In 1982 Columbia Records issued Janie Fricke's first compilation of Greatest Hits.

The material from 1982's It Ain't Easy and 1983's Love Lies, featured up-tempo production and country-pop melodies that spawned some of her biggest hits on the country charts.

These songs were recorded at The Bennett House and the Soundshop Studio, both located in Tennessee.

[5][4] The album was originally released in October 1985 on Columbia Records as a vinyl LP, cassette and a compact disc.

[9] AllMusic's Jason Ankeny the album a 4.5 star rating and called it "one of the best anthologies of her work to date.