Greatest Hits (1988 Kenny Rogers album)
1988 greatest hits album by Kenny Rogers
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Greatest Hits is a 1988 compilation album by Kenny Rogers.
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| Released | 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1983–87 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 39:05 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
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All of the tracks on the album were selected from his various recordings for RCA Nashville between 1983 and 1987. There is one track that was not originally a single called "She's Ready for Someone to Love Her", which makes fully half of this greatest hits track list identical to the most recent 1987 album I Prefer the Moonlight.
One single that is notably missing is "Tomb of the Unknown Love" from 1985's The Heart of the Matter. The song was a #1 single in both the US and Canada. Also missing is Rogers' 1986 single "The Pride is Back" which made #30 on the US Billboard AC chart, it had not yet been released on any album. "I Don't Call Him Daddy" was released as a single in support of this album, but with little promotion it peaked at #86 on the country chart.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "Islands in the Stream" (with Dolly Parton) | Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb | Eyes That See in the Dark (1983) | 4:08 |
| 2. | "Crazy" | Richard Marx, Kenny Rogers | What About Me? (1984) | 3:40 |
| 3. | "Buried Treasure" | B. Gibb, R. Gibb, M. Gibb | Eyes That See in the Dark (1983) | 4:08 |
| 4. | "Twenty Years Ago" | Wood Newton, Michael Noble, Michael Spriggs, Dan Tyler | They Don't Make Them Like They Used To (1986) | 3:44 |
| 5. | "I Don't Call Him Daddy" | Reed Nielsen | I Prefer the Moonlight (1987) | 4:06 |
| 6. | "I Prefer the Moonlight" | Gary Chapman, Mark Wright | I Prefer the Moonlight (1987) | 5:07 |
| 7. | "The Factory" | Bud McGuire | I Prefer the Moonlight (1987) | 3:18 |
| 8. | "She's Ready for Someone to Love Her" | Charlie Black, Jerry Gillespie, Tommy Rocco | I Prefer the Moonlight (1987) | 2:52 |
| 9. | "Make No Mistake, She's Mine" (with Ronnie Milsap) | Kim Carnes | I Prefer the Moonlight (1987) | 3:54 |
| 10. | "Morning Desire" | Dave Loggins | The Heart of the Matter (1985) | 4:08 |
Chart performance
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[2] | 66 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[3] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||