A Decade of Hits (Charlie Daniels album)

A Decade of Hits
Compilation album by
The Charlie Daniels Band
ReleasedJune 20, 1983 (1983-06-20)
Genre
Length37:20
LabelEpic/Legacy
ProducerAl Quagieri
The Charlie Daniels Band chronology
Windows
(1982) 		A Decade of Hits
(1983) 		Me and the Boys
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

A Decade of Hits is a compilation album by The Charlie Daniels Band released on June 20, 1983. There were three new songs for the album, "Stroker's Theme (Theme from the movie, "Stroker Ace"), which was released as a single, "Let It Roll" and "Everytime I See Him".

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Devil Went Down to Georgia"
3:34
2."The South's Gonna Do It"Daniels3:57
3."Stroker's Theme"Daniels2:50
4."Uneasy Rider"Daniels5:18
5."Let It Roll"Paul Kennerley2:56
6."In America"
  • Daniels
  • Crain
  • DiGregorio
  • Edwards
  • Hayward
  • Marshall
3:18
7."Still in Saigon"Dan Daley3:51
8."Long Haired Country Boy"Daniels4:02
9."The Legend of Wooley Swamp"
  • Daniels
  • Crain
  • DiGregorio
  • Edwards
  • Hayward
  • Marshall
4:13
10."Everytime I See Him"
  • Daniels
  • Crain
  • DiGregorio
  • Edwards
  • Hayward
3:21

Personnel

  • Charlie Daniels – guitar, violin, vocals, producer
  • Tom Crain – guitar, vocals
  • "Taz" DiGregorio – keyboards, vocals
  • Fred Edwards – drums
  • Charlie Hayward – bass
  • Chris Athens – mastering
  • John Boylan – producer
  • Larry Dixon – photography
  • Bill Flannery – photography
  • Paul Grupp – engineer

Chart performance

Singles

Year Single Chart Positions
US Country
[5]
1983 "Stroker's Theme" 65

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[6] 4× Platinum 4,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b c DeGagne, Mike. "Allmusic review". Rovi Corporation. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
  2. ^ "The Charlie Daniels Band Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  3. ^ "The Charlie Daniels Band Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  4. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  5. ^ "US single charts positions". Rovi Corporation / Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
  6. ^ "American album certifications – Charlie Daniels – A Decade of Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 27, 2020.