Next to You, Next to Me
| "Next to You, Next to Me" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Shenandoah | ||||
| from the album Extra Mile | ||||
| Released | June 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1990 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:38 | |||
| Label | Columbia Nashville | |||
| Writer(s) |
Robert Ellis Orrall Curtis Wright | |||
| Producer(s) |
Robert Byrne Rick Hall | |||
| Shenandoah singles chronology | ||||
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"Next to You, Next to Me" is a song written by Robert Ellis Orrall and Curtis Wright, and recorded by American country music group Shenandoah. It was released in June 1990 as the lead-off single from their album Extra Mile. It was a Number One hit in both the United States[1] and Canada. It is also the band's longest-lasting number 1, at three weeks.[2] As of 2006, no other single from Columbia had spent three weeks atop the country charts.[3]
Content
The song is an uptempo, in which the narrator exclaims that he would rather be sitting next to his lover than be anywhere else.
Other versions
It was covered by Rascal Flatts as a bonus track on the deluxe version of their 2012 album Changed.
Music video
The music video was directed by Larry Boothby.
Chart performance
| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] | 1 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 1 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1990) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] | 23 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 22 |
| Preceded by "Good Times" by Dan Seals |
Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single August 18-September 1, 1990 |
Succeeded by "Jukebox in My Mind" by Alabama |
| Preceded by "I'm Gonna Be Somebody" by Travis Tritt |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single September 1-8, 1990 |
Succeeded by "Nothing's News" by Clint Black |
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 311.
- ↑ Bush, John. "Shenandoah biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
- ↑ http://books.google.com/books?id=5BUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA61&dq=%22next+to+you+next+to+me%22+%22shenandoah%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=O2CtUJSzA86q0AG_-4H4Cw&ved=0CEgQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=%22next%20to%20you%20next%20to%20me%22%20%22shenandoah%22&f=false
- ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1325." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. September 1, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
- ↑ "Shenandoah Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Shenandoah.
- ↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1990". RPM. December 22, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
- ↑ "Best of 1990: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
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