| The Last One to Know | ||||
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| Studio album by Reba McEntire | ||||
| Released | September 7, 1987 | |||
| Studio | Emerald Sound Studios, Sound Stage Studios Nashville, TN | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 33:09 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
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| Reba McEntire chronology | ||||
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| Singles from The Last One to Know | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Rolling Stone | (favorable) |
The Last One to Know is the twelfth studio album by American country music artist Reba McEntire, released on September 7, 1987, by MCA Nashville. 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.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Last One to Know" |
| 3:10 |
| 2. | "The Girl Who Has Everything" |
| 3:07 |
| 3. | "Just Across the Rio Grande" |
| 4:09 |
| 4. | "I Don't Want to Mention Any Names" |
| 2:36 |
| 5. | "Someone Else" | 3:40 | |
| 6. | "What You Gonna Do About Me" |
| 3:24 |
| 7. | "I Don't Want to Be Alone" | Reba McEntire | 2:41 |
| 8. | "The Stairs" |
| 3:01 |
| 9. | "Love Will Find Its Way to You" |
| 3:32 |
| 10. | "I've Still Got the Love We Made" |
| 3:11 |
Personnel
Vocals
- Suzy Hoskins – harmony vocals
- Reba McEntire – lead and harmony vocals
Musicians
- John Barlow Jarvis – acoustic piano, Yamaha DX7
- Richard Bennett – electric guitar
- Bill Cooley – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- David Hungate – bass guitar
- Russ Kunkel – drums
- Donnie LaValley – dobro, steel guitar
- Fred Newell – electric guitar
- Don Potter – acoustic guitar
- Leland Sklar – bass guitar
- Ricky Solomon – fiddle, mandolin
Production
- Chuck Ainlay – mixing
- Milan Bogdan – digital editing
- Bob Bullock – overdub recording
- Jimmy Bowen – producer
- Mark J. Coddington – second engineer
- Katherine DeVault – design
- Tim Kish – second engineer
- Simon Levy – art direction
- Russ Martin – second engineer
- Reba McEntire – producer
- Jim McGuire – photography
- Glenn Meadows – mastering
- Jessie Noble – project coordinator
- Ann Payne – styling
- Willie Pevear – overdub recording
- Steve Tillisch – overdub recording
- Ron Treat – recording engineer
- Marty Williams – second engineer
- 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 |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 102 |
Singles
| Year | Song | Chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | CAN Country | |||||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA) | 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.