In This Life (Collin Raye album)

In This Life
In This Life
Studio album by Collin Raye
Released	August 25, 1992
Recorded	1992 at Sound Emporium, Nashville, TN
Genre	Country
Length	32:20
Label	Epic
Producer	Garth Fundis; John Hobbs
Collin Raye chronology
Singles from In This Life
	"In This Life"; Released: July 27, 1992; "I Want You Bad (And That Ain't Good)"; Released: November 30, 1992; "Somebody Else's Moon"; Released: March 29, 1993; "That Was a River"; Released: July 27, 1993;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B^[2]
Los Angeles Times	^[3]
Orlando Sentinel	^[4]

In This Life is the second studio album released by country music artist Collin Raye. Its title track was Raye's second song to reach Number One. "That Was a River", "Somebody Else's Moon" and "I Want You Bad (And That Ain't Good)" were also released as singles. "Big River" is a cover of a Johnny Cash song, while "Let It Be Me" is a cover of a pop standard originally recorded by Betty Everett and Jerry Butler.

Track listing[]

"What They Don't Know" (Stan Munsey, Tony Haselden) — 3:27
"In This Life" (Mike Reid, Allen Shamblin) — 3:13
"Big River" (Johnny Cash) – 3:13
"Somebody Else's Moon" (Paul Nelson, Tom Shapiro) – 3:06
"You Can't Take It with You" (Kix Brooks, Don Cook, Chick Rains) – 3:07
"That Was a River" (Rick Giles, Susan Longacre) 3:13
"I Want You Bad (And That Ain't Good)" (Jackson Leap) – 2:32
"Latter Day Cowboy" (Hugh Prestwood) – 3:59
"Many a Mile" (Mark D. Sanders, Bob Regan) – 3:10
"Let It Be Me" (Gilbert Bécaud, Mann Curtis, Pierre Delanoë) – 3:12

Personnel[]

Sam Bush – mandolin
Joe Chemay – background vocals
Garth Fundis – background vocals
Rob Hajacos – fiddle
John Hobbs – piano
Kraig Hutchens – electric guitar
Gene LeSage – background vocals
Brent Mason – electric guitar
Weldon Myrick – steel guitar
Dave Pomeroy – bass guitar
Collin Raye – lead vocals, background vocals
Harry Stinson – background vocals
Steve Turner – drums
Billy Joe Walker Jr. – acoustic guitar
Sammy Wray – background vocals

strings performed by the Nashville String Machine arranged by John Hobbs

Chart performance[]

Chart (1992)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	10
U.S. Billboard 200	42
Canadian RPM Country Albums	12

References[]

^ Mansfield, Brian. "In This Life - Collin Raye". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
^ Nash, Alanna (1992-09-25). "In This Life". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
^ Lewis, Randy (1992-10-04). "In Brief". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
^ Abbott, Jim (1992-12-04). "Mike Reid, Paul Overstreet, Collin Raye". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2018-10-23.

[1] Mansfield, Brian. "In This Life - Collin Raye". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-10-23.

[2] Nash, Alanna (1992-09-25). "In This Life". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2018-10-23.

[3] Lewis, Randy (1992-10-04). "In Brief". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2018-10-23.

[4] Abbott, Jim (1992-12-04). "Mike Reid, Paul Overstreet, Collin Raye". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2018-10-23.

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hide v t Collin Raye
Studio albums	All I Can Be In This Life Extremes I Think About You Christmas: The Gift The Walls Came Down Counting Sheep Tracks Can't Back Down Twenty Years and Change Never Going Back
Compilation albums	The Best of Collin Raye: Direct Hits
Notable singles	"All I Can Be (Is a Sweet Memory)" "Love, Me" "Every Second" "In This Life" "I Want You Bad (And That Ain't Good)" "Somebody Else's Moon" "That Was a River" "That's My Story" "Little Rock" "Man of My Word" "My Kind of Girl" "If I Were You" "One Boy, One Girl" "Not That Different" "I Think About You" "Love Remains" "What If Jesus Comes Back Like That" "On the Verge" "What the Heart Wants" "The Gift" "Little Red Rodeo" "I Can Still Feel You" "Someone You Used to Know" "Anyone Else" "Start Over Georgia" "Couldn't Last a Moment"
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