The Very Best of Tracy Lawrence

The Very Best of Tracy Lawrence is a 2007 compilation album by country music artist Tracy Lawrence. It is his third greatest-hits album. This compilation comprises 21 of his top ten singles, arranged in chronological order, from his 1991 debut "Sticks and Stones" to 2003's "Paint Me a Birmingham". Of the songs on this album, only the 1994 single "Renegades, Rebels and Rogues" (from the soundtrack to the 1994 film Maverick) was not previously included on one of Lawrence's studio releases. The album has sold 348,900 copies in the United States as of April 2017.^[2]

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Track listing

"Sticks and Stones" (Roger Dillon, Elbert West) - 3:36
"Today's Lonely Fool" (Kenny Beard, Stan Paul Davis) - 3:49
"Runnin' Behind" (Mark D. Sanders, Ed Hill) - 2:53
"Somebody Paints the Wall" (Tommy Smith, Charles Browder, Elroy Kahanek, Nelson Larkin) - 3:15
"Alibis" (Randy Boudreaux) - 3:02
"Can't Break It to My Heart" (Tracy Lawrence, Kirk Roth, Earl Clark, West) - 2:54
"My Second Home" (Lawrence, Paul Nelson, Kenny Beard) - 2:45
"If the Good Die Young" (Nelson, Craig Wiseman) - 2:27
"Renegades, Rebels and Rogues" (Larry Boone, Nelson, Clark) - 2:37
"I See It Now" (Boone, Nelson, Woody Lee) - 3:36
"As Any Fool Can See" (Nelson, Beard) - 3:03
"Texas Tornado" (Bobby Braddock) - 3:30
"If the World Had a Front Porch" (Lawrence, Nelson, Beard) - 3:05
"If You Loved Me" (Nelson, Tom Shapiro) - 3:21
"Time Marches On" (Braddock) - 3:03
"Stars over Texas" (Lawrence, Nelson, Beard) - 3:34
"Is That a Tear" (Beard, John Jarrard) - 3:18
"Better Man, Better Off" (Stan Paul Davis, Brett Jones) - 3:36
"How a Cowgirl Says Goodbye" (Lawrence, Nelson, Boone) - 3:30
"Lessons Learned" (Lawrence, Nelson, Boone) - 2:57
"Paint Me a Birmingham" (Buck Moore, Gary Duffy) - 3:48

Personnel

Flip Anderson – piano
Eddie Bayers – drums, percussion
Bruce Bouton – steel guitar
Dennis Burnside – Hammond organ, piano
Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar
Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar, harmonica, hi-string guitar
Deryl Dodd – background vocals
Dan Dugmore – steel guitar
Shannon Forrest – drums
Paul Franklin – Dobro, steel guitar, pedabro
Sonny Garrish – dobro, steel guitar
Jack Gavin – drums
Rob Hajacos – fiddle, "assorted hoedown tools"
Tony Harrell – keyboards, piano
Aubrey Haynie – fiddle, mandolin
Rick Huckaby – acoustic guitar, background vocals
Dann Huff – electric guitar
Tracy Lawrence – lead vocals
Chris Leuzinger – electric guitar
B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar
Gary Lunn – bass guitar
Terry McMillan – harmonica, percussion
Liana Manis – background vocals
Brent Mason – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, gut string guitar
Steve Nathan – keyboards, piano
Dave Pomeroy – bass guitar
Brent Rowan – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, soloist
John Wesley Ryles – background vocals
Hank Singer – fiddle
Milton Sledge – drums
Gary Smith – keyboards, piano, synthesizer
Joe Spivey – fiddle, Archguitar
James Stroud – drums, percussion
Biff Watson – acoustic guitar
Dennis Wilson – background vocals
Lonnie Wilson – drums, percussion
Glenn Worf – bass guitar
Curtis Wright – background vocals
Curtis Young – background vocals

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	163
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	29

References

^ The Very Best of Tracy Lawrence at AllMusic
^ Bjorke, Matt (April 18, 2017). "Top Country Catalog Album Sales Chart: April 18, 2017". Roughstock.

v t e Tracy Lawrence
Studio albums	Sticks and Stones Alibis I See It Now Time Marches On The Coast Is Clear Lessons Learned Tracy Lawrence Strong For the Love All Wrapped Up in Christmas The Rock
Compilation albums	Tracy Lawrence Live The Best of Tracy Lawrence Then & Now: The Hits Collection The Very Best of Tracy Lawrence
Notable singles	"Sticks and Stones" "Today's Lonely Fool" "Runnin' Behind" "Somebody Paints the Wall" "Alibis" "Can't Break It to My Heart" "My Second Home" "If the Good Die Young" "Renegades, Rebels and Rogues" "I See It Now" "As Any Fool Can See" "Texas Tornado" "If the World Had a Front Porch" "If You Loved Me" "Time Marches On" "Stars over Texas" "Is That a Tear" "Better Man, Better Off" "How a Cowgirl Says Goodbye" "Lessons Learned" "Lonely" "Unforgiven" "Life Don't Have to Be So Hard" "Paint Me a Birmingham" "Used to the Pain" "Find Out Who Your Friends Are"
Related articles	Discography

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