sevens, 1997
| writer10 = Brooks, Bobby Wood, John Peppard
| extra10 = Reynolds
| length10 = 3:33
| title11 = The Fever
| writer11 = Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Roberts, Kennedy
| extra11 = Reynolds
| length11 = 2:40
| note11 = from Fresh Horses, 1995
| title12 = Midnight Sun
| writer12 = Brooks, Jerrod Niemann, Richie Brown
| extra12 = Reynolds
| length12 = 3:44
| note12 = previously unreleased
| title13 = Learning to Live Again
| writer13 = Don Schlitz, Stephanie Davis
| extra13 = Reynolds
| length13 = 4:04
| note13 = from The Chase, 1992
| title14 = Longneck Bottle
| note14 = featuring Steve Wariner; from Sevens, 1997
| writer14 = Steve Wariner, Rick Carnes
| extra14 = Reynolds
| length14 = 2:15
| title15 = To Make You Feel My Love
| writer15 = Bob Dylan
| extra15 = Reynolds
| length15 = 3:55
| note15 = from Hope Floats: Music from the Motion Picture, 1998
| title16 = We Shall Be Free
| writer16 = Davis, Brooks
| extra16 = Reynolds
| length16 = 3:47
| note16 = from The Chase, 1992
| title17 = The Dance
| writer17 = Tony Arata
| extra17 = Reynolds
| length17 = 3:37
| note17 = from Garth Brooks, 1989
}}
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| headline = The Ultimate Hits {{nobold|- CD (Disc 2)}}
| total_length =
| title1 = Callin' Baton Rouge
| writer1 = Dennis Linde
| extra1 = Reynolds
| length1 = 2:35
| note1 = from In Pieces, 1993
| title2 = Two Piña Coladas
| writer2 = Shawn Camp, Benita Hill, Sandy Mason
| extra2 = Reynolds
| length2 = 3:34
| note2 = from Sevens, 1997
| title3 = The Thunder Rolls
| writer3 = Pat Alger, Brooks
| extra3 = Reynolds
| length3 = 3:42
| note3 = from No Fences, 1990
| title4 = That Summer
| writer4 = Alger, Sandy Mahl, Brooks
| extra4 = Reynolds
| length4 = 4:45
| note4 = from The Chase, 1992
| title5 = The River
| writer5 = Victoria Shaw, Brooks
| extra5 = Reynolds
| length5 = 4:23
| note5 = from Ropin' the Wind, 1991
| title6 = Beer Run
| note6 = Duet with George Jones) (from Scarecrow, 2001
| writer6 = Kim Williams, Amanda Williams, Keith Anderson, George Ducas, Blazy
| extra6 = Reynolds
| length6 = 2:28
| title7 = Unanswered Prayers
| writer7 = Alger, Larry Bastian, Brooks
| extra7 = Reynolds
| length7 = 3:23
| note7 = from No Fences, 1990
| title8 = Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)
| writer8 = Randy Taylor, Brooks
| extra8 = Reynolds
| length8 = 2:53
| note8 = from Garth Brooks, 1989
| title9 = Workin' for a Livin'
| note9 = Duet with Huey Lewis) (previously unreleased
| writer9 = Huey Lewis, Chris Hayes
| extra9 = Reynolds
| length9 = 2:40
| title10 = What She's Doing Now
| writer10 = Alger, Brooks
| extra10 = Reynolds
| length10 = 3:23
| note10 = from Ropin' the Wind, 1991
| title11 = When You Come Back to Me Again
| note11 = from Frequency & Scarecrow, 2001
| writer11 = Jenny Yates, Brooks
| extra11 = Reynolds
| length11 = 4:44
| title12 = Standing Outside the Fire
| writer12 = Yates, Brooks
| extra12 = Reynolds
| length12 = 3:51
| note12 = from In Pieces, 1993
| title13 = American Honky-Tonk Bar Association
| writer13 = Kennedy, Jim Rushing
| extra13 = Reynolds
| length13 = 3:31
| note13 = from In Pieces, 1993
| title14 = The Change
| writer14 = Tony Arata, Wayne Tester
| extra14 = Reynolds
| length14 = 4:06
| note14 = from Fresh Horses, 1995
| title15 = Rodeo
| writer15 = Larry Bastian
| extra15 = Reynolds
| length15 = 3:51
| note15 = from Ropin' the Wind, 1991
| title16 = Wrapped Up in You
| writer16 = Wayne Kirkpatrick
| extra16 = Reynolds
| length16 = 4:31
| note16 = from Scarecrow, 2001
| title17 = Leave a Light On
| note17 = Bonus Track) (previously unreleased
| writer17 = Randy Goodrum, Tommy Simms
| extra17 = Reynolds
| length17 = 3:41
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = The Ultimate Hits {{nobold|- DVD}}
| extra_column = Director(s)
| total_length =
| title1 = Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)
| writer1 = Randy Taylor, Garth Brooks
| extra1 =
| length1 = 2:59
| title2 = If Tomorrow Never Comes
| writer2 = Kent Blazy, Brooks
| extra2 = John Lloyd Miller
| length2 = 3:44
| title3 = The Dance
| writer3 = Tony Arata
| extra3 = Miller
| length3 = 4:04
| title4 = Friends in Low Places
| writer4 = Dewayne Blackwell, Earl "Bud" Lee
| extra4 =
| length4 = 8:54
| title5 = Unanswered Prayers
| writer5 = Pat Alger, Larry Bastian, Brooks
| extra5 =
| length5 = 4:27
| title6 = Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House
| writer6 = Bobby Boyd, Warren Haynes, Dennis Robbins
| extra6 =
| length6 = 2:38
| title7 = The Thunder Rolls
| writer7 = Alger, Brooks
| extra7 = Bud Schaetzle
| length7 = 4:27
| title8 = Rodeo
| writer8 = Larry Bastian
| extra8 =
| length8 = 3:55
| title9 = Shameless
| writer9 = Billy Joel
| extra9 =
| length9 = 3:38
| title10 = What She's Doing Now
| writer10 = Alger, Brooks
| extra10 =
| length10 = 3:40
| title11 = Papa Loved Mama
| writer11 = Kim Williams, Brooks
| extra11 =
| length11 = 2:46
| title12 = The River
| writer12 = Victoria Shaw, Brooks
| extra12 =
| length12 = 3:40
| title13 = We Shall Be Free
| writer13 = Stephanie Davis, Brooks
| extra13 = Timothy Miller
| length13 = 3:40
| title14 = Learning to Live Again
| writer14 = Don Schlitz, Stephanie Davis
| extra14 =
| length14 = 4:04
| title15 = That Summer
| writer15 = Alger, Sandy Mahl, Brooks
| extra15 =
| length15 = 5:01
| title16 = Ain't Goin' Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up)
| writer16 = Blazy, Williams, Brooks
| extra16 =
| length16 = 4:46
| title17 = American Honky-Tonk Bar Association
| writer17 = Kennedy, Jim Rushing
| extra17 =
| length17 = 4:19
| title18 = Standing Outside the Fire
| writer18 = Jenny Yates, Brooks
| extra18 = Jon Small
| length18 = 3:55
| title19 = Callin' Baton Rouge
| writer19 = Dennis Linde
| extra19 = Michael Salomon
| length19 = 2:47
| title20 = The Fever
| writer20 = Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Roberts, Kennedy
| extra20 =
| length20 = 3:24
| title21 = The Beaches of Cheyenne
| writer21 = Dan Roberts, Bryan Kennedy, Brooks
| extra21 =
| length21 = 3:43
| title22 = The Change
| writer22 = Tony Arata, Wayne Tester
| extra22 = Small
| length22 = 3:40
| title23 = In Another's Eyes
| note23 = Duet with Trisha Yearwood
| writer23 = Brooks, Bobby Wood, John Peppard
| extra23 = Michael Salomon
| length23 = 3:32
| title24 = Longneck Bottle
| note24 = with special guest Steve Wariner
| writer24 = Alger, Sandy Mahl, Brooks
| extra24 =
| length24 = 3:33
| title25 = Two Piña Coladas
| writer25 = Shawn Camp, Benita Hill, Sandy Mason
| extra25 =
| length25 = 3:12
| title26 = To Make You Feel My Love
| writer26 = Bob Dylan
| extra26 =
| length26 = 3:55
| title27 = When You Come Back to Me Again
| note27 = from Frequency
| writer27 = Jenny Yates, Brooks
| extra27 = Gerry Wenner, Brooks
| length27 = 4:38
| title28 = Beer Run
| note28 = Duet with George Jones
| writer28 = Williams, Amanda Williams, Keith Anderson, George Ducas, Blazy
| extra28 =
| length28 = 2:40
| title29 = Wrapped Up In You
| writer29 = Wayne Kirkpatrick
| extra29 = Small
| length29 = 5:27
| title30 = Good Ride Cowboy
| writer30 = Jerrod Niemann, Richie Brown, Kennedy, Bob Doyle
| extra30 =
| length30 = 3:39
| title31 = More Than a Memory
| writer31 = Lee Brice, Kyle Jacobs, Billy Montana
| extra31 =
| length31 = 3:39
| title32 = Workin' for a Livin'
| note32 = Duet with Huey Lewis
| writer32 = Huey Lewis, Chris Hayes
| extra32 =
| length32 = 2:45
| title33 = Midnight Sun
| writer33 = Brooks, Jerrod Niemann, Richie Brown
| extra33 =
| length33 = 4:37
}}
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Chart (2007–08)
! Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|Australia|11|artist=Garth Brooks|album=The Ultimate Hits|access-date=November 29, 2020}} |
| Australian Country Albums (ARIA){{cite web|url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/chart/country-albums/329 |title=ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles Chart| Australia's Official Top 50 Songs |publisher=ARIA Charts |access-date=June 26, 2016}}
| style="text-align:center;"|1 |
| {{album chart|BillboardCanada|1|artist=Garth Brooks}} |
| {{album chart|Ireland2|2|artist=Garth Brooks|access-date=November 29, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Norway|1|artist=Garth Brooks|album=The Ultimate Hits|access-date=November 29, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Scotland|4|date=20080127|access-date=November 29, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|UK2|10|date=20080203|access-date=November 29, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|3|artist=Garth Brooks}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardCountry|1|artist=Garth Brooks}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardIndependent|1|artist=Garth Brooks}} |
| Chart (2014)
! Peak |
| {{album chart|Ireland|1|year=2014|week=25}} |
{{col-2}}
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Chart (2007)
! Position |
|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2007/albums-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2007|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=November 29, 2020}}
| style="text-align:center;"|54 |
| US Billboard 200{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2007/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2007|work=Billboard|access-date=November 29, 2020}}
| style="text-align:center;"|145 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2007/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2007|work=Billboard|access-date=November 29, 2020}}
| style="text-align:center;"|30 |
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Chart (2008)
! Position |
|---|
| Canadian Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2008/top-canadian-albums|title=Top Canadian Albums – Year-End 2008|work=Billboard|access-date=November 29, 2020}}
| style="text-align:center;"|19 |
| UK Album (OCC){{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2008.pdf|title=2008 Year-End UK Charts|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=November 29, 2020}}
| style="text-align:center;"|152 |
| US Billboard 200{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2008/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2008|work=Billboard|access-date=November 29, 2020}}
| style="text-align:center;"|10 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2008/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2008|work=Billboard|access-date=November 29, 2020}}
| style="text-align:center;"|4 |
| class="wikitable" |
| Chart (2009)
! Position |
|---|
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2009|work=Billboard|access-date=November 29, 2020}}
| style="text-align:center;"|46 |
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Chart (2017)
! Position |
|---|
| US Billboard 200{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2017|work=Billboard|access-date=July 3, 2021}}
| style="text-align:center;"|198 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2017|work=Billboard|access-date=July 3, 2021}}
| style="text-align:center;"|39 |
| class="wikitable" |
| Chart (2018)
! Position |
|---|
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2018|work=Billboard|access-date=July 4, 2021}}
| style="text-align:center;"|61 |
| class="wikitable" |
| Chart (2020)
! Position |
|---|
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/top-country-albums/|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2020|work=Billboard|access-date=December 12, 2021}}
| style="text-align:center;"|81 |
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Certifications and sales
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=album|artist=Garth Brooks|title=The Ultimate Hits|award=Platinum|relyear=2007|certyear=2008|accessdate=September 1, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Ireland|type=album|artist=Garth Brooks|title=The Ultimate Hits|award=Platinum|number=6|relyear=2007|certyear=2007|accessdate=September 1, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Norway|type=album|artist=Garth Brooks|title=The Ultimate Hits|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2007|certyear=2008|accessdate=September 1, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|artist=Garth Brooks|title=The Ultimate Hits|award=Gold|id=11528-3506-2|relyear=2007|certyear=2013|accessdate=September 1, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|artist=Garth Brooks|title=The Ultimate Hits|award=Diamond|multidisc=3|relyear=2007|certyear=2016|accessdate=September 1, 2021|refname=RIAA}}
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References
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