Next to You, Next to Me

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"Next to You, Next to Me"
Single by Shenandoah
from the album Extra Mile
B-side"Daddy's Little Man"
ReleasedJune 1990
Recorded1990
GenreCountry
Length3:38
LabelColumbia Nashville
Songwriter(s)Robert Ellis Orrall
Curtis Wright
Producer(s)Robert Byrne
Rick Hall
Shenandoah singles chronology
"See If I Care"
(1990) 		"Next to You, Next to Me"
(1990) 		"Ghost in This House"
(1990)

"Next to You, Next to Me" is a song written by Robert Ellis Orrall and Curtis Wright, and recorded by American country music group Shenandoah. It was released in June 1990 as the lead-off single from their album Extra Mile. It was a Number One hit in both the United States[1] and Canada. It is also the band's longest-lasting number 1, at three weeks.[2] As of 2006, no other single from Columbia had spent three weeks atop the country charts.[3]

Content[]

The song is an up-tempo, in which the narrator exclaims that he would rather be sitting next to his lover than be anywhere else.

Other versions[]

It was covered by Rascal Flatts as a bonus track on the deluxe version of their 2012 album Changed.

Music video[]

The music video was directed by Larry Boothby. It depicts the band singing the song in a basement, and various characters posing in front of a red pickup.

Chart performance[]

Chart (1990) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 1

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1990) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] 23
US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 22

References[]

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 311.
  2. ^ Bush, John. "Shenandoah biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
  3. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (2005-10-15). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
  4. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1325." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. September 1, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  5. ^ "Shenandoah Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1990". RPM. December 22, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  7. ^ "Best of 1990: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.

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