Meant for Each Other is a collaborative studio album by American country music artists Lee Greenwood and Barbara Mandrell. The album was released on August 6, 1984, by MCA Records and was produced by Tom Collins. It was the first and only collaboration effort between Greenwood and Mandrell.
Meant for Each Other was recorded at the Woodland Sound Studio December 1983 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.[2] The album consisted of 10 duets performed by Lee Greenwood and Barbara Mandrell. The album's fifth track, "We Were Meant for Each Other" was written by Greenwood and also served as the album's title track. The opening track, "To Me" was co-written by Mike Reid, who also was a National Football League player in the early 1970s. Most of the album's material contained a country pop arrangement for most of the tracks.[1]Meant for Each Other was released on an original LP album upon its release in 1984, with five songs included on each side of the record.[3]
Meant for Each Other received three out of five stars by Allmusic, without a review provided.[1]
Releaseedit
Meant for Each Other's lead single, "To Me" was released in July 1984. The single became a Top 5 hit, reaching #3 on the Billboard MagazineHot Country Singles & Tracks chart and #24 on the BillboardHot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart. In addition, the song also peaked at #5 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. The second and final single released was "It Should Have Been Love by Now" in January 1985. The song became a Top 20 hit, reaching #19 on Billboard's Country Singles chart and #35 on Billboard's Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart. The single also peaked at #12 on the Canadian Country chart.[4]Meant for Each Other was released in 1984, peaking at #5 on the Billboard MagazineTop Country Albums chart and #89 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.[5]
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April 16, 2024
meant, each, other, collaborative, studio, album, american, country, music, artists, greenwood, barbara, mandrell, album, released, august, 1984, records, produced, collins, first, only, collaboration, effort, between, greenwood, mandrell, studio, album, green. Meant for Each Other is a collaborative studio album by American country music artists Lee Greenwood and Barbara Mandrell The album was released on August 6 1984 by MCA Records and was produced by Tom Collins It was the first and only collaboration effort between Greenwood and Mandrell Meant for Each OtherStudio album by Lee Greenwood and Barbara MandrellReleasedAugust 6 1984RecordedDecember 1983 Nashville TN GenreCountry popLength32 09LabelMCAProducerTom CollinsLee Greenwood chronologyYou ve Got a Good Love Comin 1984 Meant for Each Other 1984 Streamline 1985 Barbara Mandrell chronologyClean Cut 1984 Meant for Each Other 1984 Christmas at Our House 1984 Singles from Meant for Each Other To Me Released June 25 1984 It Should Have Been Love by Now Released January 7 1985Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic 1 Contents 1 Background and content 2 Release 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 Charts 5 1 Weekly charts 5 2 Year end charts 5 3 Singles 6 ReferencesBackground and content editMeant for Each Other was recorded at the Woodland Sound Studio December 1983 in Nashville Tennessee United States 2 The album consisted of 10 duets performed by Lee Greenwood and Barbara Mandrell The album s fifth track We Were Meant for Each Other was written by Greenwood and also served as the album s title track The opening track To Me was co written by Mike Reid who also was a National Football League player in the early 1970s Most of the album s material contained a country pop arrangement for most of the tracks 1 Meant for Each Other was released on an original LP album upon its release in 1984 with five songs included on each side of the record 3 Meant for Each Other received three out of five stars by Allmusic without a review provided 1 Release editMeant for Each Other s lead single To Me was released in July 1984 The single became a Top 5 hit reaching 3 on the Billboard Magazine Hot Country Singles amp Tracks chart and 24 on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart In addition the song also peaked at 5 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart The second and final single released was It Should Have Been Love by Now in January 1985 The song became a Top 20 hit reaching 19 on Billboard s Country Singles chart and 35 on Billboard s Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart The single also peaked at 12 on the Canadian Country chart 4 Meant for Each Other was released in 1984 peaking at 5 on the Billboard Magazine Top Country Albums chart and 89 on the Billboard 200 albums chart 5 Track listing editNo TitleWriter s Length1 To Me Mack David Mike Reid3 122 Can t Get Too Much of a Good Thing J D Martin Dennis Morgan3 073 I ll Never Stop Loving You Michael David Steve Dean2 564 We re a Perfect Match Cal Freeman Stan Munsey3 075 We Were Meant for Each Other Lee Greenwood3 036 It Should Have Been Love by Now Jan Crutchfield Paul Harrison3 047 Soft Shoulder Morgan Don Pfrimmer3 198 Now You See Us Now You Don t Crutchfield Harrison3 399 One on One Eye to Eye Heart to Heart Stephen Allen Davis Morgan3 2910 Held Over Jerry Fuller3 16Personnel editAs noted at allmusic Barbara Mandrell and Lee Greenwood lead vocals Cindy Richardson Lisa Silver backing vocals Diane Tidwell synthesizers backing vocals David Briggs Bobby Ogdin piano and synthesizers Alan Steinberger synthesizers Peter Bordonali Steve Gibson Reggie Young guitar David Hungate Jack Williams bass Eddie Bayers drums Terry McMillan percussion harmonica Quitman Dennis Donald Sanders saxophone Wayne Jackson trombone trumpetCharts editWeekly charts edit Chart 1984 Peak positionUS Billboard 200 6 89US Top Country Albums Billboard 7 5 Year end charts edit Chart 1985 PositionUS Top Country Albums Billboard 8 37 Singles edit Year Song Chart positionsUS Country US AC CAN Country1984 To Me 3 24 51985 It Should Have Been Love by Now 19 35 12References edit a b c Meant for Each Other gt Overview Allmusic Retrieved January 11 2010 Barbara Mandrell Recording Sessions Country Music Blogspot Retrieved January 11 2010 Meant for Each Other by Barbara Mandrell Rate Your Music Retrieved January 11 2010 Meant for Each Other gt singles Allmusic Retrieved January 11 2010 Meant for Each Other gt album charts Allmusic Retrieved January 11 2010 Barbara Mandrell Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved December 28 2020 Barbara Mandrell Chart History Top Country Albums Billboard Retrieved December 28 2020 Top Country Albums Year End 1985 Billboard Retrieved December 28 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Meant for Each Other amp oldid 1168103989, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
