The Marty Party Hit Pack

The Marty Party Hit Pack
Compilation album by Marty Stuart
Released 1995 (1995)
Genre Country
Length 37:35
Label MCA Nashville
Producer Various
Marty Stuart chronology
Love and Luck
(1994)
The Marty Party Hit Pack
(1995)
Honky Tonkin's What I Do Best
(1996)

The Marty Party Hit Pack is a compilation album by American country music singer Marty Stuart. It was released in 1995 via MCA Nashville.

Content

The album includes several cuts from Stuart's 1991 album Tempted and 1992 album This One's Gonna Hurt You, plus his 1991 duet with Travis Tritt, "The Whiskey Ain't Workin'", previously on Tritt's 1991 album It's All About to Change.[1] Two tracks on the album previously appeared on multi-artist tribute albums: the rendition of The Band's "The Weight" previously appeared on the 1994 album Rhythm, Country and Blues,[1] and the rendition of "Don't Be Cruel" previously appeared on the 1994 album It's Now or Never: The Tribute to Elvis.[1] "The Likes of Me" and "If I Ain't Got You" are new to the compilation. Both were released as singles, but failed to make Top 40 on the Hot Country Songs chart. The latter was originally recorded by Conway Twitty on his 1993 album Final Touches, which, like Stuart's version, was produced by Don Cook.[2]

Reception

Jana Pendragon of Allmusic rated the album 4.5 out of 5 stars, saying that "This is a hits package that shows off Marty Stuart's hard-earned success with tongue firmly planted in cheek."[3]

The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on August 10, 1998 for U.S. shipments of 500,000 copies.[4]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)[1] Length
1. "If I Ain't Got You"  Craig Wiseman, Trey BruceDon Cook 2:56
2. "The Whiskey Ain't Workin'" (with Travis Tritt)Marty Stuart, Ronny ScaifeGregg Brown 2:40
3. "Hillbilly Rock"  Paul KennerleyRichard Bennett, Tony Brown 2:37
4. "Now That's Country"  StuartBennett, Brown 3:22
5. "Burn Me Down"  Eddie Miller, Don SessionsBennett, Brown 2:56
6. "The Likes of Me"  Larry Boone, Rick BowlesCook 3:47
7. "Tempted"  Kennerley, StuartBennett, Brown 3:12
8. "This One's Gonna Hurt You (For a Long, Long Time)" (with Travis Tritt)StuartBennett, Brown 3:28
9. "Little Things"  Kennerley, StuartBennett, Brown 3:10
10. "The Weight" (with The Staple Singers)Robbie RobertsonBrown, Don Was 3:37
11. "Western Girls"  KennerleyBennett, Brown 3:36
12. "Don't Be Cruel" (with The Jordanaires)Otis Blackwell, Elvis PresleyWas 2:07
Total length:
37:35

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 The Marty Party Hit Pack (CD booklet). Marty Stuart. MCA Nashville. 1995. MCAD-11204.
  2. "Final Touches". Allmusic. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  3. Pendragon, Jana. "The Marty Party Hit Pack". Allmusic. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  4. "Search results for Marty Stuart". RIAA. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
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