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Latest Greatest Straitest Hits

Latest Greatest Straitest Hits is the fifth compilation album by American country music artist George Strait. It was released on March 7, 2000 by MCA Records. The album represents his greatest hits since the release of his 1995 box set Strait Out of the Box. The set contains two newly recorded tracks. "The Best Day" was released as a single and hit #1 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles & Tracks. Although not a single, "Murder on Music Row" (a duet with Alan Jackson) also charted in the Top 40 from unsolicited airplay.

Latest Greatest Straitest Hits
Greatest hits album by
George Strait
ReleasedMarch 7, 2000
GenreCountry
Length52:09
LabelMCA Records
ProducerTony Brown
George Strait
George Strait chronology
Merry Christmas Wherever You Are
(1999) 		Latest Greatest Straitest Hits
(2000) 		George Strait
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Singles from Latest Greatest Straitest Hits
  1. "The Best Day"
    Released: January 3, 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com [1]
Allmusic [2]
Entertainment WeeklyA [3]
Q [4]

The album does not include any singles from his 1999 album Always Never the Same. Another notable omission is "I Just Want to Dance with You", a #1 hit from 1998.

In March 2003 the album was certified Double Platinum by the RIAA.[5]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Best Day"Carson Chamberlain, Dean Dillon3:24
2."Murder on Music Row" (duet with Alan Jackson)Larry Cordle, Larry Shell4:22
3."Carrying Your Love with Me"Steve Bogard, Jeff Stevens3:50
4."Adalida"Mike Geiger, Mike Huffman, Woody Mullis3:35
5."Lead On"Dillon, Teddy Gentry3:26
6."Carried Away"Bogard, Stevens3:21
7."Blue Clear Sky"Bob DiPiero, John Jarrard, Mark D. Sanders2:53
8."We Really Shouldn't Be Doing This"Jim Lauderdale2:30
9."I Can Still Make Cheyenne"Aaron Barker, Erv Woolsey4:15
10."True"Marv Green, Stevens3:36
11."King of the Mountain"Larry Boone, Paul Nelson3:29
12."Round About Way"Steve Dean, Wil Nance3:03
13."You Can't Make a Heart Love Somebody"Steve Clark, Johnny MacRae3:20
14."One Night at a Time"Roger Cook, Eddie Kilgallon, Earl Bud Lee3:50
15."Today My World Slipped Away"Vern Gosdin, Mark Wright3:14

Personnel

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Tracks 1 and 2

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ Bjorke, Matt. "Latest Greatest Straitest Hits – George Strait". About.com. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
  2. ^ Latest Greatest Straitest Hits at AllMusic
  3. ^ Nash, Alanna (April 7, 2000). "Latest Greatest Straitest Hits Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
  4. ^ "George Strait – Latest Greatest Straitest Hits CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
  5. ^ "RIAA – Searchable Database: George Strait". Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  6. ^ "George Strait Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  7. ^ "George Strait Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  8. ^ "Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2000". Jam!. Archived from the original on September 6, 2004. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  9. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  10. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  11. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
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