So Good Together

So Good Together
Studio album by
Reba McEntire
ReleasedNovember 23, 1999
Studios
Genres
Length46:37
LabelMCA
Producers
Reba McEntire chronology
If You See Him
(1998)		 So Good Together
(1999)		 Greatest Hits Volume III: I'm a Survivor
(2001)
Singles from So Good Together
  1. "What Do You Say"
    Released: September 14, 1999
  2. "I'll Be"
    Released: January 5, 2000
  3. "We're So Good Together"
    Released: September 9, 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar [1]

So Good Together is the twenty-fourth studio album by American country music singer Reba McEntire. It was released in 1999 and was preceded by the single "What Do You Say". "What Do You Say" peaked at number 3 on the country singles chart and was nominated for a Grammy for Best Short Form Video. It also became her highest-charting single on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 31. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA.

The album peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and number 28 on the Billboard 200 with sales of 49,000 copies.

Track listing

North American version

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer[2]Length
1."We're So Good Together"Bob DiPiero, Annie Roboff, John Scott SherrillMcEntire, David Malloy3:31
2."'Til I Said It to You"Tom Shapiro, Sharon Vaughn, Wally WilsonMcEntire, Tony Brown3:21
3."I'll Be"Diane WarrenMcEntire, Brown4:23
4."What Do You Say"Michael Dulaney, Neil ThrasherMcEntire, Malloy3:28
5."Roses"Melba Montgomery, Leslie SatcherMcEntire, Brown4:39
6."I'm Not Your Girl"Shelly Peiken, Eric SilverMcEntire, Keith Stegall3:39
7."She Wasn't Good Enough for Him"Dean Dillon, SatcherMcEntire, Stegall3:23
8."Nobody Dies from a Broken Heart"Sonny LeMaire, Randy SharpMcEntire, Malloy3:58
9."Back Before the War"Dan Hill, Keith Stegall, Robin WileyMcEntire, Stegall4:09
10."When You're Not Trying To"Tim Johnson, Rory FeekMcEntire, Malloy3:38
11."Where You End and I Begin"Chuck Jones, Templeton ThompsonMcEntire, Brown4:17
12."We're All Alone" (with Jose y Durval and David Campbell)Boz ScaggsMcEntire, Brown, Guto Graça Mello4:11

International version

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."We're So Good Together"DiPiero, Roboff, Sherrill3:31
2."'Til I said It to You"Shapiro, Vaughn, Wilson3:21
3."I Like It That Way"Robert Jason3:15
4."What Do You Say"Dulaney, Thrasher3:28
5."Roses"Montgomery, Satcher4:39
6."I'm Not Your Girl"Peiken, Silver3:39
7."She Wasn't Good Enough for Him"Dillon, Satcher3:23
8."Nobody Dies from a Broken Heart"LeMaire, Sharp3:58
9."Back Before the War"Hill, Stegall, Wiley4:09
10."When You're Not Trying To"Johnson, Feek3:38
11."Where You End and I Begin"Jones, Thompson4:17
12."We're All Alone" (with Jose e Durval)Scaggs4:11
13."I'll Be"Warren4:23
14."If I Fell"Paul McCartney, John Lennon2:59

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes.[2]

  • Reba McEntire – vocals, backing vocals (1, 4, 8, 10)
  • Jimmy Nichols – keyboards (1, 4, 8, 10), backing vocals (1, 4, 8, 10)
  • John Hobbs – synthesizer (2, 3, 5, 11), keyboards (12)
  • John Barlow Jarvis – keyboards (2, 3, 5, 11), acoustic piano (2, 3, 5, 11, 12)
  • Steve Nathan – keyboards (2, 3, 5, 11), acoustic piano (2, 3, 5, 11)
  • Gary Prim – keyboards (6, 7, 9), acoustic piano (6, 7, 9)
  • Jeff King – electric guitar (1, 4, 8, 10)
  • B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar (1, 4, 8, 10)
  • Brent Mason – electric guitar (1, 4, 6–10)
  • Jerry McPherson – electric guitar (1, 4, 8, 10)
  • Brent Rowan – electric guitar (1, 4, 8, 10)
  • Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar (2, 3, 5, 11, 12)
  • Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar (2, 3, 5, 11), electric guitar (2, 3, 5, 11)
  • Dann Huff – electric guitar (2, 3, 5, 11)
  • Steuart Smith – acoustic guitar (2, 3, 5, 11), electric guitar (2, 3, 5, 11, 12), gut string guitar (12)
  • John Willis – acoustic guitar (6, 7, 9)
  • Terry Crisp – steel guitar (1, 4, 8, 10)
  • Paul Franklin – steel guitar (1–11)
  • Richard "Spady" Brannon – bass (1, 4, 8, 10)
  • Michael Rhodes – bass (2, 3, 5, 11, 12)
  • Glenn Worf – bass (2, 3, 5–7, 9, 11)
  • Paul Leim – drums (1–5, 8, 10, 11)
  • Eddie Bayers – drums (2, 3, 5–7, 9, 11, 12)
  • Eric Darken – percussion (1, 4, 8, 10)
  • Larry Franklin – fiddle (1–5, 8, 10, 11)
  • Stuart Duncan – fiddle (6, 7, 9)
  • The Nashville String Machine – strings (2, 3, 5, 11)
  • Ronn Huff – string arrangements and conductor (2, 3, 5, 11)
  • Steve Dorff – string arrangements and conductor (6, 7, 9)
  • Debbi Datz-Pyle – orchestra contractor (6, 7, 9)
  • Patti Zimmitti – orchestra contractor (6, 7, 9)
  • David Campbell – orchestra arrangements and conductor (12)
  • Wes Hightower – backing vocals (1, 4, 8, 10)
  • Liana Manis – backing vocals (1, 4, 6–10)
  • John Cowan – backing vocals (2, 3, 5, 11)
  • Thom Flora – backing vocals (2, 3, 5, 11)
  • Kim Keyes – backing vocals (2, 3, 5, 11)
  • John Wesley Ryles – backing vocals (2, 3, 5–7, 9, 11)
  • Harry Stinson – backing vocals (2, 3, 5, 11)
  • Templeton Thompson – backing vocals (2, 3, 5, 11)
  • Laura Vida – backing vocals (2, 3, 5, 11)
  • Jose y Durval – featured vocals (12)

Production

  • Reba McEntire – producer, liner notes
  • David Malloy – producer (1, 4, 8, 10)
  • Tony Brown – producer (2, 3, 5, 11, 12)
  • Keith Stegall – producer (6, 7, 9)
  • Guto Graça Mello – producer (12)
  • Candle Burgess – production coordinator (1, 4, 8, 10)
  • Jessie Noble – production coordinator (2, 3, 5, 11, 12)
  • Sandra Fox – production coordinator (6, 7, 9)
  • Cindy Owen – art direction
  • Karen Cronin – design
  • Ron Davis – photography
  • Lynn Rogers – make-up
  • Sandi Spika – hair, wardrobe
  • Narvel Blackstock for Starstruck Entertainment – representation

Technical credits

  • Denny Purcell – mastering at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Kevin Beamish – mixing (1, 4, 8, 10), recording (1, 10)
  • Steve Marcantonio – recording (2, 4, 5, 8, 11), mixing (2, 5, 11), overdub recording (3), additional overdub recording (12)
  • Jeff Balding – recording (3, 12), mixing (3, 12), string recording (3), guitar overdub recording (3)
  • Graham Lewis – overdub recording (3)
  • John Kelton – recording (6, 7, 9), mixing (6, 7, 9)
  • Mark Nevers – overdub recording (6, 7, 9), recording assistant (6, 7, 9)
  • Rick Riccio – string recording (6, 7, 9)
  • Daniel Kresco – mix assistant (1, 4, 8, 10), additional recording assistant (1, 4, 8, 10)
  • Derek Bason – additional recording (1, 4, 8, 10), recording assistant (1, 10), digital editing (1, 4, 8, 10)
  • J.R. Rodriguez – additional recording assistant (1, 4, 8, 10), recording assistant (2, 3, 5, 11), mix assistant (2, 5, 11)
  • Brian McConkey – recording assistant (2, 5, 11, 12), mix assistant (2, 5, 11, 12)
  • Alex Chan – recording assistant (3, 4, 8, 12), mix assistant (12)
  • Matt Andrews – string recording assistant (3)
  • Eric Bickel – guitar overdub assistant (3)
  • Chad Brown – mix assistant (3)
  • Brady Burnett – mix assistant (6, 7, 9), additional engineer (6, 7, 9)
  • Jon Stople – additional engineer (6, 7, 9)
  • Victor Carrio – string recording assistant (6, 7, 9)
  • Jeff Shannon – string recording assistant (6, 7, 9)
  • Ben Faccone – additional overdub recording (12)

Charts

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country US CAN Country
1999 "What Do You Say" 3 31 5
2000 "I'll Be" 4 51 4
"We're So Good Together" 20 109 —

Other charted songs

Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country
1999 "I'm Not Your Girl" 75
"Till I Said It to You" 70

References

  1. ↑ Dinoia, Maria Konicki. So Good Together at AllMusic
  2. 1 2 So Good Together (CD booklet). Reba McEntire. MCA Records Nashville. 1999. 088 170 119-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ↑ "Reba McEntire ARIA Chart history (complete) (1988 to 2024)". ARIA. Retrieved July 28, 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  4. ↑ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". www.collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Reba McEntire Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Reba McEntire Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  10. ↑ "American album certifications – Reba McEntire – So Good Together". Recording Industry Association of America.
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