Next to You, Next to Me
"Next to You, Next to Me" | ||||
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Single by Shenandoah | ||||
from the album Extra Mile | ||||
B-side | "Daddy's Little Man" | |||
Released | June 1990 | |||
Recorded | 1990 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:38 | |||
Label | Columbia Nashville | |||
Songwriter(s) | Robert Ellis Orrall Curtis Wright | |||
Producer(s) | Robert Byrne Rick Hall | |||
Shenandoah singles chronology | ||||
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"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 |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] | 1 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 1 |
Year-end charts[]
Chart (1990) | Position |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] | 23 |
US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 22 |
References[]
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 311.
- ^ Bush, John. "Shenandoah biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
- ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (2005-10-15). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1325." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. September 1, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
- ^ "Shenandoah Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1990". RPM. December 22, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
- ^ "Best of 1990: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
External links[]
- Shenandoah (band) songs
- 1990 singles
- Songs written by Robert Ellis Orrall
- Songs written by Curtis Wright
- Columbia Records singles
- 1990 songs