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Just Between You and Me (The Kinleys album)

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Just Between You and Me
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 23, 1997 (1997-09-23)
GenreCountry
Length34:30
LabelEpic Nashville
Producer
  • Russ Zavitson
  • Tony Haselden
  • Pete Greene
The Kinleys chronology
Just Between You and Me
(1997)
II
(2000)
Singles from Just Between You and Me
  1. "Please"
    Released: July 21, 1997[1]
  2. "Just Between You and Me"
    Released: December 20, 1997
  3. "Dance in the Boat"
    Released: April 27, 1998[2]
  4. "You Make It Seem So Easy"
    Released: June 29, 1998[3]

Just Between You and Me is the debut album by the American country music duo the Kinleys, released in 1997 under Epic Nashville Records.[4] The album produced four singles, all of which charted on the Billboard country singles charts. The first two — "Please" and the title track — were both Top Twenty hits, peaking at No. 7 and No. 12 respectively. Following these were "Dance in the Boat" and "You Make It Seem So Easy", at No. 49 and No. 48.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Robert ChristgauA−[6]

Robert Christgau wrote: "So womanly they seem almost kinky, harmonizing twin sisters explore a range of Nashville life choices—crazy in love or desperate to get back there, lazing around or sleeping around or pondering separations that put mere breaking up in existential perspective."[6]

Track listing

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Just Between You and Me track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Just Between You and Me"
  • Heather Kinley
  • Jennifer Kinley
  • Russ Zavitson
  • Debbie Zavitson
3:34
2."Talk to Me"
  • H. Kinley
  • J. Kinley
  • Sarah Majors
3:32
3."You Make It Seem So Easy"
  • H. Kinley
  • J. Kinley
  • Jon McElroy
3:23
4."(Ooh, Aah) Crazy Kind of Love Thing"
  • Spencer Bernard
  • Tim Norton
3:46
5."Please"Tony Haselden3:35
6."The Real Thing"Eric Silver3:22
7."Takin' Our Own Sweet Time"
  • Annette Cotter
  • David Leonard
3:27
8."Love Rules"
  • H. Kinley
  • J. Kinley
  • R. Zavitson
  • Bill Austin
3:03
9."Contradicton"
  • H. Kinley
  • J. Kinley
  • Majors
3:38
10."Dance in the Boat"3:20
11."Please" (Acoustic Version)Haselden3:32
Total length:34:30

The acoustic version of "Please" was included in the 1999 European reissue of the album.

Personnel

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The Kinleys

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Additional musicians

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Charts

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References

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  1. ^ "Going for Adds: Country". Radio & Records. No. 1206. July 18, 1997. p. 112.
  2. ^ "Going for Adds: Country". Radio & Records. No. 1245. April 24, 1998. p. 112.
  3. ^ "Going for Adds: Country". Radio & Records. No. 1254. June 26, 1998. p. 65.
  4. ^ DeLuca, Dan (1 Oct 1997). "The Kinleys Double-Team Country Scene". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. E1.
  5. ^ "Just Between You and Me Review by Thom Owens". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  6. ^ a b "The Kinleys". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  7. ^ "The Kinleys, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  8. ^ "The Kinleys, CLP". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  9. ^ "The Kinleys, TLN". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  10. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  • Just Between You and Me (CD booklet). The Kinleys. Epic Records. 1997. 67965.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)