''Greatest Hits Volume II'', also known as ''Greatest Hits Volume II... and Some Other Stuff'' is the third compilation album by American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

artist

Alan Jackson Alan Eugene Jackson (born October 17, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter. He is known for blending traditional honky-tonk and mainstream country pop sounds (for a style widely regarded as "neotraditional country"), as well as penning many o ...

. The original version of this album was only available through December, 2003 and contained two discs: the first disc has 16 hits and two new cuts, while the second disc has eight album tracks. Subsequent releases contained only the first disc.

Track listing

Disc 1

Little Bitty "Little Bitty" is a song recorded by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released in October 1996 as the lead-off single to Jackson's fifth studio album ''Everything I Love (Alan Jackson album), Everything I Love''. The song reached ...

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Tom T. Hall Thomas Hall (May 25, 1936 – August 20, 2021), known professionally as Tom T. Hall and informally nicknamed "the Storyteller," was an American country music singer-songwriter and short-story author. He wrote 12 No. 1 hit songs, with 26 more ...

) (1996) – 2:39 #"

Everything I Love Everything I Love may refer to: * ''Everything I Love'' (Alan Jackson album), 1996 ** "Everything I Love" (Alan Jackson song), this album's title track * "Ev'rything I Love", a 1941 song from Cole Porter's '' Let's Face It!'' * ''Everything I Lo ...

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Harley Allen Harley Lee Allen (January 23, 1956March 30, 2011) was an American bluegrass and country singer and songwriter. Early life Allen was born in Dayton, Ohio, the son of bluegrass performer Red Allen. Discography Studio albums Singles Musi ...

Carson Chamberlain Carson Chamberlain (born in Berea, Kentucky) is an American songwriter, record producer and session musician who works mainly in the field of country music. He worked as a bandleader and steel guitarist for Keith Whitley until Whitley died in 1 ...

) (1997) – 3:07 #"

Who's Cheatin' Who "Who's Cheatin' Who" is a country music song written by Jerry Hayes and initially recorded by Charly McClain. It was the title track of her 1980 album for Epic Records, released in November 1980 as a single with "Love Scenes" on the B-side, and ...

" (Jerry Hayes) (1997) – 4:02 #"

There Goes "There Goes" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer Alan Jackson Alan Eugene Jackson (born October 17, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter. He is known for blending traditional honky-tonk and mainstream countr ...

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) (1997) – 3:56 #" I'll Go On Loving You" (

Kieran Kane Kieran Kane (born October 7, 1949) is an American country music artist, as well as the owner of Dead Reckoning Records, an independent record label. Between 1986 and 1990, he and Jamie O'Hara comprised The O'Kanes, a duo which charted seven si ...

) (1998) – 3:58 #"

Right on the Money "Right on the Money" is a song written by Phil Vassar and Charlie Black, and recorded by American country music singer Alan Jackson. It was released in October 1998 as the second single from his CD '' High Mileage''. The song became Jackson' ...

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Charlie Black Charles Frank Black (November 23, 1949 – April 23, 2021) was an American country music songwriter and record producer. Biography Black graduated from University of Maryland in 1970 and moved to Nashville, Tennessee the same year. His first c ...

Phil Vassar Phillip George Vassar Jr. (born May 28, 1962) is an American country music artist. Vassar made his debut on the country music scene in the late 1990s, co-writing singles for several country artists, including Tim McGraw ("For a Little While", ...

) (1998) – 3:50 #"

Gone Crazy "Gone Crazy" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released in January 1999 as the third single from his album '' High Mileage'', and peaked at No. 4 on the U.S. country singles chart. Critical rec ...

" (Jackson) (1999) – 3:47 #" Little Man" (Jackson) (1999) – 4:28 #"

Pop a Top "Pop a Top" is a country song written and originally recorded by Nat Stuckey in 1966. The first hit version was released by Jim Ed Brown in May 1967 as the third and final single from his album ''Just Jim''. The song was a number 3 Billboard coun ...

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Nat Stuckey Nathan Wright Stuckey (December 17, 1933 – August 24, 1988) was an American country singer. He recorded for various labels between 1966 and 1978, charting in the top 10 of Hot Country Songs with " Sweet Thang", "Plastic Saddle", "Sweet Than ...

) (1999) – 3:05 #"The Blues Man" (

Hank Williams Jr. Randall Hank Williams (born May 26, 1949), known professionally as Hank Williams Jr. or Bocephus, is an American singer-songwriter and musician. His musical style is often considered a blend of southern rock, blues, and country. He is the son of ...

) (2000) – 7:03 #" It Must Be Love" (

Bob McDill Robert Lee McDill (born April 4, 1944) is a retired American songwriter, active from the 1960s until 2000. During his career he wrote or co-wrote 31 number one country hits. His songs were also recorded by popular artists of the 1970s, 1980s an ...

) (2000) – 2:52 #" www.memory" (Jackson) (2000) – 2:35 #" When Somebody Loves You" (Jackson) (2000) – 3:28 #" Where I Come From" (Jackson) (2001) – 4:00 #"

Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning) "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer Alan Jackson. It was the lead single from his tenth studio album, '' Drive'' (2002), released on Arista Nashville. The song's lyrics ...

" (Jackson) (2001) – 5:05 #"

Drive (For Daddy Gene) "Drive (For Daddy Gene)" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer Alan Jackson. It was released in January 2002 as the second single from his album, ''Drive (Alan Jackson album), Drive''. It reached number one on the U.S. '' ...

" (Jackson) (2002) – 4:02 #"

It's Five O'Clock Somewhere "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" is a song performed by Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett, and written by Jim "Moose" Brown and Don Rollins. It was released in June 2003 as the lead single from Jackson's 2003 compilation album '' Greatest Hits Volume ...

" (Jim "Moose" Brown, Don Rollins) (2003) – 3:49 #*with

Jimmy Buffett James William Buffett (born December 25, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and businessman. He is best known for his music, which often portrays an "island escapism" lifestyle. Together with his Coral Reefer Band, Buffet ...

Remember When Remember When may refer to: Music * "Remember When" (Alan Jackson song), 2003 * " Remember When (We Made These Memories)", a 1965 song by Wayne Newton * " Remember When (Push Rewind)", a 2012 song by Chris Wallace * "Remember When", a song by Colo ...

" (Jackson) (2003) – 4:30

Disc 2

''Versions of this album initially had this second disc included.'' #"Job Description" (Jackson) – 4:43 #"Tropical Depression" ( Charlie Craig, Jackson, Jim McBride) – 2:57 #"Let's Get Back to Me and You" (Jackson) – 2:53 #"You Can't Give Up on Love" (Jackson) – 3:06 #"Hole in the Wall" (Jackson, McBride) – 3:35 #"Buicks to the Moon" (Jackson, McBride) – 2:38 #"When Love Comes Around" (Jackson) – 3:06 #"The Sounds" (Jackson) – 3:23

Personnel on New Tracks

Eddie Bayers Eddie Bayers (born January 28, 1949) is an American session drummer who has played on 300 gold and platinum albums. He received the Academy of Country Music 'Drummer of the Year Award' for fourteen years, has three times won the Nashville Music ...

- drums *

- duet vocals on "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" *

Eric Darken Eric A. Darken is an American percussionist, composer, and programmer. Biography Drawing inspiration from his grandfather, a band leader. Darken began playing drums at age 12, and played timpani and mallets in high school. Darken attended ...

- percussion on "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" *

Stuart Duncan Stuart Duncan (born April 14, 1964) is an American bluegrass musician who plays the fiddle, mandolin, guitar, and banjo. Life Duncan was born in Quantico, Virginia, and raised in Santa Paula, California, where he played in the school band. He ...

- fiddle on "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere",

mandolin A mandolin ( it, mandolino ; literally "small mandola") is a stringed musical instrument in the lute family and is generally plucked with a pick. It most commonly has four courses of doubled strings tuned in unison, thus giving a total of 8 ...

on "Remember When" * Paul Franklin -

steel guitar A steel guitar ( haw, kīkākila) is any guitar played while moving a steel bar or similar hard object against plucked strings. The bar itself is called a "steel" and is the source of the name "steel guitar". The instrument differs from a conve ...

on "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" *

Lloyd Green Lloyd Lamar Green (born October 4, 1937) is an American steel guitarist noted for his extensive country music recording session career in Nashville performing on 116 Chart Hit, No.1 Country music, country hits including Tammy Wynette's “D-I-V-O- ...

- steel guitar on "Remember When" *Greenwood Hart - acoustic guitar on "Remember When" *

- lead vocals *

Brent Mason Brent Mason (born July 13, 1959) is an American, Nashville, Tennessee-based recording studio guitarist and songwriter, performing primarily country music. Guitar World Magazine listed him as one of the "Top Ten Session Guitarists of All Time". ...

- electric guitar *Matthew McCauley - conductor and string arrangements on "Remember When" *

Hargus "Pig" Robbins Hargus Melvin Robbins (January 18, 1938 – January 30, 2022), known by his nickname "Pig," was an American session keyboard player. Having played on records for many artists, including John Stewart, Dolly Parton, Connie Smith, Patti Page, Lore ...

- piano *

John Wesley Ryles John Wesley Ryles (born December 2, 1950) is an American country music artist. Ryles recorded a string of hit country songs, beginning in 1968 when he was still a teenager, and continuing through the 1980s. He no longer records as a headline ar ...

- background vocals *Bruce Watkins - acoustic guitar *

Glenn Worf Glenn Worf is an American bassist known mainly for his work as a session musician. He has recorded with many major country music acts and also tours with Mark Knopfler. Early life and education Worf was born in Dayton, Ohio, and grew up in Madis ...

- bass guitar

Chart performance

''Greatest Hits Volume II'' debuted at #1 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 selling 417,000 copies, becoming Alan Jackson's second #1 album, and #1 on the

Top Country Albums Top Country Albums is a chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine in the United States. The 50-position chart lists the most popular country music albums in the country, calculated weekly by Broadcast Data Systems based on physical sales a ...

, becoming his eighth #1 country album. In May 2023, ''Greatest Hits Volume II'' was certified 7× Platinum by the

RIAA The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a trade organization that represents the music recording industry in the United States. Its members consist of record labels and distributors that the RIAA says "create, manufacture, and/o ...

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Greatest Hits Volume Ii (Alan Jackson Album) 2003 greatest hits albums Alan Jackson compilation albums Arista Records compilation albums Albums produced by Keith Stegall Canadian Country Music Association Top Selling Album albums