Greatest Hits: 18 Kids

Greatest Hits: 18 Kids (known as Greatest Hits: 19 Kids on the reissue) is a greatest hits album by Keith Urban, released on 20 November 2007 by Capitol Nashville.[3] It contains 16 of Urban's hits as well as two new songs. Two versions of the album were released: a regular edition and a special edition; the second disc includes 12 music videos.[4] Both versions use the radio edits of Urban's songs, except for "Somebody Like You." Also included is a cover of Steve Forbert's 1980 single "Romeo's Tune" and a re-recording of the non-single "Got It Right This Time", from his 2006 album Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing.

Greatest Hits: 18 Kids
Greatest hits album by
Keith Urban
Released
  • 20 November 2007 (as 18 Kids)
  • 19 August 2008 (as 19 Kids)
GenreCountry
Length
  • 75:26 (18 Kids)
  • 79:21 (19 Kids)
LabelCapitol Nashville
Producer
Keith Urban chronology
Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing
(2006)		 Greatest Hits: 18 Kids
(2007)		 Defying Gravity
(2009)
2008 re-release (Greatest Hits: 19 Kids)
Singles from Greatest Hits: 19 Kids
  1. "You Look Good in My Shirt"
    Released: 17 June 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Slant Magazine[2]

The album debuted at number 11 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling at least 117,000 copies in its first week.[5] It received a Gold certification from both the RIAA and CRIA. It has sold 1,208,700 copies in the U.S. as of April 2017.[6]

Re-issue

The album was re-released as Greatest Hits: 19 Kids on 19 August 2008 to include a newly recorded version of "You Look Good in My Shirt".[7] This song was originally recorded on his 2002 album Golden Road, and the newly recorded version was issued as a single in June 2008.

Track listing
Original release as Greatest Hits: 18 Kids
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Romeo's Tune" (previously unreleased)Steve Forbert3:47
2."Got It Right This Time (The Celebration)" (previously unreleased)Keith Urban4:44
3."I Told You So" (featuring string arrangements by David Campbell)Urban4:02
4."Stupid Boy"
6:21
5."Better Life"
4:43
6."Making Memories of Us"Rodney Crowell3:56
7."Once in a Lifetime" (featuring string arrangements by David Campbell)
4:11
8."Tonight I Wanna Cry"
4:19
9."You're My Better Half"
  • Shanks
  • Urban
3:59
10."Days Go By"
  • Powell
  • Urban
3:49
11."But for the Grace of God"
3:44
12."You'll Think of Me"
3:51
13."Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me"
  • Powell
  • Urban
3:41
14."Raining on Sunday"
3:54
15."Where the Blacktop Ends"
3:06
16."Your Everything"
3:59
17."Somebody Like You"
  • Shanks
  • Urban
5:23
18."Everybody"
  • Marx
  • Urban
3:57
Total length:75:21
Greatest Hits: 19 Kids re-release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
19."You Look Good in My Shirt"
3:55
Total length:79:21
Special edition DVD
No.TitleLength
1."I Told You So"4:26
2."Stupid Boy"6:14
3."Once in a Lifetime"4:26
4."Tonight I Wanna Cry"4:18
5."Better Life"5:11
6."Making Memories of Us"4:05
7."You're My Better Half"4:11
8."Days Go By"3:48
9."You'll Think of Me"4:49
10."Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me"4:41
11."Raining on Sunday"4:44
12."Somebody Like You"4:00

Personnel on New Tracks

Romeo's Tune

Got It Right This Time (The Celebration)

  • Tom Bukovac - electric guitar
  • Jerry Flowers - background vocals
  • Dann Huff - electric guitar, background vocals
  • Charlie Judge - keyboards
  • Chris McHugh - drums
  • Steve Nathan - B-3 organ
  • Jimmie Lee Sloas - bass guitar
  • Keith Urban - Fender Rhodes, piano, electric guitar, slide guitar solo, lead vocals, background vocals

You Look Good in My Shirt

  • Dann Huff - electric guitar
  • Charlie Judge - keyboards
  • Chris McHugh - drums
  • Jimmie Lee Sloas - bass guitar
  • Russell Terrell - background vocals
  • Keith Urban - electric guitar, lead vocals, background vocals

Chart performance

Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country US CAN
2008 "You Look Good in My Shirt" 1 44 54

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[16] 2× Platinum 140,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[17] Platinum 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[18] Gold 1,208,700[6]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Jurek, Thom. "Greatest Hits review". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  2. Keefe, Jonathan. "Keith Urban: Greatest Hits". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  3. "Keith Urban Pounds the Pavement". Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2007.
  4. "Greatest Hits (Special Edition)". Archived from the original on 24 November 2007. Retrieved 19 October 2007.
  5. Katie Hasty, "'Oprah' Visit Helps Groban Soar To No. 1", Billboard.com, 28 November 2007.
  6. Bjorke, Matt (18 April 2017). "Top Country Catalog Album Sales Chart: April 18, 2017". Roughstock.
  7. Keith Urban Adds New "Shirt" to Greatest Hits
  8. "Australiancharts.com – Keith Urban – Greatest Hits - 18 Kids". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. "Keith Urban Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  11. "Keith Urban Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  12. "Keith Urban Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  13. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  14. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  15. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  16. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2007 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020.
  17. "Canadian album certifications – Keith Urban – Greatest Hits". Music Canada.
  18. "American album certifications – Keith Urban – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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