Meant for Each Other
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Meant for Each Other is a collaboration studio album by American country
artists Lee Greenwood
and Barbara Mandrell
. The album was released on August 6, 1984 on MCA Records
and was produced by Tom Collins. It was the first and only collaboration effort between Greenwood and Mandrell.
, United States
. The album consisted of ten tracks and all were duets between Lee Greenwood and Barbara Mandrell. The album's fifth track, "We're Meant for Each Other" was written by Greenwood and also served as the album's title track. The opening track, "To Me" was co-written by former NFL
player, Mike Reid
, who would later become a country artist in the early 1990s. Most of the album's material contained a Country pop
arrangement for most of the tracks. Meant for Each Other was released on an original LP album
upon its release in 1984, with five songs included on each side of the record.
Meant for Each Other received three out of five stars by Allmusic, without a review provided.
chart. In addition, the song also peaked at #5 on the Canadian RPM
Country Tracks chart. The second and final single released was "It Should Have Been Love by Now" in January 1984. The song became a Top 20 hit, reaching #19 on Billboard 's Country Singles chart and #35 on Billboard 's Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart. The single also peaked at #12 on the Canadian Country chart. Meant for Each Other was released in 1984, peaking at #5 on the Billboard Magazine Top Country Albums chart and #89 on the Billboard 200
albums chart.
Side two
Singles
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artists Lee Greenwood
Lee Greenwood
Melvin Lee Greenwood is an American country music artist. Active since the early 1980s, he has released more than twenty major-label albums and has charted more than 35 singles on the Billboard country music charts....
and Barbara Mandrell
Barbara Mandrell
Barbara Ann Mandrell is an American country music singer best known for a 1970s–1980s series of Top 10 hits and TV shows that helped her become one of country's most successful female vocalists of the 1970s and 1980s...
. The album was released on August 6, 1984 on MCA Records
MCA Records
MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003...
and was produced by Tom Collins. It was the first and only collaboration effort between Greenwood and Mandrell.
Background and content
Meant for Each Other was recorded at the Woodland Sound Studio December 1983 in Nashville, TennesseeNashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The album consisted of ten tracks and all were duets between Lee Greenwood and Barbara Mandrell. The album's fifth track, "We're Meant for Each Other" was written by Greenwood and also served as the album's title track. The opening track, "To Me" was co-written by former NFL
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
player, Mike Reid
Mike Reid
Michael or Mike Reid may refer to:*Mike Reid , English comedian and actor, best known for his role as Frank Butcher in the BBC soap opera EastEnders*Mike Reid , American golfer...
, who would later become a country artist in the early 1990s. Most of the album's material contained a Country pop
Country pop
Country pop, with roots in both the countrypolitan sound and in soft rock, is a subgenre of country music that first emerged in the 1970s. Although the term first referred to country music songs and artists that crossed over to Top 40 radio, country pop acts are now more likely to cross over to...
arrangement for most of the tracks. Meant for Each Other was released on an original LP album
LP album
The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
upon its release in 1984, with five songs included on each side of the record.
Meant for Each Other received three out of five stars by Allmusic, without a review provided.
Release
Meant for Each Others lead single, "To Me" was released in July 1984. The single became a Top 5 hit, reaching #3 on the Billboard Magazine Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and #24 on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary TracksHot Adult Contemporary Tracks
The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States...
chart. In addition, the song also peaked at #5 on the Canadian RPM
RPM (magazine)
RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...
Country Tracks chart. The second and final single released was "It Should Have Been Love by Now" in January 1984. The song became a Top 20 hit, reaching #19 on Billboard 's Country Singles chart and #35 on Billboard 's Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart. The single also peaked at #12 on the Canadian Country chart. Meant for Each Other was released in 1984, peaking at #5 on the Billboard Magazine Top Country Albums chart and #89 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
albums chart.
Track listing
Side one- "To MeTo Me"To Me" is the title of a song written by Mike Reid and Mack David, and recorded by American country music artists Lee Greenwood and Barbara Mandrell as a duet. It was released in July 1984 as the first single from the album Meant for Each Other. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country...
" – (Mack DavidMack DavidMack David was an American lyricist and songwriter, best known for his work in film and television, with a career spanning from the early 1940s through the early 1970s. Mack was credited with writing lyrics and/or music for over one thousand songs...
, Mike Reid) 3:12 - "Can't Get Too Much of a Good Thing" – (J.D. Martin, Dennis MorganDennis Morgan (songwriter)Dennis Morgan is a songwriter and music publisher, best known for writing songs for Aretha Franklin, Faith Hill, Barbara Mandrell, and Eric Clapton. He has also published hit songs by Garth Brooks, All-4-One, Feargal Sharkey, and Trisha Yearwood.Morgan's career as a songwriter started as a session...
) 3:07 - "I'll Never Stop Loving You" – (Michael David, Steve Dean) 2:56
- "We're a Perfect Match" – (Cal Freeman, Stan Munsey) 3:07
- "We Were Meant for Each Other" – (Lee Greenwood) 3:03
Side two
- "It Should Have Been Love By Now" – (Jan Crutchfield, Paul Harrison) 3:04
- "Soft Shoulder" – (Morgan, Don Pfrimmer) 3:19
- "Now You See Us, Now You Don't" – (Crutchfield, Harrison) 3:39
- "One on One, Eye to Eye, Heart to Heart" – (Stephen Allen Davis, Morgan) 3:29
- "Held Over" – (Jerry FullerJerry Fuller-Biography:Jerry Fuller was born in Fort Worth, Texas to a musical family, his father having been a singer with Bob Wills' Light Crust Doughboys. Jerry Fuller and his brother Bill performed as a duo in their home state, recording for the local Lin label, before Jerry branched out on his own and...
) 3:16
Sales chart positions
Album| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Top Country Albums | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
89 |
Singles
| Year | Song | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
US AC Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States... |
CAN Country | ||
| 1984 | "To Me" | 3 | 24 | 5 |
| 1985 | "It Should Have Been Love by Now" | 19 | 35 | 12 |