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If You See Her is the fifth studio album by country music duo Brooks & Dunn, released in 1998 on Arista Nashville. The album featured five chart singles: "If You See Him/If You See Her" (#1), "How Long Gone" (#1), "Husbands and Wives" (a cover of a Roger Miller song) (#1), "I Can't Get Over You" (#5), and "South of Santa Fe" (#41). This last song was the first (and only) single of Brooks & Dunn's career to miss Top 40 entirely, and was the last single to feature Kix Brooks on lead vocals instead of Ronnie Dunn. The album is a counterpart to Reba McEntire's album If You See Him (released on the same day), which shared the track "If You See Him/If You See Her". A bonus limited edition EP was made available when consumers bought both If You See Him and If You See Her at the same time.[2] "Born and Raised in Black in White" is a cover of The Highwaymen (aka Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash & Kris Kristofferson) song off their 1990 album, Highwayman 2.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "How Long Gone" | Shawn Camp, John Scott Sherrill | 3:40 |
| 2. | "I Can't Get Over You" | Ronnie Dunn, Terry McBride | 4:08 |
| 3. | "South of Santa Fe" | Larry Boone, Paul Nelson, Kix Brooks | 3:48 |
| 4. | "If You See Him/If You See Her" (with Reba McEntire) | McBride, Tommy Lee James, Jennifer Kimball | 3:58 |
| 5. | "Brand New Whiskey" | Gary Stewart, Mary Lou Stewart | 3:09 |
| 6. | "Born and Raised in Black and White" | Don Cook, John Barlow Jarvis | 3:55 |
| 7. | "Your Love Don't Take a Backseat to Nothing" | McBride, Brooks, Dunn | 3:28 |
| 8. | "Husbands and Wives" | Roger Miller | 3:10 |
| 9. | "Way Gone" | Brooks, Bob DiPiero | 3:11 |
| 10. | "When Love Dies" | Chuck Cannon, Kent Robbins | 3:50 |
| 11. | "You're My Angel" | Greg Humphrey, Michael Smotherman | 3:12 |
| Total length: | 39:25 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "All of You" (Reba McEntire) | Anna Wilson, Rebecca Maples, Robert Ellis Orrall | 3:25 |
| 2. | "Steady As She Goes" (Brooks & Dunn) | Don Cook, Kix Brooks, Ronnie Dunn | 3:28 |
| 3. | "I'll Take Your Heart" (Reba McEntire) | Robert John "Mutt" Lange | 4:33 |
| 4. | "What It's Come Down To" (Brooks & Dunn) | Lewis Anderson | 4:03 |
Chart performance
Album
| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 11 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 7 |
| Canadian RPM Top Albums | 42 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | CAN Country | ||
| 1998 | "If You See Him/If You See Her" | 1 | — | 1 |
| "How Long Gone" | 1 | — | 1 | |
| "Husbands and Wives" | 1 | 36 | 2 | |
| 1999 | "I Can't Get Over You" | 5 | 51 | 2 |
| "South of Santa Fe" | 41 | — | 45 | |
Personnel
As listed in liner notes.[4]
All tracks except "If You See Him/If You See Her"
- Bruce Bouton – pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar
- Kix Brooks – lead vocals, background vocals
- Dennis Burnside – piano, keyboards, Hammond B-3 organ
- Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar
- Ronnie Dunn – lead vocals, background vocals
- Shannon Forrest – drums
- Larry Franklin – fiddle, mandolin
- Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar
- Rob Hajacos – fiddle, "assorted hoedown tools"
- Wes Hightower – background vocals
- David Hungate – bass guitar, tic tac bass
- John Barlow Jarvis – piano, keyboards, Hammond B-3 organ
- Chris Leuzinger – electric guitar
- Liana Manis – background vocals
- Brent Mason – electric guitar, gut string guitar
- John Wesley Ryles – background vocals
- Dennis Wilson – background vocals
- Lonnie Wilson – drums, percussion
- Glenn Worf – bass guitar
- David Angell, David Davidson, Carl Gorodetzky, Lee Larrison, Pamela Sixfin, Alan Umstead, Catherine Umstead, Mary Kathryn Vanosdale – violins
- Gary Vanosdale, Kris Wilkinson – violas
- John Catchings, Bob Mason – cellos
"If You See Him/If You See Her"
- Bobby All – acoustic guitar
- Bruce C. Bouton – pedal steel guitar
- Larry Byrom – electric guitar
- Kix Brooks – background vocals
- Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar
- Ronnie Dunn – lead vocals
- Rob Hajacos – fiddle
- John Barlow Jarvis – piano, electric piano
- Brent Mason – electric guitar
- Randy McCormick – synthesizer
- Reba McEntire – lead vocals
- Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
- John Wesley Ryles – background vocals
- Lonnie Wilson – drums
References
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r352824
- ^ "Exclusive Collector's Edition: Reba McEntire, Brooks & Dunn: Music". Amazon.com. 2009-09-09. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
- ^ "Exclusive Collector's Edition: Brooks & Dunn, Reba McEntire: Music". Amazon.com. 2009-09-09. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
- ^ If You See Her (Media notes). Brooks & Dunn. Arista Records Nashville. 1998. 07822 18865-2.