A Decade of Hits (Charlie Daniels album)

1983 compilation album by The Charlie Daniels Band

A Decade of Hits

Compilation album by The Charlie Daniels Band

Released

June 20, 1983 (1983-06-20)

Genre

Country
rock

Length

37:20

Label

Epic/Legacy

Producer

Al Quagieri

The Charlie Daniels Band chronology

Windows
(1982)

A Decade of Hits
(1983)

Me and the Boys
(1985)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Devil Went Down to Georgia"	Charlie Daniels Tom Crain Joel "Taz" DiGregorio Fred Edwards Charlie Hayward Jim Marshall	3:34
2.	"The South's Gonna Do It"	Daniels	3:57
3.	"Stroker's Theme"	Daniels	2:50
4.	"Uneasy Rider"	Daniels	5:18
5.	"Let It Roll"	Paul Kennerley	2:56
6.	"In America"	Daniels Crain DiGregorio Edwards Hayward Marshall	3:18
7.	"Still in Saigon"	Dan Daley	3:51
8.	"Long Haired Country Boy"	Daniels	4:02
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

Weekly charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	84
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)	25

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)	57

Singles

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

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)	4× Platinum	4,000,000
Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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

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Chris Wormer Charlie Hayward Bruce Brown Ron Gannaway Shannon Wickline former and original members Charlie Daniels Billy Cox Buddy Davis Earl Grigsby Jeffrey Meyer Mark Fitzgerald Barry Barnes Gary Allen Joel DiGregorio Jim Marshall Fred Edwards Tom Crain Jack Gavin Mark Matejka Pat McDonald
Studio albums	Charlie Daniels (1971) Te John, Grease, & Wolfman (1972) Honey in the Rock (1973) Way Down Yonder (1974) Fire on the Mountain (1974) Nightrider (1975) Saddle Tramp (1976) High Lonesome (1976) Midnight Wind (1977) Million Mile Reflections (1979) Full Moon (1980) Windows (1982) Me and the Boys (1985) Homesick Heroes (1988) Simple Man (1989) Renegade (1991) America, I Believe in You (1993) Road Dogs (2000) How Sweet the Sound: 25 Favorite Hymns and Gospel Greats (2002) Redneck Fiddlin' Man (2002) Songs from the Longleaf Pines (2005) Deuces (2007)
Compilation albums	A Decade of Hits (1983) Super Hits (1994) Fiddle Fire: 25 Years of the CDB (1998) Volunteer Jam/Classic Live Performances: Volume One (1999) Volunteer Jam/Classic Live Performances: Volume Two (1999) Freedom and Justice for All (2003) Essential Super Hits (2004) 16 Biggest Hits (2006) Land That I Love (2010)
Live albums	Live! (2001) Live from Iraq (2007)
Christmas albums	Joy to the World: A Bluegrass Christmas (2009)
Singles	"Uneasy Rider" (1973) "The South's Gonna Do It" (1975) "Long Haired Country Boy" (1975) "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" (1979) "Mississippi" (1979) "Long Haired Country Boy" (re-release) (1980) "In America" (1980) "The Legend of Wooley Swamp" (1980) "Sweet Home Alabama" (1981) "Still in Saigon" (1982) "Drinkin' My Baby Goodbye" (1986) "Boogie Woogie Fiddle Country Blues" (1988) "Uneasy Rider '88" (1988) "Simple Man" (1989) "Long Haired Country Boy" (re-release) (1997) "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" (re-release) (1998) "This Ain't No Rag, It's a Flag" (2001)
Guest singles	"The Devil Comes Back to Georgia" (Mark O'Connor with Johnny Cash, Marty Stuart, and Travis Tritt) (1993)
Video releases	Volunteer Jam: The Movie (2007) Live from Iraq (2007)
Related articles	Discography "It Hurts Me" Volunteer Jam Urban Cowboy Middle Tennessee State University (Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center)

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