| Some Things Are Meant to Be | ||||
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| Released | January 30, 1996 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 35:32 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | John Guess | |||
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Some Things Are Meant to Be is the fourth studio album by American country music singer Linda Davis. Her final studio album for Arista Records, it produced Davis's second-highest chart hit in its title track, a number 13 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts in 1996. "A Love Story in the Making" and "Walk Away" were also issued as singles. The former peaked at 33, while the latter failed to chart.
Two of this album's tracks were also recorded by other artists. "Cast Iron Heart" was originally recorded by Pearl River on their 1993 album Find Out What's Happening, and later by BlackHawk on their 1995 album Strong Enough. "What Do I Know" was recorded by Ricochet on their 1996 self-titled debut album, from which it was released as their debut single.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Some Things Are Meant to Be" | Michael Garvin, Gordon Payne | 3:28 |
| 2. | "A Love Story in the Making" | Al Anderson, Craig Wiseman | 3:40 |
| 3. | "Walk Away" | Marc Beeson, Robert Byrne | 3:58 |
| 4. | "Always Will" | Harry Stinson, John Hadley | 3:20 |
| 5. | "Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)" | Jim Weatherly | 4:04 |
| 6. | "She Doesn't As" | Nancy Lee Baxter | 3:16 |
| 7. | "Cast Iron Heart" | Dennis Linde | 3:02 |
| 8. | "There Isn't One" | Cathy Majeski, Sunny Russ, Stephony Smith | 3:45 |
| 9. | "What Do I Know" | Majeski, Russ, Smith | 3:24 |
| 10. | "If I Could Live Your Life" (duet with Reba McEntire) | Tim Nichols, Mark D. Sanders | 3:34 |
Production
- Produced & Mixed By John Guess
- Engineered By Derek Bason, John Guess & Marty Williams
- Mixing Assistant: Derek Bason
- Mastered By Marty Williams
Personnel
- Charlie Anderson — bass guitar
- Michael Black — background vocals
- Mark Casstevens — acoustic guitar, mandolin
- Joe Chemay — bass guitar
- Terry Crisp — steel guitar, Dobro
- Linda Davis — lead vocals, background vocals
- Larry Franklin — fiddle, mandolin
- Vicki Hampton — background vocals
- Scotty Hawkins — drums
- John Hobbs — piano
- Paul Hollowell — piano
- Dann Huff — electric guitar
- Steve Nathan — keyboards
- Don Potter — acoustic guitar
- Lang Scott — background vocals
- Doug Sisemore — keyboards
- Harry Stinson — background vocals
- Kent Wells — acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Lonnie Wilson — drums
Chart performance
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 26 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 164 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers | 7 |
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