So Good Together is the twenty-fourth studio album by American country music singer Reba McEntire. It was released in 1999 and was preceded by the single "What Do You Say". "What Do You Say" peaked at number 3 on the country singles chart and was nominated for a Grammy for Best Short Form Video. It also became her highest charting single on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 31 and becoming her first big crossover hit. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA.

So Good Together
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 23, 1999
GenreCountry, country pop
Length46:37
LabelMCA
Producer
Reba McEntire chronology
If You See Him
(1998)
So Good Together
(1999)
Greatest Hits Volume III: I'm a Survivor
(2001)
Singles from So Good Together
  1. "What Do You Say"
    Released: September 14, 1999
  2. "I'll Be"
    Released: January 5, 2000
  3. "We're So Good Together"
    Released: September 9, 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

The album peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and number 28 on the Billboard 200 with sales of 49,000 copies.

Track listing

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North American version

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer[2]Length
1."We're So Good Together"Bob DiPiero, Annie Roboff, John Scott SherrillMcEntire, David Malloy3:31
2."'Til I Said It to You"Tom Shapiro, Sharon Vaughn, Wally WilsonMcEntire, Tony Brown3:21
3."I'll Be"Diane WarrenMcEntire, Brown4:23
4."What Do You Say"Michael Dulaney, Neil ThrasherMcEntire, Malloy3:28
5."Roses"Melba Montgomery, Leslie SatcherMcEntire, Brown4:39
6."I'm Not Your Girl"Shelly Peiken, Eric SilverMcEntire, Keith Stegall3:39
7."She Wasn't Good Enough for Him"Dean Dillon, SatcherMcEntire, Stegall3:23
8."Nobody Dies from a Broken Heart"Sonny LeMaire, Randy SharpMcEntire, Malloy3:58
9."Back Before the War"Dan Hill, Keith Stegall, Robin WileyMcEntire, Stegall4:09
10."When You're Not Trying To"Tim Johnson, Rory FeekMcEntire, Malloy3:38
11."Where You End and I Begin"Chuck Jones, Templeton ThompsonMcEntire, Brown4:17
12."We're All Alone" (with Jose y Durval and David Campbell)Boz ScaggsMcEntire, Brown, Guto Graça Mello4:11

International version

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."We're So Good Together"DiPiero, Roboff, Sherrill3:31
2."'Til I said It to You"Shapiro, Vaughn, Wilson3:21
3."I Like It That Way"Robert Jason3:15
4."What Do You Say"Dulaney, Thrasher3:28
5."Roses"Montgomery, Satcher4:39
6."I'm Not Your Girl"Peiken, Silver3:39
7."She Wasn't Good Enough for Him"Dillon, Satcher3:23
8."Nobody Dies from a Broken Heart"LeMaire, Sharp3:58
9."Back Before the War"Hill, Stegall, Wiley4:09
10."When You're Not Trying To"Johnson, Feek3:38
11."Where You End and I Begin"Jones, Thompson4:17
12."We're All Alone" (with Jose e Durval)Scaggs4:11
13."I'll Be"Warren4:23
14."If I Fell"Paul McCartney, John Lennon2:59

Personnel

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Adapted from liner notes.[2]

Tracks 1, 4, 8, 10

Tracks 2, 3, 5, 11

  • Eddie Bayers - drums
  • Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar
  • John Cowan - background vocals
  • Thom Flora - background vocals
  • Larry Franklin - fiddle
  • Paul Franklin - steel guitar
  • Steve Gibson - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • John Hobbs - synthesizer
  • Dann Huff - electric guitar
  • Ronn Huff - string arrangements, conductor
  • John Barlow Jarvis - keyboards, piano
  • Kim Keyes - background vocals
  • Paul Liem - drums
  • Reba McEntire - lead vocals
  • Steve Nathan - keyboards, piano
  • Michael Rhodes - bass guitar
  • John Wesley Ryles - background vocals
  • Steuart Smith - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Harry Stinson - background vocals
  • Templeton Thompson - background vocals
  • Laura Vide - background vocals
  • Glenn Worf - bass guitar

Track 12

  • Eddie Bayers - drums
  • David Campbell - string arrangements, conductor
  • Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar
  • Jose y Durval - featured vocals
  • John Hobbs - keyboards
  • John Barlow Jarvis - piano
  • Reba McEntire - lead vocals
  • Michael Rhodes - bass guitar
  • Steuart Smith - electric guitar, gut string guitar

Tracks 6, 7, 9

  • Eddie Bayers - drums
  • Steve Dorff - string arrangements, conductor
  • Stuart Duncan - fiddle
  • Paul Franklin - steel guitar
  • Liana Manis - background vocals
  • Brent Mason - electric guitar
  • Reba McEntire - lead vocals
  • Gary Prim - keyboards, piano
  • John Wesley Ryles - background vocals
  • John Willis - acoustic guitar
  • Glenn Worf - bass guitar

Charts

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Singles

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Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country US CAN Country
1999 "What Do You Say" 3 31 5
2000 "I'll Be" 4 51 4
"We're So Good Together" 20 109

Other charted songs

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Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country
1999 "I'm Not Your Girl" 75
"Till I Said It to You" 70

References

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  1. ^ Dinoia, Maria Konicki. So Good Together at AllMusic
  2. ^ a b So Good Together (CD booklet). Reba McEntire. MCA Records Nashville. 1999. 088 170 119-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ "Reba McEntire ARIA Chart history (complete) (1988 to 2024)". ARIA. Retrieved July 28, 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  4. ^ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". www.collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012.
  5. ^ "Reba McEntire Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  6. ^ "Reba McEntire Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  7. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  8. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  9. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  10. ^ "American album certifications – Reba McEntire – So Good Together". Recording Industry Association of America.