Greatest Hits

by BlackHawk

Overview

How appropriate for a greatest-hits album to begin with a song that was such a huge hit that it made the band a household name. In this case, "Goodbye Says It All," BlackHawk's very first release, lands at the top spot. This Greatest Hits album plays like a career retrospective and tribute to co-founder, collaborator, and friend Van Stephenson, who fought a battle against melanoma and decided to leave the road in favor of spending time with his family. Fans will appreciate all the oldies but goodies on this fine compilation: "I'm Not Strong Enough to Say No," "Every Once in a While," "Almost a Memory Now," and eight memorable others. Greatest Hits introduces three new songs, including the very last song on the album, "Ships of Heaven," written by Stephenson while he was facing his continually declining health. That song in particular represents more than just new music, but also a heartfelt tribute to Stephenson, who died in April 2001 from the melanoma that had stricken him. ~ Maria Konicki Dinoia

Product Details

Release Date:	05/05/2017
Label:	Sony Music
UPC:	0889854330927
Rank:	39519

Tracks

1. Goodbye Says It All
2. I'm Not Strong Enough to Say No
3. Every Once in a While
4. I Sure Can Smell the Rain
5. That's Just About Right
6. Big Guitar
7. Almost a Memory Now
8. There You Have It
9. Always Have, Always Will
10. Like There Ain't No Yesterday
11. Postmarked Birmingham
12. Down in Flames
13. It Takes a Woman
14. I Need You All the Time
15. Ships of Heaven

Album Credits

Performance Credits

BlackHawk   Primary Artist
Terry McMillan   Guest Artist,Harmonica,Percussion
Glenn Worf   Guest Artist,Guitar (Bass)
Brent Mason   Guest Artist,Strings,Accordion,Guitar (Electric)
Mary Ann Kennedy   Guest Artist,Mandolin
David Robbins   Keyboards,Choir/Chorus,Piano,Vocals
Ronnie Beard   Vocals,Choir/Chorus
Mike Chapman   Guitar (Bass)
Randy Threet   Guitar (Bass)
Mike Clute   Percussion
Brian David Willis   Recorder
David Hall   Recorder
Dale Oliver   Guitar,Vocals,Choir/Chorus,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Henry Paul   Vocals,Mandolin,Choir/Chorus
Henry Gross   Vocals
Dave Robbins   Piano,Keyboards
Jayne Farrell   Vocals,Choir/Chorus
Rachael Halfhill   Vocals,Choir/Chorus
Rachel Goldstein   Vocals,Choir/Chorus
David Davidson   Viola
Carl Marsh   Conductor,String Conductor
Wayne Killius   Drums,Percussion
David Paich   Vocals,Choir/Chorus
Eric Silver   Banjo,Fiddle,Mandolin,Guitar (Acoustic)
John Willis   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Joe Spivey   Fiddle
Lori D. Hall   Vocals,Choir/Chorus
Kelly King   Vocals,Choir/Chorus
Bobby Huff   Drums,Recorder,Keyboards,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Marty Williams   Recorder
Randy Howard   Fiddle
Greg Jennings   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Kerry Marx   Guitar (Electric)
Dennis Belfield   Guitar (Bass)
Lonnie Wilson   Drums
Mark Bright   Vocals,Choir/Chorus
Van Stephenson   Vocals,Choir/Chorus,Guitar (Acoustic)
Danny Parks   Guitar (Electric)
Dann Huff   Guitar,Guitar (Electric)
Dan Dugmore   Guitar (Acoustic)
Herb Tassin   Recorder
B. James Lowry   Guitar (Acoustic)
Csaba Petocz   Recorder
Tim Akers   Strings,Accordion
Jonathan Yudkin   Violin,Mandolin
Paul Franklin   Guitar (Steel)
Aubrey Haynie   Fiddle
Biff Watson   Guitar (Acoustic)
Bob Farrell   Vocals,Choir/Chorus
Kip Raines   Drums
Kristin Wilkinson   Violin
Kenny Malone   Percussion
Larry Beard   Guitar (Acoustic)

Technical Credits

Doug DeLong   Mixing Assistant
Hank Williams   Mastering
Pete Miskinis   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Mike Demus   Digital Editing,Synthesizer Programming
Ken Landers   Assistant
Rick Spolar   Digital Editing
John Hurley   Engineer,Pre-Production
Pasquale Delvillagio   Production Assistant
Howard Connell   Assistant
David Paul   Engineer
Matt Svobodny   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Mike Clute   Producer
Michael D. Clute   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Overdub Engineer,Associate Producer
Brian David Willis   Engineer
Brian Tankersley   Mixing
Denny Purcell   Mastering
David Hall   Assistant,Pro-Tools,Engineer
Jeff Black   Composer
Rob Crosby   Composer
Michael Clark   Composer
Tim DuBois   Producer,Executive Producer
Glenn Spinner   Assistant
Dale Oliver   Composer
Henry Paul   Composer,Producer
Henry Gross   Composer
Dave Robbins   Composer,Producer
Jeff Stevens   Composer
Kerri Pauley   Production Assistant
Louis Williams   Keyboard Technician
Shane Teeters   Composer
Eric Bickel   Assistant,Mixing Assistant
Julie Wood   Project Coordinator
Maude Gilman   Art Direction
Mat5t   Engineer
Susan Sherrill   Production Coordination
David Robbins   Composer,Producer
Pat Bunch   Composer
Carl Marsh   String Arrangements,Keyboard Programming
Don Sampson   Composer
David Johnson   Photography,Photography
Jimmy Price   Composer
Mike "Frog" Griffith   Production Coordination
Howard Finster   Illustrations
Chris Rowe   Engineer,Assistant,Mixing Assistant
S. Wade Hunt   Artwork,Cover Art
Cathy White   Coordination,Production Coordination
Missy McKeand   Design
Shawn Simpson   Engineer,Assistant
Kelly King   Vocal Ad-Libs
Pasquale Delvillaggio   Production Assistant
Phillip White   Composer
Maude Gilman Clapham   Art Direction
Art Gillespie   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Mary Ann Kennedy   Synthesizer Programming
Bobby Huff   Engineer,Producer,Programming,String Arrangements
Philip White   Composer
Mark Tucker   Photography
Phil Vassar   Composer
Rick Giles   Composer
Marty Williams   Engineer,Overdubs,Vocal Engineer,Overdub Engineer
Charlie Black   Composer
David Leonard   Mixing,Mastering
John Guess   Mixing
John Jarrard   Composer
John Jorgenson   Producer
Walt Aldridge   Composer
Robert John "Mutt" Lange   Composer
Johnny MacRae   Composer
Mark Bright   Producer
Mark Narmore   Composer
Roger Murrah   Composer
Van Stephenson   Composer
Malcolm Springer   Assistant
Glenn Meadows   Mastering
Herb Tassin   Engineer,Second Engineer
Terry McMillan   String Arrangements
Bobby Fischer   Composer
Csaba Petocz   Engineer,Overdub Engineer
Steve Bogard   Composer
Kitty Murrah   Composer
Kristin Wilkinson   Transcription
Sam Hewitt   Assistant,Mixing Assistant
Laron Pendergrass   Engineer