- Greatest Hits Vol. III (Alabama album)
Infobox Album
Name = Greatest Hits Vol. III
Type =Greatest hits
Artist = Alabama
Released = September 1994
Recorded = 1994 (new tracks)
1980-1993 (older tracks)
Genre = Country
Length =
Label = RCA
Producer = Alabama andGarth Fundis (Tracks 1-2) Various original producers (other tracks)
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0q6wtr6qklmx]
Chronology = Alabama
Last album = "Gonna Have a Party...Live "
(1993)
This album = "Greatest Hits Vol. III"
(1994)
Next album = "In Pictures "
(1995)"Greatest Hits Vol. III" is the third
greatest hits package released by the Americancountry music band Alabama. The album was released onRCA Records in 1994, and has since been certified platinum for sales of 2 million units by theRecording Industry Association of America [http://www.riaa.com/gp/database/search_results.asp] .Alabama had continued its amazing run of success through the first half of the 1990s, enabling the Fort Payne, Alabama-based band to issue their third album of greatest hits. Included in this 11-track album are eight previous No. 1 hits, including the original single version of "Tennessee River" (an extended live version was included on their first "Greatest Hits" collection). A holiday/Christian-themed fan favorite, "Angels Among Us," is also included.
Both of the album's new tracks were released as singles: "We Can't Love Like This Anymore" (late 1994) and "Give Me One More Shot" (early 1995). Both songs reached the Top 5 of "
Billboard magazine "'s Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
=Track listing=
# "Give Me One More Shot" (Teddy Gentry,Randy Owen , Ronnie Rogers) – 3:29A
# "We Can't Love Like This Anymore" (John Jarrard, Wendell Mobley) – 3:16A
# "Tennessee River" (Owen) – 3:02
# "When We Make Love " (Troy Seals , Mentor Williams) – 3:35
# "If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band) " (Murray Kellum, Dan Mitchell) – 3:43
# "Face to Face" (Owen) – 3:00
# "There's No Way " (John Jarrard, Lisa Palas, Will Robinson) – 4:10
# "Jukebox in My Mind" (Dave Gibson, Ronnie Rogers) – 3:36
# "Forever's as Far as I'll Go" (Mike Reid) – 3:32
# "I'm in a Hurry (And Don't Know Why)" – (Roger Murrah, Randy VanWarmer) – 2:48
# "Angels Among Us" – (Don Goodman,Becky Hobbs ) – 4:06A Previously unreleased.
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
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