Let Me Be the First

Let Me Be the First is the second album by Deborah Allen, released by RCA Records in 1984.

Let Me Be the First
Studio album by Deborah Allen
Released	1984 (1984)
Genre	Country pop
Length	40:28
Label	RCA
Producer	Rafe Van Hoy
Deborah Allen chronology
Trouble in Paradise (1980) Let Me Be the First (1984) Telepathy (1987)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Can't Stand It"	Deborah Allen; Rafe Van Hoy; Bobby Braddock	3:27
2.	"Your Love"	Allen; Van Hoy; Steve Diamond	3:25
3.	"Please Don't Fall in Love"	Allen; Van Hoy; Eddie Struzick	3:55
4.	"Prove You Right"	Allen; Van Hoy	5:08
5.	"If I Didn't Love You"	Allen; Van Hoy	3:56
6.	"Let Me Be the First"	Allen; Van Hoy; Kix Brooks	4:08
7.	"You Do It"	Allen; Van Hoy; Struzick	4:13
8.	"Heartache and a Half"	Allen; Van Hoy; Struzick	4:36
9.	"It's a Good Thing"	Allen; Van Hoy	3:55
10.	"It Makes Me Cry"	Allen	3:45
Total length:			40:28

• Track information and credits taken from the album's liner notes.^[2]

Personnel

• Deborah Allen - lead vocals
• Eddie Bayers - drums, percussion
• Tom Robb - bass
• Brent Rowan - electric guitar
• Steve Gibson - electric guitar, acoustic guitar
• Bobby Wood - organ
• John Jarvis - piano, keyboards
• Rafe Van Hoy - acoustic guitar, synthesizer
• Jim Horn - saxophone
• Steve Nathan - synthesizer

Production

• Producer: Rafe Van Hoy
• Engineer: Chuck Ainlay
• Mastered by: Hank Williams