In This Life is the second studio album by American country music artist Collin Raye. Its title track was Raye's second song to reach Number One. "That Was a River", "Somebody Else's Moon" and "I Want You Bad (And That Ain't Good)" were also released as singles. "Big River" is a cover of a Johnny Cash song, while "Let It Be Me" is a cover of a pop standard originally recorded by Betty Everett and Jerry Butler.
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 25, 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1992 | |||
| Studio | Sound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 32:20 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Garth Fundis John Hobbs | |||
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| Singles from In This Life | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[2] |
| Los Angeles Times | [3] |
| Orlando Sentinel | [4] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "What They Don't Know" | Stan Munsey, Tony Haselden | 3:27 |
| 2. | "In This Life" | Mike Reid, Allen Shamblin | 3:13 |
| 3. | "Big River" | Johnny Cash | 3:13 |
| 4. | "Somebody Else's Moon" | Paul Nelson, Tom Shapiro | 3:06 |
| 5. | "You Can't Take It with You" | Kix Brooks, Don Cook, Chick Rains | 3:07 |
| 6. | "That Was a River" | Rick Giles, Susan Longacre | 3:13 |
| 7. | "I Want You Bad (And That Ain't Good)" | Jackson Leap | 2:32 |
| 8. | "Latter Day Cowboy" | Hugh Prestwood | 3:59 |
| 9. | "Many a Mile" | Mark D. Sanders, Bob Regan | 3:10 |
| 10. | "Let It Be Me" | Gilbert Bécaud, Mann Curtis, Pierre Delanoë | 3:12 |
Personnel
edit- Sam Bush – mandolin
- Joe Chemay – background vocals
- Garth Fundis – background vocals
- Rob Hajacos – fiddle
- John Hobbs – piano
- Kraig Hutchens – electric guitar
- Gene LeSage – background vocals
- Brent Mason – electric guitar
- Weldon Myrick – steel guitar
- Dave Pomeroy – bass guitar
- Collin Raye – lead vocals, background vocals
- Harry Stinson – background vocals
- Steve Turner – drums
- Billy Joe Walker Jr. – acoustic guitar
- Sammy Wray – background vocals
strings performed by the Nashville String Machine arranged by John Hobbs
Chart performance
edit| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 10 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 42 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 12 |
References
edit- ^ Mansfield, Brian. "In This Life - Collin Raye". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
- ^ Nash, Alanna (1992-09-25). "In This Life". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
- ^ Lewis, Randy (1992-10-04). "In Brief". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
- ^ Abbott, Jim (1992-12-04). "Mike Reid, Paul Overstreet, Collin Raye". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2018-10-23.