Behind the Scene

Behind the Scene
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 15, 1983
Studios
  • Sound Stage Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)
GenreCountry
Length28:19
LabelMercury
ProducerJerry Kennedy
Reba McEntire chronology
Unlimited
(1982)
Behind the Scene
(1983)
Just a Little Love
(1984)
Singles from Behind the Scene
  1. "Why Do We Want (What We Know We Can't Have)"
    Released: June 1983
  2. "There Ain't No Future in This"
    Released: November 1983
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarHalf star

Behind the Scene is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Reba McEntire, released on August 15, 1983. It includes the singles "Why Do We Want (What We Know We Can't Have)", which was a top ten hit and "There Ain't No Future in This". It was her last album for Mercury Records before leaving for MCA Nashville in 1984. McEntire felt the need for change in record labels at the time as an opportunity to gain more independence in the material she recorded.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Love Isn't Love ('Til You Give It Away)"Don Roth, Timmy Tappan3:09
2."Is It Really Love"Rita Gannon, Donald Hare2:54
3."Reasons"Reba McEntire2:06
4."Nickel Dreams"Donny Lowery, Mac McAnally2:55
5."One Good Reason"Bob DiPiero, Johnny MacRae2:59
6."You Really Better Love Me After This"Bill Rice, Sharon Vaughn3:50
7."There Ain't No Future in This"Rice, Vaughn2:34
8."Why Do We Want (What We Know We Can't Have)"Don King, Dave Woodward2:37
9."I Sacrificed More Than You'll Ever Lose"James Benton, Beverly J. Carlton2:37
10."Pins and Needles"Janis Carnes, Rick Carnes, Chip Hardy2:15

Personnel

Vocalists

Musicians

The Nashville String Machine

Production

Charts

Album

Chart (1983) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 36

Singles

Year Single Peak positions
US Country
CAN Country
1983 "Why Do We Want (What We Know We Can't Have)" 7 45
"There Ain't No Future in This" 12 33

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Sennhauser, Morgan (March 4, 2016). "What Happened to Reba McEntire – See What She's Doing Now – The Gazette Review". The Gazette Review. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
  3. ↑ Charts & Awards