Some Things Are Meant to Be

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.

Some Things Are Meant to Be
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 30, 1996 (1996-01-30)
GenreCountry
Length35:32
LabelArista
ProducerJohn Guess
Linda Davis chronology
Shoot for the Moon
(1994)
Some Things Are Meant to Be
(1996)
I'm Yours
(1998)
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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

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Some Things Are Meant to Be"Michael Garvin, Gordon Payne3:28
2."A Love Story in the Making"Al Anderson, Craig Wiseman3:40
3."Walk Away"Marc Beeson, Robert Byrne3:58
4."Always Will"Harry Stinson, John Hadley3:20
5."Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)"Jim Weatherly4:04
6."She Doesn't As"Nancy Lee Baxter3:16
7."Cast Iron Heart"Dennis Linde3:02
8."There Isn't One"Cathy Majeski, Sunny Russ, Stephony Smith3:45
9."What Do I Know"Majeski, Russ, Smith3:24
10."If I Could Live Your Life" (duet with Reba McEntire)Tim Nichols, Mark D. Sanders3:34

Production

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  • Produced & Mixed By John Guess
  • Engineered By Derek Bason, John Guess & Marty Williams
  • Mixing Assistant: Derek Bason
  • Mastered By Marty Williams

Personnel

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Chart performance

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Chart (1996) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 26
U.S. Billboard 200 164
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers 7
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