It Would Be You

It Would Be You is the second studio album by American country music singer Gary Allan. It was released on May 19, 1998, as his last studio album for the Decca Records Nashville label. After that album's release, Decca Records Nashville closed, so Gary Allan signed contracts with MCA Records Nashville. The album produced three singles with the title track, "No Man in His Wrong Heart", and "I'll Take Today". The title track was Allan's second Top 10 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart at number 7.

It Would Be You
Studio album by
Gary Allan
ReleasedMay 19, 1998
Recorded1998
GenreCountry
Length42:31
LabelDecca Nashville
ProducerMark Wright
Byron Hill
Gary Allan chronology
Used Heart for Sale
(1996)		 It Would Be You
(1998)		 Smoke Rings in the Dark
(1999)
Singles from It Would Be You
  1. "It Would Be You"
    Released: February 10, 1998
  2. "No Man in His Wrong Heart"
    Released: August 27, 1998
  3. "I'll Take Today"
    Released: November 7, 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyA[2]

Content

"No Judgement Day", the final track on this album, is a hidden track.[3] Written by Allen Shamblin, this song is based on the true story of a restaurant owner in Texas who was murdered by a former employee and two accomplices in search of money.[4]

Just like Allan's previous album, several songs on this album were originally recorded by other artists. "Don't Leave Her Lonely Too Long" was written by Marty Stuart, whose original recording (from his 1990 album Hillbilly Rock) was a number 42 hit on the country charts in 1989. "She Loves Me (She Don't Love You)" was originally recorded by Conway Twitty, and later by George Strait on his 1990 album Livin' It Up. In addition, the single "I'll Take Today" was originally recorded by Tanya Tucker on her 1994 album Fire to Fire, and by Ty England on his 1996 album Two Ways to Fall. "Forgotten but Not Gone" was originally a single for Keith Palmer in 1991.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."It Would Be You"Dana Hunt Black, Kent Robbins2:55
2."No Man in His Wrong Heart"Trey Bruce, Ronnie Rogers4:13
3."Don't Leave Her Lonely Too Long"Kostas, Marty Stuart3:35
4."I'll Take Today"Bill Robinson, Robbins2:57
5."I Ain't Runnin' Yet"Gary Nicholson, Jamie O'Hara4:27
6."She Loves Me (She Don't Love You)"Conway Twitty3:22
7."I've Got a Quarter in My Pocket"Billy Yates, Jake Kelly2:34
8."Baby I Will"Gary Allan, Odie Blackmon, Kelly3:12
9."Red Lips, Blue Eyes, Little White Lies"Kostas, Brent Moyer3:00
10."It Took Us All Night Long to Say Goodbye"Wayland Holyfield, Bob McDill3:02
11."Forgotten, But Not Gone"Buzz Cason, Johnny MacRae3:15
12."No Judgement Day" (hidden track)Allen Shamblin4:53
Total length:42:31

Personnel

Chart performance

Album
Chart (1998) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 21
U.S. Billboard 200 132
U.S. Billboard Top Heateekers 2

Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country US CAN Country
1998 "It Would Be You" 7 101 23
"No Man in His Wrong Heart" 43 — 74
"I'll Take Today" 47 — 70
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References
  1. Pendragon, Jana. "It Would Be You review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
  2. Nash, Alanna (May 29, 1998). "It Would Be You review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
  3. Remz, Jeffrey B. "Gary Allan - It Would Be You". Country Standard Time. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
  4. Pond, Neil (November 1998). "Sound Advice: Dwight's Long Way Home". Country America. 10 (1): 30.
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