Meant for Each Other
Introduction '''''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.
Background and content ''Meant for Each Other'' was recorded at the Woodland Sound Studio December 1983 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. 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. ''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.
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. ''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.
Track listing
Personnel **As noted at  allmusic*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 === Weekly charts === Chart (1984) Peak position=== Year-end charts === Chart (1985) Position US Top Country Albums (''Billboard'') 37=== Singles === Year Song Chart positions US Country US AC CAN Country 1984 "To Me" 3 24 5 1985 "It Should Have Been Love by Now" 19 35 12
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