Personnel: Joe Don Rooney (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Larry Beaird (acoustic guitar, banjo); Dann Huff, Jerry McPherson, Tom Bukovac, George Marinelli Jr., Brent Mason (electric guitar); Paul Franklin (steel guitar); Jonathan Yudkin (mandolin, violin, fiddle, viola, cello, strings); Alyssa Park, Pam Sixfin, John Wittenberg, Conni Ellisor, Karen Winkelmann, Roberto Cani, Peter Kent, Mary Kathryn Vanosdale, Carl Gorodetzky, Armen Garabedian, Alan Umstead, Josefina Vergara, David Angell, Cathy Umstead, Cate Myer, Charlie Bisharat, Mario De Leon, Tereza Stanislav (violin); Suzie Katayama, Larry Corbett, Daniel Smith (cello); The Nashville String Machine (strings, brass); Mark Douthit, Sam Levine, Denis Solee (saxophone); Jeff Bailey, Mike Haynes, Steve Patrick (trumpet); Barry Green (trombone); Steve Nathan (piano, Hammond b-3 organ, keyboards); Jon Gilutin, Gordon Mote (piano); Brian Siewert, Tim Akers, Charlie Judge (keyboards); Jay DeMarcus, Mike Brignardello, Joe Chemay (bass instrument); Chris McHugh, Lonnie Wilson, Keith Carlock, Shannon Forrest (drums); Eric Darken (percussion). <p>Audio Mixers: Justin Niebank; Marty Williams; Steve Marcantonio. <p>Arrangers: Mervyn Warren; Jonathan Yudkin; David Campbell. <p>Five albums into their career, Rascal Flatts are among the most popular bands in the solo artist-driven Nashville landscape, their high-energy modern bluegrass appealing to the same audience that enjoys Big N' Rich or Gretchen Wilson. The 13-track GREATEST HITS VOLUME 1 features seven number one country hits and fan favorites like their countrified cover of Tom Cochrane's 1980s rock hit, "Life Is A Highway." An early limited edition version adds a second disc featuring three traditional Christmas songs.