Behind the Scene is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Reba McEntire, released on August 15, 1983. It includes the singles "Why Do We Want (What We Know We Can't Have)", which was a top ten hit and "There Ain't No Future in This". It was her last album for Mercury Records before leaving for MCA Nashville in 1984. McEntire felt the need for change in record labels at the time as an opportunity to gain more independence in the material she recorded.[2]

Behind the Scene
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 15, 1983
StudioSound Stage Studios, Nashville, TN
GenreCountry
Length28:19
LabelMercury
ProducerJerry Kennedy
Reba McEntire chronology
Unlimited
(1982)
Behind the Scene
(1983)
Just a Little Love
(1984)
Singles from Behind the Scene
  1. "Why Do We Want (What We Know We Can't Have)"
    Released: June 1983
  2. "There Ain't No Future in This"
    Released: November 1983
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Love Isn't Love ('Til You Give It Away)"Don Roth, Timmy Tappan3:09
2."Is It Really Love"Rita Gannon, Donald Hare2:54
3."Reasons"Reba McEntire2:06
4."Nickel Dreams"Donny Lowery, Mac McAnally2:55
5."One Good Reason"Bob DiPiero, Johnny MacRae2:59
6."You Really Better Love Me After This"Bill Rice, Sharon Vaughn3:50
7."There Ain't No Future in This"Rice, Vaughn2:34
8."Why Do We Want (What We Know We Can't Have)"Don King, Dave Woodward2:37
9."I Sacrificed More Than You'll Ever Lose"James Benton, Beverly J. Carlton2:37
10."Pins and Needles"Janis Carnes, Rick Carnes, Chip Hardy2:15

Personnel

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The Nashville String Machine

  • Carl Gorodetzky – string arrangements
  • Bergen White – string arrangements
  • George Binkley III, Marvin Chantry, Roy Christensen, Mark Feldman, Daniel Furth, Lennie Haight, Phyllis Hiltz, Dennis Molchan, Walter Schwede, Gary Vanosdale and Pamela Vanosdale – string performers

Production

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  • Jerry Kennedy – producer
  • Lee Groitzsch – engineer, mixing
  • Brent King – assistant engineer
  • Tim Kish – assistant engineer
  • Hank Williams – mastering
  • Bill Barnes – art direction, graphics
  • Deb Mahalanobis – design
  • Mario Casilli – photography

Charts

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Album

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Chart (1983) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 36

Singles

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Year Single Peak positions
US Country
[3]
CAN Country
1983 "Why Do We Want (What We Know We Can't Have)" 7 45
"There Ain't No Future in This" 12 33

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Sennhauser, Morgan (4 March 2016). "What Happened to Reba McEntire – See What She's Doing Now – The Gazette Review". The Gazette Review. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  3. ^ Charts & Awards