In This Life (Collin Raye album)

In This Life
Studio album by
Collin Raye
ReleasedAugust 25, 1992
Recorded1992
StudioSound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee)
GenreCountry
Length32:20
LabelEpic
ProducerGarth Fundis
John Hobbs
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
Allmusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB[2]
Los Angeles Times[3]
Orlando Sentinel[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 pop standard originally recorded by Betty Everett and Jerry Butler.

Track listing

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

strings performed by the Nashville String Machine arranged by John Hobbs

Chart performance

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

References

  1. ^ Mansfield, Brian. "In This Life - Collin Raye". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
  2. ^ Nash, Alanna (1992-09-25). "In This Life". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
  3. ^ Lewis, Randy (1992-10-04). "In Brief". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
  4. ^ Abbott, Jim (1992-12-04). "Mike Reid, Paul Overstreet, Collin Raye". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2018-10-23.