Reflections: Greatest Hits
| Reflections: Greatest Hits | ||||
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 Original limited edition cover | ||||
| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | June 27, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1988–1995 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 38:35 | |||
| Label | BNA | |||
| Producer | Barry Beckett, Garth Fundis, Richard Landis, Mike Love, Blake Mevis, Doug Rich, James Stroud, Joe Thomas, Brian Wilson | |||
| Lorrie Morgan chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Reflections: Greatest Hits | ||||
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Reflections: Greatest Hits is the first compilation album by American country music artist Lorrie Morgan.[4] It was released on Morgan's birthday in 1995 as a special, limited production; deluxe edition. It featured three previously unreleased tracks, an enclosed biography of Lorrie Morgan, ornate packaging and the allure of collectability.
Reflections: Greatest Hits debuted on Billboard's "Hot Country Albums" chart, July 15, 1995. Morgan won the "Hot Shot Debut" award for an impressive #5 debut on the country albums chart. It debuted on the "Billboard 200" at No. 54 that same week.[5]
Measured success
All three previously unreleased songs on the Reflections: Greatest Hits compilation were released as a single. The first, "I Didn't Know My Own Strength" was released in advance of the album and had been on the "Hot Country Singles & Tracks" chart for 11 weeks when the album debuted.[6] The second single, "Back in Your Arms Again", was released on August 28, 1995.[2] They peaked at numbers 1 and 4[7] on the Billboard "Hot Country Singles & Tracks" chart respectively. "Standing Tall", a cover of Billie Jo Spears' 1980 single, was released in September 1995[3] and peaked at 32 in early 1996.[7]
The rest of the album consists of two hits from Leave the Light On, three from Something in Red, two from Watch Me, and the #13 duet with Morgan's then husband Keith Whitley, "'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose", which originally appeared on Whitley's own Greatest Hits album in 1990. Reflections peaked at #5 on the "Top Country Albums" chart and #46 on the U.S. "Billboard 200" album chart.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Five Minutes" | Beth Nielsen Chapman | 3:34 |
| 2. | "Dear Me" | Carson Whitsett, Scott Mateer | 3:45 |
| 3. | "Except for Monday" | Reed Nielsen | 2:54 |
| 4. | "A Picture of Me (Without You)" | Norro Wilson, George Richey | 3:37 |
| 5. | "Watch Me" | Tom Shapiro, Gary Burr | 3:34 |
| 6. | "Something in Red" | Angela Kaset | 4:35 |
| 7. | "Back in Your Arms Again" | J. Fred Knobloch, Paul Davis | 3:43 |
| 8. | "I Didn't Know My Own Strength" | Rick Bowles, Robert Byrne | 3:19 |
| 9. | "Standing Tall" | Larry Butler, Ben Peters | 3:03 |
| 10. | "What Part of No" | Wayne Perry, Gerald Smith | 2:43 |
| 11. | "'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose" (duet with Keith Whitley) | Bill Rice, Sharon Vaughn | 3:29 |
| Total length: | 38:16 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Five Minutes" | Beth Nielsen Chapman | 3:34 |
| 2. | "Dear Me" | Carson Whitsett, Scott Mateer | 3:45 |
| 3. | "Except for Monday" | Reed Nielsen | 2:54 |
| 4. | "A Picture of Me (Without You)" | Norro Wilson, George Richey | 3:37 |
| 5. | "Watch Me" | Tom Shapiro, Gary Burr | 3:34 |
| 6. | "Something in Red" | Angela Kaset | 4:35 |
| 7. | "Back in Your Arms Again" | J. Fred Knobloch, Paul Davis | 3:43 |
| 8. | "I Didn't Know My Own Strength" | Rick Bowles, Robert Byrne | 3:19 |
| 9. | "Don't Worry Baby" (with The Beach Boys) | Brian Wilson, Roger Christian | 3:16 |
| 10. | "What Part of No" | Wayne Perry, Gerald Smith | 2:43 |
| 11. | "'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose" (with Keith Whitley) | Bill Rice, Sharon Rice | 3:29 |
| Total length: | 38:29 | ||
Personnel on new tracks
Adapted from liner notes.[8]
'"Back in Your Arms Again"
- Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar
- John Hobbs – piano
- Dann Huff – electric guitar
- Jana King – background vocals
- Paul Leim – drums
- Lorrie Morgan – lead vocals
- Leland Sklar – bass guitar
- Glenn Worf – bass guitar
- Curtis Wright – background vocals
- Curtis Young – background vocals
"I Didn't Know My Own Strength" and "Standing Tall"
- Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar
- Glen Duncan – fiddle
- Stuart Duncan – fiddle
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar
- John Hobbs – piano
- Dann Huff – electric guitar
- Jana King – background vocals
- Paul Leim – drums
- Lorrie Morgan – lead vocals
- Leland Sklar – bass guitar
- Curtis Wright – background vocals
- Curtis Young – background vocals
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[13] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[14] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ Billboard, May 6, 1995, page 24, "Formidable combination: Hot Shot Debut honors for 'I Didn't Know My Own Strength' at No. 62," by Wade Jessen
- ^ a b Back in Your Arms Again CMT.com
- ^ a b Praguefrank's Country Music Discography CountryMusicDiscography.com
- ^ Reflections: Greatest Hits Lorrie Morgan Allmusic.com
- ^ Billboard, July 15, 1995, page 32, "Country Corner", "Milestone: Lorrie Morgan takes the Hot Shot Debut award on Top Country Albums for her "Greatest Hits" package (BNA)" by Wade Jessen
- ^ Billboard, July 15, 1995, page 33, "Hot Country Singles&Tracks"
- ^ a b Greatest Hits Lorrie Morgan Allmusic.com, "Billboard singles chart"
- ^ Refelctions: Greatest Hits (CD booklet). Lorrie Morgan. BNA Records. 1995. BG4-66508.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Lorrie Morgan Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ^ "Lorrie Morgan Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Lorrie Morgan – Greatest Hits". Music Canada. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ^ "American album certifications – Lorrie Morgan – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
