What If It's You

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What If It's You
What If It's You cover
Studio album by Reba McEntire
Released November 5, 1996
Genre Country
Label MCA Nashville
Producer David Malloy, John Guess, and Reba McEntire
Reba McEntire chronology
Starting Over
(1995)
What If It's You'
(1996)
If You See Him
(1998)

What If It's You is an album from Reba McEntire released in 1996. The album peaked at #1 on the Billboard country chart and #15 on the Billboard 200. It is currently certified Double Platinum by the RIAA. What If It's You was the first album she didn't use studio musicians, instead she used her touring band to bring the feeling from the stage on to a CD.[1]

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. How Was I to Know (Cathy Majeski, Sunny Russ, Stephony Smith)
  2. The Fear of Being Alone (Walt Aldridge, Bruce Miller)
  3. What If It's You (Robert Ellis Orrall, Cathy Majeski)
  4. I'd Rather Ride Around With You (Mark D. Sanders, Tim Nichols)
  5. It Don't Matter (Tommy Lee James)
  6. State Of Grace (Trey Bruce, Lisa Drew)
  7. Close To Crazy (Jerry Salley, Melba Montgomery)
  8. She's Callin' It Love (Sunny Russ)
  9. Just Looking For Him (Sunny Russ)
  10. Never Had A Reason To (Tim Nichols, Mark D. Sanders)

[edit] Personnel

  • Reba McEntire - vocals
  • Doug Sisemore - keyboards
  • Paul Hollowell - piano
  • Kent Wells - electric guitar
  • Terry Crisp - steel guitar
  • Scott Hawkins - drums/percussion
  • Chopper Anderson - bass
  • Biff Watson - acoustic guitar
  • Larry Franklin - mandolin, fiddle
  • Steve Gibson - acoustic guitar ("The Fear of Being Alone")
  • Liana Manis - background vocals
  • Joe Chemay - background vocals

[edit] Charts

AlbumBillboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1996 Top Country Albums #1
1996 The Billboard 200 #15

SinglesBillboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1996 "The Fear of Being Alone" Hot Country Singles & Tracks #2
1997 "How Was I To Know" Hot Country Singles & Tracks #1
1997 "I'd Rather Ride Around With You" Hot Country Singles & Tracks #2
1997 "What If It's You" Hot Country Singles & Tracks #15

[edit] References