Next to You is the twenty-eighth studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Tammy Wynette. It was released on March 7, 1989, by Epic Records.
Commercial performance The album reached No. 42 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. The album's first single, "Next to You", peaked at No. 51 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, and the second single, "Thank the Cowboy for the Ride", peaked at No. 66.
Reception Spin wrote, "Even when the album's at its worst, the sing-song inanity of "When a Girl Becomes a Wife", Tammy's shimmering vox rescue it to reasonability. Tammy Wynette's records sounds like therapy."
Track listing
Personnel Norro Wilson - producer Denny Purcell - mastering Bill Johnson - album art direction Randee St. Nicholas - album photography Randal Mertin - art assistance
Chart positions Album YearChartPeakposition1989Top Country Albums (Billboard)42
Singles YearSingleChartPeakposition 1989"Next to You"Hot Country Singles (Billboard)51"Thank the Cowboy for the Ride"Hot Country Singles (Billboard)66
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