Greatest Hits Volume III: I'm a Survivor

Greatest Hits Volume III: I'm a Survivor is the third greatest hits compilation released by Reba McEntire. Released in 2001, it featured 12 of her hits from the 1990s plus three new songs. The lead single, "I'm a Survivor", peaked at number 4 on the Hot Country Songs charts which is also the theme song for her former TV show Reba. It was followed by a cover of Kenny Rogers' 1977 single "Sweet Music Man", which McEntire took to number 36 on the country music charts.

Greatest Hits Volume III: I'm a Survivor
Greatest hits album by Reba McEntire
Released	October 23, 2001
Genre	Country
Length	56:24
Label	MCA
Producer	Tony Brown John Guess Alison Krauss Reba McEntire
Reba McEntire chronology
So Good Together (1999) Greatest Hits Volume III: I'm a Survivor (2001) 20th Century Masters – The Christmas Collection: The Best of Reba (2003)
Singles from Greatest Hits Volume III: I'm a Survivor
"I'm a Survivor" Released: September 6, 2001 "Sweet Music Man" Released: January 2002

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

The album debuted at number 1 on the Billboard Country Albums chart and #19 on the Billboard 200 for the week of November 10, 2001 selling 147,000 copies in its first week of release. It stayed in the Top Ten for 8 weeks.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I'm a Survivor"	Shelby Kennedy, Philip White	2:59
2.	"Forever Love"	Deanna Bryant, Liz Hengber, Sunny Russ	3:50
3.	"The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter"	Kim Williams, Ed Hill, Mark D. Sanders	3:47
4.	"And Still"	Hengber, Tommy Lee James	3:23
5.	"If You See Him/If You See Her" (duet with Brooks & Dunn)	James, Jennifer Kimball, Terry McBride	3:53
6.	"The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia"	Bobby Russell	4:12
7.	"Fallin' Out of Love"	Jon Ims	4:31
8.	"The Heart Won't Lie" (duet with Vince Gill)	Kim Carnes, Donna Weiss	3:18
9.	"Take It Back"	Kristy Jackson	3:13
10.	"She Thinks His Name Was John"	Sandy Knox, Steve Rosen	4:17
11.	"The Fear of Being Alone"	Walt Aldridge, Bruce Miller	2:59
12.	"Why Haven't I Heard from You"	T. W. Hale, Knox	3:25
13.	"One Honest Heart"	Gary Baker, David Malloy, Frank J. Myers	3:51
14.	"Myself Without You"	Bob DiPiero, Victoria Shaw	4:19
15.	"Sweet Music Man"	Kenny Rogers	3:27

Personnel

• Barry Bales – bass guitar
• Ron Block – acoustic guitar
• Jerry Douglas – dobro
• Steve Gibson – electric guitar
• Jim Keltnor – drums
• Alison Krauss – background vocals
• Paul Leim – drums
• Reba McEntire – lead vocals
• Steve Nathan – keyboards
• Kim Parent – background vocals
• Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
• Matt Rollings – keyboards
• Gary Smith – piano
• Russell Terrell – background vocals
• Chris Thile – bouzouki

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2001) Peak position US Billboard 200^[2] 18 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[3] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2001) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[4] 59 Chart (2002) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[5] 24 Certifications and sales Region Certification Certified units/sales United States (RIAA)^[6] Gold 500,000^^ ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Singles

Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Peak positions
		US Country	US
2001	"I'm a Survivor"	3	49
2002	"Sweet Music Man"	36	—

References

1. Greatest Hits Volume III: I'm a Survivor at AllMusic
2. "Reba McEntire Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
3. "Reba McEntire Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
4. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
5. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. from the original on February 27, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
6. "American album certifications – Reba Mc Entire – Greatest Hits, Vol. 3". Recording Industry Association of America.