Playlist: The Very Best of Dixie Chicks
Greatest hits album by
Dixie Chicks
ReleasedJune 1, 2010 (2010-06-01)
Recorded1997-2006
GenreCountry, bluegrass, country pop, alternative country
Length48:03
LabelLegacy, Columbia Nashville
Dixie Chicks chronology
Taking the Long Way
(2006) 		Playlist: The Very Best of Dixie Chicks
(2010) 		The Essential Dixie Chicks
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Roughstock[2]

Playlist: The Very Best of Dixie Chicks is the greatest hits album from American country band the Dixie Chicks. The album consists of twelve songs personally selected by the Dixie Chicks from their fourth through seventh studio albums.[3] It was released in the United States on June 1, 2010.[4] The group supported the album by touring with The Eagles in 2010.[5][6] It is a part of Sony BMG's Playlist series. It was also re-released on Sony's midprice sub-label Camden entitled Wide Open Spaces: The Collection in 2012.

Critical reception

Playlist: The Very Best of Dixie Chicks received four stars out of five from Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic. Erlewine wrote that "the tracks are sharply selected, making for a good, representative compilation if not quite a definitive one."[1] Matt Bjorke of Roughstock gave the compilation three and a half stars out of five, calling it "a great representation of who they are as artists" while adding "it will also have to serve as a placeholder for chicks fans until their label does eventually get around to releasing a career-spanning ‘greatest hits’ record."[2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Original AlbumLength
1."Wide Open Spaces"Susan Gibson1998 - Wide Open Spaces3:43
2."You Were Mine"Emily Robison, Martie Maguire1998 - Wide Open Spaces3:37
3."Sin Wagon"Natalie Maines, Emily Robison, Stephony Smith1999 - Fly3:37
4."Cowboy Take Me Away"Maguire, Marcus Hummon1999 - Fly4:47
5."Let Him Fly"Patty Griffin1999 - Fly3:08
6."Long Time Gone"Darrell Scott2002 - Home4:07
7."Landslide"Stevie Nicks2002 - Home3:48
8."Truth No. 2"Griffin2002 - Home4:27
9."The Long Way Around"Maguire, Maines, Robison, Dan Wilson2006 - Taking the Long Way4:33
10."Easy Silence"Maguire, Maines, Robison, Wilson2006 - Taking the Long Way4:02
11."Not Ready to Make Nice"Maguire, Maines, Robison, Wilson2006 - Taking the Long Way3:58
12."Lubbock or Leave It"Mike Campbell, Maguire, Maines, Robison2006 - Taking the Long Way3:54

Chart performance

Playlist: The Very Best of Dixie Chicks peaked at number 27 on the U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums chart the week of June 19, 2010 and number 165 on the Billboard 200.[7]

Chart (2010) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 27
U.S. Billboard 200 115

References

  1. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Playlist: The Very Best of Dixie Chicks review". Allmusic. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  2. ^ a b Bjorke, Matt. "Playlist: The Very Best of The Dixie Chicks review". Roughstock. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  3. ^ "Dixie Chicks' Playlist Offers Remastered Versions of Hits, Fan Favorites". Country Music Television. June 1, 2010. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  4. ^ "Dixie Chicks Releasing Playlist of Favorite Songs on June 1". Country Music Television. April 13, 2010. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  5. ^ "Legacy Recordings Announces The Release of Playlist: The Very Best Of Dixie Chicks". dixiechicks.com. 2010-04-12. Archived from the original on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2010-05-06.
  6. ^ "Dixie Chicks Music | Playlist: The Very Best Of The Dixie Chicks". LegacyRecordings.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
  7. ^ "Chart listing for Playlist: The Very Best of Dixie Chicks". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
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