Next to You, Next to Me

"Next to You, Next to Me" is a song written by Robert Ellis Orrall and Curtis Wright, and recorded by American country music group Shenandoah. It was released in June 1990 as the lead-off single from their album Extra Mile. It was a Number One hit in both the United States^[1] and Canada. It is also the band's longest-lasting number 1, at three weeks.^[2] As of 2006, no other single from Columbia had spent three weeks atop the country charts.^[3]

Content

The song is an uptempo, in which the narrator exclaims that he would rather be sitting next to his lover than be anywhere else.

Other versions

It was covered by Rascal Flatts as a bonus track on the deluxe version of their 2012 album Changed.

Music video

The music video was directed by Larry Boothby.

Chart performance

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[4]	1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[5]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[6]	23
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[7]	22

Preceded by "Good Times" by Dan Seals	Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single August 18-September 1, 1990	Succeeded by "Jukebox in My Mind" by Alabama
Preceded by "I'm Gonna Be Somebody" by Travis Tritt	RPM Country Tracks number-one single September 1-8, 1990	Succeeded by "Nothing's News" by Clint Black

References

↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 311.
↑ Bush, John. "Shenandoah biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
↑ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (2005-10-15). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1325." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. September 1, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
↑ "Shenandoah – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Shenandoah.
↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1990". RPM. December 22, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
↑ "Best of 1990: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Shenandoah

Chris Lucas (Roach) Mike McGuire Jamie Michael Stan Munsey Marty Raybon Ralph Ezell Stan Thorn Rocky Thacker Curtis Wright Brent Lamb Mike Folsom Jim Seales Doug Stokes Jimmy Yeary

Studio albums	Shenandoah The Road Not Taken Extra Mile Long Time Comin' Under the Kudzu In the Vicinity of the Heart Christmas Shenandoah 2000 Journeys

Compilation albums	Greatest Hits Super Hits The Best of Shenandoah Now and Then 15 Favorites Certified Hits

Notable singles	"Stop the Rain" "She Doesn't Cry Anymore" "Mama Knows" "The Church on Cumberland Road" "Sunday in the South" "Two Dozen Roses" "See If I Care" "Next to You, Next to Me" "Ghost in This House" "I Got You" "The Moon Over Georgia" "Where You Were Mine" "Rock My Baby" "Hey Mister (I Need This Job)" "Leavin's Been a Long Time Comin'" "Janie Baker's Love Slave" "I Want to Be Loved Like That" "If Bubba Can Dance (I Can Too)" "Somewhere in the Vicinity of the Heart" (with Alison Krauss) "Darned If I Don't (Danged If I Do)" "Heaven Bound (I'm Ready)"

Related articles	Discography Columbia Records RCA Records Liberty Records Raybon Brothers Raybon Brothers "Butterfly Kisses"

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