Greatest Hits Volume 1 is the title of the first greatest hits album released by the American country music group Rascal Flatts, released on October 28, 2008 by Lyric Street Records. The album includes thirteen of the group's biggest hits from their first four studio albums as well as three newly recorded Christmas songs for a limited time.^[2]

The album was reissued on October 6, 2009, with four new live bonus tracks, an audio interview with the band, and a foldout poster.^[3]

• 1Track listing
• 2Personnel
• 3Chart performance

Track listing[edit]

Sources^[4][5][6]

Rascal Flatts sold more albums than any other country band of the 2000s, but even so, there's no denying that they're a quintessential singles act - which makes this first compilation of hits most welcome. Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 contains 13 tracks, which is enough to include all the major hits from 'Praying for Daylight' to 'What Hurts the Most' but not quite enough to cover every charting.

Bonus tracks[edit]

Note: These bonus tracks are on a separate second CD included in a limited edition foiled package for a limited time only.

Note: These bonus tracks are live tracks and are only available on the CD's October 2009 reissue for a limited time only. They are on a separate disc which also includes an audio interview with the band. The liner doubles as a foldout poster.

Personnel[edit]

The following musicians performed on the three bonus tracks.^[7]

Rascal Flatts[edit]

• Jay DeMarcus – bass guitar, background vocals
• Gary LeVox – lead vocals
• Joe Don Rooney – lead guitar, background vocals, acoustic guitar

Additional musicians[edit]

• Keith Carlock – drums on 'Jingle Bell Rock'
• Eric Darken – percussion
• Shannon Forrest – drums on 'White Christmas'
• Jon Gilutin – piano

Horn section on 'Jingle Bell Rock'[edit]

• Mikey Haynes, Steve Patrick, Jeff Bailey – trumpets
• Barry Green – trombone
• Sam Levine, Dennis Solee, Mark Douthit – saxophones

Violins on 'White Christmas': Carl Gorodetzky, Pam Sixfin, Conni Ellisor, Alan Umstead, Mary Kathryn Vanosdale, David Angell, Cathy Umstead, Cate Myer, and Karen Winkelman

String and horn arrangements by David Campbell, strings conducted by Carl Gorodetzky. Vocal arrangement on 'I'll Be Home for Christmas' by Mervyn Warren.

Chart performance[edit]

Greatest Hits Volume 1 debuted at number 2 on the U.S. Top Country Albums chart and number 6 on the Billboard 200, with 89,000 copies sold in the first week.^{[citation needed]} In the second week, the album sold another 39,000 copies and remained number 2 on the U.S. Top Country Albums chart but dipped from number 6 to number 10 on the Billboard 200. It sold 620,000 copies in the United States up to May 2009.^[8] The album hit the 1 million mark on February 19, 2011.^[9] As October 18, 2012, it has sold 1,266,066 copies in the United States.

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Year-end charts[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. 'Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 review'. Allmusic. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
2. ^Rascal Flatts Greatest Hits Coming Soon
3. ^Flatts Release Limited Edition Greatest Hits Collection
4. ^Rascal Flatts Reveals Greatest Hits Collection
5. ^Rascal Flatts’ 'Greatest' Christmas
6. ^Rascal Flatts gets greatest hits treatment
7. ^Greatest Hits Volume 1 (CD booklet). Rascal Flatts. Lyric Street Records. 2008. 276302.CS1 maint: others (link)
8. ^Trust, Gary (2009-05-01). 'What Sold The Most'. Billboard. Archived from the original on August 29, 2014. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
9. ^'Week Ending Feb. 13, 2011: Albums: Bieber's Big Weekend'. Chart Watch. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
10. ^'Best of 2010 - Top Country Albums'. Billboard. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
11. ^'Best of 2011: Billboard 200 Albums'. Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
12. ^'Best of 2011: Catalog Albums'. Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
13. ^'Best of 2010: Country Catalog Albums'. Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2010.
14. ^'Best of 2011: Country Catalog Albums'. Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2011.