The Last One to Know
The Last One to Know is thirteenth studio album by American country music artist Reba McEntire, released on September 7, 1987. The title track and "Love Will Find Its Way to You" were both Number One singles from the album. It was also her first album to chart on the Billboard 200, in addition to peaking at #3 on Top Country Albums. "Just Across the Rio Grande" was also covered by Holly Dunn the following year in Across the Rio Grande.
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| Released | September 7, 1987 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 33:09 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Jimmy Bowen, Reba McEntire | |||
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| Singles from The Last One to Know | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone | (favorable)[2] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Last One to Know" | Matraca Berg, Jane Mariash | 3:10 |
| 2. | "The Girl Who Has Everything" | Larry Bastian, Dewayne Blackwell | 3:07 |
| 3. | "Just Across the Rio Grande" | Don Cook, Chick Rains | 4:09 |
| 4. | "I Don't Want to Mention Any Names" | Larry Cordle, Lisa Palas | 2:36 |
| 5. | "Someone Else" | Pat Bunch, Mary Ann Kennedy, Pam Rose | 3:40 |
| 6. | "What You Gonna Do About Me" | Michael P. Heeney, David Scarlett | 3:24 |
| 7. | "I Don't Want to Be Alone" | Reba McEntire | 2:41 |
| 8. | "The Stairs" | Pamela Brown, David Roberts | 3:01 |
| 9. | "Love Will Find Its Way to You" | Dave Loggins, J. D. Martin | 3:32 |
| 10. | "I've Still Got the Love We Made" | Michael Garvin, Tom Shapiro, Chris Waters | 3:11 |
Personnel
- Reba McEntire – lead and harmony vocals
- John Barlow Jarvis – acoustic piano, Yamaha DX7
- Richard Bennett – electric guitar
- Bill Cooley – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Fred Newell – electric guitar
- Don Potter – acoustic guitar
- Donnie LaValley – dobro, steel guitar
- Ricky Solomon – fiddle, mandolin
- David Hungate – bass guitar
- Leland Sklar – bass guitar
- Russ Kunkel – drums
- Suzy Hoskins – harmony vocals
Production
- Jimmy Bowen – producer
- Reba McEntire – producer
- Ron Treat – recording engineer
- Mark J. Coddington – second engineer
- Tim Kish – second engineer
- Russ Martin – second engineer
- Marty Williams – second engineer
- Bob Bullock – overdub recording
- Willie Pevear – overdub recording
- Steve Tillisch – overdub recording
- Milan Bogdan – digital editing
- Chuck Ainlay – mixing
- Glenn Meadows – mastering
- Jessie Noble – project coordinator
- Simon Levy – art direction
- Katherine DeVault – design
- Jim McGuire – photography
- Ann Payne – styling
- Studios
- Recorded at Emerald Sound Studios (Nashville, Tennessee).
- Mixed at Sound Stage Studios (Nashville, Tennessee).
- Mastered at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee).
Charts
Album
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 102 |
Singles
| Year | Song | Chart positions[3] | ||||
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| 1987 | "The Last One to Know" | 1 | 2 | |||
| 1988 | "Love Will Find Its Way to You" | 1 | 1 | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[4] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- Allmusic review
- Rolling Stone review
- "Billboard chart positions > singles". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
- "American album certifications – Reba Mc Entire – The Last One to Know". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.
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