Greatest Hits (1983 Ray Stevens album)

Greatest Hits
Compilation album by Ray Stevens
Released July 1983[1]
Genre Country, Novelty, Comedy
Label RCA
Producer Ray Stevens
Ray Stevens chronology
Don't Laugh Now
(1982)
Greatest Hits
(1983)
Me
(1983)

Greatest Hits is a collection of ten previously released singles by Ray Stevens, released in 1983 by RCA Records. This collection contains three singles that were released by Monument Records, four by Barnaby Records, and two by RCA. One of the selections is not an original recording; "Ahab the Arab" is a re-recording of Stevens' 1962 hit for Mercury Records that was included on his album Gitarzan, which was released by Monument in 1969. Additionally, there are two selections featured on this collection that are album versions; "Gitarzan" is the album version that begins with cheering and applauding with an audience; "Freddie Feelgood" is the version that contains audience noises and was first featured on the album Gitarzan.

Track listing

Side A
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "The Dooright Family"  Ray Stevens 5:05
2. "Ahab the Arab"  Ray Stevens 3:32
3. "The Streak"  Ray Stevens 3:17
4. "Everything Is Beautiful"  Ray Stevens 3:32
5. "Mr. Businessman"  Ray Stevens 3:22
Side B
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "The Moonlight Special"  Ray Stevens 5:13
2. "Misty"  Erroll Garner, Johnny Burke 2:53
3. "Gitarzan"  Ray Stevens, Bill Everette 3:14
4. "Freddie Feelgood (And His Funky Little Five Piece Band)"  Ray Stevens 2:49
5. "Shriner's Convention"  Ray Stevens 5:33

Album credits

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1980) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 67

References

  1. "LP Discography: Ray Stevens". LP Discography. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
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