If I Don't Stay the Night

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If I Don't Stay the Night
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 4, 1997
Recorded1997
Studio
Genre Country
Length41:16
Label BNA Records
Producer David Malloy
Mindy McCready chronology
Ten Thousand Angels
(1996)
If I Don't Stay the Night
(1997)
I'm Not So Tough
(1999)
Singles from If I Don't Stay the Night
  1. "What If I Do"
    Released: October 3, 1997
  2. "You'll Never Know"
    Released: January 5, 1998
  3. "The Other Side of This Kiss"
    Released: May 22, 1998 [1]
  4. "Oh Romeo"
    Released: July 1998 (UK only) [2]
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If I Don't Stay the Night is the second studio album by American country music artist Mindy McCready, released on November 4, 1997, under BNA Records. Following the commercial success of her debut studio album Ten Thousand Angels (1996), McCready returned work with producer David Malloy for this album.

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Commercially, the album was a commercial success, debuting at number 12 on the US Top Country Albums chart and becoming certified Gold by the RIAA, despite not spawning a top ten single at country radio. Four official singles were released in total, including the UK-exclusive "Oh Romeo"; the highest-charting of the three officially released to country radio was "You'll Never Know" which hit number 19 on the US Hot Country Songs chart. The album has sold over 825,000 copies in total. This is McCready's last album to spawn a top-forty country radio hit.

The album is currently unavailable on streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music and digital platforms like iTunes for unknown reasons, although many of the album's tracks are available via compilations. All of the singles plus the Linda Ronstadt cover "Long Long Time" are included in McCready's 2000 compilation Super Hits. [3] "If I Don't Stay the Night" and "For a Good Time Call" are included in her 2003 compilation album Platinum & Gold Collection. [4]

Track listing

If I Don't Stay the Night track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."What If I Do"3:13
2."This Is Me"
3:04
3."If I Don't Stay the Night"Russ3:33
4."Cross Against the Moon"
  • Kris Bergsnes
  • Brian Dean Maher
4:29
5."For a Good Time Call"
  • Mindy McCready
  • Johnson
  • Malloy
3:12
6."Oh Romeo"4:15
7."The Other Side of This Kiss"
3:04
8."You'll Never Know"4:00
9."Fine Art of Holding a Woman"
3:58
10."Only a Whisper"
3:54
11."Long, Long Time"Gary White4:29
Total length:41:16
International edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Oh Romeo" (UK Remix)
  • Berg
  • Harrison
3:28
Total length:44:44

Personnel

From liner notes. [5]

Musicians

Additional background vocals on "Oh Romeo": Cynthia French, Randi Michaels, Kim Parent, Melissa Ashworth

Technical

Charts

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