Hits Alive
Hits Alive is the title of a greatest-hits album package released by American country music artist Brad Paisley. This album contains two CDs of a collection of Paisley's greatest hits spanning his entire career. The first disc contains studio versions, and the second disc contains live versions. It was released on November 2, 2010, on Arista Nashville. It sold 31,000 copies in its first week. As of the chart dated April 16, 2011, the album has sold 235,881 copies in the US.[3]
| Hits Alive | ||||
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| Compilation album / Live Album by | ||||
| Released | November 2, 2010[1] | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 114:01 | |||
| Label | Arista Nashville | |||
| Producer | Frank Rogers | |||
| Brad Paisley chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Hits Alive | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
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Content
The album contains both studio versions as well as live versions of Paisley's greatest hits. Disc one contains studio versions of fourteen of his songs, including a special piano mix of "Then." Disc two contains live versions of eleven of his songs recorded while Paisley was on The H2O Tour 2010.
The only single from Hits Alive is "Anything Like Me," which first appeared on the 2009 album American Saturday Night. The song debuted on country radio on August 16, 2010.[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ticks" | Paisley, Tim Owens, Kelley Lovelace | 5th Gear | 4:33 |
| 2. | "Mud on the Tires" | Brad Paisley, Chris DuBois | Mud on the Tires | 3:28 |
| 3. | "Anything Like Me" | DuBois, Paisley, Dave Turnbull | American Saturday Night | 4:29 |
| 4. | "The World" | Paisley, Lovelace, Lee Thomas Miller | Time Well Wasted | 4:01 |
| 5. | "Little Moments" | Paisley, DuBois | Mud on the Tires | 3:39 |
| 6. | "When I Get Where I'm Going" (featuring Dolly Parton) | Rivers Rutherford, George Teren | Time Well Wasted | 4:08 |
| 7. | "Celebrity" | Paisley | Mud on the Tires | 3:43 |
| 8. | "Then" (Piano Mix) | Paisley, DuBois, Ashley Gorley | American Saturday Night | 4:22 |
| 9. | "I'm Still a Guy" | Paisley, Lovelace, Miller | 5th Gear | 4:11 |
| 10. | "He Didn't Have to Be" | Paisley, Lovelace | Who Needs Pictures | 4:42 |
| 11. | "Alcohol" | Paisley | Time Well Wasted | 4:52 |
| 12. | "Whiskey Lullaby" (featuring Alison Krauss) | Bill Anderson, Jon Randall | Mud on the Tires | 4:19 |
| 13. | "We Danced" | Paisley, DuBois | Who Needs Pictures | 3:45 |
| 14. | "Online" (w/Live Outro) | Paisley, DuBois, Lovelace | 5th Gear | 4:50 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Water" (Live) | Paisley, DuBois, Lovelace | 4:58 |
| 2. | "American Saturday Night" (Live) | Paisley, Lovelace, Gorley | 4:40 |
| 3. | "Waitin' on a Woman" (Live) | Don Sampson, Wynn Varble | 5:38 |
| 4. | "I'm Gonna Miss Her" (Live) | Paisley, Frank Rogers | 3:48 |
| 5. | "Mud on the Tires" (Live) | Paisley, DuBois | 4:24 |
| 6. | "She's Everything" (Live) | Paisley, Wil Nance | 6:51 |
| 7. | "Time Warp" (Live, Instrumental) | Paisley, Rogers | 4:38 |
| 8. | "Letter to Me" (Live) | Paisley | 6:31 |
| 9. | "Then" (Live) | Paisley, DuBois, Gorley | 6:22 |
| 10. | "Alcohol" (Live featuring Darius Rucker) | Paisley | 6:25 |
| 11. | "Online" (Reprise) | Paisley, DuBois, Lovelace | 0:51 |
Personnel
- Tom Baldrica – tuba on "Online"
- Eddie Bayers – drums
- Ron Block – banjo
- Brentwood High School Marching Band – marching band on "Online"
- Jim "Moose" Brown – clavinet, Hammond B-3 organ, piano
- Randle Currie – steel guitar
- Eric Darken – percussion
- Jerry Douglas – dobro
- Glen Duncan – fiddle
- Kevin "Swine" Grantt – bass guitar, upright bass
- James Gregory – bass guitar
- Scott Hamilton and the 12 Steps – background vocals on "Alcohol"
- Vicki Hampton – background vocals
- Jody Harris – electric guitar, background vocals
- Bernie Herms – piano
- Wes Hightower – background vocals
- Gary Hooker – 12-string acoustic guitar, acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, electric guitar, background vocals
- Mike Johnson – dobro, steel guitar
- Alison Krauss – viola and vocals on "Whiskey Lullaby"
- Tim Lauer – keyboards
- Kenny Lewis – bass guitar, background vocals
- Mitch McMitchen – percussion
- Kendall Marcy – banjo, Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards, piano, background vocals
- Gordon Mote – clavinet, Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards, piano, music box on "I'm Still a Guy"
- Brad Paisley – 12-string acoustic guitar, 12-string electric guitar, acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, Tic tac bass, lead vocals
- Huck Paisley – vocals on "Anything Like Me"
- Dolly Parton – vocals on "When I Get Where I'm Going"
- Darius Rucker – vocals on "Alcohol (Live)"
- Ben Sesar – drums
- Bryan Sutton – mandolin
- Dan Tyminski – background vocals on "Whiskey Lullaby"
- Kris Wilkinson – viola
- Justin Williamson – fiddle, mandolin, background vocals
Charts and certifications
Album
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Certifications
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |||
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| US Country | US | CAN | |||
| 2010 | "Anything Like Me" | 1 | 48 | 66 | |
References
- "Brad Paisley Plans Double Album, Hits Alive, for Nov. 2 Release". CMT. 2010-08-03. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Hits Alive review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
- "Aldean Remains #1 on Album Charts this week". Roughstock. 2011-04-06. Archived from the original on 2011-04-15. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
- "Brad Paisley To Release "Hits Alive" On November 2". Country Music Is Love. 2010-08-03. Retrieved 2010-10-06.
- "American album certifications – Brad Paisley – Hits Alive". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.
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