Greatest Hits (Clay Walker album)

Greatest Hits is the first compilation album by American country music singer Clay Walker. It was released in 1998. Two previously unreleased tracks ("Ordinary People" and "You're Beginning to Get to Me") are included on this album; both were issued as singles in 1998. The former peaked at #35 on the Billboard country charts, while the latter was a #2 hit for Walker.

Background
In an interview with Tulsa World, Walker stated about the album, "I'm just kind of funny about the word "great' being used with my name, putting "great' with something I do ... I don't know. I'm really not that kind of guy"

Personnel

 * Eddie Bayers – drums
 * Bruce Bouton – steel guitar
 * Mike Brignardello – bass guitar
 * Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
 * Jimmy Carter – bass guitar
 * Steve Dorff – conductor, string arrangements
 * Dan Dugmore – steel guitar
 * Glen Duncan – fiddle
 * Stuart Duncan – fiddle, mandolin
 * Paul Franklin – dobro, steel guitar
 * Kyle Frederick – acoustic guitar
 * Sonny Garrish – steel guitar
 * Johnny Gimble – fiddle
 * Aubrey Haynie – fiddle
 * John Hobbs – piano
 * Jim Horn – saxophone
 * Byron House – bass guitar
 * Dann Huff – electric guitar
 * Jana King – background vocals
 * Terry McMillan – harmonica
 * Brent Mason – electric guitar
 * Tim Mensy – acoustic guitar
 * The Nashville String Machine – strings
 * Steve Nathan – keyboards, piano
 * Bobby Ogdin – piano
 * Larry Paxton – bass guitar
 * Van Rentz – piano
 * Tom Roady – percussion
 * Jason Roberts – fiddle
 * Matt Rollings – piano
 * Brent Rowan – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
 * John Wesley Ryles – background vocals
 * Tim Sargeant – steel guitar
 * Maxwell Schauf – drums
 * Leland Sklar – bass guitar
 * Joe Spivey – fiddle
 * Landon Taylor – electric guitar
 * Wayne Toups – accordion
 * Clay Walker – lead vocals
 * Billy Joe Walker Jr. – acoustic guitar
 * Lonnie Wilson – drums
 * Glenn Worf – bass guitar
 * Curtis Wright – background vocals
 * Curtis Young – background vocals

Critical reception
Kris Teo of Sunday Mail wrote "The material will never be confused with thinking man's country since it punches all the predictable thematic buttons. On this solid 14-track smoking-gun compilation, he celebrates the trials and tribulations of the common man." Jason Birchmeier of AllMusic gave the album four and a half stars and wrote, "you won't find a better one-disc summary of his prime." Walter Allread of Country Standard Time gave the album a favorable review.

Chart performance
During the week of June 27, 1998, the album sold over 35,000 units.