Sonny James enjoyed one of country music's most successful careers. Between 1953 and 1983 he scored an impressive seventy-two chart records, forty-three of which reached the Top Ten and twenty-three of which went to No. 1. According to Billboard statistics, between 1960 and 1979 he spent fifty-seven weeks in the No. 1 chart position – more than any other country artist of the era. Known as the "Southern Gentleman" for his congenial personality and gracious manner, James had his greatest success singing romantic ballads about the joys and trials of love. Greatest Hits presents eleven Sonny James classics including the No. 1 hits "Young Love," "You're the Only World I Know," "and "Take Good Care of Her."