Lonestar - From There to Here: Greatest Hits

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

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