Johnny Paycheck's Greatest Hits (1974 album)

Johnny Paycheck's Greatest Hits
Johnny Paycheck's Greatest Hits
Compilation album by Johnny Paycheck
Released	July 1974
Genre	Country
Length	29:21
Label	Epic Records
Producer	Billy Sherrill
Johnny Paycheck chronology
Singles from Johnny Paycheck's Greatest Hits
	"Keep on Lovin' Me"; Released: July 6, 1974;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Christgau's Record Guide	C+^[1]

Johnny Paycheck's Greatest Hits is the second compilation album by American country music artist Johnny Paycheck. The album was released in July 1974, via Epic Records. It was produced by Billy Sherrill.

The album features 11 of Paycheck's most well known songs, all of which except "Keep on Lovin' Me" and "Once You've Had the Best" peaking above 20.^[2] "She's All I Got" and "Mr. Lovemaker" were the highest charting songs, both at number two on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.^[2]

Track listing

Side 1
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"She's All I Got"	Gary U.S. Bonds Jerry Williams Jr.	2:53
2.	"Someone to Give My Love To"	Jerry Foster Bill Rice	3:00
3.	"May Part of Forever"	Foster Rice	2:58
4.	"Love is a Good Thing"	Foster Rice	2:42
5.	"Song and Dance Man"	Foster Rice	2:33

Side 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Keep on Lovin' Me"	Will Jennings Troy Seals	2:30
2.	"Once You've Had the Best"	Johnny Paycheck	2:42
3.	"Somebody Loves Me"	Foster Rice	2:48
4.	"Mr. Lovemaker"	Paycheck	2:10
5.	"Something About You I Love"	Foster Rice	2:35
6.	"Let's All Go Down to the River" (with Jody Miller)	Earl Montgomery Sue Richards	2:30
Total length:			29:21

Charts

Weekly chart performance for *Johnny Paycheck's Greatest Hits*
Chart (1974)	Peak position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)	21

References

^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: P". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved July 27, 2025 – via robertchristgau.com.
^ ^a ^b Freeders, Al (September 1, 1974). "Paycheck Moves Along Comeback Road". Dayton Daily News. Dayton, Ohio. p. 92. Retrieved July 26, 2025.

[1] Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: P". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved July 27, 2025 – via robertchristgau.com.

[:0-2] Freeders, Al (September 1, 1974). "Paycheck Moves Along Comeback Road". Dayton Daily News. Dayton, Ohio. p. 92. Retrieved July 26, 2025.

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Discography
Studio albums	At Carnegie Hall The Lovin' Machine Gospeltime in My Fashion Jukebox Charlie Country Soul Wherever You Are Again She's All I Got Someone to Give My Love To Somebody Loves Me Mr. Lovemaker Song and Dance Man Loving You Beats All I've Ever Seen 11 Months and 29 Days Slide Off of Your Satin Sheets Take This Job and Shove It Armed and Crazy Everybody's Got a Family... Meet Mine Double Trouble (with George Jones) Mr. Hag Told My Story Lovers and Losers Modern Times
Compilation albums	Johnny Paycheck's Greatest Hits (1968) Johnny Paycheck's Greatest Hits (1974) Johnny Paycheck's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
Live albums	New York Town
Singles	"A-11" "Heartbreak Tennessee" "The Lovin' Machine" "Ballad of the Green Berets" "She's All I Got" "Let's All Go Down to the River" (with Jody Miller) "Take This Job and Shove It" "Maybellene" "You Can Have Her" "When You're Ugly Like Us (You Just Naturally Got to Be Cool)" "You Better Move On" "Old Violin"
Other songs	"Apartment No. 9" "Once You've Had the Best"