What If It's You

What If It's You
Studio album by Reba
Released November 5, 1996 (1996-11-05)
Genre Country
Length 35:34
Label MCA
Producer John Guess
Reba McEntire
Reba chronology
Starting Over
(1995)
What If It's You
(1996)
If You See Him
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
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What If It's You, released in 1996, is the twenty-third album from Reba McEntire. The album peaked at #1 on the Billboard country chart and #15 on the Billboard 200. It is certified 2× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA. What If It's You was the first album she did not use studio musicians, relying instead on her studio band.[2] The album produced four singles in "The Fear of Being Alone", "How Was I to Know", "I'd Rather Ride Around with You" and "What If It's You", which respectively reached #2, #1, #2, and #15 on the Billboard country charts.

The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and #15 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart selling 106,000 copies in the first week of release.

Contents

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "How Was I to Know"   Cathy Majeski, Sunny Russ, Stephony Smith 3:41
2. "The Fear of Being Alone"   Walt Aldridge, Bruce Miller 2:58
3. "What If It's You"   Robert Ellis Orrall, Majeski 4:07
4. "I'd Rather Ride Around with You"   Mark D. Sanders, Tim Nichols 3:28
5. "It Don't Matter"   Tommy Lee James 3:36
6. "State of Grace"   Trey Bruce, Lisa Drew 3:31
7. "Close to Crazy"   Jerry Salley, Melba Montgomery 3:38
8. "She's Callin' It Love"   Russ 2:59
9. "Just Looking for Him"   Russ 3:44
10. "Never Had a Reason To"   Nichols, Sanders 3:52

Personnel

Charts and certifications

Album

Chart (1996) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200[3] 15
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums[3] 1
Canadian RPM Country Albums[4] 3
Canadian RPM Top Albums[5] 36

Certifications/sales

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[6] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Singles

Year Single Peak positions
US Country
[7]
CAN Country
1996 "The Fear of Being Alone" 2 1[8]
"How Was I to Know" 1 1[9]
1997 "I'd Rather Ride Around with You" 2 2[10]
"What If It's You" 15 26[11]
Preceded by
Everything I Love
by Alan Jackson
Top Country Albums number-one album
November 30, 1996
Succeeded by
Everything I Love
by Alan Jackson

References

  1. ^ Owens, Thom. What If It's You at Allmusic
  2. ^ Reba :: The Official Site - Music, Reba Duets, Reba #1's, Room To Breathe, 20th Century Masters, Greatest Hits Volume Two, What If It's You
  3. ^ a b "What If It's You - Reba McEntire". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r241195/charts-awards. Retrieved 2011-02-09. 
  4. ^ "RPM Country Albums for December 2, 1996". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.9884&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=2mb5bse0u6a214g2mt7lp2k097. Retrieved 2011-02-09. 
  5. ^ "RPM Top Albums for December 9, 1996". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.9894&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=2mb5bse0u6a214g2mt7lp2k097. Retrieved 2011-02-09. 
  6. ^ "American album certifications – Reba Mc Entire – What If It". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22What+If+It%22.  If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
  7. ^ "Reba McEntire Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/reba-mcentire/chart-history/2434?f=357&g=Singles&sort=date. Retrieved 2011-02-09. 
  8. ^ "RPM Country Tracks for December 2, 1996". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.9886&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=2mb5bse0u6a214g2mt7lp2k097. Retrieved 2011-02-09. 
  9. ^ "RPM Country Tracks for April 14, 1997". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.3180&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=2mb5bse0u6a214g2mt7lp2k097. Retrieved 2011-02-09. 
  10. ^ "RPM Country Tracks for August 4, 1997". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.3279&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=2mb5bse0u6a214g2mt7lp2k097. Retrieved 2011-02-09. 
  11. ^ "RPM Country Tracks for October 27, 1997". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.3366&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=2mb5bse0u6a214g2mt7lp2k097. Retrieved 2011-02-09.