Best Of/20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection

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To be honest with you - this release is a bit of a mess.

This release was originally on the schedule around the time of the Room To Breathe album. It never came out because of its release date, which would have been too close to Greatest Hits Volume III - I’m A Survivor just being released.

Since this cover photo was from the Spring 2006 Reba Wear photoshoot, it is unknown what photos or track listing would have been used at that time - if any planning was that far along.

This 2007 issue was released a little weirdly, so the dates below are a bit sketchy.

Canada Version Released in 2007
ECOPAK Version Released Exclusively to Walmart Stores on January 12, 2007
ECOPAK Version Widely Released on March 13, 2007
Jewel Case Version Originally Scheduled To Be Released on October 10, 2006 (unsure of actual release date)

Canada Standard CD: B000192802
Universal Music Canada

US ECOPAK Version #1: B0007740-02
US ECOPAK Version #2: B0007740-02
US Jewel Case Version #1: B0001928-02 (although the disc has the ECOPAK catalog number)
US Jewel Case Version #2: B0007740-02
MCA Nashville/Universal Chronicles/Universal Music Enterprises

Universal Music Enterprises' 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection is the best-selling single-artist compilation series in music history, with over 38 million copies sold as of February 2007. Reba McEntire’s Best Of/20th Century Masters was originally scheduled for release on October 10, 2006, in a standard Jewel Case version. However, it was delayed to May 13, 2007, to accommodate the release of an eco-friendly "ECOPAK" version, with downloadable artwork available through the Universal Music Enterprises' "I Love That Song" website. The ECOPAK packaging is entirely recyclable. There are two versions of the ECOPAK packaging; one has a styrofoam-like place that holds the CD, and the other is recycled paperboard.

After the ECOPAK versions launched in the U.S., a Jewel Case version was also released under both a new catalog number and the same catalog number as the ECOPAK editions. The disc on the Jewel Case has the misspelling corrected but lists the same catalog number as the ECOPAK.

This release is believed to be one of the final installments of the 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection series before it was rebranded as 10 Great Songs/20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection. This new series repackaged content from EMI’s 10 Great Songs catalog. A brief revival occurred between 2014 and 2015 under the Best Of/20th Century Masters branding, featuring artists from the Capitol Christian Music Group.

Reba personally selected the tracks for this release from both her Polygram Mercury and MCA Nashville catalogs. It was one of her final projects with the label before her move to The Valory Music Co.