She and I
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| “She and I” | |||||
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| Single by Alabama from the album Greatest Hits |
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| Released | January 1986 (U.S.) | ||||
| Format | 7" | ||||
| Recorded | December 1985 | ||||
| Genre | Country | ||||
| Length | 3:36 (single edit) 5:18 (album version) |
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| Label | RCA Records 14281 | ||||
| Writer(s) | Dave Loggins | ||||
| Producer | Harold Shedd and Alabama | ||||
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"She and I" is a song made famous by the country music band Alabama. Originally released in 1986, the song — an uptempo, rock-tinged song professing marital lust — was one of two new tracks on Alabama's first greatest hits album.
The song became their 19th consecutive No. 1 song on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart in April 1986.
Country music writer Tom Roland noted that the song "featured a barrage of unique sounds," including a "strange drum effect" (the echo for each drumbeat would end with a pop, instead of "decaying"). Also, the album version of the song featured a false ending (much like Elvis Presley's "Suspicious Minds"), whereby the song fades out before returning to full volume and then finally fading.
A music video was filmed for the song, and has aired on CMT, TNN, and Great American Country.
[edit] Single and album edits
The version of "She and I" released for radio airplay and retail sale as a 7-inch single is nearly two minutes shorter than the full-length album version. Among other noticeable differences, the single version's end is abridged and does not include the false fade.
[edit] References
- Millard, Bob, "Country Music: 70 Years of America's Favorite Music," HarperCollins, New York, 1993 (ISBN 0-06-273244-7)
- Roland, Tom, "The Billboard Book of Number One Country Hits," Billboard Books, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, 1991 (ISBN 0-82-307553-2)
- Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs: 1944-2005," 2006.
| Preceded by "100% Chance of Rain" by Gary Morris |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number one single by Alabama April 12, 1986 |
Succeeded by "Cajun Moon" by Ricky Skaggs |
