The Last One to Know

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.

The Last One to Know
Studio album by
Reba McEntire
ReleasedSeptember 7, 1987
GenreCountry
Length33:09
LabelMCA
ProducerJimmy Bowen, Reba McEntire
Reba McEntire chronology
Greatest Hits
(1987)		 The Last One to Know
(1987)		 Merry Christmas to You
(1987)
Singles from The Last One to Know
  1. "The Last One to Know"
    Released: August 1987
  2. "Love Will Find Its Way to You"
    Released: December 1987
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Rolling Stone(favorable)[2]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Last One to Know"Matraca Berg, Jane Mariash3:10
2."The Girl Who Has Everything"Larry Bastian, Dewayne Blackwell3:07
3."Just Across the Rio Grande"Don Cook, Chick Rains4:09
4."I Don't Want to Mention Any Names"Larry Cordle, Lisa Palas2:36
5."Someone Else"Pat Bunch, Mary Ann Kennedy, Pam Rose3:40
6."What You Gonna Do About Me"Michael P. Heeney, David Scarlett3:24
7."I Don't Want to Be Alone"Reba McEntire2:41
8."The Stairs"Pamela Brown, David Roberts3:01
9."Love Will Find Its Way to You"Dave Loggins, J. D. Martin3:32
10."I've Still Got the Love We Made"Michael Garvin, Tom Shapiro, Chris Waters3:11

Personnel
  • Reba McEntire - lead and background vocals, producer
  • Russ Kunkel - drums
  • Leland Sklar - bass
  • David Hungate - bass
  • John Barlow Jarvis - piano, DX-7
  • Don Potter - acoustic guitar
  • Bill Cooley - acoustic guitar
  • Richard Bennett - electric guitar
  • Fred Newell - electric guitar
  • Bill Cooley - electric guitar
  • Ricky Solomon - fiddle, mandolin
  • Donnie LaValley - steel guitar, dobro
  • Suzy Hoskins - background vocals
  • Art Direction - Simon Levy - art direction
  • McGuire - photography
  • Katherine DeVault - design
  • Ann Payne - styling
  • Jessie Noble - project coordinator
  • Tim Kish - engineer
  • Mark J. Coddington - engineer
  • Russ Martin - engineer
  • Marty Williams - engineer
  • Milan Bogdan - digital editing
  • Jimmy Bowen - producer
  • Ron Treat - recording
  • Willie Pevear - overdub recording
  • Bob Bullock - overdub recording
  • Steve Tillisch - overdub recording
  • Chuck Ainlay - mixing
  • Glenn Meadows - mastering

Charts

Album
Chart (1987) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 3
U.S. Billboard 200 102

Singles
Year Song Chart positions[3]
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 CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[4] Platinum 1,000,000^

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References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. Rolling Stone review
  3. "Billboard chart positions > singles". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
  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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