What If It's You

What If It's You is the twenty-first studio album by American country music artist Reba McEntire. It was released on November 5, 1996, and would peak 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 in which McEntire did not use session musicians; relying instead on her touring band.^[3] 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.

What If It's You
Studio album by Reba McEntire
Released	November 5, 1996 (1996-11-05)
Genre	Country
Length	35:34
Label	MCA
Producer	John Guess Reba McEntire
Reba McEntire chronology
Starting Over (1995) What If It's You (1996) If You See Him (1998)
Singles from What If It's You
"The Fear of Being Alone" Released: September 16, 1996 "How Was I to Know" Released: December 16, 1996 "I'd Rather Ride Around with You" Released: March 4, 1997 "What If It's You" Released: September 6, 1997

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Los Angeles Times	[2]

The album peaked at #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and #15 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart.^[4]

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

• Reba McEntire – lead and backing vocals
• Paul Hollowell – piano
• Doug Sisemore – keyboards
• Biff Watson – acoustic guitar
• Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar (2)
• Kent Wells – electric guitars
• Terry Crisp – steel guitar
• Larry Franklin – fiddle, mandolin
• Chopper Anderson – bass guitar
• Scott Hawkins – drums, percussion
• Joe Chemay – backing vocals
• Liana Manis – backing vocals

Production

• Reba McEntire – producer
• John Guess – producer, recording, mixing
• Derek Bason – recording, mix assistant
• Scott Ahaus – assistant engineer
• Patrick Murphy – assistant engineer
• Marty Williams – mastering
• Carole Ann Mobley – production coordinator
• Cindy Owen – art direction, design
• Mark Tucker – photography
• Narvel Blackstock – management

Studios

• Recorded and Mixed at Starstruck Studios (Nashville, Tennessee).
• Mastered at The Work Station (Nashville, Tennessee).

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1996) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 173 Canadian Albums (RPM)[6] 36 Canadian Country Albums (RPM)[7] 3 US Billboard 200[8] 15 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[9] 1 Year-end charts Chart (1996) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[10] 70 Chart (1997) Position US Billboard 200[11] 65 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[12] 9

Singles Year Single Peak positions US Country [13] CAN Country 1996 "The Fear of Being Alone" 2 1[14] "How Was I to Know" 1 1[15] 1997 "I'd Rather Ride Around with You" 2 2[16] "What If It's You" 15 26[17]

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[18]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.