Everybody Knows (Trisha Yearwood album) explained
Everybody Knows is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Trisha Yearwood, containing country pop-styled ballads.
The album reached #6 on the Billboard country albums chart. The album produced the fourth Billboard country Number One hit of her career in "Believe Me Baby (I Lied)", as well as a #3 in its title track, and a #36 in "I Need You".The album was also nominated for the CMA Album of the Year award.
Track listing
- "I Want to Live Again" (Tom Shapiro, George Teren) – 3:05
- "It's Alright" (Gary Nicholson, Jamie O'Hara) – 3:13
- "Believe Me Baby (I Lied)" (Larry Gottlieb, Kim Richey, Angelo Petraglia) – 3:42
- "I Need You" (Jess Brown, Wendell Mobley) – 3:42
- "Little Hercules" (Craig Carothers) – 4:49
- "Under the Rainbow" (Matraca Berg, Randy Scruggs) – 4:15
- "Everybody Knows" (Berg, Gary Harrison) – 3:14
- "Hello, I'm Gone" (Kevin Welch) – 3:42
- "Maybe It's Love" (Beth Nielsen Chapman, Annie Roboff) – 5:01
- "A Lover Is Forever" (Steve Goodman, J. Fred Knobloch) – 3:44
International edition
- "I Want to Live Again" (Tom Shapiro, George Teren) – 3:05
- "It's Alright" (Gary Nicholson, Jamie O'Hara) – 3:13
- "Even A Cowboy Can Dream" (Craig Bickhardt, Barry Alfonso) - 4:06
- "Believe Me Baby (I Lied)" (Larry Gottlieb, Kim Richey, Angelo Petraglia) – 3:42
- "I Need You" (Jess Brown, Wendell Mobley) – 3:42
- "Little Hercules" (Craig Carothers) – 4:49
- "Under the Rainbow" (Matraca Berg, Randy Scruggs) – 4:15
- "Everybody Knows" (Berg, Gary Harrison) – 3:14
- "Hello, I'm Gone" (Kevin Welch) – 3:42
- "Find a River" (Fred Tackett) – 3:31
- "The Chance I Take" (Tom Littfield, Rick Rowell) – 3:31
- "Maybe It's Love" (Beth Nielsen Chapman, Annie Roboff) – 5:01
- "A Lover Is Forever" (Steve Goodman, J. Fred Knobloch) – 3:44
Personnel
- Trisha Yearwood – lead vocals, harmony vocals (1, 3, 5)
- Matt Rollings – organ (1, 3), acoustic piano (2, 4-9)
- Steve Nathan – organ (2, 6), keyboards (4, 8, 9)
- Fats Kaplin – accordion (8)
- Billy Joe Walker, Jr. – acoustic guitar (1-9)
- Biff Watson – acoustic guitar (1, 3)
- Bobby All – acoustic guitar (2, 7)
- Steuart Smith – acoustic guitar (5)
- J. Fred Knobloch – acoustic guitar (10)
- Brent Mason – electric guitars (1-4, 6-9), gut string guitar (9)
- Dan Dugmore – steel guitar (1, 4), 12-string guitar (3)
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar (2, 5-9), Hawaiian guitar (6)
- Leland Sklar – bass (1, 3, 4)
- Dave Pomeroy – bass (2, 5-9)
- Eddie Bayers – drums (1-8)
- Owen Hale – drums (9)
- Tom Roady – tambourine (1, 3)
- Sam Bacco – claves (2), marimba (2), shakers (2), cymbals (5), dumbek (5), congas (7)
- Rob Hajacos – fiddle (1, 2, 6, 8)
- Aubrey Haynie – fiddle (7)
- Kirk "Jelly Roll" Johnson – harmonica (10)
- Garth Fundis – harmony vocals (1, 8)
- Cindy Richardson – harmony vocals (1)
- Dennis Wilson – harmony vocals (1)
- Raul Malo – harmony vocals (2)
- Kim Richey – harmony vocals (3)
- Andrea Zonn – harmony vocals (4, 7)
- Matraca Berg – harmony vocals (6, 7)
- Harry Stinson – harmony vocals (6, 7)
- Mac McAnally – harmony vocals (7)
- Becky Priest – harmony vocals (8)
- Vince Gill – harmony vocals (9)
The Nashville String Machine (Tracks 4, 5 & 9)
- Charles Cochran – string arrangements (4)
- Kristin Wilkinson – string arrangements (5, 9)
- John Catchings – cello
- Richard Grosjean, Gary Vanosdale and Kristin Wilkinson – viola
- David Angell, David Davidson, Connie Ellisor, Carl Gorodetzky, Lee Larrison, Pamela Sixfin, Alan Umstead and Mary Kathryn Vanosdale – violin
String Trio (Track 10)
- John Catchings – cello
- Kristin Wilkinson – viola, arrangements
- David Davidson – violin
Production
- Garth Fundis – producer
- Chuck Ainlay – recording, mixing
- Dave Sinko – recording
- Ken Hutton – additional recording, recording assistant
- Carl Meadows – recording assistant
- Mark Ralston – recording assistant, mix assistant
- Alan Schulman – recording assistant
- Graham Lewis – mix assistant
- Don Cobb – digital editing
- Carlos Grier – digital editing
- Denny Purcell – mastering
- Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee) – mastering location
- Scott Paschall – production assistant
- Beth Middleworth – art direction, design
- Trisha Yearwood – art direction
- Russ Harrington – photography
- Norma Jean Roy – booklet photography
- Mary Beth Felts – make-up
- Sheri McCoy – stylist
- Maria Smoot – hair stylist
- Karen & Co. – management
Charts
Weekly charts
Singles
Year | Single | Chart Positions |
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US Country | CAN Country |
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1996 | "Believe Me Baby (Lied)" | 1 | 1 |
1997 | "Everybody Knows" | 3 | 1 |
"I Need You" | 36 | 41 | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Trisha Yearwood’s ARIA chart history, received from ARIA in 2022 page 1. ARIA. Imgur.com. December 3, 2023. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
- Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 1996. Billboard. April 25, 2021.