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Some Things Are Meant to Be
Some Things Are Meant to Be
Studio album by Linda Davis
Released	January 30, 1996
Genre	Country
Length	35:32
Label	Arista
Producer	John Guess
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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.

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

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

Production

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

Personnel

Charlie Anderson — bass guitar
Michael Black — background vocals
Mark Casstevens — acoustic guitar, mandolin
Joe Chemay — bass guitar
Terry Crisp — steel guitar, Dobro
Linda Davis — lead vocals, background vocals
Larry Franklin — fiddle, mandolin
Vicki Hampton — background vocals
Scotty Hawkins — drums
John Hobbs — piano
Paul Hollowell — piano
Dann Huff — electric guitar
Steve Nathan — keyboards
Don Potter — acoustic guitar
Lang Scott — background vocals
Doug Sisemore — keyboards
Harry Stinson — background vocals
Kent Wells — acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Lonnie Wilson — drums

Chart performance

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

External links

Some Things Are Meant to Be at Allmusic

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 '''''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 (magazine)|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.
-Two of this album's tracks were also recorded by other artists. "Cast Iron Heart" was originally recorded by [[Pearl River (band)|Pearl River]] on their 1992 album ''[[Find Out What's Happening]]'', and later by [[BlackHawk]] on their 1995 album ''[[Strong Enough (BlackHawk album)|Strong Enough]]''. "[[What Do I Know]]" was recorded by [[Ricochet (band)|Ricochet]] on their 1996 [[Ricochet (Ricochet album)|self-titled debut album]], from which it was released as their debut single.
+Two of this album's tracks were also recorded by other artists. "Cast Iron Heart" was originally recorded by [[Pearl River (band)|Pearl River]] on their 1993 album ''[[Find Out What's Happening]]'', and later by [[BlackHawk]] on their 1995 album ''[[Strong Enough (BlackHawk album)|Strong Enough]]''. "[[What Do I Know]]" was recorded by [[Ricochet (band)|Ricochet]] on their 1996 [[Ricochet (Ricochet album)|self-titled debut album]], from which it was released as their debut single.
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-#"Walk Away" ([[Marc Beeson]], [[Robert Byrne (songwriter)|Robert Byrne]]) – 3:58
+| headline        =
-#"Always Will" (Harry Stinson, John Hadley) – 3:20
+| total length    =
-#"Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)" ([[Jim Weatherly]]) – 4:04
-#"She Doesn't Ask" (Nancy Lee Baxter) – 3:16
+| title1          = [[Some Things Are Meant to Be (song)|Some Things Are Meant to Be]]
-#"Cast Iron Heart" ([[Dennis Linde]]) – 3:02
+| writer1         = Michael Garvin, Gordon Payne
-#"There Isn't One" (Cathy Majeski, Sunny Russ, Stephony Smith) – 3:45
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-#"[[What Do I Know]]" (Majeski, Russ, Smith)  – 3:24
-#"If I Could Live Your Life"([[Tim Nichols]], [[Mark D. Sanders]]) – 3:34
+| title2          = [[A Love Story in the Making]]
-#*duet with [[Reba McEntire]]
+| writer2         = [[Al Anderson (NRBQ)|Al Anderson]], [[Craig Wiseman]]
+| length2         = 3:40
+| title3          = Walk Away
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+| length3         = 3:58
+| title4          = Always Will
+| writer4         = [[Harry Stinson (musician)|Harry Stinson]], John Hadley
+| length4         = 3:20
+| title5          = Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)
+| writer5         = [[Jim Weatherly]]
+| length5         = 4:04
+| title6          = She Doesn't As
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+| title7          = Cast Iron Heart
+| writer7         = [[Dennis Linde]]
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+| title8          = There Isn't One
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+| title9          = [[What Do I Know]]
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+| title10         = If I Could Live Your Life
+| writer10        = [[Tim Nichols]], [[Mark D. Sanders]]
+| length10        = 3:34
+| note10          = duet with [[Reba McEntire]]
+}}
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-*[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r230963|pure_url=yes}} Some Things Are Meant to Be] at [[Allmusic]]
+*[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r230963|pure_url=yes}} Some Things Are Meant to Be] at [[Allmusic]]
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+{{Authority control}}
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 [[Category:Arista Records albums]]
 [[Category:Linda Davis albums]]
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v t e Linda Davis
Studio albums	In a Different Light Linda Davis Shoot for the Moon Some Things Are Meant to Be I'm Yours Love Remains (w/ the Scott family)
Notable singles	"Some Things Are Meant to Be" "A Love Story in the Making" "I Wanna Remember This"
Guest singles	"Does He Love You" (with Reba McEntire)
Related articles	Hillary Scott (daughter)