The Last One to Know

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Rolling Stone	(favorable)^[2]

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.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	3
U.S. Billboard 200	102

Singles

Year	Song	Chart positions^[3]
Year	Song	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)^[4]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} 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.

[1] Allmusic review

[2] Rolling Stone review

[3] "Billboard chart positions > singles". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-07-29.

[United_StatesReba_Mc_EntireThe_Last_One_to_KnowalbumCertRef-4] "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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