''If You See Her'' is the fifth studio album by American

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duo

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, released in 1998 on

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. The album featured five chart singles: "If You See Him/If You See Her", "How Long Gone", and "Husbands and Wives" (a cover of a

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song), all of which reached #1, plus "I Can't Get Over You" (which made #5) and "South of Santa Fe" (which stalled at #41). This last song was the first (and only) single of Brooks & Dunn's career to miss Top 40 entirely, and was the last single to feature

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on lead vocals instead of

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. The album is a counterpart to

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's album '' If You See Him'' (released on the same day), which shared the track "If You See Him/If You See Her". A bonus limited edition EP was made available when consumers bought both ''If You See Him'' and ''If You See Her'' at the same time. "Born and Raised in Black in White" is a cover of The Highwaymen (aka

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) song off their 1990 album, '' Highwayman 2''.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Personnel

As listed in liner notes. All tracks except "If You See Him/If You See Her" * Bruce Bouton –

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– lead vocals, background vocals *Dennis Burnside – piano, keyboards,

Hammond B-3 organ The Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond and John M. Hanert, first manufactured in 1935. Multiple models have been produced, most of which use sliding drawbars to vary sounds. Until 1975, sound was created from rotat ...

*Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar *

– lead vocals, background vocals *

Shannon Forrest Shannon Forrest (born August 22, 1973, in Easley, South Carolina) is an American drummer and percussionist known primarily for his session work. As a session drummer, he has contributed to the work of many well-known artists, and he is also a p ...

– drums * Larry Franklin – fiddle,

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*Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar *Rob Hajacos – fiddle, "assorted

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tools" *Wes Hightower – background vocals *

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– bass guitar, tic tac bass *

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– piano, keyboards, Hammond B-3 organ *Chris Leuzinger – electric guitar *Liana Manis – background vocals *

Brent Mason Brent Mason (born July 13, 1959) is an American country music guitarist, songwriter and session musician. ''Guitar World'' magazine listed Mason as one of the "Top Ten Session Guitarists of All Time". Discovered and mentored by Chet Atkins, Maso ...

– electric guitar,

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John Wesley Ryles John Wesley Ryles (born December 2, 1950) is an American country music artist. Ryles recorded a string of hit country songs, beginning in 1968 when he was still a teenager, and continuing through the 1980s. He no longer records as a headline art ...

– background vocals *Dennis Wilson – background vocals *

Lonnie Wilson Lonnie Wilson is an American drummer, songwriter, and record producer, known primarily for his work in country music. Life and career Born in Monroe, Louisiana, Wilson was originally the lead singer of the band Bandana, which charted ten single ...

– drums, percussion *

Glenn Worf Glenn Worf is an American bassist known mainly for his work as a session musician. He has recorded with many major country music acts and also tours with Mark Knopfler. Early life and education Worf was born in Dayton, Ohio, and grew up in Madis ...

– bass guitar The

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*David Angell, David Davidson, Carl Gorodetzky, Lee Larrison, Pamela Sixfin, Alan Umstead, Catherine Umstead, Mary Kathryn Vanosdale – violins *Gary Vanosdale, Kris Wilkinson – violas *John Catchings, Bob Mason – cellos "If You See Him/If You See Her" *Bobby All – acoustic guitar *Bruce C. Bouton – pedal steel guitar *

Larry Byrom Larry Clifton Byrom (born December 27, 1948 in Huntsville, Alabama) is an American guitarist. Byrom performed in a band called the Precious Few in the 1960s, then joined T.I.M.E.; in 1970, he joined Steppenwolf. He left Steppenwolf in 1972 and ...

– electric guitar *Kix Brooks – background vocals *Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar *Ronnie Dunn – lead vocals *Rob Hajacos – fiddle *John Barlow Jarvis – piano,

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*Brent Mason – electric guitar *Randy McCormick – synthesizer *

– lead vocals * Michael Rhodes – bass guitar *John Wesley Ryles – background vocals *Lonnie Wilson – drums

References

{{Authority control 1998 albums Brooks & Dunn albums Arista Records albums Albums produced by Don Cook