From There to Here: Greatest Hits

• Artist: Lonestar
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• Release Date: June 03, 2003
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album, Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Country

Review

Greatest Hits is the first collection of Lonestar's greatest hits, released after four albums and one holiday record. Not all of their singles are here -- the holiday tunes, of course, are left behind, as are smaller singles -- but all the big songs are here, highlighted by "Tequila Talking," "Everything's Changed," "What About Now," "Smile," and the big crossover hit "Amazed." These tunes, along with the nine other songs that comprise this record, illustrate that even though Lonestar proudly takes its name from Texas, the band doesn't belong to that state's legacy of musical mavericks. They're a straightforward bunch, whether they're singing ballads or midtempo country-rockers, and even when there's plenty of twang in the voice and the guitars, the melodies are firmly in the pop-leaning country mainstream. Still, that twang counts for something -- at its best, it made Lonestar's music seem rootsier, more real than many of its peers, and while it wasn't always consistent, the band did make some very good singles that may not have been the best of contemporary country in the late '90s, but captured the sound of the time well. They're all here on this fine retrospective. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Tequila Talkin'	Bill LaBounty, Chris Waters	Lonestar	(3:27)
No News	Sam Hogin, Mark D. Sanders	Lonestar	(2:53)
Runnin' Away With My Heart	Sam Hogin, Mark D. Sanders, Michael Britt	Lonestar	(3:31)
Come Cryin' to Me	Mark D. Sanders, Wally Wilson, John Rich	Lonestar	(3:43)
You Walked In	Bryan Adams, Robert John "Mutt" Lange	Lonestar	(4:31)
Everything's Changed	Larry Boone, Paul Nelson, Richie McDonald	Lonestar	(3:53)
Amazed	Chris Lindsey, Aimee Mayo, Marvin Green	Lonestar	(4:01)
Smile	Jon Randall	Lonestar	(3:35)
What About Now	Aaron Barker, A. Smith	Lonestar	(3:32)
Tell Her	Craig Wiseman	Lonestar	(3:28)
I'm Already There	Gary Baker, Frank J. Myers, Richie McDonald	Lonestar	(4:13)
With Me	Brett James, Troy Verges	Lonestar	(3:51)
Not a Day Goes By	Steve Diamond, Maribeth Derry	Lonestar	(4:07)
My Front Porch Looking In [#]	Frank J. Myers, Richie McDonald, Don Pfrimmer	Lonestar	(3:44)
I Pray [#]	Chuck Cannon, James Dean Hicks	Lonestar	(3:47)
Walking in Memphis [#]	Marc Cohn	Lonestar	(3:50)
I'm Already There (Message from Home) [*]	Gary Baker, Frank J. Myers, Richie McDonald	Lonestar	(4:31)

Credits

Matt Rollings (Keyboards), Jeff Balding (Engineer), Jeff Balding (Mixing), Mike Brignardello (Bass), Don Cook (Producer), Stuart Duncan (Fiddle), Paul Franklin (Guitar (Steel)), Mark Hagen (Engineer), David Hall (Engineer), Dann Huff (Guitar (Electric)), Dann Huff (Producer), Paul Leim (Drums), Chris Rowe (Digital Editing), Doug Sax (Mastering), John Willis (Guitar (Acoustic)), Jimmy Nichols (Keyboards), Russell Terrell (Vocals (Background)), Lonestar (Main Performer), Tim Akers (Keyboards), Jed Hackett (Engineer), Jed Hackett (Assistant), Russ Harrington (Photography), Dean Sams (Keyboards), Dean Sams (Vocals (Background)), Trish Townsend (Wardrobe), Michael Britt (Guitar (Electric)), Mellissa Schleicher (Grooming), Mike "Frog" Griffith (Production Coordination), Robert Hadley (Mastering), Wally Wilson (Producer), David Bryant (Assistant), Jeff Sochor (Assistant), Astrid Herbold May (Art Direction), Astrid Herbold May (Design), Jesse Amend (Assistant), Cassie Roark (Grooming)