What If It's You

What If It's You
Studio album by Reba
Released	November 5, 1996
Genre	Country
Length	35:34
Label	MCA
Producer	John Guess Reba McEntire
Reba chronology
Starting Over (1995) What If It's You (1996) If You See Him (1998)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

What If It's You, released in 1996, is the twenty-third album from Reba McEntire. The album peaked at #1 on the Billboard country chart and #15 on the Billboard 200. It is certified 2× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA. What If It's You was the first album she did not use studio musicians, relying instead on her touring band.^[2] The album produced four singles in "The Fear of Being Alone", "How Was I to Know", "I'd Rather Ride Around with You" and "What If It's You", which respectively reached #2, #1, #2, and #15 on the Billboard country charts.

The album peaked at #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and #15 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"How Was I to Know"	Cathy Majeski, Sunny Russ, Stephony Smith	3:41
2.	"The Fear of Being Alone"	Walt Aldridge, Bruce Miller	2:58
3.	"What If It's You"	Robert Ellis Orrall, Majeski	4:07
4.	"I'd Rather Ride Around with You"	Mark D. Sanders, Tim Nichols	3:28
5.	"It Don't Matter"	Tommy Lee James	3:36
6.	"State of Grace"	Trey Bruce, Lisa Drew	3:31
7.	"Close to Crazy"	Jerry Salley, Melba Montgomery	3:38
8.	"She's Callin' It Love"	Russ	2:59
9.	"Just Looking for Him"	Russ	3:44
10.	"Never Had a Reason To"	Nichols, Sanders	3:52

Personnel

• Chopper Anderson - bass guitar
• Joe Chemay - background vocals
• Terry Crisp - steel guitar
• Larry Franklin - fiddle, mandolin
• Steve Gibson - acoustic guitar ("The Fear of Being Alone")
• Scott Hawkins - drums, percussion
• Paul Hollowell - piano
• Liana Manis - background vocals
• Reba McEntire - lead vocals
• Doug Sisemore - keyboards
• Biff Watson - acoustic guitar
• Kent Wells - electric guitar

Charts and certifications

Album Chart (1996) Peak position U.S. Billboard 200[3] 15 U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums[3] 1 Canadian RPM Country Albums[4] 3 Canadian RPM Top Albums[5] 36

Certifications/sales Region Certification Sales/shipments United States (RIAA)[6] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^^ ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions
		US Country [7]	CAN Country
1996	"The Fear of Being Alone"	2	1[8]
	"How Was I to Know"	1	1[9]
1997	"I'd Rather Ride Around with You"	2	2[10]
	"What If It's You"	15	26[11]

References

1. Owens, Thom. What If It's You at AllMusic
2. Reba :: The Official Site - Music, Reba Duets, Reba #1's, Room To Breathe, 20th Century Masters, Greatest Hits Volume Two, What If It's You
3. "What If It's You - Reba McEntire". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
4. "RPM Country Albums for December 2, 1996". RPM. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
5. "RPM Top Albums for December 9, 1996". RPM. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
6. "American album certifications – Reba Mc Entire – What If It". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
7. "Reba McEntire Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
8. "RPM Country Tracks for December 2, 1996". RPM. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
9. "RPM Country Tracks for April 14, 1997". RPM. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
10. "RPM Country Tracks for August 4, 1997". RPM. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
11. "RPM Country Tracks for October 27, 1997". RPM. Retrieved 2011-02-09.