You've Got to Stand for Something
1991 studio album by Aaron Tippin
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You've Got to Stand for Something is the debut studio album by American country music artist Aaron Tippin. The title track was Tippin's first chart entry, peaking at No. 6 on the Billboard country charts in 1991. Also released from this album were "I Wonder How Far It Is Over You" and "She Made a Memory Out of Me", which reached Nos. 40 and 54, respectively. The songs reached higher on the Radio and Records Country chart, reaching Nos. 5,[3] 26,[4] and 35,[5] respectively. "In My Wildest Dreams" would be recorded by Kenny Chesney as the title track to his 1994 debut album In My Wildest Dreams.
ReleasedJanuary 22, 1991
Recorded1990–1991
StudiosEmerald Sound Studios, Masterfonics, Nightingale Recording Studio, Recording Arts, Sound Stage Studios, Nashville, TN
GenreCountry
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| Released | January 22, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1990–1991 | |||
| Studios | Emerald Sound Studios, Masterfonics, Nightingale Recording Studio, Recording Arts, Sound Stage Studios, Nashville, TN | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 29:22 | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
| Producer | Emory Gordy Jr. | |||
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| Singles from You've Got to Stand for Something | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A[2] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "In My Wildest Dreams" | 2:39 | |
| 2. | "I've Got a Good Memory" |
| 3:01 |
| 3. | "You've Got to Stand for Something" |
| 3:01 |
| 4. | "I Wonder How Far It Is Over You" |
| 3:30 |
| 5. | "Ain't That a Hell of a Note" |
| 2:34 |
| 6. | "The Man That Came Between Us (Was Me)" |
| 3:08 |
| 7. | "She Made a Memory Out of Me" | Tippin | 2:30 |
| 8. | "Up Against You" (A) |
| 3:07 |
| 9. | "The Sky's Got the Blues" |
| 3:00 |
| 10. | "Many, Many, Many Beers Ago" |
| 2:53 |
| Total length: | 29:22 | ||
- AOmitted from cassette version.
Personnel
Adapted from liner notes.[6]
- Sam Bush – fiddle (track 8)
- Glen Duncan – fiddle
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar (tracks 3, 4, 9)
- Vince Gill – background vocals
- Emory Gordy Jr. – bass guitar
- John Barlow Jarvis – keyboards
- Larrie Londin – drums, percussion
- Brent Mason – electric guitar
- Weldon Myrick – steel guitar (track 6)
- Alan O'Bryant – background vocals
- Mark O'Connor – mandolin, fiddle (tracks 2, 3, 4, 9)
- Kayton Roberts – steel guitar
- Aaron Tippin – lead vocals
- Biff Watson – acoustic guitar
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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