Everybody Knows (Trisha Yearwood album)

Everybody Knows is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Trisha Yearwood, containing country pop-styled ballads.

Everybody Knows
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 27, 1996
Recorded1996
StudioSound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee, USA); Soundstage (Toronto, Ontario, Canada).
GenreCountry, country pop
Length38:27
LabelMCA Nashville
ProducerGarth Fundis
Trisha Yearwood chronology
Thinkin' About You
(1995)
Everybody Knows
(1996)
(Songbook) A Collection of Hits
(1997)
Singles from Everybody Knows
  1. "Believe Me Baby (I Lied)"
    Released: July 2, 1996
  2. "Everybody Knows"
    Released: October 28, 1996
  3. "I Need You"
    Released: March 1, 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
Robert ChristgauB[5]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[3]
Q[4]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]

The album reached #6 on the Billboard country albums chart. The album produced the fourth Billboard country Number One hit of her career in "Believe Me Baby (I Lied)", as well as a #3 in its title track, and a #36 in "I Need You".The album was also nominated for the CMA Album of the Year award.

Track listing edit

  1. "I Want to Live Again" (Tom Shapiro, George Teren) – 3:05
  2. "It's Alright" (Gary Nicholson, Jamie O'Hara) – 3:13
  3. "Believe Me Baby (I Lied)" (Larry Gottlieb, Kim Richey, Angelo Petraglia) – 3:42
  4. "I Need You" (Jess Brown, Wendell Mobley) – 3:42
  5. "Little Hercules" (Craig Carothers) – 4:49
  6. "Under the Rainbow" (Matraca Berg, Randy Scruggs) – 4:15
  7. "Everybody Knows" (Berg, Gary Harrison) – 3:14
  8. "Hello, I'm Gone" (Kevin Welch) – 3:42
  9. "Maybe It's Love" (Beth Nielsen Chapman, Annie Roboff) – 5:01
  10. "A Lover Is Forever" (Steve Goodman, J. Fred Knobloch) – 3:44

International edition edit

  1. "I Want to Live Again" (Tom Shapiro, George Teren) – 3:05
  2. "It's Alright" (Gary Nicholson, Jamie O'Hara) – 3:13
  3. "Even A Cowboy Can Dream" (Craig Bickhardt, Barry Alfonso) - 4:06
  4. "Believe Me Baby (I Lied)" (Larry Gottlieb, Kim Richey, Angelo Petraglia) – 3:42
  5. "I Need You" (Jess Brown, Wendell Mobley) – 3:42
  6. "Little Hercules" (Craig Carothers) – 4:49
  7. "Under the Rainbow" (Matraca Berg, Randy Scruggs) – 4:15
  8. "Everybody Knows" (Berg, Gary Harrison) – 3:14
  9. "Hello, I'm Gone" (Kevin Welch) – 3:42
  10. "Find a River" (Fred Tackett) – 3:31
  11. "The Chance I Take" (Tom Littfield, Rick Rowell) – 3:31
  12. "Maybe It's Love" (Beth Nielsen Chapman, Annie Roboff) – 5:01
  13. "A Lover Is Forever" (Steve Goodman, J. Fred Knobloch) – 3:44

Personnel edit

The Nashville String Machine (Tracks 4, 5 & 9)

  • Charles Cochran – string arrangements (4)
  • Kristin Wilkinson – string arrangements (5, 9)
  • John Catchings – cello
  • Richard Grosjean, Gary Vanosdale and Kristin Wilkinson – viola
  • David Angell, David Davidson, Connie Ellisor, Carl Gorodetzky, Lee Larrison, Pamela Sixfin, Alan Umstead and Mary Kathryn Vanosdale – violin

String Trio (Track 10)

  • John Catchings – cello
  • Kristin Wilkinson – viola, arrangements
  • David Davidson – violin

Production edit

  • Garth Fundis – producer
  • Chuck Ainlay – recording, mixing
  • Dave Sinko – recording
  • Ken Hutton – additional recording, recording assistant
  • Carl Meadows – recording assistant
  • Mark Ralston – recording assistant, mix assistant
  • Alan Schulman – recording assistant
  • Graham Lewis – mix assistant
  • Don Cobb – digital editing
  • Carlos Grier – digital editing
  • Denny Purcell – mastering
  • Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee) – mastering location
  • Scott Paschall – production assistant
  • Beth Middleworth – art direction, design
  • Trisha Yearwood – art direction
  • Russ Harrington – photography
  • Norma Jean Roy – booklet photography
  • Mary Beth Felts – make-up
  • Sheri McCoy – stylist
  • Maria Smoot – hair stylist
  • Karen & Co. – management

Charts edit

Singles edit

Year Single Chart Positions
US Country CAN Country
1996 "Believe Me Baby (Lied)" 1 1
1997 "Everybody Knows" 3 1
"I Need You" 36 41

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[11] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References edit

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Chicago Tribune review
  3. ^ Nash, Alanna (September 6, 1996). "Everybody Knows Review". Entertainment Weekly: 77. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
  4. ^ Album reviews at CD Universe
  5. ^ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
  6. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 894. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone trisha yearwood album guide.
  7. ^ "Trisha Yearwood's ARIA chart history, received from ARIA in 2022 page 1". ARIA. Retrieved December 3, 2023 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  8. ^ "Trisha Yearwood Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  9. ^ "Trisha Yearwood Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  10. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  11. ^ "American album certifications – Trisha Yearwood – Everybody Knows". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 26, 2022.