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Meant for Each Other

1984 studio album by Lee Greenwood and Barbara Mandrell

Meant for Each Other is a collaborative studio album by American country music artists Lee Greenwood and Barbara Mandrell. The album was released on August 6, 1984, by MCA Records and was produced by Tom Collins. It was the first and only collaboration effort between Greenwood and Mandrell.

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Background and content

Meant for Each Other was recorded at the Woodland Sound Studio December 1983 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.[2] The album consisted of 10 duets performed by Lee Greenwood and Barbara Mandrell. The album's fifth track, "We Were 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 Mike Reid, who also was a National Football League player in the early 1970s. Most of the album's material contained a country pop arrangement for most of the tracks.[1] 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.[3]

Meant for Each Other received three out of five stars by Allmusic, without a review provided.[1]

Release

Meant for Each Other's 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 Tracks 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 1985. 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.[4] 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.[5]

Track listing

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Personnel

  • Barbara Mandrell and Lee Greenwood - lead vocals
  • Cindy Richardson, Lisa Silver - backing vocals
  • Diane Tidwell - synthesizers, backing vocals
  • David Briggs, Bobby Ogdin - piano and synthesizers
  • Alan Steinberger - synthesizers
  • Peter Bordonali, Steve Gibson, Reggie Young - guitar
  • David Hungate, Jack Williams - bass
  • Eddie Bayers - drums
  • Terry McMillan - percussion, harmonica
  • Quitman Dennis, Donald Sanders - saxophone
  • Wayne Jackson - trombone, trumpet

Charts

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Singles

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References

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    "Meant for Each Other > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved January 11, 2010.
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    "Barbara Mandrell Recording Sessions". Country Music.Blogspot. Retrieved January 11, 2010.
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    "Meant for Each Other by Barbara Mandrell". Rate Your Music. Retrieved January 11, 2010.
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    "Meant for Each Other > singles". Allmusic. Retrieved January 11, 2010.
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    "Meant for Each Other > album charts". Allmusic. Retrieved January 11, 2010.
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    "Barbara Mandrell Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
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    "Barbara Mandrell Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
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    "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1985". Billboard. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
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