Let the Music Lift You Up

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"Let the Music Lift You Up"
Single by Reba McEntire
from the album What Am I Gonna Do About You
B-side "Lookin' for a New Love Story"
ReleasedFebruary 7, 1987
Genre Country
Length4:26
Label MCA
Songwriter(s) Troy Seals, Eddie Setser
Producer(s) Jimmy Bowen, Reba McEntire
Reba McEntire singles chronology
"What Am I Gonna Do About You"
(1986)
"Let the Music Lift You Up"
(1987)
"One Promise Too Late"
(1987)

"Let the Music Lift You Up" is a song written by Troy Seals and Eddie Setser, and recorded by American country artist Reba McEntire. It was released in February 1987 as the second single from the album What Am I Gonna Do About You . The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

Troy Harold Seals is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.

Reba McEntire American country music artist and actress

Reba Nell McEntire is an American country singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. She began her career in the music industry as a high school student singing in the Kiowa High School band, on local radio shows with her siblings, and at rodeos. While a sophomore in college, she performed the National Anthem at the National Rodeo in Oklahoma City and caught the attention of country artist Red Steagall who brought her to Nashville, Tennessee. She signed a contract with Mercury Records a year later in 1975. She released her first solo album in 1977 and released five additional studio albums under the label until 1983.

<i>What Am I Gonna Do About You</i> 1986 studio album by Reba McEntire

What Am I Gonna Do About You is the twelfth studio album released by American country music artist Reba McEntire. The album was released October 6, 1986 on MCA Records and was produced by McEntire and Jimmy Bowen. It was her second #1 album on the Billboard country charts, containing two #1 singles, What Am I Gonna Do About You and One Promise Too Late. The opening track "Why Not Tonight" was also featured on the end credits of the 1990 film Tremors which was her film debut.

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Chart performance

Chart (1987)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 4
Canadian RPM Country Tracks5

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 226.
  2. "Reba McEntire Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

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