In This Life (Collin Raye album)

In This Life
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 25, 1992
Recorded1992
Studio
GenreCountry
Length32:20
LabelEpic
Producer
Collin Raye chronology
All I Can Be
(1991)
In This Life
(1992)
Extremes
(1994)
Singles from In This Life
  1. "In This Life"
    Released: July 27, 1992
  2. "I Want You Bad (And That Ain't Good)"
    Released: November 30, 1992
  3. "Somebody Else's Moon"
    Released: March 29, 1993
  4. "That Was a River"
    Released: July 27, 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarStarStar[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB[2]
Los Angeles TimesStarStar[3]
Orlando SentinelStarStar[4]

In This Life is the second studio album by American 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 song popularized by the Everly Brothers.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."What They Don't Know"Stan Munsey, Tony Haselden3:27
2."In This Life"Mike Reid, Allen Shamblin3:13
3."Big River"Johnny Cash3:13
4."Somebody Else's Moon"Paul Nelson, Tom Shapiro3:06
5."You Can't Take It with You"Kix Brooks, Don Cook, Chick Rains3:07
6."That Was a River"Rick Giles, Susan Longacre3:13
7."I Want You Bad (And That Ain't Good)"Jackson Leap2:32
8."Latter Day Cowboy"Hugh Prestwood3:59
9."Many a Mile"Mark D. Sanders, Bob Regan3:10
10."Let It Be Me"Gilbert Bécaud, Mann Curtis, Pierre Delanoë3:12

Personnel

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Production

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  • John Hobbs – producer
  • Garth Fundis – producer, mixing
  • Gary Laney – recording engineer, mixing
  • Dave Sinko – mixing, recording assistant
  • Denny Purcell – mastering at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Scott Paschall – production assistant
  • Bill Johnson – art direction
  • Rollow Welch – design
  • Frank W. Ockenfels 3 – photography
  • Steve Cox and Ted Files for Scott Dean Management – management

Chart performance

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

References

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  1. ^ Mansfield, Brian. "In This Life - Collin Raye". AllMusic. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  2. ^ Nash, Alanna (September 25, 1992). "In This Life". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  3. ^ Lewis, Randy (October 4, 1992). "In Brief". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  4. ^ Abbott, Jim (December 4, 1992). "Mike Reid, Paul Overstreet, Collin Raye". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved October 23, 2018.