If You See Her is the fifth studio album by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn, released in 1998 on Arista Nashville. The album featured five chart singles: "If You See Him/If You See Her", "How Long Gone", and "Husbands and Wives" (a cover of a Roger Miller song), all of which reached #1, plus "I Can't Get Over You" (which made #5) and "South of Santa Fe" (which stalled at #41). This last song was the first (and only) single of Brooks & Dunn's career to miss Top 40 entirely, and was the last single to feature Kix Brooks on lead vocals instead of Ronnie Dunn. The album is a counterpart to Reba McEntire's album If You See Him (released on the same day), which shared the track "If You See Him/If You See Her". A bonus limited edition EP was made available when consumers bought both If You See Him and If You See Her at the same time.[2] "Born and Raised in Black in White" is a cover of The Highwaymen (aka Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash & Kris Kristofferson) song off their 1990 album, Highwayman 2.

If You See Her
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 2, 1998
GenreCountry
Length39:25
LabelArista Nashville
ProducerKix Brooks
Don Cook
Ronnie Dunn
Brooks & Dunn chronology
The Greatest Hits Collection
(1997)
If You See Her
(1998)
Super Hits
(1999)
Singles from If You See Her
  1. "If You See Him/If You See Her"
    Released: April 27, 1998
  2. "How Long Gone"
    Released: June 24, 1998
  3. "Husbands and Wives"
    Released: September 28, 1998
  4. "I Can't Get Over You"
    Released: January 18, 1999
  5. "South of Santa Fe"
    Released: May 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."How Long Gone"Shawn Camp, John Scott Sherrill3:40
2."I Can't Get Over You"Ronnie Dunn, Terry McBride4:08
3."South of Santa Fe"Larry Boone, Paul Nelson, Kix Brooks3:48
4."If You See Him/If You See Her" (with Reba McEntire)McBride, Tommy Lee James, Jennifer Kimball3:58
5."Brand New Whiskey"Gary Stewart, Mary Lou Stewart3:09
6."Born and Raised in Black and White"Don Cook, John Barlow Jarvis3:55
7."Your Love Don't Take a Backseat to Nothing"McBride, Brooks, Dunn3:28
8."Husbands and Wives"Roger Miller3:10
9."Way Gone"Brooks, Bob DiPiero3:11
10."When Love Dies"Chuck Cannon, Kent Robbins3:50
11."You're My Angel"Greg Humphrey, Michael Smotherman3:12
Total length:39:25
Exclusive Collector's Edition - Bonus EP[3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."All of You" (Reba McEntire)Anna Wilson, Rebecca Maples, Robert Ellis Orrall3:25
2."Steady As She Goes" (Brooks & Dunn)Don Cook, Kix Brooks, Ronnie Dunn3:28
3."I'll Take Your Heart" (Reba McEntire)Robert John "Mutt" Lange4:33
4."What It's Come Down To" (Brooks & Dunn)Lewis Anderson4:03

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[9] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[10] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

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As listed in liner notes.[11]

All tracks except "If You See Him/If You See Her"

The Nashville String Machine

  • David Angell, David Davidson, Carl Gorodetzky, Lee Larrison, Pamela Sixfin, Alan Umstead, Catherine Umstead, Mary Kathryn Vanosdale – violins
  • Gary Vanosdale, Kris Wilkinson – violas
  • John Catchings, Bob Mason – cellos

"If You See Him/If You See Her"

  • Bobby All – acoustic guitar
  • Bruce C. Bouton – pedal steel guitar
  • Larry Byrom – electric guitar
  • Kix Brooks – background vocals
  • Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar
  • Ronnie Dunn – lead vocals
  • Rob Hajacos – fiddle
  • John Barlow Jarvis – piano, electric piano
  • Brent Mason – electric guitar
  • Randy McCormick – synthesizer
  • Reba McEntire – lead vocals
  • Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
  • John Wesley Ryles – background vocals
  • Lonnie Wilson – drums

References

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  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r352824
  2. ^ "Exclusive Collector's Edition: Reba McEntire, Brooks & Dunn: Music". Amazon. September 9, 2009. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
  3. ^ "Exclusive Collector's Edition: Brooks & Dunn, Reba McEntire: Music". Amazon.com. September 9, 2009. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
  4. ^ "Brooks & Dunn Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  5. ^ "Brooks & Dunn Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  6. ^ "1998 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 52. December 26, 1998. p. YE-38. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  7. ^ "1998 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 52. December 26, 1998. p. YE-58. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  8. ^ "1999 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 52. December 25, 1999. p. YE-64. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  9. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Brooks and Dunn – If You See Her". Music Canada. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  10. ^ "American album certifications – Brooks & Dunn – If You See Her". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  11. ^ If You See Her (Media notes). Brooks & Dunn. Arista Records Nashville. 1998. 07822 18865-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)