Hits Alive

Hits Alive is the title of a greatest-hits album package released by American country music artist Brad Paisley. This album contains two CDs of a collection of Paisley's greatest hits spanning his entire career. The first disc contains studio versions, and the second disc contains live versions. It was released on November 2, 2010, on Arista Nashville. It sold 31,000 copies in its first week. As of the chart dated April 16, 2011, the album has sold 235,881 copies in the US.[3]

Hits Alive
Compilation album / Live Album by Brad Paisley
Released	November 2, 2010[1]
Genre	Country
Length	114:01
Label	Arista Nashville
Producer	Frank Rogers
Brad Paisley chronology
American Saturday Night (2009) Hits Alive (2010) This Is Country Music (2011)
Singles from Hits Alive
"Anything Like Me" Released: August 16, 2010

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Content

The album contains both studio versions as well as live versions of Paisley's greatest hits. Disc one contains studio versions of fourteen of his songs, including a special piano mix of "Then." Disc two contains live versions of eleven of his songs recorded while Paisley was on The H2O Tour 2010.

The only single from Hits Alive is "Anything Like Me," which first appeared on the 2009 album American Saturday Night. The song debuted on country radio on August 16, 2010.[4]

Track listing

Disc 1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album	Length
1.	"Ticks"	Paisley, Tim Owens, Kelley Lovelace	5th Gear	4:33
2.	"Mud on the Tires"	Brad Paisley, Chris DuBois	Mud on the Tires	3:28
3.	"Anything Like Me"	DuBois, Paisley, Dave Turnbull	American Saturday Night	4:29
4.	"The World"	Paisley, Lovelace, Lee Thomas Miller	Time Well Wasted	4:01
5.	"Little Moments"	Paisley, DuBois	Mud on the Tires	3:39
6.	"When I Get Where I'm Going" (featuring Dolly Parton)	Rivers Rutherford, George Teren	Time Well Wasted	4:08
7.	"Celebrity"	Paisley	Mud on the Tires	3:43
8.	"Then" (Piano Mix)	Paisley, DuBois, Ashley Gorley	American Saturday Night	4:22
9.	"I'm Still a Guy"	Paisley, Lovelace, Miller	5th Gear	4:11
10.	"He Didn't Have to Be"	Paisley, Lovelace	Who Needs Pictures	4:42
11.	"Alcohol"	Paisley	Time Well Wasted	4:52
12.	"Whiskey Lullaby" (featuring Alison Krauss)	Bill Anderson, Jon Randall	Mud on the Tires	4:19
13.	"We Danced"	Paisley, DuBois	Who Needs Pictures	3:45
14.	"Online" (w/Live Outro)	Paisley, DuBois, Lovelace	5th Gear	4:50

Disc 2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Water" (Live)	Paisley, DuBois, Lovelace	4:58
2.	"American Saturday Night" (Live)	Paisley, Lovelace, Gorley	4:40
3.	"Waitin' on a Woman" (Live)	Don Sampson, Wynn Varble	5:38
4.	"I'm Gonna Miss Her" (Live)	Paisley, Frank Rogers	3:48
5.	"Mud on the Tires" (Live)	Paisley, DuBois	4:24
6.	"She's Everything" (Live)	Paisley, Wil Nance	6:51
7.	"Time Warp" (Live, Instrumental)	Paisley, Rogers	4:38
8.	"Letter to Me" (Live)	Paisley	6:31
9.	"Then" (Live)	Paisley, DuBois, Gorley	6:22
10.	"Alcohol" (Live featuring Darius Rucker)	Paisley	6:25
11.	"Online" (Reprise)	Paisley, DuBois, Lovelace	0:51

Personnel

• Tom Baldrica – tuba on "Online"
• Eddie Bayers – drums
• Ron Block – banjo
• Brentwood High School Marching Band – marching band on "Online"
• Jim "Moose" Brown – clavinet, Hammond B-3 organ, piano
• Randle Currie – steel guitar
• Eric Darken – percussion
• Jerry Douglas – dobro
• Glen Duncan – fiddle
• Kevin "Swine" Grantt – bass guitar, upright bass
• James Gregory – bass guitar
• Scott Hamilton and the 12 Steps – background vocals on "Alcohol"
• Vicki Hampton – background vocals
• Jody Harris – electric guitar, background vocals
• Bernie Herms – piano
• Wes Hightower – background vocals
• Gary Hooker – 12-string acoustic guitar, acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, electric guitar, background vocals
• Mike Johnson – dobro, steel guitar
• Alison Krauss – viola and vocals on "Whiskey Lullaby"
• Tim Lauer – keyboards
• Kenny Lewis – bass guitar, background vocals
• Mitch McMitchen – percussion
• Kendall Marcy – banjo, Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards, piano, background vocals
• Gordon Mote – clavinet, Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards, piano, music box on "I'm Still a Guy"
• Brad Paisley – 12-string acoustic guitar, 12-string electric guitar, acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, Tic tac bass, lead vocals
• Huck Paisley – vocals on "Anything Like Me"
• Dolly Parton – vocals on "When I Get Where I'm Going"
• Darius Rucker – vocals on "Alcohol (Live)"
• Ben Sesar – drums
• Bryan Sutton – mandolin
• Dan Tyminski – background vocals on "Whiskey Lullaby"
• Kris Wilkinson – viola
• Justin Williamson – fiddle, mandolin, background vocals

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2010) Peak position Canadian Albums (Billboard)[5] 24 US Billboard 200[6] 9 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[7] 4 Singles Year Single Peak chart positions US Country US CAN 2010 "Anything Like Me" 1 48 66

Year-end charts Chart (2011) Position US Billboard 200[8] 150 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[9] 27 Chart (2020) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[10] 71 Certifications Region Certification United States (RIAA)[11] Gold

References

1. "Brad Paisley Plans Double Album, Hits Alive, for Nov. 2 Release". CMT. August 3, 2010. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
2. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Hits Alive review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
3. "Aldean Remains #1 on Album Charts this week". Roughstock. April 16, 2011. Archived from the original on April 15, 2011. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
4. "Brad Paisley To Release "Hits Alive" On November 2". Country Music Is Love. August 3, 2010. Retrieved October 16, 2010.
5. "Brad Paisley Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
6. "Brad Paisley Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
7. "Brad Paisley Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
8. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
9. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
10. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
11. "American album certifications – Brad Paisley – Hits Alive". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.